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constitute two tours of the available 10 tours for the year). The President, or designee, shall be permitted <br />to attend Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters meetings, subject to manning requirements. <br />ARTICLE 32 <br />PROBATIONARY MEMBERS <br />32.01 New, full-time members shall be considered to be on probationary period for two (2) years and, <br />during such probationary period, the City shall have sole discretion to discharge such members without <br />recourse through the grievance procedure or appeal to any Civil Service Commission, provided that the <br />Union may represent the member at any disciplinary hearing. The City shall provide advance <br />notification to the Union of any such disciplinary hearing. <br />32.02 Members promoted to any rank above Firefighter Grade I will be in a probationary period for <br />one (1) calendar year. <br />32.03 All entry-level probationary members will undergo training, evaluation, testing and a board <br />review to determine suitability for a permanent position. <br />32.04 A probationary period maybe extended for members who are absent for more than ten (10) tours <br />for a period equal to their total time of absence. <br />32.05 Entry level, probationary members will be assigned to work five (5) eight (8) hour days during <br />their first two calendar weeks of employment for orientation training. <br />32.06 Probationary members are ineligible for consideration under Article 10, Posting of Notices. <br />32.07 All members shall provide the Fire Chief with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of <br />all off -duty employers. <br />ARTICLE 33 <br />DURATION OF AGREEMENT <br />33.01 This Agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 2023 and shall remain in full force and effect <br />until the 31St day of December 2025. It shall automatically be renewed from year to year thereafter, <br />unless either party shall have notified the other, in writing, on or before September 15th, before the <br />anniversary date, that it desires to terminate, modify or amend the Agreement, and negotiations shall <br />then commence no later than October 15th <br />24 <br />