Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Investigations Division
TITLE:
On Call Criteria – Supervisor Homicide
NO: B-400
APPROVED: Commander Raul Murillo
EFFECTIVE:
05/15/2008
REVIEWED:
03/24/2023
REVISED:
12/18/2019
UPDATED:
07/08/2020
B-400-1
POLICY
The supervisors for the on-call rotation currently consist of four Sergeants. This includes the
Homicide Sergeant and three additional supervisors from SVU, CAP, and Licensing. Individuals
placed on the “on-call rotation” are subject to call-out, at any time, and therefore receive
“availability pay” per the current Memorandum of Understanding.
DIRECTIVE A
The requirements for being placed on the “on-call rotation” for the supervisors are as follows:
• Must be of the rank of Sergeant, or higher.
• Must have attended the POST certified 40-hour basic Death Investigation course (or its
equivalent).
• Must complete a 2-3 week training program where they remain on-call and respond to
call-outs with the “on-call te