| MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - WSOM CHAPTER A-06 |
Policy and Guidelines Governing NWS and Private Sector Roles
In implementing the provisions of WSOM Chapter A-06, the NWS and the NWSEO agree to the following:
1) Experienced NWS professional and technical employees routinely exercise judgment in their daily work situation, and they may be called upon to interpret the policy guidance contained in WSOM Chapter A-06. If an employee is faced with a request for service which he/she is unsure complies with this WSOM policy, the employee should seek an interpretation and/or guidance from his/her supervisors.
2) In circumstances where a supervisor may be unavailable on site or by phone, and if the situation is so immediate that it is impractical for the employee to seek clarification, the employee should provide the requested service and seek further clarification afterwards.
3) Consistent with the provisions of Article 12, Section l.B of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (Discipline), the employee should first be advised or counselled about the application of the policy. Similar future actions of the employee will then be expected to conform with the policy and the guidance supplied by the supervisor.
4) When a request for services to be provided by the NWS is determined to be inappropriate, the employee should follow the instructions of the WSOM Chapter. For further clarity in handling referrals of requesters to the American Meteorological Society or National Weather Association, the following sentence will be added to Section 4.5 of WSOM Chapter A-06:
"If a requester is referred to the offices or chapters of the American Meteorological Society or the National Weather Association, the requester should be informed that these two organizations actively certify those in the profession to provide various private sector services."
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Signed
For the NWS:
Joseph T. Smith
Date: 6-16-93
Management Counter #1
June 16, 1993
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For the NWSEO:
Ramon I. Sierra
Date: 6-16-93
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