| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for extra-departmental education at an accredited college or university |
| Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA require or incentivize law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to firearms training? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to training with tasers or other nonlethal weapons? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to learn any martial arts? | NO |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation? | NO |
| Summary: There is a psychological review under the grievance procedure |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | NO |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
| Does the CBA reference citizen review boards? | NO |
| Does the CBA limit union authority to pay and benefits issues? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to community policing? | YES |
| Summary: Mentions Community Policing Officers |
| Does the CBA forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline? | NO |
| Does the CBA give the union the power to approve or disapprove new training programs for law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions involving the union in the process for promotions, unit assignments, and transfers? | YES |
| Summary: City retains the right to hire, promote, train, transfer, and assign; City will inform union for any appointment, selection and promotion positions prior to initiating the process, will provide union with officer names appointed to said positions |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to the use of body-worn cameras or body-worn camera video evidence? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
Summary: Condition: Disciplinary action can be appealed through the grievance/arbitration procedure;
Selection: Both parties must agree on an arbitrator;
Provider: If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the American Arbitration Association will provide a list of seven neutral arbitrators;
Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator may only make decisions related to the specific issue presented |
| Detail: Officers can appeal to arbitration for reprimands and recommendations for suspensions. |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of Chicago, Police Department;
Types: Suspension, Demotion, discharge, other disciplinary action;
Restricted aspects: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure |
| Detail: Officer shall be informed immediately prior to investigation of allegation, and has the right to legal/union representation. Outlines alternative to discipline, termed "Summary Punishment", which is either a reprimand or excuse from work for 1-3 days without pay. Compensatory time may be used for this. |
| Does the CBA explicitly allow for a state ombudsman outside particular police departments to hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct? | NO |
| Does the CBA regulate processes for retaining officer disciplinary records? | NO |
Summary: Record storage: N/A;
Storage authority: N/A;
Types of records: Disciplinary history files;
Timeline: N/A;
Access and use: Officer has access;
Use in decisions: N/A |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
Summary: Conditions: Written notice;
Timeline: N/A;
Content: Must include the nature of complaint and names of complainants; the identity of the person in charge of the investigation, first and second interrogator, and if audio will be recorded. |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Initial investigations will be conducted while an officer is on-duty. |
| Are there any statutes or regulations that prohibit or restrict collective bargaining with police unions? | NO |
| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |