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Memorandum of agreement (police unions)
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A memorandum of agreement (MOA), in the context of police unions, is a written document between a state, city, or other governing entity and a police union to establish an agreed-upon objective. MOAs are legally binding and represent a formal agreement on certain terms and conditions between police unions and law enforcement.[1]
Background
Some of the hiring, training, and discipline standards for police officers not established by statutes or regulations arise from negotiations with police unions. Those negotiations are often codified in collective bargaining agreements. Those agreements are the contracts that states and cities sign following negotiations with police unions. Some states and cities restrict collective bargaining, but may still negotiate with police unions using other methods. After negotiating with the unions, those jurisdictions sometimes establish police standards through documents including memoranda of understanding or meet and confer agreements.
See also
- States and cities with police union agreements
- Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements by state and city
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