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Y ARTICLE 20 INVESTIGATIONS <br />20.01 When an employee is to be interviewed or required to submit reports as a result of a <br />complaint, the employee shall be informed of the nature of such complaint prior to such <br />interview or order to submit a report. The employee shalt be permitted to review any available <br />and relevant video and audio in the department's possession prior to being interviewed or prior <br />to preparing a written statement or report. A copy of all completed complaints and investigations <br />will be forwarded to the officer involved. <br />20.02 In the event the City is engaged in an investigation of any employee covered by this <br />Agreement, the City will issue no news releases or photographs that identify said employee <br />except as required by law but will refer all inquiries to the City Law Department. <br />20.03 The employee shall be afforded the right to have a union representative present during <br />any grievable internal disciplinary matter. If, during or prior only to any interrogation session, it <br />appears as though criminal charges may result, the employee will be advised of their legal rights, <br />rights to counsel and will be afforded the right to have an attorney present at any and all <br />interrogation sessions related to the specific incident. <br />20.04 An employee involved in a critical incident related to use -of -force or use of a motor <br />vehicle, involving a life -threatening serious physical injury or death of another, said employee <br />shall be provided paid administrative leave for a minimum of three (3) sleep cycles (72 hours) <br />prior to being compelled to submit to a formal interview, provide a written statement or report. <br />Inquiries limited to essential basic facts shall be permitted to protect the safety of the public and <br />to preserve evidence. An employee involved in a critical incident shall be afforded the <br />opportunity to review all relevant video and audio records prior to being interviewed or <br />preparing a written statement or report. The employee shall be afforded an opportunity to have a <br />non -employee representative or attorney present prior to participating in a formal investigation. <br />ARTICLE 21 PERSONNEL FILES <br />21.01 The personnel file for all employees shall be maintained by the Human Resources <br />Director for the City of Lakewood. <br />21.02 All permanently appointed employees shall have the right to examine their own personnel <br />file (excluding all information related to their probationary period and pre -employment <br />screening) during normal business hours. Employees will be required to remain in the Human <br />Resources Department with a member of the Human Resources staff while reviewing their file. <br />Under no circumstances will an employee be allowed to remove an original file from the <br />Department of Human Resources. <br />21.03 An employee may not remove or alter any documents in their file, but may place written <br />clarification, explanation or rebuttal to any of its contents which may be of a negative nature, by <br />submitting same, through channels, to the Human Resources Director. <br />17 <br />