Policy Text
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDERS
GO 253.02
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253.02
SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYMENT
6-25-20
PURPOSE
This policy establishes criteria for the assignment of Department personnel to supplemental
employment.
POLICY
The Sacramento Police Department shall adhere to guidelines governing supplemental employment
for personnel as set forth in the City Charter ; Civil Service Rules and Regulations ; Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) ; City Council Resolutions ; the agreement s between the City of Sacramento and
the Sa cramento Police Officer s Association (SPOA) ; and the agreements between the City of
Sacramento and the Sacramento City Exempt Employees Association (SCXEA).
PROCEDURE
A. DEFINITIONS
1. SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYMENT : Contractual employment with citizens, businesses, or
government agencies to provide additional police service. Supplemental police employment is
coordinated and assigned by the Supplemental Employment Unit (SEU).
2. BAR, LOUNGE, NIGHTCLUB : Any business, whet her open to the public or a private club,
whose main source of income is derived from the sale of alcoholic beverages and/or a cover
charge.
3. WAIT LIST : List of personnel who have requested to work a jo b/event and were not selected.
4. OFF DUTY INTEGRATED SCHE DULING SYSTEM (ODISS) : The online scheduling system
used by the SEU to schedule supplemental employment jobs.
B. GENERAL
1. Department employees, while assigned to supplemental employment, shall be subject to all
rules, orders, and procedures of the Department.
2. Employees shall not work more than twenty (20) hours of supplemental employment, and/or
outside employment per week, except while on vacation or other approved time off. (See G.O.
253.01 [Special Compensation ] about the total number of hours th at Department employees
may work in conjunction with their regular shifts.)
3. Department e mployees may not work supplemental employment during their regular shift.
4. Without the approval of their supervisor, employees may not :
a. Work more than sixteen (16) hours of combined regular and /or supplemental employment
within any twenty -four (24) hour period .
b. Have less than eight (8) consecutive hours of rest in any twenty -four (24) hour period in
which they work both a regular shift and supplemental employment.
5. When Department employees are assigned to work at a bar, lounge, or nightclub, they shall
remain outside the business unless they have a specific purpose to enter the establishment
(e.g., disturbance, business check, use of the restroom).
a. Supplemental employment personnel shall only remain in the establishment long enough to
handle the specific purpose for which they entered and advise of any circumstances that
may delay them from exiting the establishment.
b. When supplemental employment pers onnel are inside bars, lounges, or nightclubs, they
shall not be stationed nor remain behind the bar or near the area in which alcoholic drinks
are being prepared unless necessitated by specific circumstances.
c. Supplemental employment personnel may be assigned to functions where the sponsors
have obtained a temporary alcoholic beverage permit from Alcohol Beverage Control .
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6. Department employees shall only perform law enforcement tasks while assigned on
supplemental employment.
a. Supplemental employment pe rsonnel may not act as an agent for the contractor to perform
such non -law enforcement duties as taking tickets at the door, checking identification at the
door, acting as bouncer, cashier, bartender, etc.
b. If there is any doubt as to whether or not the ass ignment(s) are law enforcement related, the
employee shall immediately contact the on -duty watch commander for approval or denial of
the assignment request.
7. Supplemental employment assignments should be within the Sacramento c ity limits unless
otherwise au thorized.
8. Department employees shall not be allowed to work supplemental employment during court
hours while under a conflicting subpoena.
a. Exception: Personnel under 24 -hour subpoena are only subject to this provision after they
have been notified of thei r time of appearance, and then only during the time they are to
appear.
b. Personnel shall not be compensated for phone calls to the Court Liaison Unit (CLU) while
working supplemental employment assignments.
c. If an employee is issued a subpoena that conflicts with a previously scheduled supplemental
employment assignment, the employee shall notify the SEU. The employee shall make a
reasonable effort to contact employees on the wait list or to find a replacement for the job
prior to being removed from the job b y SEU.
C. ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS
1. Eligible employees may only request and be assigned jobs after first requesting inclusion in the
supplemental employment program. Eligible employees who want to work supplemental
employment events shall:
a. Complete SPD 043 (Request to Work Supplemental Employment Form).
(1) The SPD 043 shall be forwarded to the SEU, where the employee shall be placed on an
availability list.
(2) Employees shall update information on the form as necessary.
b. Create an account in ODISS.
2. Sergeant s ma y accept an assignment to work out of class at the officer rate of pay. Sergeant s
who request and are assigned jobs for officer s will be paid at the officer rate of pay.
3. Employees shall not be eligible to work a supplemental assignment within twelve (12) hours of
the