| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees
Certain promotions require employees to complete post-secondary education within an allotted time frame
Allows sworn department employees to be eligible for tuition reimbursement |
Detail: Assistant chiefs, deputy chiefs, and commanders have 36 months to obtain a bachelor's degree after appointment
Lieutenants have 48 months to obtain an associate's degree or 60 hours of college credits after appointment
Captains have 60 months to obtain a bachelor's degree after appointment |
| 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 |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation? | NO |
| Summary: Psychological examination required for hiring |
| 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 forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to community policing? | 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? | NO |
| Summary: City retains sole, exclusive right to hire, promote, assign, transfer |
| 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 |
| Summary: Investigative procedure and officer rights |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of Fort Worth, Police Department;
Types: Suspension;
Restricted aspects: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Civil Service Commission or third party hearing examiner |
| Detail: Officer shall be informed at least 48 hrs prior to administrative interview. Officer has right to union representation at such meeting. However, officer must inform department at least 2 hour prior to meeting of union representative who will be present. If this is not met, the union representative may not be allowed to be present. Management Rights states the city's right to "demote, discipline, suspend, discharge." |
| 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 |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
Summary: Conditions: N/A;
Timeline: 2 days prior to questioning;
Content: Must include the general nature of the investigation |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Officer can receive up to 180 days of backpay if charges are dismissed at the commission's discretion. |
| Are there any statutes or regulations that prohibit collective bargaining with police unions? | NO |
| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |