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1 EDGEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT REGULATION REGULATION 900 – PUBLIC ACTIVITIES EFFECTIVE: 3/30/2023 DISTRIBUTION: ALL EMPLOYEES REVIEW RESPONSIBILITY: CHIEF OF POLICE ACCREDITATION CHAPTERS : NONE CHIEF OF POLICE DEAN DESCHRYVER 900-1, COMMERCIAL TESTIMONIALS Employees shall not permit their names or photographs to be used to endorse any product or service if they are identified as employees of the Edgewood Police Department without the per mission of the Chief of Police. 900-2, OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT Prior to engaging in any outside business, calling, or employment, the employee shall submit a request for a permit to do so to the Cfief of Police through channels on the approved form. 900-3, ISSUANCE OF EXTRA -DUTY WORK PERMIT The decision to issue or deny a permit to work outside the Department will be guided by City Policy and Procedures m anual and current Departmental directives. 900-4, POLITICAL ACTIVITIES Each employee should become fully informed regarding the issues of local, state, and nat ional political campaigns and of the ca ndidates' qualifications for the offices they hope to attain. Each employee, as an individual voter, is urged to vote in all elections. Employees may express their opinion s on any candidate or issue, e.g ., campaign contributions, and may participate in any political campaign during their off -duty hours and while not in uniform. While on -duty, employees shall not participate in lobbying activities, campaign, wear campaign material, or display any campaign material o n any police vehicle. Employees shall not have or d isplay any campaign material, e.g., signs, posters, etc., on their private vehicles while the same are on City property. Bumper stickers actually on bumpers are permitted. City property, for the purpose of this regulation, shall be defined as any City building or facility in which employees are engaged in work activities, or any City employee parking area. Should any employee receive a request for information concerning Ci ty business, other than that usually and readily available to any citizen from any candidate for public office, the candidate shall be advised to submit the request in writin g to the Mayor. Employees shall not be candidates for or hold elected office in the government of the City of Edgewood . Employees shall not solicit any assessments, contributions, or services for any political candidate or party from any other employee while either empl oyee is on duty or in uniform. Employees shall not require political service of any subordinate. REGULATION 900 Page 2 2 Employees shall have the right to hold membership in and support a political party, to vote as he /she chooses, to express an opinion on all political subjec ts and candidates, to maintain political neutrality, and to attend political meetings, subject to the limitations set forth in this subsection. Employees may not appear before City Council while on duty unless summoned or requested by City Council or wit h prior approval of the Chief of Police. 900-5, ORGANIZATIONS PROMOT ING HATE -BASED VIOLENCE No employee shall knowingly become a member of or connected with any organization promot ing hate-based violence except when necessary in the performance of an ap proved duty and then only under the direction of the Chief of Police . These o rganizations include those that explicitly and solely promote hate-based violence against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. 900-6, PERSONAL PREFERMENT No employee may seek the influence of intervention of any person outside of the Department for purposes of personal preferment, advantage, transfer, or advancement. 900-7, CONDUCT TOWARD THE PUBLIC It is the policy of the Edgewood Police Department that employees conduct themselves in accordance with the following provisions: a. Courtesy: Employees shall exercise reasonable courtesy in their dealings with the public. Their interaction shall be professional and avoid profane and insolent language or behavior which ridicule s, mock s, deride s, taunt s, belittle s, willfully embarrass es, humiliate s, shame s or do anything reasonably calculated to incite a person to do violence. b. Identification: Employees shall supply a business card when asked for their name, I.D., badge number, or any other type of identification information. On-duty employees shall carry a supply of business cards with them, unless in an undercover capacity. If the employee does not have business cards, he/she shall make arrangements to obtain them as soon as possible. Should an employee not have a business card available, he/she shall provide his/her name and employee number legibly on a piece of paper in addition to any official paperwork the requesting citizen is to receive. This shall be provided in a courteous manner and as soon as is reasonably possible. c. Requests: Employees shall attend to requests from the public quickly and accurately. They shall avoid unnecessary referrals to other parts of the Department. 900-8, SOLICITATIONS AND COLLECTIONS ON CITY PROPERTY The sale of any merchandise, tickets, subscriptions, or the distribution of handbills or similar advertising materials on Cit y property is prohibited without having first obtained specific authorization by the Chief of Police. This includes collection of money for installment payment obligations, magazine subscriptions, and similar activity. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the distribution and sale of newspapers by an accredited carri er. RM 900