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 require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement | |
| 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? | YES |
| Summary: Employees are required to recertify first aid training | |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to firearms training? | YES |
| Summary: Required/voluntary: Required; Frequency: N/A; Type of training: Firearms recertification training | |
| 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: A psychological examination is required for psychological disability | |
| Does the CBA limit union authority to pay and benefits issues? | NO |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | NO |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
| Does the CBA regulate processes for retaining officer disciplinary records? | YES |
| Summary: Record storage: N/A; Storage authority: N/A; Types of records: Written warnings, written reprimands; Timeline: Written warnings shall be destroyed after 1 year, written reprimands after two years; Access and use: Employees have access to their personnel file; Use in decisions: N/A | |
| Detail: "A written warning or written reprimand may be destroyed earlier if the supervisor believes the employee's improvement warrants earlier destruction of the written warning or written reprimand." | |
| Does the CBA reference citizen review boards? | 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 forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to community policing? | YES |
| Summary: Mentions Community Services Division | |
| 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: State retains right to oversee promotions, transfers, etc.; State shall not change job classifications without notice to union | |
| 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 and bill of rights | |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
| Summary: Condition: The Association can submit a discipline case to arbitration after the completion of a discipline conference; Selection: Both parties agree to a panel of six arbitrators and select the arbitrator by blind draw or lottery; Provider: Panel of arbitrators must be members of the National Academy of Arbitrators, the American Arbitration Association, or the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Rolls; Arbitrator authority: Arbitrators cannot review or remove written warnings or written reprimands | |
| Detail: Written warnings/reprimands are subject to appeal by a discipline panel. Other discipline, including suspension or discharge, can be appealed to arbitration following a disciplinary conference. If an arbitrator reduces a suspension or reinstates an employee after discharge, the employee will receive backpay and benefits lost. Arbitration involving suspension, demotion, or discharge must be held within 30 days. | |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
| Summary: Primary discipline authority: Police Department, State of Michigan; Types: Written warning, written reprimand, suspension without pay, discharge; Restricted aspects: Counseling, retraining, demotions are not disciplinary action; Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure | |
| Detail: Supervisor may choose a verbal reprimand for minor misconduct in lieu of disciplinary action. Suspension without pay shall not exceed 30 days. Employee and union shall be informed of charges and proposed discipline 10 days before meeting, and if they accept the discipline, they cannot appeal. Only the union has the right to request arbitration of a disciplinary case. | |
| 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 require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Conditions: Written notice; Timeline: N/A; Content: Must include name, date, and the description of facts | |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Timeline to launch: 30 days if involving suspension, dismissals or discharges; Timeline to conclude: 30 days to finalize in writing | |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: The officer will receive full backpay if they are found not guilty of charges. | |
| 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? | NO |
| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |
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