Policy Text
I. Staff Duty Officer Authority
A. The Staff Duty Officer is delegated the authority to act on the behalf of the
Chief of Police while serving as the Staff Duty Officer. This authority will
remain in force until a higher ranking officer or the Chief of Police relieves
the Staff Duty Officer of this responsibility.
B. The Chief of Police will designate Staff Duty Officers. The Chief’s Office
will prepare and maintain the Staff Duty Officer schedule as directed by
the Chief of Police.
C. The Staff Duty Officer will serve for a one-week period of time, beginning
on Monday at 0700 hours and continuing until the next Monday at 0700
hours.
D. Command Officers who have been scheduled to serve as the Staff Duty
Officer and who has conflicts with the use of annual leave or Department
sponsored training will be responsible for securing a replacement and
notifying the Deputy Chief of the change and the Staff Duty Officer
replacement. The responsibilities of the Staff Duty Officer are as follows:
1. For the duration of the assignment, the assigned Command Officer
will make themselves available 24 hours a day and reachable by
radio or telephone.
2. If the Staff Duty Officer is or might be out of contact, they will notify
the on-duty PSCD supervisor.
3. The Staff Duty Officer may respond to all major incidents that occur
within the city.
4. When the Staff Duty Officer responds, they will be briefed by the
on-duty supervisor at the scene. The Staff Duty Officer will be
responsible for notifying and briefing, by phone, Chief of Police
and the Deputy Chief in a timely manner.
5. During their assignment, the Staff Duty Officer may adjust their
work hours so they may be present at roll calls or other assigned
obligations.
6. The Staff Duty Officer will be notified by the Shift Supervisor
and the PSCD supervisor of any of the following incidents:
a) Any active threat other than domestic battery;
b) Any terrorist incident or bombing;
c) Any hostage situation;
d) Any man-made or natural disasters involving extensive
property damage or significant injuries to citizens;
e) Any discharge of a firearm by an officer where there is no
injury as a result of the discharge;
f) Any incident involving a large number of Department
employees and/or a major confrontation between the police
and citizens;
g) Any request by another police agency to use Department
employees;
h) Any mass arrests;
i) Any unusual incident involving the media or the media has
expressed an unusual concern;
j) Any serious complaint(s) against an employee;
k) Any serious incident involving any employee, either on or off
duty;
l) Any Hostage Negotiation Team call-out;
m) Any K-9 call-out outside of the city; and
n) Any Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team call-out.
7. The Chief of Police is to be notified of any incidents contained
in subsections h - m above.