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
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Section 7.14 Special Unit Assignments
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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.
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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
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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:
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FOR THE CITY OF FRESNO:
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DocuSigned by:
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Director of Personnel Services
DocuSigned by:
PAC❑ BALDERRAMA
Police Chief
Date: April 26, 2022
APPROVED AS TO FORM
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
BY:
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Deputy ity Attorney