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1001.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This procedure will establish the police department's employee performance evaluation system.
The objective of the evaluation system is to record work performance for both the department
and the employee giving recognition for good work and providing a guide for improvement where
needed. The employee performance evaluation report is a gauge in measuring performance
and is used for making personnel decisions relating to merit increase, promotion, reassignment,
demotion and termination. The report also provides a guide for mutual work planning and
review, and an opportunity to convert general impressions into a more objective history of work
performance based on job standards.
1001.2 PERMANENT EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS
Permanent employee performance evaluations will be in two (2) parts.
1001.2.1 PART ONE - EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
The "Employee Performance Evaluation" will be the cover page for all evaluations. It details the
following information:
•Employee's name
•Employee number
•Position for which the employee is being evaluated
•Type of evaluation
•Disciplinary action/type
•Commendations
•Additional documentation
•Bureau Commander's Signature
•Department Head's signature
1001.2.2 PART TWO - POLICE DEPARTMENT "COMPETENCIES"
There are five Police Department Competencies forms covering all positions within this
Department:
Police Officer & Investigator
•Technical Skills: Knowledge and Job Performance, Officer Safety, Leadership/
Communication/Training, Self-Initiated Activity, Driving Skills
•Individual Attributes: Action Oriented, Attitude Toward New Situations & Challenges,
Work Habits
•Interpersonal Skills: Citizen/Customer Service, Interpersonal Actions, Peer
Relationships
Garden Grove Police Department
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Evaluation of Employees Procedures
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•Technical Skills: Mentoring and Career Development, Leadership, Frequently
Performed Tasks, Knowledge
•Individual Attributes: Approachability, Seasoned Judgment, Professional Growth,
Priority Setting,
•Interpersonal Skills: Citizen/Customer Service, Interpersonal Actions, Conflict
Management
First-Line Staff
•Technical Skills: Action Oriented, Career Growth, Confidence, Attitude Towards New
Situations & Challenges, Problem Solving, Listening, Work Habits
•Interpersonal Skills: Customer Service – Dealing With The Public, Peer Relationships
Professional Employee
•Individual Attributes: Action Oriented, Career Growth, Confidence, Attitude Towards
New Situations & Challenges, Problem Solving, Written Communication, Listening,
Work Habits
•Interpersonal Skills: Citizen/Customer Service, Interpersonal Actions, Peer
Relationships, Political Awareness
Management Employee
•Individual Attributes: Approachability, Influence and Negotiating, Seasoned Judgment,
Written Communications, Professional Growth, Priority Setting,
•Management Skills: Conflict Management, Decision Quality, Developing Employees
Who Directly Report, Holding People Accountable, Planning
•Leadership Skills: Fostering Innovation, Building Effective Teams, Political Awareness
Raters who are required to evaluate their personnel each January will complete the "Employee
Performance Evaluation" and the appropriate "Competencies" form. The raters who are required
to evaluate their personnel at the July shift change shall complete the appropriate "Competencies"
form only at that time. The completed "Competencies" form will temporarily remain at the Division
level. In January, the employee's performance will be re-evaluated for the second six-month
period via the "Competencies" form. The rater must also complete the "Employee Performance
Evaluation" form and attach the first six-month "Competencies form, thus forming a complete
yearly evaluation.