| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $2,000 per year |
| 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 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? | YES |
| Summary: Annual performance evaluations referenced in relation to formal representation |
| 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? | YES |
| Summary: Mentions community relations officer |
| 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: Officer procedural bill of rights for investigations and right to appeal; Details investigative procedure |
| 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: City of San Diego, Police Department;
Types: Dismissal, demotion, suspension, wage reduction, written reprimand, written warning, transfer;
Restricted aspects: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Appeal to Civil Service Commission |
| Detail: Officers will receive a 3 day notification prior to interrogation and be told their right to representation. |
| 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: Dismissal, demotion, suspension, reduction in salary, written reprimand, or transfer for purposes of punishment:
Timeline: N/A;
Access and use: Employees have access to their personnel file;
Use in decisions: "Formal reprimands without further penalty more than two years old, and those with additional penalty more than five years old, will not be considered for purposes of promotion, transfer, special assignments and disciplinary actions except as to disciplinary actions, when the reprimands show patterns of specific similar police misconduct" |
| Detail: "No punitive action, nor denial of promotion on grounds other than merit, shall be undertaken by any public agency against any public safety officer who has successfully completed the probationary period that may be required by his or her employing agency without providing the public safety officer with an opportunity for administrative appeal." |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | NO |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | YES |
Summary: Timeline to launch: N/A;
Timeline to conclude: 1 year |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | NO |
| 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 |