When it becomes necessary to counsel an employee, it shall be done in private and in a manner which will not cause embarrassment. It is the intent of the city that counseling be used as a productive matter rather than a punitive measure.
Please note that counseling is still an important and necessary tool under the local 2058 agreement. Counseling is intended to be corrective rather than punitive and should be used to call attention to proper procedures and expectations.
Copies of counseling shall be maintained in the files at the Division and the Department of Human Resources, and no additional copies of Counseling will be distributed.
If an employee requests to have a steward present during a counseling, every effort will be made to accommodate the request.