Common use of Departmental Hearings Clause in Contracts

Departmental Hearings. Prior to any departmental hearing before the Public Safety Director, the charged member shall receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At departmental hearings, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by a Lodge Representative, to question adverse witnesses, and to call witnesses material to the member's defense. A member who is charged, or the member's Lodge Representative, may make a written request for a continuance. Such request shall be granted where practicable, at the discretion of the Public Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The City shall make all good faith efforts to notify the affected member, normally during the member's duty hours, and his/her representative of any charges or of any decisions reached as a result of a departmental hearing prior to any public statement. The City shall issue any decision at least seventy-two (72) hours after the conclusion of any authorized leave, which may have been granted to the affected member unless earlier discussion of the decision directly with the member or through his/her representative is confirmed. Hearings shall be held in the Public Safety Director's office unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. All hearings shall be recorded by the City and, at the request of the member and/or the member's Lodge Representative, a copy shall be provided to the member for the cost of a copy. All hearings conducted by the Public Safety Director shall be closed to the public, press, and others not directly involved in such hearings, unless otherwise mutually agreed.

Departmental Hearings. Prior to any departmental hearing before the Public Safety Director, the charged member shall receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At departmental hearings, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by a Lodge Representative, to question adverse witnesses, and to call witnesses material to the member's ’s defense. A member who is charged, or the member's ’s Lodge Representative, may make a written request for a continuance. Such request shall be granted where practicable, at the discretion of the Public Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The City shall make all good faith efforts to notify the affected member, normally during the member's ’s duty hours, and his/her representative of any charges or of any decisions reached as a result of a departmental hearing prior to any public statement. The City shall issue any decision at least seventy-two (72) hours after the conclusion of any authorized leave, which may have been granted to the affected member unless earlier discussion of the decision directly with the member or through his/her representative is confirmed. Hearings shall be held in the Public Safety Director's ’s office unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. All hearings shall be recorded by the City and, at the request of the member and/or the member's ’s Lodge Representative, a copy shall be provided to the member for the cost of a copy. All hearings conducted by the Public Safety Director shall be closed to the public, press, and others not directly involved in such hearings, unless otherwise mutually agreed.. [Note: The first yellow-shaded sentence in Section 10.9 is odd, and we don’t know what is going on there. If people on the ground in Columbus

Departmental Hearings. Prior to any departmental hearing before the Public Safety Director, the charged member shall receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At departmental hearings, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by a Lodge Representative, to question adverse witnesses, and to call witnesses material to the member's defense. A member who is charged, or the member's Lodge Representative, may make a written request for a continuance. Such request shall be granted where practicable, at the discretion of the Public Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The City shall make all good faith efforts to notify the affected member, normally during the member's duty hours, and his/her representative of any charges or of any decisions reached as a result of a departmental hearing prior to any public statement. The City shall issue any decision at least seventy-two (72) hours after the conclusion of any authorized leave, which may have been granted to the affected member unless earlier discussion of the decision directly with the member or through his/her representative is confirmed. Hearings shall be held in the Public Safety Director's office unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. All hearings shall be recorded by the City and, at the request of the member and/or the member's Lodge Representative, a copy shall be provided to the member for the cost of a copy. All hearings conducted by the Public Safety Director shall be closed to the public, press, and others not directly involved in such hearings, unless otherwise mutually agreed. This does not, however, restrict attendance by a representative of the Office of Inspector General or Civilian Review Board.

Departmental Hearings. Prior to any departmental hearing before the Public Safety Director, the charged member shall receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At departmental hearings, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by a Lodge Representative, to question adverse witnesses, and to call witnesses material to the member's ’s defense. A member who is charged, or the member's ’s Lodge Representative, may make a written request for a continuance. Such request shall be granted where practicable, at the discretion of the Public Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The City shall make all good faith efforts to notify the affected member, normally during the member's ’s duty hours, and his/her representative of any charges or of any decisions reached as a result of a departmental hearing prior to any public statement. The City shall issue any decision at least seventy-two (72) hours after the conclusion of any authorized leave, which may have been granted to the affected member unless earlier discussion of the decision directly with the member or through his/her representative is confirmed. Hearings shall be held in the Public Safety Director's ’s office unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. All hearings shall be recorded by the City and, at the request of the member and/or the member's ’s Lodge Representative, a copy shall be provided to the member for the cost of a copy. All hearings conducted by the Public Safety Director shall be closed to the public, press, and others not directly involved in such hearings, unless otherwise mutually agreed.. [Note: Generally, the yellow-shaded area is okay, as far as it goes, as these kinds of hearings are not intended to be media circuses. However, it would be worthwhile to determine whether the Public Safety Director is allowed after-the-fact to publicly disclose the recording of the hearing. If the answer is “no,” then it would definitely be appropriate to seek to

Departmental Hearings. ‌ Prior to any departmental hearing before the Public Safety Director, the charged member shall receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At departmental hearings, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by a Lodge Representative, to question adverse witnesses, and to call witnesses material to the member's defense. A member who is charged, or the member's Lodge Representative, may make a written request for a continuance. Such request shall be granted where practicable, at the discretion of the Public Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The City shall make all good faith efforts to notify the affected member, normally during the member's duty hours, and his/her representative of any charges or of any decisions reached as a result of a departmental hearing prior to any public statement. The City shall issue any decision at least seventy-two (72) hours after the conclusion of any authorized leave, which may have been granted to the affected member unless earlier discussion of the decision directly with the member or through his/her representative is confirmed. Hearings shall be held in the Public Safety Director's office unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. All hearings shall be recorded by the City and, at the request of the member and/or the member's Lodge Representative, a copy shall be provided to the member for the cost of a copy. All hearings conducted by the Public Safety Director shall be closed to the public, press, and others not directly involved in such hearings, unless otherwise mutually agreed. This does not, however, restrict attendance by a representative of the Office of Inspector General or Civilian Review Board.

Departmental Hearings. ‌ Prior to any departmental hearing before the Public Safety Director, the charged member shall receive from the Chief of Police a written statement of all charges and specifications. At departmental hearings, the charged member shall be allowed to be represented by a Lodge Representative, to question adverse witnesses, and to call witnesses material to the member's defense. A member who is charged, or the member's Lodge Representative, may make a written request for a continuance. Such request shall be granted where practicable, at the discretion of the Public Safety Director. The length of such continuance shall be mutually agreed upon by the parties. The City shall make all good faith efforts to notify the affected member, normally during the member's duty hours, and his/her representative of any charges or of any decisions reached as a result of a departmental hearing prior to any public statement. The City shall issue any decision at least seventy-two (72) hours after the conclusion of any authorized leave, which may have been granted to the affected member unless earlier discussion of the decision directly with the member or through his/her representative is confirmed. Hearings shall be held in the Public Safety Director's office unless an alternative site is mutually agreed upon by the parties. All hearings shall be recorded by the City and, at the request of the member and/or the member's Lodge Representative, a copy shall be provided to the member for the cost of a copy. All hearings conducted by the Public Safety Director shall be closed to the public, press, and others not directly involved in such hearings, unless otherwise mutually agreed. This does not, however, restrict attendance by a representative of the Department of Inspector General or Civilian Review Board.