Council approves probationary-period changes for police and corrections officers

The North Las Vegas City Council on Nov. 19 approved two memoranda of understanding that add probationary-period language for lateral hires and for officers who resign or transfer and later return to positions covered by the Police Officers Association (POA).

Wilson Edgill, the city's director of human resources, told the council the amendments create shorter probation windows for these groups — in some cases six months and in others 12 months — where the current collective bargaining agreement only reflected an 18-month initial probationary period. “Depending on if they come back within a year or longer than a year, we have the 6 month, and 12 month probationary period,” Edgill said during the public hearing.

Both items were presented as public hearings with no public testimony. The council opened and closed the hearings, and motions to approve the MOUs were moved and declared passed by the presiding chair. For the police MOU (Item 19) the motion was moved by Council member Ron; for the corrections nonsupervisor MOU (Item 20) the council likewise approved the amendment after Edgill noted the language mirrors the police contract.

City staff said the changes specifically cover lateral police hires and peace officers who re-enter the bargaining unit after leaving; the intent presented was to ensure probation terms apply consistently to those returning or transferring into covered roles. The human-resources director thanked police command staff, the POA and staff who worked to “flush out the language” in the proposed MOU.

The council did not receive written comments or blue cards on either item before closing the hearings. The approvals amend the 2024–27 bargaining agreements to add the described probationary provisions; no further details about implementation dates or administrative procedures were provided at the meeting.