HPM 10.2 - INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS - PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE Flashcards
What contains the terms and conditions of employment for represented employees?
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBS’s)
The authority to take Adverse Action or initiate a rejection during probation, is vested with the appointing power, __________
The commissioner
When dept. supervisor or manager is notified of or discovers alleged misconduct on the part of an employee, what should happen?
Notify next level in chain of command asap
What are possible penalties resulting from an Adverse Action?
- Formal (written) reprimand
- Salary reduction
- Suspension
- Involuntary Transfer
- Demotion
- Dismissal
Get the FISSDD
All admin interrogations shall be _________
audio recorded
Lowest level of an adverse action
Formal written reprimand (doesn’t result in a monetary penalty)
Admonishment given in admin interrogation which advises subjects of the interrogations that THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO ANSWER ADMIN QUESTIONS
Lybarger Admonishment
(Nibarger says YOU CAN’T REFUSE))
Minor discipline involves a penalty consisting of a ___ to ___ working day suspension or equivalent step-reduction in pay. (Officers and Sergeants)
1-5 working day suspension
Is informal counseling subject to the grievance process?
Is the employee entitled to representation?
No
No
Is FORMAL counseling subject to the grievance process?
Is the employee entitled to representation?
No
No
Primary difference between formal and informal counseling is
Documentation
Employee receives some form of documentation after session
A formal counseling session should be documented on the supervisors’ _______ and the employee’s ________
CHP 112 - Management Summary
CHP 100 - Monthly Eval Form
(no representation necessary)
Area and division commanders shall ensure the investigation is forwarded to OIA within __ calendar days.
60 calendar days from date the area becomes aware of misconduct.
Adverse action shall not be undertaken against an employee for any act, omission, or other allegation of misconduct if the investigation is not completed within ____ year(s) of the Dept’s discovery of the allegation by a person authorized to initiate an internal investigation.
Within 1 year
Steps of Progressive Discipline
4
CCCA
- Informal Counseling
- Formal Counseling
- Corrective Documentation (100, 112, MOC, MOD, Form 2)
- Adverse Actions
Rejection during probation - Employee must be served with a notice of rejection during probation when?
Prior to the last day of the probationary period
This allows time for the pre-disciplinary hearing
If an officer is under investigation and the office makes them take a leave of absence that extends past 30 days, ____ approval is required. Also, _____ shall be informed by email when a Department initiated leave of absence status changes or is removed.
CalHR approval required
Notify OIA
When an employee is placed on a leave of absence without pay, the investigation must be completed, reviewed, and the employee served with the notice of adverse action within ____ calendar days
Within 15 calendar days
Can employees be compelled to submit to a polygraph or voice stress analysis?
No - and employee can’t get in trouble for refusing to submit to these
Evidence pertaining to an admin investigation shall be stored for a minimum of ___ years.
5 years
Evidence shall remain in the command which originally completed the investigation, regardless of any subsequent _________ of the involved employee.
Transfers
Only times you can search an employee’s locker or storage (that’s owned by Dept) is when search is conducted under one of following conditions :
- In employee’s presence
- With consent of employee
- Search warrant
- After employee has been notified that a search will happen. Reasonable opportunity given to respond to the location and observe the search
What kind of evidence is often the most valuable?
Testimonial
Criminal interrogations involved people suspected of criminal conduct, so legal protections apply to their statement (__________ advisement)
Administrative interrogations involve ______ statements.
Miranda advisement
Compelled statements. These statements CANNOT be used to support criminal investigation.
All statements from Dept employees who are interviewed as witnesses during internal investigations SHOULD BE / SHALL BE recorded.
SHALL Be. Don’t need approval.
Who has final approval authority for all administrative investigations?
The commissioner. (They have delegated final review of admin investigations in most cases)
Investigations that resulted in a formal written reprimand shall be retained for __ years; however, a copy of the formal written reprimand shall be removed from the field personnel folder after a period of ___ years from date the employee was service with AA notice.
Keep for 5 years
Removed from personnel folder after 3 years
Any corrective documentation issued to an employee as result of internal investigation (Form 2, MOD, etc) shall be removed from employee’s personnel folder after ___ years.
3 years
However, document, which is an exhibit, shall remain with internal investigation itself until scheduled destruction of investigation.
Adverse Action - An employee may file an appeal with the SPB Appeals Division no later than __ calendar days after effective date of a Notice of Adverse Action
30 days
Rejection During Probation - A rejected, probationary employee may file an appeal with the SPB Appeals Division no later than __ calendar days after effective date one rejection.
15 calendar days