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200Garden Grove Police Department
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200.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The organizational structure of this Department is designed to create an efficient means to
accomplish our mission and goals and to provide for the best possible service to the public.
200.2 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
The department is divided into three major components that are designated as bureaus:
•Administrative Services Bureau
•Community Policing Bureau
•Support Services Bureau
Each bureau is managed by a Police Captain, who holds the title of Bureau Commander and
reports directly to the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police and the three Bureau Commanders form an executive management team
through which organizational components are defined, arranged, and coordinated based upon the
direction of the Chief of Police.
200.2.1 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUREAU
The Administrative Services Bureau is commanded by a Captain, whose primary responsibility
is to provide general management direction and control for the Administrative Services Bureau.
The Administrative Services Bureau consists of the Administrative Services Division and the
Professional Standards Division.
Personnel assigned to the Administrative Services Bureau provide support to the Chief of Police
as well as the entire Department. The Administrative Services Bureau oversees the Department
budget and all fiscal and purchasing activities. The Budget Manager oversees all Department
purchasing and requisition activities and assists with providing data processing services.
200.2.2 FUNCTION OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION
The Professional Standards Division is commanded by a Lieutenant, who oversees the following
functions of the Administrative Services Bureau:
•All training programs
•Budget
•Personnel recruitment
•Range and firearms training
•The peer support team
•The chaplain program
•Grants
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DepartmentOrganizational Structure and Responsibility - 2•Facilities
•Station security
The Professional Standards Division Lieutenant will administer grant-funded programs that are
implemented by the department.
The Professional Standards Division Lieutenant also oversees the Internal Affairs Unit, which
is assigned to a sergeant. The Internal Affairs Sergeant is responsible for investigating most
allegations of misconduct by police personnel and coordinating the legal issues associated with
claims against the city, civil litigation, and personnel investigations. Some allegations of employee
misconduct are referred to the appropriate bureau for a supervisory investigation.
The Personnel and Training Sergeant is responsible for keeping the departmental personnel
updated with training consistent with Federal, State and P.O.S.T. mandates. The Personnel
and Training Sergeant also supervises recruitment, all background investigations and the Field
Training Program.
200.2.3 FUNCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION
The Administrative Services Division is commanded by a Lieutenant, who oversees the following
functions of the Administrative Services Bureau: Media Relations, Policies and Procedures
Manual, and the Department's accreditation program (CALEA).
The Administrative Services Lieutenant will serve as the Accreditation Manager for the
department's accreditation program. Their duties in this capacity will be to ensure that the
department remains in compliance with all accreditation standards, complete all required
accreditation reports, and review all proposed changes to department policies and procedures
that have an effect upon accreditation. The Accreditation Manager shall receive specialized
accreditation manager training within one year of being assigned to the position and will supervise
the Administrative Sergeant, who will serve as the Primary Spokesperson or Public Information
Officer (PIO).
The Administrative Services Lieutenant will be responsible for reviewing and maintaining the
department's policies and procedures manual. The Administrative Services Lieutenant, or their
designee, will develop and maintain a comprehensive Job Classification Manual. The manual will
contain:
•A job task analysis of each position within the department;
•The work behaviors of each job to include the duties, responsibilities, functions, tasks,
etc. of each job assignment within the organization as well as the skills, knowledge,
and abilities required for each position; and
•The frequency with which the work behavior occurs;
•How critical the job-related skills, knowledge, and abilities are;
•The responsibilities of each organizational component of the department.
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DepartmentOrganizational Structure and Responsibility - 3The descriptions contained in the Job Classification Manual shall be clearly written, appropriately
updated, and available to all department personnel through the office of the Administrative
Services Bureau Commander or their designee.
The Administrative Services Bureau Commander will provide the necessary liaison with the City's
Personnel Department to assure that the development and maintenance of job specifications
accurately reflect the current nature of the various tasks, positions or jobs within the Department.
The City's Personnel Department and the Administrative Services Bureau Commander will
conduct a review of job classifications in conjunction with recruitment efforts. All job classifications
will be reviewed every four years. If necessary, the written classification plan will be revised at
this time.
200.2.4 COMMUNITY POLICING BUREAU
The Community Policing Bureau is commanded by a Captain, whose primary responsibility is
to provide general management direction and control for the Community Policing Bureau. The
Community Policing Bureau consists of the East and West Patrol Divisions, the Special Services
Division, and the Community Outreach Division.
The Department has adopted a community policing and problem-solving philosophy that divides
the City into two geographical patrol divisions; each division contains three (3