| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement up to $1,500 per year |
| Detail: Officers must have at least 60 credit hours to be considered for a promotion to sergeant |
| 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: Referenced in relation to progressions in pay plans and promotions |
| 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 retains right to hire, promote, transfer, assign |
| 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: References General Order II-10, Section IV Processing Complaints Against Personnel |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
Summary: Condition: Disciplinary grievances are subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure;
Selection: N/A;
Provider: N/A;
Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator's decision is final and binding |
| Detail: Disciplinary grievances resulting from a Bureau Investigation or a Command Review Board decision can be submitted to the grievance procedure which may be appealed to arbitration. Appeals to arbitration must be filed within 15 days of the grievance procedure decision. |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of St Petersburg, Police Department;
Types: Suspension, demotion, discharge, other disciplinary action;
Restricted aspects: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure |
| 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 |
Summary: Record storage: N/A;
Storage authority: N/A;
Types of records: Personnel records;
Timeline: N/A;
Access and use: Employees have access;
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 collective bargaining with police unions? | NO |
| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |