HomeMy WebLinkAboutFresno Police Officers Association, Side Letter of Agreement, Ploice Officer Lateral Hire and Referral Incentive 05.19.2022DocuSign Envelope ID: E1 DF5AA8-D9DE-4354-8B96-17BC9E8BBA6E
Side Letter of Agreement
Between
City of Fresno
And
Fresno Police Officers Association
Lateral Police Officer Hire and Referral Incentive / Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentive
The City of Fresno and the Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA), representing Unit 4,
Non -Management Police, have met and conferred, and have agreed to renew and amend the
following incentive plan for Fiscal Year 2023.
Police Officer Lateral Hire and Referral Incentive:
To be eligible for the below hiring incentives, a qualified lateral police officer candidate
("Eligible Lateral Hire") must, at the time of filing the employment application satisfy all
minimum qualifications for Lateral set forth in the Police Officer Job Specification. Lateral
officer hires with prior full-time Fresno Police Department experience are not eligible
under the terms of this Agreement unless they have a minimum of two years of
separation from the Fresno Police Department as a full-time peace officer and have met
the minimum qualifications of lateral in the Police Officer Job Specification, in which
case they will be deemed an Eligible Lateral Hire for purposes of this hiring incentive
plan.
Upon hire, an Eligible Lateral Hire will be provided with forty (40) hours of Vacation
Leave into their Vacation Leave bank and forty (40) hours of Sick Leave time into their
Sick Leave bank, to be used as outlined in the Basic Unit MOU. The forty (40) hours of
Vacation Leave and forty (40) hours of Sick Leave provided at the time of hire are
immediately available for use, consistent with Police Department policies regarding the
usage of Vacation and/or Sick Leave.
• Any employee who served as a peace officer with other agencies with no break in
service immediately prior to employment with the City of Fresno will be credited with
years of sworn service equivalent to the years served as a peace officer at any preceding
agency solely for the purpose of determining vacation accruals on a prospective basis
after certification of the prior years of sworn service. Any period of thirty (30) calendar
days or less when moving between agencies will not be considered a break in service.
Employees requesting credit of their years of sworn service shall submit their P.O.S.T.
Profile Report to the Fresno Police Department Fiscal Affairs Bureau.
• Upon hire and commencement of work as a Police Officer with the City of Fresno, an
Eligible Lateral Hire from another law enforcement agency will receive a three thousand
seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) hiring incentive payment. This incentive is not
compensable for retirement purposes.
• Upon successful completion of the field training program, as determined by Police
Administration, the Eligible Lateral Hire will receive three thousand seven hundred fifty
dollars ($3,750) hiring incentive payment. This incentive is not compensable for
retirement purposes.
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Side Letter Agreement: Lateral Police Officer/Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentives
® Upon successful completion of the probationary period as a Police Officer, the Eligible
Lateral Hire will receive a three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) hiring
incentive payment. This incentive is not compensable for retirement purposes.
Upon successful completion of an additional twelve months of City service following the
successful completion of the probation period, the Eligible Lateral Hire will receive a
three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) hiring incentive payment. This
incentive is not compensable for retirement purposes.
• The City retains the right and exclusive authority to offer step placement above the entry
level step of the Police Officer salary range based on the Eligible Lateral Hire's
qualifications and other factors. The salary range placement shall be included in the
conditional employment offer letter provided to the lateral officer.
• Current Fresno Police Officers who refer an Eligible Lateral Hire will receive an incentive
of up to a total of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for hired and retained Police Officers in
increments of two hundred fifty ($250) to be paid at the time the Eligible Lateral Hire
receives each of the four (4) hiring incentive(s) outlined above. Should the referred
Eligible Lateral Hire become ineligible for any of the four (4) hiring incentives outlined
above, the referring Officer will also be ineligible for the coinciding incentive(s). Referral
incentive payments for current Fresno Police Officers are not compensable for
retirement purposes.
Only one current Fresno Police Officers can be identified as the referring officer for each
Eligible Lateral Hire for purposes of the referral incentive outlined above. The current
Fresno Police Officer referring the Eligible Lateral Hire must be identified in writing by
the Eligible Lateral Hire at the time the application for employment is submitted to obtain
the referral incentive.
Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentive:
• Upon appointment and commencement of work, a Police Officer Recruit will receive a
two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500) hiring incentive payment. This incentive is
not compensable for retirement purposes. Police Officer Recruits may only receive the
hiring incentive payment under this provision one time, upon the initial appointment as
a Police Officer Recruit.
Upon successful completion of the field training program, as determined by Police
Administration, the Police Officer Recruit will receive a two thousand, five hundred
dollars ($2,500) hiring incentive payment. This incentive is not compensable for
retirement purposes. To be eligible to receive the hiring incentive payment under this
provision, the Police Officer Recruit must complete the field training program within
eighteen (18) months of the initial appointment as a Police Officer Recruit.
• Police Cadets who are attending the Police Academy and are sponsored by the Fresno
Police Department at the commencement of the Academy under the Police Academy
Sponsorship Program are not eligible to receive the Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentive
upon appointment as a Police Officer Recruit.
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Side Letter Agreement: Lateral Police Officer/Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentives
■ Upon successful completion of the probationary period as a Police Officer, the Eligible
Lateral Hire will receive a three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) hiring
incentive payment. This incentive is not compensable for retirement purposes.
a Upon successful completion of an additional twelve months of City service following the
successful completion of the probation period, the Eligible Lateral Hire will receive a
three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($3,750) hiring incentive payment. This
incentive is not compensable for retirement purposes.
The City retains the right and exclusive authority to offer step placement above the entry
level step of the Police Officer salary range based on the Eligible Lateral Hire's
qualifications and other factors. The salary range placement shall be included in the
conditional employment offer letter provided to the lateral officer.
® Current Fresno Police Officers who refer an Eligible Lateral Hire will receive an incentive
of up to a total of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for hired and retained Police Officers in
increments of two hundred fifty ($250) to be paid at the time the Eligible Lateral Hire
receives each of the four (4) hiring incentive(s) outlined above. Should the referred
Eligible Lateral Hire become ineligible for any of the four (4) hiring incentives outlined
above, the referring Officer will also be ineligible for the coinciding incentive(s). Referral
incentive payments for current Fresno Police Officers are not compensable for
retirement purposes.
Only one current Fresno Police Officers can be identified as the referring officer for each
Eligible Lateral Hire for purposes of the referral incentive outlined above. The current
Fresno Police Officer referring the Eligible Lateral Hire must be identified in writing by
the Eligible Lateral Hire at the time the application for employment is submitted to obtain
the referral incentive.
Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentive:
■ Upon appointment and commencement of work, a Police Officer Recruit will receive a
two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500) hiring incentive payment. This incentive is
not compensable for retirement purposes. Police Officer Recruits may only receive the
hiring incentive payment under this provision one time, upon the initial appointment as
a Police Officer Recruit.
Upon successful completion of the field training program, as determined by Police
Administration, the Police Officer Recruit will receive a two thousand, five hundred
dollars ($2,500) hiring incentive payment. This incentive is not compensable for
retirement purposes. To be eligible to receive the hiring incentive payment under this
provision, the Police Officer Recruit must complete the field training program within
eighteen (18) months of the initial appointment as a Police Officer Recruit.
• Police Cadets who are attending the Police Academy and are sponsored by the Fresno
Police Department at the commencement of the Academy under the Police Academy
Sponsorship Program are not eligible to receive the Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentive
upon appointment as a Police Officer Recruit.
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Side Letter Agreement: Lateral Police Officer/Police Officer Recruit Hire Incentives
This Agreement will be effective July 1, 2022, and will expire June 30, 2023, unless the FPOA
and City mutually agree to extend this Agreement in writing.
FOR THE FRESNO POLICE FOR THE CITY OF FRESNO:
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION:
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FPOA President Director of Personnel Services
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Police Chief
Date: 7uly 22, 2022
APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
BY:
Senior putt' City Attorney
May 13, 2022
TO: MAYOR JERRY DYER
FROMTODD STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
Council Adoption: 5/12/2022
Mayor Approval:
Mayor Veto:
Override Request:
SUBJECT: TRANSMITTAL OF COUNCIL ACTION FOR APPROVAL OR VETO
At the City Council meeting of May 12, 2022, Council adopted —Approve a Side Letter of
Agreement with the Fresno Police Officers Association (FPOA), for Unit 4 - Non -
Management Police, regarding Police Officer Lateral Hire Incentives (Subject to Mayor's
Veto). Item 1-Q (2), File ID 22-739, by the following vote:
Ayes Soria, Karbassi, Arias, Maxwell, Chavez, Bredefeld, Esparza
Noes None
Absent None
Abstain None
Please indicate either your formal approval or veto by completing the following sections and
executing and dating your action. Please file the completed memo with the Clerk's office on or
before May 23, 2022. In computing the ten day period required by Charter, the first day has
been excluded and the tenth day has been included unless the 10th day is a Saturday, Sunday,
or holiday, in which case it has also been excluded. Failure to file this memo with the Clerk's
office within the required time limit shall constitute approval of the ordinance, resolution or action,
and it shall take effect without the Mayor's signed approval.
APPRO O RETURN:
VETOED for the following reasons: (Written objections are required by Charter; attach
additional sheets if necessary.)
J Dyer, Mayor
COUNCIL OVERRIDE ACTION:
Ayes
Noes
Absent
Abstain
Date:
Date:
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