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1035Garden Grove Police Department
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1035.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this Policy is to establish the collective bargaining procedures between the City of
Garden Grove and the employee groups representing members of the police department.
1035.2 POLICY
The Garden Grove Police Department recognizes the rights of its employees to form an organized
group or groups, which, among other functions, negotiates labor agreements with the City of
Garden Grove.
The department and the City recognize that collective bargaining rights mandate a defined
relationship for negotiations, grievance examination, and other related matters. These
relationships are defined in those portions of the current Memorandum of Understanding (labor
agreement) which specifies management rights and certain rights of designated bargaining unit
personnel to utilize duty time for certain labor unit functions, file grievances, and negotiate
contracts.
1035.3 SELECTION OF CITY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVES
The City’s collective bargaining representatives consist of a member of the Police Department’s
Management staff, as selected by the Chief of Police and no more than two members of the
City’s Central Management staff, as selected by the City Manager. The bargaining representatives
are chosen prior to each contract negotiations. This does not apply to the Garden Grove Police
Management Association who negotiate directly with the City Manager or his designee
1035.4 REPRESENTATIVES FOR SWORN MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Garden Grove Police Association represents all sworn personnel below the rank of lieutenant
in contract negotiations. The Police Association president and board of directors select its
bargaining team from among its membership.
The Garden Grove Police Management Association represents all sworn personnel at the rank of
lieutenant, captain and deputy chief in contract negotiations. The Police Management Association
president and board of directors select its bargaining team from among its membership.
1035.5 REPRESENTATIVE FOR NON-SWORN MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Garden Grove Chapter of the Orange County Employees' Association represents all non-
sworn members of the department who do not occupy management positions. The board of
directors of the Employees' Association selects its bargaining team.
Garden Grove Police Department
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Collective Bargaining
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DepartmentCollective Bargaining - 21035.6 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCEDURES
The collective bargaining process is conducted pursuant to Garden Grove City Council Resolution
4066-71 and California Government Code Sections 3500 - 3510 as amended, which is generally
referred to as the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.
Under these documents, procedures for conducting negotiations are established beforehand, and
the negotiations are based upon the principal of "good faith" bargaining.
The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act establishes procedures for the appointment of a mediator if the City
and the employee group fail to reach an agreement after a reasonable period of time and the
negotiations result in impasse.
1035.7 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
The agreements produced as a result of the collective bargaining process between the City and
the employee groups are published in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), except
for the Garden Grove Police Management Association, which is in the form of a City Council
Resolution. Upon approval of the City Manager and the Garden Grove City Council, the MOU/City
Council Resolution remains in effect for the length of time specified in the agreement.
The Chief of Police or his/her designee will inform all management personnel of the terms of
the agreement. Copies of the MOU area given to all management personnel and supervisors
(sergeants). The Garden Grove Police Association distributes the MOU to its board of directors
and is responsible for making the agreement available to all its members. Every MOU/City Council
Resolution related to bargaining, are maintained on the Personnel Department’s page on the City’s
Internet site.
The Administrative Services Bureau is responsible to review and amend any departmental written
directives or policies that are affected by the MOU.