Policy Text
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER B-6 Index as:
Appeal of Appraisals Appraisal Chart Appraisal Procedures Performance Appraisal Policy
Effective Date
26 May 06
Performance Failures &
Deficiencies
Performance Review Personnel Division Procedures Probationary Periods Training
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PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
The purpose of this order is to set forth Departmental policy and procedures to evaluate,
document, and report the pe rformance of probationary a nd permanent members, Police
Officer Trainees, Rangers, and em ployees of the Department.
I. POLICY A. The Department shall ma intain a consistent an d effective Performance
Appraisal System that shall serve to set goals and objectives, acknowledge
superior work performance, identi fy and document deficiencies, and
address individual training needs.
B. Supervisors and managers shall be responsible for setting goals and
objectives with, monitoring the work of, the documenting the work progress
of, and providing feedback to their subordinate members/employees on an
ongoing basis throughout the appraisal cycle.
C. Supervisors and commanders/managers sh all be responsible for monitoring
and identifying patterns of misconduct or improper behavior of their
subordinates including arrests for very small amounts of drugs, arrests
pursuant to searches with no underlying offense lead ing to the search, and
Penal Code Sections 69, 148, and 243(b)(c) arre sts with no underlying
offense. Supervisors or commanders/ma nagers shall be subject to discipline if he/she
knew or reasonably should have kn own of the misconduct or improper
behavior and failed to identify, re port, or take corrective action.
D. Performance appraisals shall be prepared and admini stered for all members,
Police Officer Trainees, Rangers, and employees of the Department and shall accurately reflect the quality of his/her performance in accordance
with the schedules set forth in Part IV, A, of this order.
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT B-6 Effective Date
26 May 06
Page 2 of 16 E. Police Cadets shall be appraised in accordance with Department General
Order B-15, POLICE CADET PROGRAM.
F. Appraisers and reviewers shall complete the appraisal process and forward
the required documentation to the Personnel Division by the 10th day
following the close of the appraisal period.
II. PROBATIONARY PERIODS A. Members shall be in a probationary status for 12 months following
appointment as sworn officers and fo r six (6) months following promotion
or reemployment. The Department, in consultation with the City Office of Personnel, may
extend an entry-level probationary period by three (3) months, if the
member’s appraisal is ev aluated as “improvement needed” or below in any
category.
B. Police Communications Operators a nd Dispatchers shall be in a
probationary status for 12 months following initial City employment and for
6 months following promotion or reemployment.
When a Police Communications Operator or Dispatcher requires further
training and/or appraisal, the Depart ment, in consultation with the City
Office of Personnel, may extend the entry-level probati onary period to 15
months, and may extend it to 18 months , with mutual agreement between
the City and the employ ee’s representation unit.
C. All other employees shall be in a proba tionary status for nine (9) months
following initial City employment an d for six (6) months following
promotion or reemployment. When an employee requires further training and/or appraisal, the Department, in consultation with the City Office of Personnel, may extend
the entry-level probationary period to 12 months, and may extend it to 15
months, with mutual agreement be tween the City and the employee’s
representation unit.
D. The Chief of Police may o ffer an extension of the probationary period to a
member or employee who was unable to complete his/her probationary
period due to a limited-duty assignment or a leave of absence (e.g. on-duty
or off-duty injury, illness, or military leave).
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT B-6 Effective Date
26 May 06
Page 3 of 16 III. PERFORMANCE REVIEW
A. Supervisors, commanders, a nd managers shall provide on-going feedback to
subordinates concerning their performance.
B. First-line supervisors shall meet twi ce per month, individually with their
immediate subordinates, for a re view of their performance.
1. Supervisors shall document the meeting by completing a
Performance Review Form (TF- 3256) and forwarding the form
through the chain-of-command to the administrative unit of the
Bureau, unless otherwise dir ected by the Bureau Deputy
Chief/Director.
2. Supervisors of members involved in the performance of field duties
shall:
a. Review their subordinates’ perf ormance with respect to key
quantitative work activity meas ures. This aspect of the
performance review shal l minimally include:
1)1) Vehicle stops;
2)2) Walking stops;
3)3) Felony on-view arrests;
4)4) Misdemeanor on-view arrests; and
5)5) Citations issued.
b. Assess qualitative aspe cts of their subordi nates’ performance
pertaining to criminal intelligence in their subordinates’
geographic areas of respons ibility. This aspect of
performance review shal l minimally include:
1)1) Awareness of crime hot spots;