GENERAL ORDER NO.
100
I. DEFINITIONS
A. A written Directive is any General Order, Special Order, Personnel Order, Disciplinary Order, or Administrative Notice issued by the Chief of Police or on his/her authority.
B. Directives will be classified as:
1. General Orders
a. General Orders will apply throughout the department and are issued for the purpose of establishing or revising department policy, rules and practices that govern the police department in its internal and external affairs.
b. General Orders will be issued only at department level by the Chief of Police.
2. Special Orders
a. Special Orders are issued for one or more of the following purposes:
(1) To establish policy or procedures with regard to a specific circumstance which is of a self-cancelling nature.
(2) To establish policy or procedures below department level, which applies only to a specific segment or activity of the department.
(3) To explain or emphasize portions of previously issued orders.
3. Personnel Orders
a. Administrative matters concerning individual members of the department shall be accomplished by Personnel Orders, i.e. announcing new appointments, assignments, transfers, commendations, awards, promotions, restoration to duty, retirements and resignations.
4. Disciplinary Orders
Disciplinary matters concerning individual members of the department shall be accomplished by Disciplinary Order. i.e., written reprimands (when issued by the Disciplinary Board), demotions, suspensions, and dismissals, including modifications to disciplinary actions which are ordered by a hearing officer.
5. Administrative Notices
a. Administrative matters not bearing upon police department policies shall be accomplished by administrative notices.
b. Notices are of an informational nature only and are used to disseminate information that is of interest or concern to members.
II. CONTROL OF DIRECTIVES
A. The Office of the Chief of Police will issue identifying numbers and maintain the master file of all department level directives. The Administrative Services Division shall review all directives for uniformity and suitability of content.
B. All elements except district stations will maintain one (1) General Order Manual. District stations will maintain two (2) General Order Manuals, one at the receiving desk and the other in the district commander's office.
C. A General Order Manual will be issued to each member of the department.
III. RESCINDING DIRECTIVES
A directive will be of the same class (General Order, Special Order, etc.) as the directive it rescinds. Whenever it is necessary to amend a policy or procedure, a new directive will be issued which will automatically rescind the affected directive.
IV. RETENTION AND POSTING OF DIRECTIVES
Each element, district or member receiving a directive will post the directive in its appropriate sequence and will remove and destroy any directive thereby rescinded.
V. RESPONSIBILITY
A. Each member of the department is responsible for knowing the contents of all directives in effect.
B. Commanders shall ensure that all members within their respective commands read and understand the contents of all written directives.
C. General Order Manuals will be subject to periodic inspections. It shall be the responsibility of each member to maintain their manual in good condition and to keep it current.
D. Commanding officers shall be responsible for the maintenance of General Order Manuals assigned to their respective offices.
GUY A. PAUL
CHIEF OF POLICE
(Amended: 03-30-84)