San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 2 Definitions

Refers to every officer and employee of the Police Department.

When used alone shall mean civilian employee assigned to the Police Department in any permanent or temporary Personnel Classification.

As used herein shall mean any person appointed to the Police Department as a regularly salaried and duly sworn as a peace officer, and shall have no reference to non-sworn employees.

Shall designate officers of the Department appointed to the rank of Lieutenant of Police or higher, or assigned by the Chief of Police to act in such rank.

Shall designate a non-sworn member who holds a position equivalent to a command officer (i.e., Support Services Manager).

Shall designate officers of the department assigned by the Chief of Police to positions requiring the exercise of immediate supervision over the activities of members of the Department.

Shall designate a non-sworn member who holds a position equivalent to a supervisory officer (i.e., Administrative Specialist Police).

As used herein shall refer to an officer of higher rank. The ranks in the San Leandro Police Department in descending order are: Chief of Police; Assistant Police Chief; Captain; Lieutenant; Sergeant; and Police Officer. Where two officers of the same rank are concerned, the superior officer shall be the one with greater seniority in rank, unless the other has been assigned as the officer in charge.

A civilian manager position shall be considered a non-sworn equivalent rank to Lieutenant. A civilian supervisor position shall be considered a non-sworn equivalent rank to Sergeant.

As used herein shall mean the San Leandro Police Department, City of San Leandro, California.

Policies are written directives issued by the Chief of Police defining policy and procedures to be used by the Department. The Department Policy may be used to amend, rescind, or supersede any other regulations, Department Policy or Special Orders. Policies are permanent Department policy and remain in full force and effect until amended, rescinded or superseded by the Chief of Police.

Department Special Orders are written directives issued at departmental and divisional level by the Chief of Police, Assistant Police Chief. Captain of Police, or a Commanding Officer of a Division. Special Orders are issued to establish a temporary policy or procedure on a given subject, usually for a specific length of time. Special Orders are automatically canceled when their objective has been achieved.

As used herein an order is any written or oral directive issued by a superior officer to any subordinate or group of subordinates.

As used herein are detail procedure guides and policy outlines issued for reference purposes. All manuals are issued by authority of the Chief of Police and carry the weight of a Department Policy.

The words "shall" or "will" as used herein shall indicate that the action required is mandatory.

The word "may" as used herein shall mean the action indicated as permissive.

Words used in the present tense shall include the future tense.

The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.

For record purposes the department day shall begin at 0001 hours and shall conclude at 2400 hours.

That portion of the department's total activity that is directly concerned with the accomplishment of the departmental objectives in field operations. These units are responsible for the primary task of protection of life and property and render such services required by the public.

That portion of the department's total activity which assists the line organization in the accomplishment of the department objectives.

All members holding any command or supervisory rank within the department have authority over all members of the department of any subordinate rank. Command or supervision will ordinarily be exercised only within the scope of the member's assignment. In an emergency, or when the good of the department so requires it, any command or supervisory member may direct or correct the activities of any subordinate member.

When a member has directed or corrected an activity of a subordinate member outside of the normal scope of their assignment, they shall be held fully responsible for their actions.

Seniority is established first by rank and second by time served in rank. Where conflict occurs because of identical service or dates of appointment, the member with the higher position on the Personnel eligibility list from which appointments were made is deemed the senior.

In situations requiring decision or control where the officers are of equal rank, the senior officer will make the decision and exercise control, unless otherwise directed by a higher authority.

Any member assigned the status "Acting" for any command or supervisory position in the department shall have full authority and full responsibility of the command or supervisory position they are occupying.