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Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2017/11/28, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police Department Outside Employment - 1 Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Outside Employment 1021.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE In order to avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest for Departmental employees engaging in outside employment, all employees shall obtain written approval from the Chief of Police prior to engaging in any outside employment. Approval of outside employment shall be at the discretion of the Chief of Police in accordance with the provisions of this policy. 1021.1.1 DEFINITIONS Outside Employment - Any member of this Department who receives wages, compensation or other consideration of value from another employer, organization or individual not affiliated directly with this Department for services, product(s) or benefits rendered. For purposes of this section, the definition of outside employment includes those employees who are self -employed and not affiliated directly with this d epartment for services, product(s) or benefits rendered. 1021.2 OBTAINING APPROVAL No member of this Department may engage in any outside employment without first obtaining prior written approval of the Chief of Police. Failure to obtain prior written a pproval for outside employment or engaging in outside employment prohibited by this policy may lead to disciplinary action. In order to obtain approval for outside employment, the employee must complete an Outside Employment Application which shall be subm itted to the employee’s immediate supervisor. The application will then be forwarded through channels to the Chief of Police for consideration. If approved, the employee will be provided with a copy of the approved permit. Unless otherwise indicated in wri ting on the approved permit, a permit will be valid through the end of the calendar year in which the permit is approved. Any employee seeking to renew a permit shall submit a new Outside Employment Application in a timely manner. Any employee seeking appr oval of outside employment, whose request has been denied, shall be provided with a written reason for the denial of the application at the time of the denial (Penal Code § 70(e)(3)). 1021.2.1 APPEAL OF DENIAL OF OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT If an employee’s Outs ide Employment Application is denied or withdrawn by the Department, the employee may file a written notice of appeal to the Chief of Police within ten days of the date of denial. If the employee’s appeal is denied, the employee may file a grievance pursuant to the procedure set forth in the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). 1021.2.2 REVOCATION/SUSPENSION OF OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT PERMITS Any outside employment permit may be revoked or suspended under the following circumstances: Policy 1021 Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2017/11/28, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police Department Outside Employment - 2 Santa Monica Po lice Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Outside Employment (a) Should an employee's performance at this Department decline to a point where it is evaluated by a supervisor as needing improvement to reach an overall level of competency, the Chief of Police may, at his or her discretion, revoke any previously approved outside employment permit(s). That revocation will stand until the employee's performance has been reestablished at a satisfactory level and his/her supervisor recommends reinstatement of the outside employment permit (b) Suspension or revocation of a previously approved outside employment permit may be included as a term or condition o f sustained discipline (c) If, at any time during the term of a valid outside employment permit, an employee’s conduct or outside employment conflicts with the provisions of Department policy, the permit may be suspended or revoked (d) When an employee is unable t o perform at a full duty capacity due to an injury or other condition, any previously approved outside employment permit may be subject to similar restrictions as those applicable to the employee's full time duties until the employee has returned to a full duty status 1021.3 PROHIBITED OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT Consistent with the provisions of Government Code § 1126, the Department expressly reserves the right to deny any Outside Employment Application submitted by an employee seeking to engage in any activity which: (a) Involves the employee’s use of Departmental time, facilities, equipment or supplies, the use of the Department badge, uniform, prestige or influence for private gain or advantage (b) Involves the employee’s receipt or acceptance of any money or other c onsideration from anyone other than this Department for the performance of an act which the employee, if not performing such act, would be required or expected to render in the regular course or hours of employment or as a part of the employee’s duties as a member of this Department (c) Involves the performance of an act in other than the employee’s capacity as a member of this Department that may later be subject directly or indirectly to the control, inspection, review, audit or enforcement of any other employee of this Department (d) Involves time demands that would render performance of the employee’s duties for this Department less efficient 1021.3.1 OUTSIDE SECURITY AND PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT Consistent with the provisions