§2183.  Personnel files

A.  No fire employee shall have any comment adverse to his or her interest entered in his or her personnel file or any other file used for any personnel purposes by his employer without the fire employee having first read and signed the instrument containing the adverse comment indicating that he or she is aware of such comment, except that such entry may be made if, after reading such instrument, the fire employee refuses to sign it.  Should a fire employee refuse to sign, that fact shall be noted on the document and signed or initialed by such fire employee.

B.  A fire employee shall have thirty days within which to file a written response to any adverse comment entered in his or her personnel file.  Such written response shall be attached to and shall accompany the adverse comment.

Acts 1997, No. 1436, §1.