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Article VII <br />Physical Fitness <br />1) Officers hired after 13 July 2009, shall be required to pass an annual <br />physical fitness assessment in order to be eligible for voluntary transfer to a <br />coveted position, as defined in this Agreement, or to participate in <br />promotional exams. The physical fitness assessment will be the same as <br />the assessment required by the City of La Porte Civil Service Rule for Police <br />applicants. <br />2) All Police Officers employed by the La Porte Police Department are <br />encouraged to voluntarily participate in a quarterly physical fitness <br />assessment. The physical fitness assessment will be the same as the <br />assessment required by the City of La Porte Civil Service Rule for police <br />applicants. Employees may, at their option, instead choose to voluntarily <br />participate in the general City -employee wellness program. <br />3) Employees participating in Police Department's physical fitness program or <br />the City's general employee wellness program shall not be paid for time <br />spent preparing for assessments, personal conditioning, or engaging in any <br />work-out related activities. When on -duty, police officers will, however, be <br />allowed to participate in quarterly assessments during their work hours. <br />Under no circumstances will participating Police Officers be eligible to <br />simultaneously receive the cash bonus under both the general City - <br />employee wellness program and the Police Department's physical fitness <br />program. <br />4) All Police Officers who pass the physical fitness assessment will be <br />authorized to wear a special "physical fitness award ribbon" on their <br />uniform and will receive a physical fitness cash bonus of $250.00 for each <br />quarterly physical fitness assessment successfully passed to be paid at the <br />18 <br />