| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | NO |
| 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: Resigned employees must undergo a psychological evaluation to be rehired. Psychological evaluation is required to return to work after a traumatic incident. There are certain other circumstances when a psychological evaluation is required. |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | YES |
| Summary: Performance evaluations are mentioned throughout the CBA, but the frequency of these evaluations is not included |
| 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? | YES |
| Summary: HR will involve union in developing components for promotional exams. HR still retains final discretion to determine examination components and weight. |
| 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, right to appeal, and how interviews shall be conducted |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
Summary: Condition: Certain discipline may be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure;
Selection: The arbitrator is selected from the agreed upon panel of arbitrators on a rotating basis;
Provider: N/A;
Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator's decision is final and binding |
| Detail: Suspensions, written reprimands, transfers, demotions, or discharge may be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure. Appeals to arbitration must be made within 21 days of the date of the grievance procedure decision. |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: Chief of Police;
Types articulated: Suspension, written reprimand, transfer, demotion, or discharge;
Restricted aspects: Discipline cannot be issued for psychological evaluation refusal;
Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure and arbitration. |
| Detail: All suspensions must be measured in hours. The demotion of an officer cannot cause the demotion of another officer. Officers suspended as a disciplinary action do not accrue sick leave or benefits. The department cannot discipline an officer for refusing a referral to a psychological evaluation unless an arbitrator determines or the department and the federation agree on the basis of the psychological referral. The maximum disciplinary sanction for the first time an officer refuses a drug test is a letter of reprimand. |
| 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: Written summary;
Timeline: Must receive notice at least 2 days prior to giving a statement;
Content: Must include the time and location of events, summary of allegations, and rules violated |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | NO |
| 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 |