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Cops may face fitness tests

CPD | City Hall negotiating to make them mandatory, would help those who flunk

 

March 26, 2008Recommend (7)

 

BY FRANK MAIN AND FRAN SPIELMAN Staff Reporters

City Hall is negotiating with Chicago's police union to require officers to take physical fitness tests throughout their careers.

 

But under the city's proposal, officers would not have to pass a fitness test for promotion, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.

 

» Click to enlarge image The police union wants the fitness plan to include an hour out of each workday for cops to work out.

(Chris Sweda/Sun-Times)

 

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Officers who flunk a test would receive help from the department to get in shape, Bond said. The proposal does not specify how often officers would have to take a fitness test, she said.

 

Asked if officers could be reassigned to lighter duty if they can't pass a fitness test, Bond said "nothing has been finalized."

 

Fraternal Order of Police President Mark Donahue would not comment. The fitness proposal is part of the city's negotiations with the FOP for a new contract with officers, whose last contract expired in mid-2007.

 

Under the city's proposal, officers would take a physical exam to see if they comply with state fitness standards for officers. State Police troopers must pass an annual test that includes bench presses, a 1.5-mile run, flexibility tests and timed sit-ups.

 

Police Supt. Jody Weis has been critical of the Chicago Police Department's voluntary fitness program, which provides a $250 bonus for passing an annual test.

 

The demand that overweight cops get in shape has touched a nerve with union leaders who have urged the city to address the underlying problems that cause some cops to put on extra pounds.

 

The FOP is demanding Weis carve out an hour of every workday for officers to work out on city time and install kitchens with stoves and refrigerators at police stations so officers can cook instead of relying on fast food.

 

The FOP also is demanding a 24 percent pay hike over four years and a $3,000-a-year residency stipend to compensate officers for being forced to live in the city. The city is offering a 16.1 percent pay raise over five years, according to the FOP's Web site.

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