| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees in criminal justice related programs
Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement |
| Detail: Employees may receive up to $3,500 per year for undergraduate tuition, $4,500 per year for Master's degree tuition, and $6,000 per year for doctoral tuition |
| 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? | YES |
Summary: Required/voluntary: Required;
Frequency: Annual;
Type of training: Firearms requalification |
| Detail: Employees who receive a master rating at the firearms requalification will be granted incentive pay |
| 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 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: Investigation procedure, including procedure and how the department shall resolve. Investigation of allegation must be concluded within 180 days. Employees have right to appeal to Complaint Review Board. Disciplinary action. |
| 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 Tampa, Police Department;
Types: Oral admonishment, letter of counseling, written reprimand, suspension, demotion, dismissal, payment for lost equipment, training;
Restricted aspects: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure |
| Detail: Employees must be notified in writing of disciplinary action resulting in loss of pay or benefits. Any officer who is being interrogated where the officer could be disciplined has a right to union or legal 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: Letter of counseling, written reprimand, suspension or dismissal;
Timeline: Letter of counseling will be removed after 1 year; written reprimand, suspension or dismissal are void after 3 years;
Access and use: N/A;
Use in decisions: N/A |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
Summary: Conditions: N/A;
Timeline: N/A;
Content: Must include "the nature of the charge which is under investigation and the rank, name and command of the officer in charge of the investigation, the interrogation officer, and all persons present during the interrogation." |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | YES |
Summary: Timeline to launch: N/A;
Timeline to conclude: 180 days |
| 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 |