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Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements in Hialeah, Florida
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This page provides an overview of policies related to the hiring, training, and discipline of police officers in Hialeah, Fla. It is part of an analysis of police union collective bargaining agreements and related arrangements with police unions concerning hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements in the 50 states and top 100 cities by population.
Background
Ballotpedia in 2023 examined the collective bargaining agreements, statutes, and regulatory codes governing the 50 states and the top 100 US cities by population through the lens of a series of research questions related to police hiring, training, and discipline.
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 (CBAs). 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.
Results
The tables below link to each question Ballotpedia used to analyze the states and cities and indicate how Hialeah handles police hiring, training, and discipline. To see the provisions Ballotpedia used to support these results, click here.
CBA basics
| CBA basics | Results |
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| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |
Discipline and accountability
| Discipline and accountability | Results |
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| Does the CBA forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline? | YES |
Transfers and shift assignments cannot be used for the sole purpose of discipline. | |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
Condition: Any dispute between employer and employee; Selection: Both parties can strike names from a list provided; Provider: The American Arbitration Association may provide a list of seven arbitrators; Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator shall make a decision based on the statement of the grievance. | |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Primary discipline authority: City of Hialeah, Police Department; Types: Dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment; Restricted aspects: N/A; Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedureEmployee has right to union or legal representation at any investigatory interrogation. Any internal investigation not involving criminal charges shall be resolved within 60 days from the time the officer is informed of the complaint. No officer may be subjected to disciplinary action if investigation is not completed within this timeframe. Employees suspended for 40 hours or less may request forfeiture of accrued leave instead and remain in pay status with mayoral approval. | |
| Does the CBA explicitly allow for a state ombudsman outside particular police departments to hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct? | NO |
Legal limitations or provisions
| Legal limitations or provisions | Results |
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| Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Are there any statutes or regulations that prohibit collective bargaining with police unions? | NO |
Training and counseling
| Training and counseling | Results |
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| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
Allows employees to receive tuition reimbursement for degrees in management, public administration, or criminal justice Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees | |
| Does the CBA require or incentivize law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to firearms training? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to training with tasers or other nonlethal weapons? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to learn any martial arts? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training? | NO |
Community relations and oversight
| Community relations and oversight | Results |
|---|---|
| Does the CBA reference citizen review boards? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to community policing? | NO |
Investigations
| Investigations | Results |
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| Does the CBA contain provisions related to misconduct investigations? | YES |
Disciplinary process, rights of officers, and timeline for completion. Officer must be allowed to review all written statements before the investigation. | |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
Conditions: N/A; Timeline: N/A; Content: Must include the nature of the investigation, charges, and names of complainants and witnesses | |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | YES |
Timeline to launch: N/A; Timeline to conclude: 60 days | |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | NO |
Evidence and records
| Evidence and records | Results |
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| Does the CBA have provisions related to the use of body-worn cameras or body-worn camera video evidence? | NO |
| Does the CBA regulate processes for retaining officer disciplinary records? | YES |
Record storage: N/A; Storage authority: N/A; Types of records: Written reprimands and counseling; Timeline: Two years for written reprimands and counseling; Access and use: N/A; Use in decisions: N/A | |
Qualifications and evaluation
| Qualifications and evaluation | Results |
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| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | NO |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
Union authority
| Union authority | Results |
|---|---|
| Does the CBA limit union authority to pay and benefits issues? | NO |
| Does the CBA give the union the power to approve or disapprove new training programs for law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions involving the union in the process for promotions, unit assignments, and transfers? | NO |
City retains right to hire, promote, transfer, assign | |
See also
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