06-1646 Coastal FL Police Benevolent Assoc. Lieutenants Labor Agreement

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ARTICLE 6 EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES 6.1 The City may suspend, demote, discharge, or otherwise discipline Lieutenants for just cause. The Grievance and Arbitration Procedure hereunder shall be the exclusive procedure to contest disciplinary actions. The City's review/appeals procedure shall not apply (or be available) to bargaining unit Lieutenants, except for Chapter 62, Section 62.505 of the Casselberry Code of Ordinances, which shall be the exclusive avenue for review of performance evaluations. 6.2 A copy of the Casselberry Police Department Directives will be placed in the muster room at the police department and will be available to employees at all times. Each officer will be provided electronic access to the Casselberry Police Department Directives. 6.3 Bargaining unit employees shall, at their discretion, have legal counsel and/or a Union representative present during any interrogation by the police department for any reason that could lead to disciplinary action, demotion, or dismissal. Where such counselor Union representative is not immediately available, the interrogation shall be postponed for a reasonable amount of time in order for the employee to secure counselor Union representation. Interrogations of employees under investigation for conduct in which disciplinary action may result shall be in accordance with the Florida Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. An employee will be required to answer truthfully all questions asked of himlher during the interrogation. Any employee who is summoned before a departmental investigator or internal affairs during hislher off-duty hours will be provided compensatory time. 6.4 Prior to any suspension without pay, demotion, or termination, an employee shall be provided with a copy of a written statement of the charge( s) which shall identifY the person( s) upon whose statement the charge(s) is/are dependent or as otherwise provided by law. No disciplinary action shall be taken against an employee unless and until the employee is so notified. The charges "conduct unbecoming an officer", "incompetence" and "carelessness", must contain the specific detail of the charged conduct. 6.5 There shall be no disciplinary action entered into an employee's personnel file without the employee being made aware of such action. Upon request, the City shall provide the employee with a copy of any notice or report of disciplinary action placed in the employee's personnel file. 6.6 The City shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Law Enforcement Officer's Bill of Rights, as set forth in Sections 112.531, et seq., Florida Statutes, and as may be amended from time to time. 6.7 Bargaining unit employees shall be subject to the probationary period provisions of Chapter 62, Article V, of the Casselberry Code of Ordinances. 7