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5. Maximum Annual Incentive The maximum incentive an employee may earn under either option shall not exceed twelve hours per calendar year. Employees may not combine. stack. or duplicate incentive hours under the current Article 18.3 and Article 18.4 fitness -testing incentive option and the Wellness Incentive Pilot Program. 6. Option One: Current Article 18.3 and Article 18.4 Fitness -Testing Incentive Employees who elect the current Article 18.3 and Article 18.4 fitness -testing incentive option shall remain subiect to the current contract language for that calendar year, as follows: 18.3 EMPLOYEES will earn one hour of incentive vacation credit for each fitness testing event the EMPLOYEE scores in the "excellent" range or above based on the EMPLOYEES'S age level category as determined by the Cooper Institute chart. Incentive vacation credit will not exceed twelve hours per calendar year. 18.4 Any EMPLOYEE participating in the program will partake in semi-annual fitness testing. The standards for testing will be set by the fitness coordinator and approved by the Chief of Police. All participants will adhere to the department Physical Fitness Program policy and testing standards. 7. Option Two: Wellness Incentive Pilot Program Employees who elect the Wellness Incentive Pilot Program may earn un to twelve hours of Wellness Incentive Vacation Credit per calendar year by completing approved wellness -related activities as outlined in Attachment A. Wellness Incentive Vacation Credit is not traininu time, compensatory time, sick time. holiday time, Kelly time, or a separate leave bank. Wellness Incentive Vacation Credit shall be credited to the employee's existing vacation leave balance and shall be subiect to the same scheduling, approval, use, carryover, and payout rules applicable to vacation leave under City policy and the collective bargaining agreement. Approved Wellness Incentive Vacation Credit shall be credited to the employee's vacation balance no later than the second payroll period following submission of the required verification. An employee shall not forfeit credit because of the City's failure to process it within that period. The City may track Wellness Incentive Vacation Credit separately for administrative, payroll, or audit purposes. but the hours shall be used as vacation leave once credited. 8. Verification and Submission Deadline Employees electing the Wellness Incentive Pilot Program shall document completed activities on the approved Officer Wellness and Readiness Incentive Verification Form in Attachment C. The form is intended to be simple and may be based on employee attestation, certificate of completion, supervisor or designee verification. or other reasonable documentation. The annual verification deadline shall be November 15 of each calendar year. If November 15 falls on a weekend or City -recognized holiday, the deadline shall be the next business day. Page 31