MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CULVER CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028. - Flipbook - Page 65
ARTICLE SIX
IV.
SAFETY RULES
A.
B.
PURPOSE
1.
It is of mutual benefit to the City and to the unit employees
represented in this MOU to be fully aware of all safety rules and
regulations regarding employment duties.
2.
The intent of this clause is to work towards preventing job-related
injuries to unit employees and damage to both public and private
property.
RESPONSIBILITY
It is the responsibility of all unit employees as a condition of employment
with the City, to be aware of, to follow and to enforce the City's safety
rules, regulations, policies and procedures or be subject to disciplinary
action in accordance with the Civil Service Rules.
V.
SERGEANT PROMOTIONS
The City agrees to consider Association input regarding the qualifications and
procedures for Sergeant promotional examinations.
VI.
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN THE WORKPLACE
City agrees to amend City Council Policy 4004, "Drugs and Alcohol in the
Workplace," to define the specific and articulable behaviors which constitute
"reasonable suspicion" for drug and alcohol testing, and POA agrees that the
policy, as amended, applies to its members, but that random testing will not apply
to Association members.
VII.
LEGAL DEFENSE
1.
CONSULT WITH UNIT EMPLOYEE
In the event a unit employee is named as a defendant in litigation involving
conduct in his/her official capacity as an agent for the City, the City
Attorney may, at his or her sole discretion, prior to recommending any
settlement of the litigation to the City Council, consult with the employee
concerning the proposed settlement and present the employee's oral or
written comments concerning the proposed settlement to the City Council
at any session at which the settlement is to be discussed.
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