Policy Text
I. General
A. The Chief of Police maintains the sole authority and discretion to
assign, reassign or transfer any employee, sworn or non-sworn,
classified or non-classified, at any time, to such duties or
organizational components of the Department as in the Chief’s
judgment may best serve the interests of the employee and/or the
Department. Transfer or assignment into any component or function
that reports directly to the Chief of Police is exempt from the
procedures expressed below.
B. When a transfer is a change in an employee's unit assignment,
reasonable advance notice as is practicable under the circumstances
will be given. If a transfer is a permanent change in an employee's shift
or days off schedule, the employee shall be notified no less than five
workdays prior to the transfer in order that the employee may arrange
for an orderly change. The five-day notice may be waived by the
employee and it need not be given when unforeseen needs of the
Department or emergency conditions require that temporary changes
be made with little or no advance notice.
C. Officers operating Department motorcycles will properly handle any situation
requiring police response directed to their attention, especially concerning
the preservation of life and property through prevention of vehicular
accidents and enforcement of all state, county and municipal traffic laws.
Motorcycle officer responsibilities include traffic related law enforcement,
crash investigation, and general police duties.
D. Employees assigned to the Motorcycle Unit will possess a current motorcycle
endorsement on their Florida Driver License.
E. The number of police officers assigned to operate motorcycles will be
determined by the Chief of Police.
F. Motorcycle officers can either be an assigned patrol officer in a district on a
shift or be assigned to specific Motorcycle Unit operations. Authorization
for use in various situations will be given by a Motorcycle Supervisor.