FIR 4301, Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection 7 Paper

Unit VII Case Study
Case Study 1: 50 points
Review Harmon v. Ogden City Corporation, 2007 UT App. 336, Case No 20060434-CA, October 18, 2007.
The full decision is available at
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ut-court-of-appeals/1238012.html
Harmon was a captain who was terminated for his involvement in a number of inappropriate, off duty activities during his
twenty-one year career.
FIR 4301, Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection 7
Discuss what policies your department has in place to prevent and address off duty activities, such as those in Harmon.
Describe any training that is conducted or that you believe should be conducted to address the impact of off duty activities
on your official position. In your description, identify whether this training covers ethics and conflicts of interest. Also,
address whether you believe Harmon’s termination was an appropriate sanction.
Your response should be at least 300 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material
for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must
have accompanying citations.
Case Study 2: 50 points
Review In the Matter of an Act 111 Interest Arbitration between City of Philadelphia and International Association of Fire
Fighters, Local 22, AAA Case No. 14 360 L 00532 09, Issued July 2, 2012.
To view the full decision copy and paste the following web address into a web browser:
http://media.philly.com/documents/Local+22+Remand+Award+w+Dissent+and+Concurrence+(July+2).pdf
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 22, has been pursuing payment of its $200M arbitration award
for a number of years. The initial award was reviewed and vacated by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
and then remanded back to the arbitration panel.
Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the panel’s final decision in light of the dire budget issues facing Philadelphia.
Should the city’s budget woes be taken into consideration by the panel, and, if so, how much weight would you give to the
situation? Describe the dispute resolution provision in your collective bargaining agreement or, if you do not have one,
describe the provision for one of your local firefighters’ unions. Discuss whether you believe such a provision is fair and
equitable for both parties.
Your response should be at least 300 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material
for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must
have accompanying citations.
Please submit your Case Study 1 and 2 responses as one Word document

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Policies to Prevent and Address Off Duty Activities
My department has established measures to prevent and address off duty activities. First of all, employees cannot be disciplined for certain off-the-job conducts such as extramarital affairs and moonlighting. The constitution guarantees workers freedom of association and privacy and therefore their outside conduct should be of no interest to the department as long as the employee is available to discharge his or her duties satisfactorily. Further, the department maintains written and precise prohibitions…