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SECTION 2 TRAINING DRILLS OR SESSIONS SHALL BE HELD THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 18:30 HOURS SHARP. ON MONTHS WITH A FIFTH WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A SECOND TRAINING CONDUCTED ON THAT DAY AT 18:30 HOURS SHARP. A MEMBER WHO IS GOING TO BE LATE TO A MEETING OR TRAINING DRILL MUST NOTIFY AN OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE START OF THAT MEETING TO ALLOW OFFICER TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND GIVE ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THAT MEMBER. DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TRAINING SESSION MAY PRECEDE A REGULAR MEETING. ATTENDANCE AT THE TRAINING DRILL, OR SESSION, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ATTENDANCE OF THAT MEETING. $ECTION 3 DUE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS, ANY MEMBER WHO HAS FAILED TO ATTEND THE ANNUALLY REqUIRED REFRESHER TRAININGS OR CERTIFICATIONS ON THE DAYS THEY ARE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE 90 (NINETY� DAYS FROM MISSED TRAINING DATE TO COMPLETE THESE TRAININGS OR CERTIFICATIONS. THE TRAININGS OR CERTIFICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED ON THE MEMBER�S OWN TIME AND THE MEMBER MUST PRESENT THE FIRE CHIEF WITH THE EVIDENCE OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF MISSED TRAINING�CERTIFICATION. -� IF MEMBER DOES NOT MAKE UP THE REQUIRED TRAININGS OR CERTIFICATIONS WITHIN 9O �NINETY� DAYS, THE -� MEMBER WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE TRAININGS OR CERTIFICATIONS SATISFACTORILY. IF TRAININGS OR CERTIFICATIONS ARE NOT COMPLETED WITHIN 11 MONTHS, MEMBER SHALL BE TERMINATED FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND THAT MEMBER�S EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES SHALL BE DISCONTINUED AS STATED IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 4. $ECTION 4 AT THE END OF EACH YEAR EVERY MEMBERS TRAINING PARTICIPATION PERCENTAGE SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM ALL TRAININGS CONDUCTED IN THAT YEAR. ANY MEMBER WITH AN ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGE THAT IS LESS THAN 75% SHALL BE PLACED ON A PROBATIONARY STATUS FOR THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR. IF AT THE END OF THE PROBATIONARY YEAR THE MEMBERS TRAINING PERCENTAGE IS AGAIN BELOW 75% THAT MEMBER SHALL BE TERMINATED FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND THAT MEMBERS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES DISCONTINUED AS STATED IN ARTICLE III SECTION 4. $ECTION 5 FROM TIME TO TIME ABSENCES FROM TRAINING DRILLS OR BUSINESS MEETINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY. IN THE EVENT A MEMBER CANNOT ATTEND A TRAINING DRILL OR BUSINESS MEETING THAT MEMBER SHALL CONTACT THE FIRE CHIEF AT LEAST TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE START OF THAT TRAINING OR BUSINESS MEETING AND REPORT THE REASON FOR THE ABSENCE. THE FIRE CHIEF SHALL GRANT AN EXCUSED ABSENCE IF IT IS DUE TO ' ILLNESS OF THAT MEMBER, ILLNESS OF A SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT, OR IF THAT ATTENDANCE WOULD JEOPARDIZE