Personnel Rules TM

Question 1

Disciplinary Probation

Answer 1

Considered the second (2nd) level of formal discipline

Question 2

Suspension

Answer 2

Considered the third (3rd) level of formal discipline

Question 3

Demotion

Answer 3

Considered the fourth (4th) level of formal discipline

Question 4

Dismissal

Answer 4

Considered the fifth (5th) level of formal discipline

Question 5

Common Review Date

Answer 5

A common date of July 1 in which employees are evaluated for step pay
increases

Question 6

Corrective Action Plan

Answer 6

A written plan that alerts an employee about a performance problem and provides a period of time to correct the performance problem.

The plan outlines the supervisor’s performance expectations, steps to be completed by the employee, and warns the employee of the
potential consequences for failing to complete the plan successfully

Question 7

Dock Status

Answer 7

Unpaid time away from work.

Question 8

FLSA

Answer 8

Federal Fare Labor Standards Act

Question 9

Grievance

Answer 9

an allegation by a classified employee that the Personnel Rules or the written rules and procedures of any City department have been misinterpreted or misapplied as to that
employee; or that the employee has been denied a regularly scheduled step pay increase

Question 10

Job Share

Answer 10

Two (2) employees filling one (1) full-time budgeted position by each employee working one-half (½) of the regular work shift.

Question 11

Performance Appraisal

Answer 11

The evaluation of an employee’s performance of job duties and responsibilities

Question 12

Military Seniority

Answer 12

Federal active duty or active duty for
special work during City of Mesa employment shall be credited toward continuous employment providing the employee’s obligation to report back to work or request reemployment is met

Question 13

Special Leave

Answer 13

Any time-off in excess of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days that is not covered by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Crime Victims’ Rights Act or Military Leave

Question 14

Temporary Project Employee

Answer 14

Appointments either full or part-time, generally for a period of less than one hundred-eighty (180) days.

Question 15

Written Counseling

Answer 15

A memo from a supervisor that documents and counsels an employee about a
performance and/or behavior issue, and identifies potential consequences should the problem continue.

Written documents of this nature, regardless of title, shall be signed by the employee or a witness (if the employee refuses to sign) and shall be forwarded to the Human Resources Department for inclusion in the employee’s official personnel file.

Question 16

Vacation Hours per Pay Period

Years Zero (0) Through Two (2)

Answer 16

4.9 per pay period

7 hours will be granted Jan 1

Question 17

Vacation per pay period

Years Two (2+):

Answer 17

Seven point seven (7.7) hours per pay period.

An additional one point four (1.4) hours will be granted on January 1 of each

Question 18

Max Vacation for fire personnel working a

twenty-four (24)-hour shift.

Answer 18

336 Hours

Question 19

Employees who have in excess of the above amounts on December 31st of each
year will be paid for the excess amount of time after December 31st. They have to take how many hours of Vacation?

Answer 19

(112) hours for Fire personnel working a twenty-four (24)-hour shift

Question 20

Fire Personnel Working A Twenty-Four (24)-Hour Shift

Answer 20

Four point nine (4.9) hours per pay period.

An additional seven (7) hours will be granted on January 1 of each year.

Question 21

Max sick time hours for 24 hour personnel.

Answer 21

(1,456) hours for Fire personnel working a
twenty-four (24)-hour shift.

Automatically Converts 1 to 1 Vacation Time after Maxed out.

Question 22

Written Reprimand

Answer 22

Considered the first (1st ) level of formal discipline as per Section 810 of the
Personnel Rules

Question 23

The demoted employee will be placed on disciplinary probation for how long?

Answer 23

1 year

Question 24

Unexcused Absences 1st instance

Answer 24

Counseling/ MOU

The employee shall receive at a
minimum, a non-disciplinary corrective action (i.e., oral counseling, written counseling,
Memorandum of Understanding, Corrective Action Plan.

Question 25

Unexcused Absence 2nd instance

Answer 25

Written Reprimand

2nd) instance of unexcused absence within twelve (12) months of the first (1st) unexcused absence, the employee shall receive, at a minimum, a written reprimand.

Question 26

Unexcused Absences 3rd Instance

Answer 26

Minimum 1 day Suspension.
Discipline up to termination.

Unexcused absence within twelve (12) months of the second (2nd) unexcused absence, the employee shall receive, at a minimum, a
suspension of one (1) day, or discipline up to and including termination with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Question 27

Unexcused Absence 4th instance

Answer 27

Dismissal from the City

Absence within twelve (12) months of the third (3rd) unexcused absence, the employee shall be dismissed from City of Mesa
employment

Question 28

City Holidays are as Follows

Answer 28

New Year's Day, 
Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day, President's Day, 
Memorial Day, 
Independence Day, 
Labor Day, 
Veteran's Day, 
Thanksgiving Day, 
Day after Thanksgiving, 
and Christmas Day

Question 29

How many hours Holiday pay do we get?

Answer 29

11.2 hours straight time.

Question 30

Sick Time at Payment at Retirement/Death

Answer 30

A regular full-time or benefited part-time employee who retires from City of Mesa employment or dies shall be compensated for all accumulated sick time at the rate of fifty percent (50%) (rounded to the next fifteen (15) minute increment.

Question 31

How much time do you get for Bereavement?

Answer 31

48 hours

For Fire personnel working a twenty-four (24) hour shift, an absence of up to forty-eight (48) work hours (two [2] consecutive work shifts) will be allowed and paid as bereavement time for funerals/memorial services.

Question 32

Fire personnel working a twenty-four (24)-hour shift must meet a minimum of ______ hours.

Answer 32

Minimum of fifty-four (54) hours in a biweekly pay period

Question 33

The short-term disability benefit is for a period not to exceed _______ months after the elimination period.

Answer 33

6 months

Question 34

Sworn employees serving in a rotational capacity can be placed on special assignment for up to ________ years?

Answer 34

2 years