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GENERAL ORDER
TITLE ACCREDITATION
Recruitment CALEA Chapter 31
PROPONENT UNIT PRIOR REVISIONS
Recruiting and Hiring Section 08/14/02, 01/03/18
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I. PURPOSE: This Order establishes guidelines for the recruitment of applicants for positions
within the Gainesville Police Department.
II. POLICY: The Gainesville Police Department shall initiate and maintain an active recruitment
program to compete with other employers for qualified applicants. [CALEA 31.1.1]
III. PROCEDURE:
A. Recruitment Plan:
1. The Department participates in the development, management, and implementation of
a recruitment plan that identifies key recruitment activities as determined by the
Personnel Services Division. [CALEA 31.2.1.c]
2. The overall goal of the recruitment plan is to provide a pool of qualified applicants and
to ensure the Department will be staffed according to the number of personnel
authorized in the Department’s budget.
This plan may be separate from or incorporated into those required by the City of
Gainesville, the U.S. Department of Justice or other entity to which the Gainesville
Police Department is required to report.
3. The plan shall consist of the following, at a minimum [CALEA 31.2.1]
i. Statistics and demographics detailing the Department’s authorized and
budgeted positions;
ii. Objectives that are reasonable, obtainable, and directed toward the
goal of achieving a sworn workforce that is representative of the
composition of the available workforce it serves. [CALEA 31.2.1a]
iii. Plan of action designed to achieve objectives identified. [CALEA
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iv. Activities outside of the agency's jurisdiction to attract viable law enforcement
candidates; and establishing relationships with groups in and outside the
community who represent targeted groups. [CALEA 31.2.1c]
v. Utilization of a system of record-keeping for the tracking of candidates;
vi. An annual analysis of the recruitment plan. The analysis shall be in the form of
a report and include progress toward stated objectives [CALEA 31.2.2.a] and as
needed revisions to the plan, [CALEA 31.2.2.b] and demographic data of sworn
personnel. [CALEA 31.2.2.c] The report shall be forwarded to the Office of the
Chief of Police for review.
vii. Outline of procedures for correcting inequities.
B. Recruitment Personnel:
1. The Gainesville Police Department will maintain a recruitment team that will be made
up of a diverse group of police department members. The team’s mission will be
“Recruiting for the Future” Personnel actively involved in the recruitment process will be
trained in the following areas, at a minimum, before engaging in recruiting activities.
[CALEA 31.1.2]
i. The Department’s recruitment needs and commitments,
ii. Department career opportunities,
iii. Salaries and benefits,
iv. Federal, state, and local compliance guidelines,
v. City of Gainesville demographic data, community organizations, and
educational institutions,
vi. Cultural awareness,
vii. Techniques for record-keeping systems for the tracking of candidates,
viii. The Department’s selection process,
ix. Characteristics that disqualify candidates,
x. Procedures involved in conducting background investigations,
xi. The City of Gainesville Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Plan.
2. The Personnel Services Division commander shall remain current on related
information, shall ensure that involved members receive the necessary training. [CALEA
31.1.2]
i. Per GO 33.1, Department-provided training requires an approved training
outline and an attendance roster or checklist with attendees’ signatures / initials,
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etc. that shows that the person was in attendance and/or that the material was
covered.
ii. Non-Department provided training will be documented by the course
certificate.
C. Equal Employment Opportunity:
The Department will include on all its recruitment advertisements (GPD website, agency
brochures, etc.) that it is an equal opportunity employer. See Equal Opportunity Policy (31.2).
[CALEA 31.3.1c]
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By Order of
Signed Original on file in the
Accreditation Section
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Lonnie Scott Sr.
Acting Chief of Police
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