Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
1.3 Organization: Unity of Command and Span of Control
1.3.1 Chain of Command (Issued: 6/25/07)
To ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness for the organization and employees,
supervisory chains of command have been established.
A. With the exception that a supervisor may give an order to a person not directly under the
supervisor’s control, personnel shall be responsible to only one supervisor at any time.
Supervisors will generally be responsible for no more than ten subordinates under his/her
direct supervision.
B. When supervisory personnel of the rank of Lieutenant or above is absent from duty, the
supervisor shall designate in writing the member to act in the supervisor’s place. The
designee shall have all th e authority and responsibility of the delegating manager.