Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE – SUPERVISORY FILES
NO: D-500
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
August 1, 1990
REVIEWED:
8/28/2017
REVISED:
4/6/2000
UPDATED:
8/28/2017
D-500-1
POLICY
In order to properly evaluate the efficiency, productivity, and performance of subordinates, all
supervisors shall maintain a file on all employees they supervise. Such files will be kept
confidential to be shared only with the employee or another supervisor as the situation dictates.
Supervisory files shall contain all comments, negative and positive, regarding the employee’s
performance. The employee will have the opportunity to review and sign all negative comments
prior to them being placed into the supervisory file.
DIRECTIVE A
Supervisory files are subject to “Pitchess Motions” and will be made available upon request by
competent authority. They will also be easily accessible to the appropriate Divis