Agmt19 MOU San Mateo County Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400

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14.2.3.1 Notice of Intent to Discipline: The employee will be provided a written notice of intent to discipline which will contain the following: A. The level of discipline intended to be imposed; B. The specific charges upon which the intended discipline is based; C. A summary of the facts upon which the charges are based; D. A copy of all written materials, reports, or documents upon which the intended discipline is based; E. Notice of the employee's right to respond to the Fire Chief regarding the charges within seven (7) calendar days from the date of the Notice, either by requesting an informal conference (the "Skelly Conference'), or by providing a written response, or both; F. Notice of the employee's right to have a representative of his or her choice at the Skelly Conference, should he or she choose to respond orally; and G. Notice that the failure to respond at the time specified shall constitute a waiver of the right to respond prior to the imposition of discipline. 14.2.3.2 Employee's Response and the Skelly Conference A. If the employee requests a Skelly Conference to respond orally to the charge(s), the conference will be scheduled within a reasonable time after the date of the Notice. The Skelly Conference will be an informal meeting with the Fire Chief, at which the employee has an opportunity to rebut the charges against him or her and present any mitigating circumstances. The Fire Chief will consider the employee's presentation before any final disciplinary action. B. The employee's failure to make an oral response at the arranged conference time, or the employee's failure to cause his or her written response to be delivered by the date and time specified in the notice, constitutes a waiver of the employee's right to respond prior to the imposition of the discipline. In that case, 28