Narrative:

I take sector. Golf 1 SIGMET is in paper form on sector and expired. Golf 2 is active and no paper work on sector but I notice it displayed on the overhead weather monitor in the area. I ask the front line manager (flm) to enter the SIGMET into the reserve restrict window. He drops the paper version of golf 2 near the sector. I ask again to enter the weather into the system. Flm says he will not enter the weather. I tell him that I recognize that the weather is beyond 150 NM from the edge of my airspace (I assumed correctly that was the reason for omitting the SIGMET); but I really want access to the observed sev turbulence SIGMET that is moving towards my airspace and stress that in my controller judgment the weather may affect flights in my sector. The flm refuses to do it.I persist; I inquire if it is too much work to put it in or if; it is a conscious decision to ensure that the pilots do not receive the weather report or if neither; please explain why we would not enter the weather as prescribed. I again insist that the weather be entered. He walks away.10 min later my flm returns and advises that he will enter the SIGMET. I get off sector and ask the flm to not operate this way in the future. He asks me a bunch of questions about the .65 which I answer; and remind him that he knows I am aware of the .65 and that he and I have been through this issue in depth. I leave the conversation with no assurance from the flm that he will operate correctly in the future.I relay the occurrence to our ops manager (OM) hours later and he tells me that the flm came to him during the 10 min disappearance and discussed the matter. OM said he told the flm to enter the weather. I reiterated all my concerns about this issue with my OM. I discussed the matter of flm's using discretion on when to enter weather (WX). I reminded him that this behavior is the exact reason we ended up where we were a month ago. I stressed the need to clarify that if center weather service unit (cwsu) delivers WX flm/controller in charge must enter it into system; no discretion. (If cwsu needs to change something so be it. I do not know their requirements. Which brings up another whole issue I will only mention. I have witnessed cwsu asking flm's if they need this or that weather product.) I am not convinced that the OM is completely on board as I expected.re-issue ops bulletin 160806 and delete in p2; that may affect a high area specialty position. I never liked these words and regrettably allowed them after much deliberation to remain in the bulletin. Another option; put the same rigid wording into the SOP. It is already required that 'flm/controller in charge must enter sigmets' there but apparently loophole-able if flm chooses it to be. This seems unnecessary but I'll take it.expect more professional performance. This may have been a matter of not liking me telling/asking him to do something. I don't care about that I do expect performance from those I depend on.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ZAN Controller reported a disagreement with the Front Line Manager about entering SIGMET data into the Information Display System.

Narrative: I take sector. Golf 1 SIGMET is in paper form on sector and expired. Golf 2 is active and no paper work on sector but I notice it displayed on the overhead weather monitor in the area. I ask the Front Line Manager (FLM) to enter the SIGMET into the reserve restrict window. He drops the paper version of Golf 2 near the sector. I ask again to enter the weather into the system. FLM says he will not enter the weather. I tell him that I recognize that the weather is beyond 150 NM from the edge of my airspace (I assumed correctly that was the reason for omitting the SIGMET); but I really want access to the observed SEV TURB SIGMET that is moving towards my airspace and stress that in my controller judgment the weather may affect flights in my sector. The FLM refuses to do it.I persist; I inquire if it is too much work to put it in or if; it is a conscious decision to ensure that the pilots do not receive the weather report or if neither; please explain why we would not enter the weather as prescribed. I again insist that the weather be entered. He walks away.10 min later my FLM returns and advises that he will enter the SIGMET. I get off sector and ask the FLM to not operate this way in the future. He asks me a bunch of questions about the .65 which I answer; and remind him that he knows I am aware of the .65 and that he and I have been through this issue in depth. I leave the conversation with no assurance from the FLM that he will operate correctly in the future.I relay the occurrence to our Ops Manager (OM) hours later and he tells me that the FLM came to him during the 10 min disappearance and discussed the matter. OM said he told the FLM to enter the weather. I reiterated all my concerns about this issue with my OM. I discussed the matter of FLM's using discretion on when to enter weather (WX). I reminded him that this behavior is the exact reason we ended up where we were a month ago. I stressed the need to clarify that if Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) delivers WX FLM/CIC must enter it into system; no discretion. (If CWSU needs to change something so be it. I do not know their requirements. Which brings up another whole issue I will only mention. I have witnessed CWSU asking FLM's if they need this or that weather product.) I am not convinced that the OM is completely on board as I expected.Re-issue ops bulletin 160806 and delete in p2; that may affect a high area specialty position. I never liked these words and regrettably allowed them after much deliberation to remain in the bulletin. Another option; put the same rigid wording into the SOP. It is already required that 'FLM/CIC must enter SIGMETS' there but apparently loophole-able if FLM chooses it to be. This seems unnecessary but I'll take it.Expect more professional performance. This may have been a matter of not liking me telling/asking him to do something. I don't care about that I do expect performance from those I depend on.

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