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SPECIFICATION OF PERSONNEL , SPECIAL ORDERS , DIVISION ORDERS AND INFORMATION BULLETINS
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GENERAL ORDE R IS TO ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY F OR THE ORIGINATION , CONTENT AND
DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONNEL ORDERS , SPECIAL ORDERS , DIVISION ORDERS , AND INFORMATION BULLETINS .
I.
PERSONNEL ORDERS
A. PERSONNEL ORDERS SHALL ORIGINAT E AT THE ADMINISTRATION LEVEL ሺSHERIFF OR
UNDERSHERIFF ሻ.
B. THESE ORDERS CONSIST OF ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PERSONNEL REASSIGNMENT S BETWEEN
DIVISIONS AND ALL DEPARTMENT AL PROMOTIONS OR DEMOTIONS .
C. PERSONNEL ORDERS SHALL BE NUMBERED , DUPLICATED AND DISSEMINATED TO ALL
PERSONNEL CONCERNED BY THE CHIEF DEPUTY FOR SPECIAL SERVICES .
D. NUMBERING OF PERSONNEL ORDER S SHALL CONSIST OF A YEAR , MONTH, AND CHRONOLOGICAL
ORDER PER MONTH SYSTEM ሺP.O. 87‐01‐01ሻ.
II.
SPECIAL ORDERS
A. SPECIAL ORDERS SHALL ORIGINAT E AT THE ADMINISTRATION LEVEL .
B. THE CONTENT OF SPECIAL ORDERS SHALL INCLUDE :
1. MATTERS OF AN INFORMATIVE NATURE , ORDERS OF LIMITED TENURE , ONE‐TIME
EVENTS, ETC.
2. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ADDED TO A MANUAL , E.G., GENERAL ORDERS ,
UNIFORM MANUAL , ETC.
ሺAሻ IF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMAT ION REVISES AN EXISTING ORDER , THE
SUBJECT HEADING OF THE SPECIAL O RDER SHALL REFLECT THE MANUAL ,
TITLE, AND NUMBER OF THE ORDER BEING REVISED , OR
ሺBሻ IF THE SUBJECT MATTER ESTABLISHES OR PROVIDES FOR A NEW POLICY , THE
SUBJECT HEADING OF THE SPECIAL ORDER SHALL IDENTIFY THE MANUAL AND
THE TITLE THAT THE ORDER SHALL SUPPLEMENT .
C. SPECIAL ORDERS SHALL NORMALLY EXPIRE 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE . IF IT IS
DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR A CONTINUATION BEYOND THE 30 DAY PERIOD , THE
SPECIAL ORDER SHALL BE SO DESI GNATED AT THE TIME OF ISSUE .
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D. SPECIAL ORDERS SHALL BE NUMBERED , DUPLICATED AND DISSEMINATED TO ALL PERSONNEL
CONCERNED BY THE CHIEF DEPUTY OF SPECIAL SERVICES .
E. NUMBERING OF SPECIAL ORDER S SHALL CONSIST OF A YEAR , MONTH AND CHRONOLOGICAL
ORDER PER MONTH SYSTEM ሺS.O. 87‐01‐01ሻ.
III.
DIVISION ORDERS
A. DIVISION ORDERS SHALL ORIGIN ATE AT THE OPERATIONS LEVEL ሺCHIEF DEPUTIES OR DIVISION
COMMANDERS ሻ.
B. THE CONTENT OF THESE O RDERS SHALL INCLUDE :
1. MATTERS OF AN INFORMATIVE NATURE, TEMPORARY PROCEDURE CHANGES OR
OTHER ONE ‐TIME EVENTS CONCERNING PERSONNE L WITHIN A PARTICULAR SERVICE
OR DIVISION .
2. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ADDE D TO AN OPERATIONS MANUAL .
ሺAሻ IF THE INFORMATION SUPPLEMENTS AN EXISTING ORDER , THE SUBJECT
HEADING OF THE DIVISION ORDER SHALL REFLECT THE MANUAL , TITLE, AND
THE NUMBER OF THE ORDER BEING REVISED , OR
ሺBሻ IF THE SUBJECT MATTER ESTABLISHES OR PROVIDES FOR A NEW POLICY , THE
SUBJECT HEADING OF THE DIVISION O RDER SHALL IDENTIFY THE MANUAL
AND THE TITLE THE ORDER SHALL SUPPLEMENT .
C. PROCEDURES FOR ISSUING DIVISION ORDERS