| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for career-related education credits |
| 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 |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | YES |
| Summary: Referenced in terms of appealing the evaluation, but not specifically outlined in the CBA |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |
| 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: Employer retains sole right to transfer, retain, assign; Policies and procedures for promotions cannot be subject to bargaining |
| 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 |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
Summary: Condition: Discipline can be appealed through the grievance/arbitration procedure;
Selection: Both parties select arbitrator from a panel of arbitrators;
Provider: N/A;
Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator's decision is final and binding |
| Detail: Arbitration for discharge cases must be held within 120 days from the date of appeal. Other arbitration cases must be held within one year from the date of appeal. Expedited arbitration procedures may be followed for short term disciplinary actions, including five or less day suspension. |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: State of Wisconsin, Police Department;
Types: Suspend, demote, discharge, written reprimand, other appropriate disciplinary action;
Restricted aspects: Unpaid suspension not to exceed 30 days;
Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure |
| Detail: No suspension without pay for more than 30 days Employee shall be entitled to representative at disciplinary meeting. Probationary employees have right to hearing for release at discretion of Wisconsin Employment Relations 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 |
Summary: Record storage: N/A;
Storage authority: N/A;
Types of records: Personnel files;
Timeline: N/A;
Access and use: Employees and union representative;
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 or restrict collective bargaining with police unions? | NO |
| Does the state have a "police bill of rights" statute or regulation? | YES |
| Summary: Explicitly named Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights. Rights under interrogation, prohibition against discipline for exercising rights. |