HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAG2022-141 - Other - Kent Police Officers Association - MOU re: Implementation of Community Immersion Law Enforcement Program (CILEP) - 03/15/2022MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
By and Between The
CITY OF KENT
and
KENT POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
Representing the
POLICE SERGEANTS AND OFFICERS
This Memorandum of Understanding (*MOU') is entered into by and between the
City of Kent ("City") and the Kent Police Officers Association representing the Police
Sergeants and Officers' bargaining unit ("KPOA") to memorialize an agreement
reached between the City and KPOA regarding the implementation of a pilot
Community Immersion Law Enforcement Program (CILEP) in the Kent Police
Department.
The City intends to implement CILEP for Kent Police Department recruits to help
facilitate genuine relationships between City of Kent Police Officers in training and
our diverie communities, The goal of the program is to provide officers firsthand
training, experience and in-person engagement to help ingrain understanding,
empathy, compassion and trust; develop community-centered law enforcement
training partnerships with community stakeholders; forge lifelong personal
relationships between officers and community members; and strengthen
communication between the Kent Police Department and our community members.
The following provisions shall apply to CILIP:
1. The Department retains sole discretion to determine which recruits will be
required to go through CILEP.
2. Newly hired Entry-level Kent Police Officers (recruits) will be assigned to work
40 hours a week, for 8 weeks, embedded within a community stakeholder or
non-profit human service provider.
3. Recruits will complete their two months (320 hours) of community service prior
to attending the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA).
4. Any allegations of misconduct will be handled in accordance with already
established investigative and disciplinary processes, and in accordance with the
current KPOA collective bargaining agreement.
5. The probationary period of recruits assigned to this program will remain
consistent with current practice and in accordance with the current KPOA
collective bargaining agreement.
6. The Chief can determine that staffing needs are such that the program needs to
be paused until staffing levels are brought back to an acceptable level, or, on a
case-by-case basis, that a particular officer's hours in the program will be
reduced due to operational need.
The parties agree that this MOU shall not be precedent setting. The CILEP pilot
program shall end effective December 3L, 2022. At that time, both parties will meet
to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and re-negotiate the potential
unanticipated impacts.
By signing below, the parties agree that the above represents the parties'full and
entire agreement with regard to these matters.
This MOU shall be deemed effective as of the last date of signature below
FOR THE CITY:FOR KPOA
Dana Ralph
Mayor
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Human Res rces Director
Brent Ashb au9 h
Labor Relations Manager
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City Attorney
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Kim Komoto
City Clerk
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