Wichita, KS
Source: https://www.wichita.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9192/2021-to-2024-FOP-Contract-...-PDF
CBAs marked "Yes" address a given topic or question or "No" do not address that topic or question. Or there is no CBA, the CBA is unknown, or a FOIA request was denied.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: An officer's rank, pay, and benefits lost will be restored if they are not found guilty following an investigation. | |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | NO |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Conditions: Written notification; Timeline: Must be notified within 4 days of the complaint being received; Content: Must include "the factual details of the accusations of the misconduct, the order, regulation, policy or law, of any alleged violation; the names and addresses of all witnesses; and all other material facts known to the City and its employees." | |
| Does the CBA regulate processes for retaining officer disciplinary records? | NO |
| Summary: Record storage: State-run database; Storage authority: Human Resources Department; Types of records: Official discipline file; Timeline: N/A; Access and use: N/A; Use in decisions: N/A | |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
| Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of Wichita, Police Department; Types: Documented verbal counseling, demotion, suspension, dismissal; Restricted aspects: N/A; Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure, except for verbal warnings | |
| Detail: Employee shall be informed in writing of non-criminal complaint within 4 days of complaint being assigned PBS number. Employee who is subject (either focus or witness) of investigatory interview has the right to union representation. Employees may substitute accrued paid vacation days in lieu of suspension, not to exceed 10 working days per calendar year. | |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
| Summary: Condition: Disciplinary action can be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure; Selection: Both parties agree on an arbitrator from a list provided of five or alternately strike names from that list; Provider: The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator determines the rules of arbitration | |
| Detail: Disciplinary action, excluding verbal warnings, may be subject to the grievance procedure. Appeals can be made to the Grievance Board, which includes a union appointee, a city appointee, and an arbitrator. The city bears the burden of proof in all disciplinary cases. | |
| Does the CBA have provisions involving the union in the process for promotions, unit assignments, and transfers? | YES |
| Summary: City retains right to hire, promote, transfer, assign; Promotional procedures cannot be changed without written agreement of city and union | |
| 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 related to community policing? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training? | 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 limit union authority to pay and benefits issues? | NO |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to learn any martial arts? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to training with tasers or other nonlethal weapons? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to firearms training? | YES |
| Summary: Required/voluntary: Voluntary; Frequency: N/A; Type of training: Firing range | |
| Does the CBA require or incentivize law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills? | NO |
| Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Police officers receive educational pay for a baccalaureate or master's degree | |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | NO |
| Does the CBA reference citizen review boards? | 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 the use of body-worn cameras or body-worn camera video evidence? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Disciplinary procedure and administrative investigation, not including criminal investigations | |
| Detail: Guidance not within the CBA for investigative procedures will be found in Supervisor's Manual. Article 13.3 states that department director shall establish a process for receipt, investigation, and determination of criminal complaints. | |
| Does the CBA explicitly allow for a state ombudsman outside particular police departments to hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct? | 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 |