Policy Text
Policy Delano Police Department
1015 Delano PD Policy Manual
Commendations and Awards
1015.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy provides general guidelines for recognizing commendable or meritorious acts of
members of the Delano Police Department and individuals from the community.
1015.1.1 POLICY
It shall be the policy of this Department to provide awards and recognition to all Departmental
employees, or citizens recommended.
1015.2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Delano Police Department to recognize and acknowledge exceptional
individual or group achievements, performance, proficiency, heroism and service of its members
and individuals from the community through commendations and awards.
1015.3 COMMENDATIONS
Commendations for members of the Department or for individuals from the community may be
initiated by any department member or by any person from the community.
1015.3.1 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES
All requests for awards and recognition shall be verified by the employee's supervisor before
forwarding such request to the Chief of Police. Any incomplete or unsubstantiated requests shall
be returned by the supervisor for clarification or denial by the supervisor.
Once approved, the DPD Form 1030 and/or 1030A shall be forwarded to the Human Resource
Management Department of the City for inclusion into the Department member's personnel file.
The Awards Committee shall be responsible for the below duties as assigned:
A. Convene at the direction of the Chief of Police;
B. Announce the call for awards and recognition at the direction of the Chief of Police;
C. Accept the nominations for commendable action awards and recommendations;
D. Make recommendations to the Chief of Police regarding commendable action awards;
E. Prepare awards for Chief of Police;
F. Schedule, plan, or otherwise facilitate the yearly awards program; and,
G. Participate in the awards program.
1015.3.2 WEARING OF AWARDS AND RIBBONS
Departmental staff may wear only authorized awards and ribbons with either their long sleeve or
short sleeve uniform shirt however, mandatory wearing of these awards and ribbons shall only be
at the direction of the Chief of Police for events he/she have determine to warrant such wearing
of awards and ribbons.
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