| 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? | YES |
| Summary: Incentivizes Intermediate and Advanced POST certifications, which may include first aid training |
| 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? | 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 has right to hire, transfer, direct, assign; All promotions will be filled by the city |
| 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: All discipline shall only be for just cause. Does not detail investigative procedure, only right to appeal. |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
Summary: Condition: Certain disciplinary action can be appealed to arbitration after appealing to the chief of police and the city manager;
Selection: Both parties agree on an arbitrator or request a list of arbitrators;
Provider: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service may provide a list of seven arbitrators;
Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator's decision is final and binding |
| Detail: Disciplinary action, not including written reprimands, may be appealed through arbitration or to the civil service. The employee must notify the chief of police within 10 days of the notice of discipline if they choose to appeal. |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of Reno, Police Department;
Types: Discharge, demotion, suspension, written reprimand;
Restricted aspects: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Appeal procedure or civil service procedure |
| Detail: If employee chooses to appeal through arbitration, they must sign a waiver waiving their right to pursue civil service remedies. There is a three-step appeal process to chief, city manager, and lastly arbitration. |
| 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: City-specific database;
Storage authority: N/A;
Types of records: Letters of reprimand;
Timeline: Letters of reprimand can be removed after 1 year, if requested; suspensions of less than 3 days after 3 years; and suspensions of 3 days or more after 5 years;
Access and use: N/A;
Use in decisions: N/A |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | NO |
| 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 |