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HomeMy Public PortalAboutFOP Contract for 1996 • • / 71.0 AGREEMENT • This Agreement: was .made and executed by between the. Board of Public Works and Safety on behalf of the City of Richmond. Indiana, hereafter called City and John Hennigar Lodge #63, Fraternal Order of Police, on behalf of those members of the Richmond Police Department hereafter called F.O.P. Bargaining Unit, shall hereafter be binding on both parties upon adoption and during the term of this Agreement. WITNESSETH: The parties enter into the Agreement for the purpose of promoting cooperation and continuity in the relations between City and F.O.P. Bargaining Unit, in consideration of the promises, obligations, and undertaking of each party as contained herein, agree as follows: •ARTICLE 1. CONTROLLING AUTHORITY Nothing in this Agreement shall alter the authority of those persons mentioned in the preceding paragraphs. as specified by State Statute, City Ordinance, or Resolutions or in any way abridge or reduce the authority of said persons. The parties acknowledge that City has adopted a "Merit System" for the operations of its Police Department; and should the terms of this Agreement conflict with any such adopted "Merit System", the provisions of such "Merit System" shall override the provisions of this Agreement. ARTICLE 2. MANPOWER • Effective the date of this Agreement, the current size of the City Police force is deemed appropriate. The Chief of Police has the responsibility of determining the number of police officers to be off-duty at any one time in order to avoid a shortage of manpower. • Any subsequent increase or decrease in the size of the police force shall be based on demographic statistics and factors deemed reasonable to maintain the public safety of the City. Such factors and statistics shall include, but are not limited to, the local crime rate and national "Uniform Crime Reports" as published by the U. S. Department of Justice. ARTICLE 3. RECOGNITION The City recognizes the F.O.P. Negotiating Committee for the Bargaining Unit who are . members of the Richmond Police Department with the rank of Patrolman, Investigator, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain. The Negotiating Committee of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit shall be active members of the Richmond Police Department and in good standing with the John Hennigar Fraternal Order of Police #63. The F.O.P. Negotiating Committee shall consist of five (5). members; President of John Hennigar #63, Past Chairman of the Negotiating Committee and three additional members. The three members shall be appointed in the following manner: Members interested in serving on the Negotiating Committee shall submit their name to the John Hennigar Secretary by January 15th. If more than three names are submitted, an election shall be held on the first Friday in February. The three members receiving the highest number of votes will serve. In case the President of John Hennigar #63 is also past chairman, the 1st alternate will serve as a member: The F.O.P. Negotiating Committee may bargain on the following matters: A. Wages; B. Hours; C. Fringe Benefits; D. Working Conditions. This Agreement shall not abridge the right of any member of the Richmond Police Department, whose rank is Patrolman, Investigator. Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain to take up any matter on his or her own. Further, this Agreement will apply to all Richmond Police Department Officers who are not members of the F.O.P., John Hennigar#63.• ARTICLE.4. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES • : The F.O.P. Bargaining Unit recognizes the responsibility and authority of the City to -- - determine a continuing efficient working relationship with the Bargaining Unit, and the fundamental responsibility to direct and establish reasonable rules which are enforced subject to the grievance procedure and/or merit system. ARTICLE 5. NON-DISCRIMINATION Neither party to this Agreement shall permit any discrimination against any person because of race, color, creed, sex, political affiliation, or national origin, nor shall either party to this Agreement discriminate against any person because 'of such person's participation in this Agreement. ARTICLE 6. SEVERABILITY Should any part hereof or any provisions herein be rendered or declared illegal by reason of any existing or subsequent statute or ordinance, or court. such invalidation shall not effect the remaining portion of this Agreement. Any such clause declared illegal shall be re-negotiated by the parties heretofore. ARTICLE 7. NEGOTIATIONS • Reasonable provision shall be made by the City to permit members of the I .O.P. Bargaining Unit to attend scheduled meetings with the City for the purpose of negotiating. This will include such on-duty members, but subject to the :Manpower Rule" as defined. . • .: ARTICLE 8. MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES A. Delegates, Selection or elected delegates to the State or National Conferences of the Fraternal Order of Police (hereafter called F.O.P,) shall be governed exclusively by the F.O.P. provided that not more than four (4) members of the Richmond Police Department shall be delegated to such conferences, limited by the "Management Rule"as defined. B. Meetings of the F.O.P. It' is understood by the parties to this Agreement that the •F.O.P. conducts regular meetings. Accordingly and in keeping with the above, any three members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit shall be excused. for .the duration of said meeting subject to the "Manpower Rule",as defined. C. In the event that any member S should be elected to an office of the State or National F.O.P. Lodge, that member shall have all necessary time off from his duties,without loss of pay to perform the duties as required by his office. The only exception would be, should the City (Board of Works and Safety) officially declare a state of emergency, this exception would only last during said emergency. • ARTICLE 9. F.O.P. BULLETIN BOARD A bulletin board for the exclusive use of the Fraternal Order of Police shall be retained on the east wall of the police squad room, Police Headquarters, and maintained .under the supervision of the F.O.P. President or his designee. • ARTICLE 10. LEGAL DEFENSE FOR MEMBERS The City shall be obligated to provide legal defense by the City Attorney's Office or the City's or the Police Department's 'insurance carrier in any civil legal action brought against any member of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit as a result of actions taken by said members while performing duties for the City in accordance with I.C. 34-4-16.5-5. ARTICLE 11. NO STRIKE CLAUSE, NO LOCKOUTS The F.U.P. Bargaining Unit agrees that it shall at no time instigate, or be a party to any strike or any other type of disruption which may jeopardize public safety. The City agrees there will be no lockout or any attempt to deny or cause to deny a police officer his or her individual rights of expression permitted by law. -. ARTICLE 12. WORK FORCE PLANNING If it becomes necessary to reduce the number of police officers, the City shall first discuss the matter with the F.O.P. Negotiating Committee for the purpose of explaining the reasons for such action. The parties assume normal attrition will satisfy the possibility of reducing the number of police officers without layoff. When attrition reduces the size of the police force. a hiring process for replacements shall begin within a thirty (30) day period. ARTICLE 13. RULES AND REGULATIONS An rules and regulations shall be printed and a copy furnished to each member of the _ Police Department. All directives and amendments to these rules and regulations can be found in the Captain's Office or posted in the squad room lobby. All directives and amendments shall be read by the Captain or his or her representative and signed by everyone on platoon or specialized division. A member is not responsible for an amendment or directive if he or she is not made aware of it. ARTICLE 14. DISCIPLINARY ACTION In an effort to insure that disciplinary action is conducted in a manner which is conducive to good order, a unit commander must issue a written intent to the member of the Bargaining . . Unit.to take such disciplinary action within five (5) days after he or she is aware of the act requiring such disciplinary action. • ARTICLE 15. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE A grievance is any dispute, controversy or difference between either 1) the parties, 2) the City and a member'or members in the F.Q.P. Bargaining Unit, 3) among members in the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit: Any grievance concerning the meaning, interpretation or application of this Agreement shall follow the following described procedure, but any other grievance my likewise follow this procedure. Police Department will provide the grievance forms. The grievance committee should be made up of the standing F.O.P. Negotiating Committee. The member tiling the grievance will return his or her grievance, two (2) copies, to the committee within five (5) days of the incident for review by the grievance committee. The grievance committee has five (5) days to present the.grievance to the chain of command. Upon approval by the grievance committee, the aggrieved member and any member of the grievance committee said aggrieved member may select, shall present the grievance to the members immediate supervisor. The grievance shall be signed by this supervisor and, if not • resolved, it shall be presented to the next supervisor. The normal chain of command for a grievance to follow shall be: • 1. Sergeant 2. Lieutenant 3. Captain 4. Major 5. Chief of Police or his representative 6. Board of Public Works and Safety In steps 1 to 3, if the person in the normal chain of command is off duty, the grievance shall proceed to the next step. If the grievance is not resolved by the Chief of Police or his representative, it shall be then presented to the Board of Public Works and Safety.. The grievance must be presented to the President of the Board of Public Works and Safety within ten (10) days of the date the grievance was first presented to- the chain of command. The Board of Public Works and Safety shall have ten (10) days from the date the grievance is filed with them to set a date for a hearing. .The Board of Public Works and Safety has thirty (30) days from the date the President received the grievance to settle the matter. ARTICLE 16. WAGES Wages shall be paid by the City to members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit as follows based on a Patrolman's rank: 1996 $25,989.00 1997 $25,989.00 A permanent wage differential per year in the ranks over Patrolman is established as follows: Investigator $1,200.00 Sergeant $2,050.00 Lieutenant $3,050.00 Captain $4,000.00 • Wages will be paid on a biweekly basis. The first paycheck of each year will be issued no later than the 14th day of January. ARTICLE 17. TOUR OF DUTY The work period for members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit shall consist of twenty-eight (28) days, one hundred-sixty (160) working hours. The work period will be broken into tour (4) - S - • B. '3. work schedules measuring seven (7) days in length consisting of five (5) working days. eight (8) hours per day. No officer may have his or her day off or shift changed- without first receiving fourteen (14) days prior written notice. This does not apply in an emergency situation. ARTICLE 18. OVERTIME • A twenty-eight (28) day work period will be established for members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit qualified for exemption under Section 7 (k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The regular working schedule for members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit shall consist of five (5) days of eight (8) hours each for a total of forty (40) hours in a seven (7) day working schedule in the twenty-eight (28) day work period. The seven (7) day work schedule will begin on Saturday and end on Friday. Any time worked over eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per seven (7) day period shall be considered overtime. A member of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit may request his or her overtime as:time off(in lieu of pay at a rate of one and one-half(1 1/2) times the time worked over). Time off will be authorized-by the Chief of Police or his or her representative with regard to the "Manpower • -- Rule". Hourly overtime pay rate is the member's annual base pay including differential for rank, longevity, education incentive, shift differential and certification pay, divided by two thousand eighty (2,080) hours times one and one-half(1 1/2). Overtime work hours for each officer can be banked up to four hundred eighty (480) hours. All members shall receive court time for off-duty court appearances with a minimum of two (2) hours for each such appearance. all with written verification by the Court Bailiff, to be figured at the overtime rate. All members shall receive a minimum of four (4) hours overtime when they are called in for duty, outside their scheduled tour of duty. . In the event the City (Board of Public Works and Safety) officially declares an emergency period. the members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit shall receive the overtime rate for each hour beyond forty (40) hours per work schedule during said emergency. ARTICLE 19. APPLICATION OF SENIORITY All part time work which is contracted, or scheduled by the Richmond Police Department. such as, but not limited to high school ball games. the housing project security patrols. DUI task force enforcement and Rose Festival, shall be awarded by departmental • • seniority. Each detail shall be posted on the daily books which are maintained at the Police Department Information Desk. It shall be the member's responsibility to sign up for each detail. The Department Major responsibility for the community events or general public interest part time assignments shall record the time and date that each detail was posted and removed, as well as maintain the original copy in case of any grievance which may be filed regarding the same. ARTICLE 20. FIVE (5) DAY WEEKEND All qualified members will be permitted off on the Friday that is designated their"five (5) day weekend". Each member will be given an additional four (4) days off per year at the discretion of their supervisor. . All qualified members will be permitted off on their birthdays. ARTICLE 21. VACATIONS All full-time members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit will follow this procedure for taking vacations: 1. Vacations shall be earned by all full-time members at a rate of five (5) working days after six (6) months continuous employment which vacation shall become a total of ten (10) work days after one (1) year continuous employment. This shall be the members total number of vacation days until he has earned bonus vacation days. 2. Members shall be eligible for bonus vacation leave upon completion of three (3) years continuous employment and for various years thereafter according to the following schedule. The bonus vacation leave will be added at the end of the third year anniversary date and on every anniversary date thereafter of continuous service as follows: . 3 Years-6 days 12 Years-15 days 4 Years-7 days 13 Years-15 days 5 Years-8 days 14 Years-15 days 6 Years-10 days 15 Years-15 days 7 Years-10 days 16 Years-16 days 8 Years-10 days 17 Years-17 days 9 Years-10 days 18 Years-18 days 10 Years-15 days. 19 Years-19 days .. . . 11 Years-15 days 20 Years-20 days Bonus leave is considered as work days. . . . - 3. If any member of the Bargaining Unit so chooses they may elect to take ten (10) days of their vacation in the following mariner: a) One day at a time b) Or any combination less than five (5) days However the member must select the option at the beginning of the calendar year and • seven (7) days notice before each day or combination requested. Time off will be authorized by the Chief of Police or his or her representative with regard to the "Manpower Rule'. 4. Vacation schedules will be arranged by the Chief of Police or someone he designates. No more than two (2) members will be permitted on vacation from each platoon or Specialized Division at one time: This provision excludes the Communications Division and any other designated by the Chief of Police subject to the "Manpower Rule" as defined. Any members may use his or her five (5) day weekend adjacent to his or her vacation period. This • would also apply to those four (4) day yearly bonus days, as well as the four personal days. All vacation days must be taken during the calendar year. All members will be permitted an additional vacation day if any established holiday falls within the members scheduled - vacation. ARTICLE 22. PAID HOLIDAYS Any member of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit who completes a minimum of four (4) hours of duty on certain legal holidays shall receive one and one-half(1 1/2) days pay in addition to his or her regular pay. To qualify for said holiday pay the member. must work his or her full, assigned tour of duty the day before and the day after the, said holiday. Holiday pay will be computed at the rate of the annual base pay of the member, including longevity, certification, and rank differential divided by two thousand eighty (2,080) hours. The legal holidays for which one and one-half(1 1/2) days additional pay shall be paid are: New Year Day Independence Day Presidents Day Labor Day Good Friday Veterans Day Easter Sunday Thanksgiving Day Memorial Day Christmas Day If court time or overtime is taken before or after any of the established legal holidays, such time will not disqualify any member of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit from Holiday .pay as provided herein. • - 8.- . • • ARTICLE 23. PERSONAL DAYS Each member of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit may elect to take four (4) personal days per year. The member must notify his or her supervisor of the date he or she has elected at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of said date. This is subject to the "Manpower Rule" as defined. ARTICLE 24. LONGEVITY PAY As an incentive for continuous service with the Richmond Police Department, each sworn Police Officer shall receive an amount equal to five hundred dollars ($500.00) in addition to their regular base pay. The five hundred dollars ($500.00) will be paid at the completion of the officer's first year of service and will be increased by 0.5% (1/2 of I%) of the base salary of a first class patrolman on the first year anniversary date. On the anniversary date of each successive year of the officer's employment, the longevity pay shall increase 0.5% (1/2 of 1%) of the base salary of a first class patrolman. Such successive increases of longevity pay shall be cumulative in nature. ARTICLE.25. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE The City agrees to pay all members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit a clothing allowance of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)per year, payable in the following manner: $250.00 on or about April of each year; $250.00 on or about the first day of July of each year; $250.00 on or about the first day of October of each year; and $250.00 on or about the thirtieth day of December of each year. ARTICLE 26 SHIFT PAY Additional annual compensation in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be paid to those members, covered by this Agreement, who work rotating shifts or who are permanently assigned to second or third shift. Investigators covered by this Agreement shall be paid two hundred dollars ($200.00) as annual compensation when they are assigned to second or third shift. • ARTICLE 27. EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE Each member of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit having obtained the following educational degrees shall receive an additional compensation yearly: _ g _ • Associate Degree $ 500.00 Bachelor Degree $1000.00 Masters Degree $1600.00 This compensation shall begin with the riexf pay period following receipt of such degree and the amount stated above shall be pro-rated over the balance of the year in which the degree is received. The said amount shall likewise be pro-rated for a probationary member starting with the pay period following the termination of his probationary period. Such degree must be granted by an educational institution approved by one of the following regional accrediting associations: 1. New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. 2. Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Commission of Institutions of Higher Education. 3. North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Commission of • Colleges and Universities. 4. Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, Commission on Higher Schools. 5. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. 6. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities and Accrediting Commission for Junior Colleges. Any individual exception approved to date shall continue in effect. ARTICLE 28. CERTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE AS A POLICE OFFICER Each member of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit shall be paid four hundred dollars ($400.00) per year after receiving certification of the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board of Indiana as a police officer and being accepted by the Board of Public Works and Safety as a regular police officer for the City of Richmond. The four hundred dollars ($400.00) shall be paid on the pay period following the successful completion of the Law Enforcement Academy, or the first pay period of the calendar year, whichever is applicable. - 10- ' • ARTICLE 29. INSURANCE A. Active Employee Coverage. The City shall provide the same group health insurance for members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit and as is provided for other City employees. The City shall pay seventy (70%) of the cost thereof and the said member shall pay thirty per cent (30%). The Health Insurance Policy shall, include basic 'medical as well as major medical coverage. . The City agrees to recognize a designated member of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit as a voting member of the City Self Insurance Committee, which is defined to be comprised of five•(5) voting members, each have an equal vote, including the Mayor, the City Controller, the designated members of the Police Bargaining Unit and two (2) non-administrative level employees to represent all other City employees. The City shall carry basic medical and major medical coverage at levels comparable to the existing coverage. At the time,the City Self Insurance Committee agrees to decrease 'the -- .benefits, the Bargaining Committee agrees to call a meeting of the Bargaining Unit and present the recommendations of the City Self Insurance Committee to the members of the Bargaining Unit for a vote. The'Bargaining Unit agrees to follow the majority vote of its members and agrees to allow a change in the level of basic medical and major medical coverage is so voted. B. Retiree Insurance Benefits. The City shall pay the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per year per retiree toward the premium cost of group health insurance coverage for the benefit of"Eligible Retirees",'as herein defined, subject to the following terms and conditions: I. No health insurance premium contribution shall be required of City for those Eligible Retirees who obtain subsequent employment after retirement from the City. and through which subsequentemployment there is available to the retiree participation in the subsequent employer's group health insurance program at a cost to the retiree that does not exceed the employee/retiree's premium contribution for coverage under the City's plan by more than ten percent (10.0%) for the comparable type of coverage selected (i.e single member or multiple/family coverage). Each retiree shall, upon request of the City, certify that he/she has obtained no such subsequent employment whereby he/she enjoys an entitlement to such alternative group health insurance participation. 2. An Eligible Retiree who has obtained subsequent insurance coverage through a successor employer and later loses that coverage for any reason may re-enroll in the City's insurance plan and be entitled to the above annual contribution toward such insurance. If the retiree re-enrolls during a calendar year. the City's contribution for that calendar year shall he - II - pro-rated on a monthly basis starting with the month that the retiree becomes eligible for coverage under the City's plan. In any such case, the retiree and his/her dependents shall not be covered for pre-existing conditions as those conditions are then defined at the time of re- enrollment by the City's plan documents. 3. The City's contribution for retiree health insurance benefits shall continue until the retiree becomes eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395, et.seq. The amount of the City's contributions to any retiree hereunder shall be subject to subsequent modification through the collective bargaining process and any resulting change in the terms of this Collective Bargaining Agreement, whether such changes occur before or after a particular retiree's effective date of retirement. 4. For purposes of this Article 29, an "Eligible Retiree" is defined to be any member of the F.O.P.-Bargaining Unit who retires from active duty on the force,in good standing, and with twenty (20) or more years of accredited service as recognized in the particular retirement program in which the member is a participant [i.e.The 1925 Police Pension Fund(I.C. 36-8-6-1, et.seq.) or The 1977 Police Officers'and Firefighters'Pension and Disability Fund(I.C. 36-8-8- 1, et.seq.)] or any member who, while an active member of the force, becomes disabled as determined by the PERF Board. 5. The insurance contribution benefits hereunder shall only be available to those Eligible Retirees whose first effective.date of retirement is on or after January.01, 1996, and to those retirees and/or dependents of a retiree who are participating in the City's group health insurance plan as of December 31, 1995. • ARTICLE 30. PRESCRIPTION GLASSES The City agrees to replace prescription eye glasses broken or damaged in the line of duty. This damage is to be certified by the ranking officer. ARTICLE 31. PURCHASE OF DUTY WEAPONS A retiring officer may purchase his duty weapon for one dollar($1.00) from the City. ARTICLE 32. PREVAILING RIGHTS All rights, privileges and working conditions enjoyed by the members of the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit at the present time, which arc not included in this Agreement, shall remain in full force, unchanged and unaffected in any manner, during the term of this Agreement unless agreed upon by the City and the F.O.P. Bargaining Unit. This will include, but not be limited to, Seniority Rights and an Officers Bill of Rights as more particularly set out in Article 36 of-this Agreement. - 12 - • ARTICLE 33. COMMON COUNCIL The financial aspects of this Agreement are expressly subject to the approval by the Common Council of the City of Richmond and same are null and void and of no effect in the absence of such approval. The City will use its efforts towards obtaining the said approval of the • Common Council. ARTICLE 34. BODY ARMOUR The City of Richmond shall replace each member's personal body armour as prescribed by the manufacturer's warranty. All body armour shall conform to level two (2) threat, be of current state of the art design constructed of a "Kevlar" fiber and include trauma plate and side panels. All replacement shall occur prior to the expiration of the manufacturer's warranty applicable to the armour being replaced. ARTICLE 35. F.O.P. INSURANCE FUND Annual salaries of all Bargaining Unit members of the Richmond Police Department shall be reduced by $225.00. The total amount shall be transferred to the F.O.P. Insurance Fund no later than January 31st of each year. ARTICLE 36. POLICE OFFICER'S BILL OF RIGHTS All police officers of the Richmond Police Department shall be entitled to the protection of what shall hereafter be termed as the "Police Officer's Bill of Rights. SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS, (1) Police Officer - A sworn officer functioning in a full-time capacity with the Richmond Police Department and who is a member of a police pension fund. (2) Complainant - The person or persons named or unnamed providing the information constituting the basis for the alleged improper conduct. (3) Formal Proceeding - A proceeding heard before the Richmond Police Department merit commission. - 13 • SECTION 2. INVESTIGATIVE PROCEEDINGS. When a police officer is under investigation for alleged improper conduct with a possible resulting dismissal, demotion, or other discipline, the following standards apply. (1) Any interview of a police officer shall take place at the Richmond Police Department when possible or such other reasonable place as the investigating,officer may determine. (2) The police officer being investigated shall be informed, at the commencement of his or her interview of: (A) The nature of the investigation. (B) The identity of the person present during the interview. (3) During the interview of the police officer, questions will be posed by one (1) investigating officer at a time. No more than two (2) investigating -_ officers should be present during the interview. (4) Any interview of a police officer in connection with an investigation shall be for a reasonable period of time and shall allow for reasonable periods for personal necessities of the officer. (5) All interviews of a police officer in connection with an investigation against him or her shall be recorded, except minor infractions. The police officer shall be allowed to take, notes and or also make his own independent recording of the interview. (6) The police officer shall be entitled to the presence of his attorney during the interview. SECTION 3. PERSONAL PRIVIr,EGFs (1) No police officer shall be required to disclose any item_ of his or her,. • personal property, income, assets, source of income, or personal or domestic expenditures, including those of any member of his or her household, unless such information is necessary in investigating a possible conflict of interest with respect to the performance of the officer's official duties, unless such disclosure is required by law, or unless such information is related to an investigation. Nothing in this section_shall - 14 - • preclude the Police Department from requiring any officer to disclose any place of off-duty employment and where he or she may be contacted. • (2) No police officer shall have his or her residence, private place of business, or private vehicle searched unless a valid search warrant is obtained or the officer voluntary agrees to such a search. (3) No member of the police officer's immediate family shall be required to give a statement. (4) The Police Department.shall not release to the news media a police officer's home address or telephone number except in cases of a criminal arrest or indictment. SECTION 4. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES (1) Except when on duty, while in uniform or acting in-his or her official capacity, no police officer shall be prohibited from engaging in political activity. . SECTION 5. PERSONNEL FILES (1) A police officer shall have the right to review his or her personnel files at a reasonable time during office hours. No files shall be removed from the office without the Chiefs consent. ARTICLE 37. EFFECTIVE DATE This agreement shall become effective January 01, 1996 and shall continue in full force and effect until 12:00 Midnight. December 31, 1997 as to Articles 16 and 29, and until 12:00 Midnight December 31, 1999 as to all other Articles. In the event that a new agreement is not signed by the City and the.F.O.P. Negotiating Committee by the respective contract expiration dates set forth above, this agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a new agreement shall be signed by both parties. The exceptions to the term of this agreement as stated above are: (a) The parties agree to an automatic re-opener for the purpose of negotiating salaries (Article 16) and insurance benefits (Article 29) for the years 1998 and 1999. Bargaining on a successor agreement in those articles shall begin no later than March 01. 1997. (b) Either party may request to re-open this agreement for the purpose of resolving a mutual problem not anticipated at the time of ratification and execution of this agreement. _.I-5 - / y • . r • r • (c) The parties further agree to work together in an attempt to control health insurance costs • while maintaining adequate benefit coverage. The parties agree to begin dialogue on this issue as early as possible in"1996, and each understands that such discussions may result in a need to amend Article 29 - Insurance, . IN WITNESS WHEREOF pm PARTIES HAVE EXECUTED THIS AGREEMENT THIS 91* DAY OF 1 ovEm aEA , 1995, TO BE EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATED TERMS. NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY F.O.P. BARGAINING UNIT CITY OF RICHMOND /hmiA i 6d DON C DENNIS GRIMES, PRESIDENT . 977 -__. FREN. J IS J•4 ET HIBNER APPROVED :Y •f • \OR: BILL SHAKE �� ) it .e &//,‘,21. .4.01.A. — i-e.;a4frivi - c• ' Y •SBORN ROGE;d; . ETT ir CITY b i CHMOND INDIANA F.O.P. 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