2022-64 - 2023-2025 FOP Patrol CBA

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shall have the sole discretion to dismiss the employee without recourse to the grievance procedure or to any Civil Service appeal. Where the City has paid for an employee's peace officer training, an employee resigning from the City within the first three (3) years of employment is required to reimburse the City for such payments. 8.05 All employees promoted to a higher rank are required to serve a probationary period of one (1) year. During this period, the City shall have the sole discretion to demote such employee to their previous rank without the employee having any recourse to the grievance procedure or to any Civil Service appeal. 8.06 If an employee is off work due to illness or injury in excess of ten (10) days during the probationary period, the probationary period is automatically extended by the number of days off. 8.07 Years of service, for purposes of promotion, shall be defined as years of service only with the Lakewood Division of Police. ARTICLE 9 WAGES 9.01 Effective January 1, 2023, all Patrol Officers Grade I shall receive a three percent (3%) wage increase on base wages. 9.02 Effective January 1, 2024, all Patrol Officers Grade 1 shall receive a three percent (3%) wage increase. 9.03 Effective January 1, 2025, all Patrol Officers Grade 1 shall receive a three percent (30/0) wage increase. 9.04 Effective March 1, 2021, Patrol Officers hired through the City of Lakewood Civil Service patrol officer lateral process shall be placed in the appropriate pay grade based on prior full-time patrol officer Civil Service experience. For every two (2) years (not to exceed six (6) years) of prior full-time patrol officer Civil Service experience the lateral patrol officer has, (as verified through the background process) shall receive one (1) year (not to exceed three (3) years) of credit with the City of Lakewood police department for wage purposes only. 9.05 For wage rate breakdown see Appendix A. 9.06 Proficiency Pay The City will provide a stipend of $2,400.00 to all full time employees of the Lakewood Division of Police for firearms and body -worn camera proficiencies paid in the first pay of each year of the Agreement.