CBAs marked "Yes" address a given topic or question or "No" do not address that topic or question. Or there is no CBA, the CBA is unknown, or a FOIA request was denied.

Question Answer
Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? YES
Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education
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
Does the CBA require performance evaluations? YES
Summary: Evaluations must be completed by an officer of a higher rank
Detail: Evaluations must be standardized and in writing; specially assigned officers may be reviewed by a civilian supervisor in coordination with a higher-ranked officer; grievance procedures are in place
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? NO
Does the CBA contain provisions related to misconduct investigations? YES
Summary: Investigative and disciplinary procedure, which shall include a hearing board; Allows for emergency suspension given certain circumstances
Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? YES
Summary: Condition: Disciplinary appeals may be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure;
Selection: The employee or union can submit the names of two certified Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS) arbitrators to be selected from or both parties alternately strike names from a list provided by the FMCS or American Arbitration Association;
Provider: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service or American Arbitration Association;
Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator's decision is final and binding, but may not include declaratory or advisory opinions
Detail: Disciplinary actions including demotion, suspension, or termination can be appealed to arbitration. The employee or the union must submit a written request for arbitration to the JSO Chief of Human Resources within 30 days of the decision of the grievance procedure.
Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? YES
Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of Jacksonville, Police Department;
Types: Dismissal, demotion, suspension;
Restricted aspects: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure or Civil Service Board hearing. Probationary employees do not have access to this process.
Detail: Officer under investigation shall be informed prior to any meetings of nature of complaint. Officer has right to legal representation or any other representation of his/her choice. Sheriff or designee may impose immediate suspension without pay when employee has a) been arrested on a felony charge; b) failed a substance abuse test with confirmation; c) failed to obey a lawful direct order from a superior; d) is a danger to himself/herself or others. Employee may use personal leave in such cases.
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? YES
Summary: Record storage: N/A;
Storage authority: N/A;
Types of records: Formal and informal investigations;
Timeline: Informal counseling will be purged after 1 year, formal counseling after 3 years, written reprimands after 2 years, and suspensions after 5 years;
Access and use: Employees have access to their personnel file;
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 rank, name, and command of the officer in charge of the investigation, the interrogating officer, and all persons present during the interrogation or interview"
Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? NO
Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? YES
Summary: The officer will not be suspended without pay during the disciplinary procedure, unless an officer is arrested on a felony charge, fails a substance abuse test, disobeys a direct order from a superior officer, or is a danger to themselves or others.
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