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Police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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This page provides an overview of policies related to the hiring, training, and discipline of police officers in Minneapolis, Minn. 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 Minneapolis 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 contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Primary discipline authority: Chief of Police; Types: discipline types not defined, but the following are mentioned: suspension, written reprimand, transfer, demotion, or discharge; Restricted aspects: Only for just cause and explicitly not for refusal of psychological evaluation; Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure and arbitration.Types of discipline are not defined, either inclusively or exclusively, by the CBA. Some types of discipline are referenced in provisions on the appeal of disciplinary action. All suspensions must be measured in hours. The demotion of an officer cannot cause the demotion of another officer. Officers suspended as a disciplinary action do not accrue sick leave or benefits. The department cannot discipline an officer for refusing a referral to a psychological evaluation unless an arbitrator determines or the department and the federation agree on the basis of the psychological referral. The maximum disciplinary sanction for the first time an officer refuses a drug test is a letter of reprimand. | |
| Does the CBA forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline? | NO |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | YES |
Condition: Certain discipline may be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure; Selection: The arbitrator is selected from the agreed upon panel of arbitrators on a rotating basis; Provider: N/A; Arbitrator authority: The arbitrator's decision is final and bindingSuspensions, written reprimands, transfers, demotions, or discharge may be subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure. Appeals to arbitration must be made within 21 days of the date of the grievance procedure decision. | |
| 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
Community relations and oversight
| Community relations and oversight | Results |
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| 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 |
Investigative procedure, right to appeal, and how interviews shall be conducted | |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
Conditions: Written summary; Timeline: Must receive notice at least 2 days prior to giving a statement; Content: Must include the time and location of events, summary of allegations, and rules violated | |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | NO |
| 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? | NO |
Qualifications and evaluation
| Qualifications and evaluation | Results |
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| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | YES |
Performance evaluations are mentioned throughout the CBA, but the frequency of these evaluations is not included | |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
Union authority
| Union authority | Results |
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| 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? | YES |
HR will involve union in developing components for promotional exams. HR still retains final discretion to determine examination components and weight. | |
See also
Footnotes
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