| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $3700 per term of the MOU |
| 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? | YES |
Summary: Required/voluntary: Voluntary;
Frequency: 2 hours per month;
Type of training: N/A |
| Detail: Employees are offered 2 hours of on-duty time per month for voluntary firearms training, except for months in which employees are attending mandatory firearms training |
| 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 |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | YES |
| Summary: Evaluations completed by HR |
| 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? | NO |
| 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? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to the use of body-worn cameras or body-worn camera video evidence? | YES |
| Summary: Officers are allowed to view camera footage before an interview. The CBA also describes the access to camera footage and requires officers to be notified before releasing footage. |
| 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? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: Chief of Police;
Types: Memo of expectation, counseling, memo of correction, written correction, suspension, demotion;
Restricted aspects: Limited to a timeframe of three years for non-punitive discipline and five years for punitive discipline;
Challenge/appeal process: Formal request to chief of police for relief from post disciplinary period |
| Detail: Discipline is defined as informal corrective actions (memo of expectation, counseling), corrective discipline (memo of correction, written), or punitive discipline (suspensions, demotions, etc.) |
| 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: Must be notified within 3 days of a signed complaint;
Content: N/A |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | YES |
Summary: Timeline to launch: N/A;
Timeline to conclude: 120 days |
| Detail: Investigations must be completed within 120 days measuring from the day the officer is given notice of the investigation to when the officer is served with a final finding or notice of intent to discipline. If an investigation lasts longer than 120 days, the officer and unions must receive an update on the status of the investigation and a projected timeline to completion. Such an update must be given every 30 days. |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | NO |
| 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 |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |