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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFresno Police Officers Association, Side Letter of Agreement, 10-28-2022DocuSign Envelope ID: 38C2C802-4DF0-4300-8CDA-5B9837C10AED Side Letter of Agreement Between City of Fresno and Fresno Police Officers Association Filling Special Unit Assignments 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 amend and replace Section 7.14 in its entirety, as follows: 7.14 FILLING SPECIAL UNIT ASSIGNMENTS Definition: Special units are defined as all units (and positions assigned to those units) outside of patrol matrix duties. 7.14.01 Officers must be off probation to be eligible for assignment to a primarily uniformed special unit. Officers must be off probation and have three (3) years' experience as a sworn peace officer for assignment to a primarily non -uniformed investigative unit. Sergeants need not be off probation to be eligible for special unit assignment consideration. 7.14.02 The conditions below apply to any Officers who meet the eligibility requirements set forth in 7.14.01, as well as any Sergeant who wishes to be considered for a special unit position: (1) * * * When there is an anticipated vacancy, the department will prepare a special unit assignment announcement to be disseminated by email. The announcement will outline any additional documents and/or qualifications (beyond minimum eligibility requirements) to be considered for the assignment. The announcement will remain open for fourteen (14) calendar days to provide interested candidates the opportunity to submit a Request for Consideration (RFC) and any other requested documents. Members that submit RFCs within the allotted timeframe will be eligible for consideration provided they meet the eligibility requirements set forth in 7.14.01 and additional qualifications to the extent they exist. (2) Members being reassigned out of a special unit assignment shall be notified no later than October 31s�. Members requesting to be returned to patrol shall notify the department through their respective chain of command by September 30th of each year. (3) Members subject to department reorganization will follow procedures outlined in * * * 7.12.02. (4) * * * All eligible members who expressed interest in the special unit will be considered. The Department will select the eligible DocuSign Envelope ID: 38C2C802-4DF0-4300-8CDA-5B9837C10AED Side Letter between the City and FPOA (Unit 4) Section 7.14 Special Unit Assignments Page 2 of 3 members who will be interviewed for a special unit assignment at its discretion. The department shall interviewat least ten (10) eligible candidates for any initial special unit vacancy. However, if ten (10) or fewer eligible candidates apply, the Department will interview all eligible candidates. In the event more than five (5) vacancies are being filled, one (1) additional eligible candidate will be interviewed for each vacancy beyond five (5). Each unit will be considered separately for determining how many Officers/Sergeants need to be interviewed. (5) * * * If there is an additional vacancy within sixty (60) calendar days of a selection, the Department does not need to send out an additional position announcement, but may select from the existing candidate list, interview one (1) additional eligible candidate per vacancy as outlined in 7.14.02(4). (6) * * * If a member has submitted multiple RFCs within the same division or bureau, one (1) interview may be utilized for all RFCs within that division/bureau provided the interview has occurred within the prior sixty (60) calendar days. (7) * * * The Department reservesthe right to determine necessary qualifications for each special unit assignment; however, at the request of the Association, the Department and Association will meet to discuss the impact of any qualifications for a given assignment. [§ deleted] 7.14.03 The Department retains the right to assign any Officer/Sergeant to any special unit assignment, outside of the above process * * *, when the assignment is made for a specific purpose based on specific need(s) that the Officer/Sergeant assigned can best address. The Department will, upon request, verbally identify the specific skill set and the needs to be addressed as well as the time sensitive needs of the Department. However, such assignments may be made for no more than one (1) year after which the Officer/Sergeant must have met the above qualifications and process to remain in that or any other special unit assignment. Chiefs Exemption - The Chief may select up to 3% (of filled positions for Unit 4) of sworn Officers and Sergeants to serve in a special unit assignment without time limitations. Officers assigned under 7.14.03 are eligible for assignment under this subsection. The selected Officer or Sergeant * * * shall sign an acknowledgment under this subsection * * *. The Department and the Association will maintain a copy of the signed DocuSign Envelope ID: 38C2C802-4DF0-4300-8CDA-5B9837C10AED Side Letter between the City and FPOA (Unit 4) Section 7.14 Special Unit Assignments Page 3 of 3 acknowledgment. The Department shall maintain a means of tracking assignments made under the Chief s Exemption. A copy will be provided to * * * the Association. Once the selected Officer or Sergeant leaves * the special unit assignment, the Officer or Sergeant must meet the * eligibility requirements and process outlined in 7.14.01 and 7.14.02 to be * * * considered for any other special unit assignment * * *. 7.14.04 Should there be insufficient eligible candidates * * * through the above process to fill the assignments available, the Department may assign any Officer off of probationary status, or any Sergeant for Sergeant assignment(s) to the open assignments as necessary to fill special units. Such assignments may be for no more than one (1) year for any Officer or Sergeant so assigned * * *. Officers and Sergeants shall be selected using departmental seniority beginning with the least senior Officers and Sergeants. This Agreement shall be effective on the date below until the implementation of a successor MOU. This subject will be addressed in the successor MOU. FOR THE FRESNO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION: F .DocuSignedby:'11 ��"'"/v alti ptAV, %-t*iI,(AX 9RAOMWEIMILLER FPOA President FOR THE CITY OF FRESNO: F DocuSigned by: avissa. ► IRMSAIANCHEZ Director of Personnel Services DocuSigned by: PAC❑ BALDERRAMA Police Chief Date: April 26, 2022 APPROVED AS TO FORM CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BY: 16-49ft - Deputy ity Attorney