| 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: The city can require a psychological exam |
| 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 |
| 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: Discipline, no reference to investigative procedure |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
Summary: Condition: Disciplinary action may be appealed to an arbitrator or the Civil Service Commission;
Selection: The arbitrator will be selected on a rotating basis from a list of five agreed upon arbitrators;
Provider: N/A;
Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator's authority is limited to the issue(s) presented by the employer and the union. |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of St Paul, Police Department;
Types: any of the following - Oral reprimand, written reprimand, suspension, demotion, discharge;
Restricted aspects: Only for just cause and with progressive discipline
Challenge/appeal process: Arbitrator or Civil Service Commission |
| Detail: Employer will discipline employees only for just cause and will use progressive discipline. All disciplinary action can be appealed to an arbitrator or the Civil Service Commission. |
| 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? | 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 |