Everett Police Management Association 8/17/2017

ARTICLE 8 - INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS 8.1 General. 8.1.1 Any employee who will be interviewed concerning an act which, if proven, could reasonably result in disciplinary action against him or her will be afforded the following safeguards: 8.1.1.1 Employees shall be notified, in writing, that they have become the subject of an internal investigation and of the allegations, except that such notification may not occur when, in the opinion of the Chief of Police or designee, such notification would clearly tend to impair and/or impede a thorough, fair, and factual investigation of a particular complaint. 8.1.1.2 48 hours prior to any investigatory interview, the employee will be informed of and afforded the opportunity to consult with an EPMA representative. The employee shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time to secure the presence of an EPMA representative and to have an EPMA representative present during the interview, so long as the delay shall not unduly obstruct the City's ability to conduct its investigation. The EPMA representative will not unduly interfere in the interview. These restrictions on the EPMA representative's role shall in no way limit EPMA's right to present other evidence to the City at other phases of the investigation, after the conclusion of questioning. 8.1.1.3 To the extent reasonably possible, interviews shall take place at City facilities. 8.1.1.4 The City shall make a reasonable, good faith effort to conduct these interviews during the employee's regularly scheduled shift or normal business hours, except for emergencies or where interviews can be conducted by telephone. Where an employee is working on the night shift, the interview can be scheduled contiguously to the employee's shift. 8.1.1.5 The employee will be required to answer all questions, except for those involving criminal conduct of the employee if the employee has been informed that criminal charges may be filed against him or her. 8.1.1.6 All interviews shall be limited in scope to activities, circumstances, events, conduct, acts or background which pertain to the incident which is the subject of the investigation. Nothing in this article shall prohibit the City from questioning the employee about information which is developed during the course of the interview. 8.1.1.7 If the City records the interview, a copy of the complete interview of the employee shall be furnished, upon request, to the employee. If the interviewed employee is subsequently disciplined and any part of any recording is transcribed by the City, the employee shall be given a EVERETT POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION PAGE 9