HomeMy WebLinkAboutFresno Police Officers Assoc Unit 4 -Filling Special Unit Assignments Side Letter of Agreement 8-8-23 DocuSign Envelope ID:E88AD1D6-DFA2-496D-9A26-AOF34135713D
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 31 st. Members requesting to be
returned to patrol shall notify the department through their
respective chain of command by September 30'h 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 members
who will be interviewed for a special unit assignment at its
discretion. The department shall interview at least ten (10) eligible
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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 one hundred twenty(120)
***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
one hundred twenty(120) * * * calendar days.
(7) The Department reserves the 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.
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.
Chief's 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
acknowledgment. The Department shall maintain a means of tracking
assignments made under the Chiefs 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
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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 Side Letter of Agreement revokes and replaces any and all prior Side Letters
of Agreement regarding filling special unit assignments and * ' " 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 FOR THE CITY OF FRESNO:
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION:
RacuSign.d by:
B - b'9 EIMILLER TJ rimD9Jirecttr
FPOA President Inteof Personnel Services
Date 8/8/2023
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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