Orlando, FL
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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: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $1,800 per year | |
| Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Summary: Employees arrested or charged with a felony or designated misdemeanor who aren't terminated may be reassigned. Those convicted of felonies will be terminated. | |
| 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: N/A; Frequency: Twice annually; Type of training: N/A | |
| Detail: The city must provide what the CBA refers to as adequate 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 |
| Summary: Psychological examination is required after a layoff | |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | YES |
| Summary: Required annually | |
| Detail: Evaluations filed in personnel history folders; evaluations used for promotions and merit pay | |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
| Does the CBA reference citizen review boards? | YES |
| Summary: Board name: Citizen Review Board | |
| Detail: City may establish board, but it cannot impose or modify disciplinary actions against employees. | |
| 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 |
| Summary: "the City will attempt to enhance driver training techniques for new employees, to remediate those who may require special training, and expand overall vehicular safety programs." | |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Summary: "the City will attempt to enhance driver training techniques for new employees, to remediate those who may require special training, and expand overall vehicular safety programs." | |
| 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? | YES |
| Summary: Mentions Community Relations Officers | |
| 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 right to hire, promote, 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: Procedure for investigation and types of discipline | |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
| Summary: Condition: Certain disciplinary action may be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure; Selection: Both parties must agree to an arbitrator by alternately striking names from a list of provided names; Provider: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator's decision is final and binding | |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
| Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of Orlando, Police Department; Types: Oral reprimand, written censure, suspension without pay, demotion, termination; Restricted aspects: N/A; Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure | |
| Detail: Employee has right to representation at any interrogation. Suspension without pay shall not exceed 240 work hours. Employee may forfeit accrued time in lieu of suspension provided the violation "does not involve indebtedness to the city." | |
| 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: Oral reprimand, written censure, suspension; Timeline: "Sustained" findings are removed from the employee's personnel file after one year and placed in an Internal Affairs disciplinary file, in accordance with Florida State Statutes. Oral reprimand or written censure are removed after 3 years; suspension of less than 32 hours is removed after 5 years; and suspension of more than 32 hours is removed after 7 years; Access and use: N/A; 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 the investigation; copy of complaint; name of all complainants; name, rank and command of investigator; and the names of interviewers. | |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Employees may be relieved of duty or reassigned pending investigation. If an employee is found not guilty they will be awarded backpay, however, if an employee is found guilty or pleads guilty to a lesser offense will not receive backpay. | |
| 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? | NO |