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1. PURPOSE
To establish a uniform policy for officers and
supervisors working the Zone Six Street Heat details
2. POLICY
All Zone Six personnel working the Street Heat
details will abide by Command Memorandum, APD SOP, APD Field Manual, and APD
Employee Work Rules. Infractions of the Zone Six Street Heat directive may
cause those personnel involved to lose the privilege of working the Street
Heat details and or disciplinary action.
3.
RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 It is the responsibility of the
Street Heat supervisor or the designated supervisor to ensure compliance
with this Zone Six Command Memorandum and to uniformly carry out this
procedure. Any infractions will be documented in writing.
3.2 It is the responsibility of all APD
personnel working the Zone Six Street Heat details to report for the Street
Heat shift on time and be on their assignment within 30 minutes from the
beginning time of the shift.
3.3 It is the responsibility of the
officers working the Street Heat shift to have their name on the posted sign
up board a minimum of one hour before the Street Heat shift begins.
3.4 Each Officer Working Street Heat
will:
1. Advise radio dispatcher of their off-duty
radio number and of their assignment location at the beginning of each
Street Heat shift.
2. If an officer operates any city vehicle,
complete a daily activity report (front & back).
3. No officer will leave his/her Street Heat
assignment until he/she is relieved by the Street Heat supervisor or on-duty
supervisor.
4. Maintain his/her Street Heat sheet, Street
Heat productivity report and arrest documentation daily for each 28-day time
period.
5. Have the shift supervisor to initial his/her
Street Heat time sheet at beginning and end of the shift.
6. Officers will answer calls related to the
Street Heat assignment in their assigned area.
3.4
Each Street Heat Coordinator will:
1. Post Street Heat sign up sheet.
2. Ensure that Street Heat monthly report is
submitted to the Crime Analyst on the regular monthly activity report.
3. Maintain copies of Street Heat sign up
sheets, Street Heat daily reports, blue daily activity sheets, Street Heat
monthly reports and copies of citations.
4. Maintain a file of documentation on each
officer’s infractions of this CMM.
3.5
Each Street Heat Supervisor or On Duty Supervisor will:
1. Require all APD personnel working Zone Six
Street Heat details have read this CMM.
2. Ensure all Street Heat forms are properly
completed and turned into the Street Heat Coordinator i.e., Street heat
daily report, Street Heat sigh up sheet, Blue activity sheet (drivers only)
and copies of citations.
3. Fax a copy of the Street Heat shift
assignment sheet to communications at the beginning of the shift.
4. Maintain documentation of each officer’s
infractions of this CMM for the appropriate Street Heat shift coordinator.
5. The Street Heat supervisor, whether on duty
or off duty, will supervise Street Heat personnel in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Atlanta Police Department.
4. ACTION
4.1 Street Heat will be worked at the
following periods when a Street Heat or on duty supervisor is available.
Each time period will have a coordinator responsible for each shift. They
are as follows:
Monday-Friday
1500 HRS-1900 HRS
1900 HRS-2300 HRS
2300 HRS-0300 HRS
4.1.1 A Street Heat traffic car may
operate between 0700 HRS-1100 HRS and 1100 HRS-1500 HRS. under the
supervision of the Day Watch supervisor. Maximum of two officers per day.
4.1.2 FIT Team hours will be at the discretion of the FIT sergeant
depending upon need. Other Officers and supervisors may work with FIT Team
at the discretion of the FIT sergeant.
4.1.3 Weekend Street Heat shifts from 1100 HRS-1500HRS and 1500
HRS to 1900 HRS do not require an off-duty supervisor. The weekend shifts
are 1100-1500 HRS, 1500 HRS-1900 HRS and 1900 HRS-2300 HRS and 2300 HRS-0300
HRS. Weekend Street Heat shifts will be Foot Beat assignments unless
otherwise directed by a Street Heat supervisor. Officers working the
weekend Street Heat detail without Street Heat supervisor will report to the
on-duty supervisor at the beginning of the Street Heat shift and be issued
his/her assignment by the on-duty watch commander or his/her designee. Any
officer working an eight hour Street Heat shift must notify the
appropriate supervisor and radio at the beginning of each shift.
4.1.4 Weekend Street Heat assignments will be at Little Five
Points, Virginia Highlands, and East Atlanta Village. A maximum of three
officers will be assigned to each location and will be assigned in the above
order.
4.1.5 If an off-duty supervisor is not scheduled to work a regular
Street Heat shift during the regular Week, then an on-duty supervisor may at
his discretion choose to supervise the Street Heat units. Officers may not
work Street Heat without a supervisor.
4.1.6 If there are more than six officers working a Street Heat
shift, then a second supervisor may Work. The amount of officers working
Street Heat is at the discretion of the supervisor in charge, however, this
is subject to review by the Zone Commander.
4.1.7 Each officer working a Street Heat shift must sign in on the
Street Heat time sheet when he/she Begins his/her tour of duty and his/her
supervisor will initial the beginning time. At the end of each shift, each
officer must sign out on the Street Heat Time sheet and his/her supervisor
will initial the ending time.
4.1.8 Officers working Street Heat shifts will work a minimum of a
four-hour shift, unless there is a Prior arrangement with the Street
Heat supervisor or on-duty supervisor.
4.1.9 Only the Street Heat supervisor or on-duty supervisor
assigned to the specific Street Heat shift will sign officers’ Street Heat
time sheets.
4.1.10
No supervisor, nor officer working a four-hour Street Heat shift will
take a lunch break while on Street Heat duty.
4.1.11
No supervisor, nor officer will work more than twenty hours of Street
Heat or a combination of Street Heat and an approved Extra Job per week.
Each week starts on Tuesday.
4.1.12
No supervisor, nor officer will work in excess of four hours on a
regular work day or eight hours on their off day.
4.1.13
No supervisor, nor officer will work a Street Heat shift if they are on
approved leave or Legal Holiday, i.e., V-Day, C/T Day, S/O Day, or Family
Leave.
4.2 Street Heat cannot be worked and be compensated in
compensatory time.
4.3 Supervisors and officers may attend court during a Street
Heat shift if the cases were made on a Street Heat detail.
4.3.1 Supervisors and officers assigned to Zone Six will only work
Zone Six Street Heat assignments. At the discretion of the Zone Six
Commander, Zone Six Street Heat units may be required to work outside of the
Zone Six area.
4.3.2 Supervisors and officers working Zone Six Street Heat shifts
must be prepared to work various assignments as required by the City of
Atlanta and the needs of Zone Six. Any supervisor or officer that fails to
respond to the assignment given by a Street Heat supervisor or the on-duty
supervisor on a Street Heat shift is subject to lose his/her privilege to
work Street Heat details in Zone Six.
4.3.3 Any Zone Six supervisor or officer wanting to work another
Zone or Detective Street Heat detail must request in writing through the
chain of command and obtain written permission from the Zone Six Commander
and present that to his/her watch commander before working at stated
location. Failure to do so will cause the individual loss of compensation
and loss of privileges to work Zone Six Street Heat details.
4.3.4 Any supervisors or officer who signs up for a Street Heat
shift, but fails to work his/her scheduled time, more than three
times in a twelve month period or any violation this CMM, APD SOP, or
APD Employee Work Rules, may lose his/her privilege to work Street Heat
detail in Zone Six.
4.4 Any deviation from this must be approved by the Zone
Commander.
5. DEFINITIONS
5.1 Definition: Loss of
Privilege- An officer may lose his/her privilege to work the Street Heat
details in Zone Six if there are documented violations of this CMM, any APD
SOP, or Employee Work Rules. The range could be from one 28-day pay period
to a maximum of twelve 28-day pay periods. This will be determined by the
Zone Commander.
5.2 On-Duty Supervisor: An on
duty Zone Six lieutenant or sergeant who at his/her discretion elects to
supervise officers working a Street Heat shift, while supervising his normal
shift.
5.3 Street Heat Coordinator: A
designated supervisor assigned to each shift. The coordinator maintains all
documentation and reports including statistical information for the monthly
report for their respective shift.
5.4 Street Heat Supervisor: An
off duty sergeant who has signed up to supervise a Street Heat shift.
6.
CANCELLATIONS
N/A
7. REFERENCES
Zone Six Street Heat Policy Memo – 03/23/99
Daily Activity Sheet
Street Heat Daily Report
Street Heat Monthly Report
Street Heat Time Sheet
Street Heat Sign UP Sheet
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