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1 EDGEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT REGULATION REGULATION 000 - DEFINITIONS EFFECTIVE: 3/29/2023 DISTRIBUTION: ALL EMPLOYEES REVIEW RESPONSIBILITY: CHIEF OF POLICE ACCREDITATION CHAPTERS : NONE CHIEF OF POLICE: DEAN D ESCHRYVER 000-1, CH AIN OF COMMAND Chain o f Command shall mean that each employee is responsible to a superior employee of the next highest rank and responsible for those of subordinate rank. 000-2, CHIEF Chief shall mean the Chief of Police of the Edgewood Police Departmen t. 000-3, CITY City shall mean the City of Edgewood . 000-4, PROFESSIONAL STAFF Professional Staff shall mean any non -sworn employee of the Department. 000-5, COMMANDING OFFICER Commanding Officer shall mean any sworn officer above the r ank of sergeant or any other employe e so designated by the Chief. 000-6, COMPETENT AUTHORITY Competent Authority shall mean that authority possessed by any superior, supervisor, or commanding officer. 000-7, DEPARTMENT Department shall mean the Edgewood Police Departm ent. 000-8, DIRECT IVE Directive shall mean any order issued by any employee or supervisor authorized by the Chief of Police to issue such orders. 000-9, EMPLOYEE Employee shall mean any employee of the City of Edgew ood (sworn/non -sworn) . REGULATION 000 Page 2 2 000-10, MA NUAL Manual shall mean a controlled and indexed collection of Department written directives. 000-11, MEMBER Member shall mean any duly-appointed police officer in the Department. 000-12, OFFICER -IN-CHARGE Officer -in-Charge shall mean the ranking Dep artment employee in volved in any given police incident. 000-13, ORDERS Orders shall mean commands or instructions, oral or written , given by one employee or supervisor to employees of lesser rank. 000-14, PART -TIME OFFICERS/CERTIFIED PA RT-TIME OFFICER S Part-time office rs shall mean and include those persons who are members of the Edgewood Police Reserves, and who work less than forty (40) hours per week as police officers; but, who have completed the training required of full - time officer s in accordance with s tate law, and are sworn with full police powers. Such part-time officers shall perform duties and exercise authority parallel to that of a full -time police officer ; except that part-time officers shall not be permitted to ride solo pa trol. Certified Part -time Offic ers shall include those part-time officers who have completed the prescribed Departmental Field Training Officer Program (FTO); and as a result shall be permitted to ride solo patrol. 000-15, POLICE RECRUIT Police Recruit shall mean a fully-sworn mem ber of t he de partment wh o completed the academy , orientation period , and has yet to complete the Field Train ing Program and their probationary period. 000-16, POLICE INCIDENT Police Incident shall mean any occurrence or incident suggesting or requiring po lice action or service by emp loyees of the Departme nt. 000-17, SENIOR OFFICER Senior Officer shall m ean a Department employee in any given rank with the longer service in that rank. 000-18, SHALL Shall mean s a mandatory requirement. REGULATION 000 Page 3 3 000-19, SHIFT Shift shall mean an establi shed daily tour of dut y. 000-20, SUPERIOR OFFICER Superior Officer shal l mean any member operating in a training capacity over police recruits, any member with the rank of Sergeant or higher, or any other employee so designa ted by the Chi ef of Police. 000-21, SUPERVISOR Supervisor shall mean employees who have as one of the ir major responsibilities the general authority in the interest of the Edgewood Police Department to direct other employees , the review of personnel prob lems or the rec ommendation of such action or their p erformance. Supervisors shall assign, reward, super vise, and train subordinates. Supervisors shall recommend dismissals, transfers, suspensions, demotions, recalls, and discipline. 000-22, THROUGH CHAN NELS Through Channels s hall mean via the chain of command. RM-000