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Applicable To: All employees |
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Approval
Authority: Chief Richard J.
Pennington |
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Signature: Signed by RJP |
Date Signed: 5/3/05 |
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This order summarizes new directives and revisions to existing ones. The full text to all directive contain can be found on the Horizon intranet site at “http://horizon”.
The Atlanta Police Department will keep its written directives up to date and promptly notify affected employees.
Bureau, division, and section commanders will implement these changes in their commands, making sure that affected employees are notified.
4.1.1 APD.SOP.3068 Vehicle Storage for Invest. Purposes
1. This directive establishes procedures to manage the vehicle cages used by Homicide, FIU, Hit and Run and the ID Unit. This directive establishes guidelines for holding vehicles for those respective units and the procedures for maintaining the proper chain of custody for the vehicles placed in the cages.
4.1.2 APD.SOP.2023 Fines for Loss/Damage to City Property
1. This directive establishes the procedures for imposing fines of up to $500.00 for employees with sustained complaints of damage to or loss of City property due to negligence or misconduct.
4.1.3 APD.SOP.6150 The Atlanta Police Club
1. This directive establishes the procedures for the formalization of the Atlanta Police Club for benevolent purposes.
4.2 Re-Issued Directives
4.2.1 APD.SOP.3088 Signals and Codes
1. Section 4.3 of this directive was added to include procedures for plain talk dispatch.
2. Section 4.3.1 was updated to merge the signals and codes of the Atlanta Fire Department and the Atlanta Police Department for the 9-1-1 Consolidation. Both the Communication Section and the Atlanta Fire Department were integral to the development of this new list.
4.3.1 APD.SOP.2011 General Conduct 1. Use of any type of tobacco product is prohibited in vehicles or facilities that are owned, leased, or in any manner operated under the control of the Atlanta Police Department.
4.3.2 APD.SOP.2050 Timekeeping
1. Section 4.10 specifies that officers who perform the role of FTO may accrue a maximum of one-hour comp time for activities either before or after their tour of duty.
2. Section 4.13 was amended to allow for approved leave for blood donations and health screenings; a signed Health Screening Certification Form must accompany the latter.
1. Employees now have to produce their extra job permit to any supervisor
or FIS employee upon request (Section 4.1.1).
2. An employee’s off duty radio number is now the same as his/her unique
identification number followed by an “X” (x-ray). (Section 5.5).
3. Exceptions to the limitation on extra job hours must now be approved
by the employee’s section commander, not the division commander (Section
4.3.1).
4. Employees are required to submit the Extra Job Activity Sheet on the
last day of the pay period (Section 4.6.1).
5. Supervisors are required to submit their employee’s Extra Job Activity
Sheets to the Field Inspections Section within seven days (Section 4.6.2). 6. Form APD 728 Extra Job Activity Sheet now requires employees to document vacation or compensatory time used if they work more than 50 hours in a pay period, and requires their supervisor’s review and signature upon submission.
4.3.4 APD.SOP.3130 Radio Operation/Usage
1. Section 4.12 of this directive was added to include radio number designations and the use of a new off-duty radio number system.
2. Section 4.5.3 was added to define the new plain talk radio operation and where to locate more detail on the use of the system.
4.3.5 APD.SOP.3150 Vehicle Management
1. Cellular phone use while operating motor vehicles
a. Employees will not use a cellular phone, with or without a hands free
option, while operating vehicles owned, leased or used by the City or
Department. b. Employees that need to use a cellular phone will proceed to a safe location and cease operation of the vehicle.
2. Section 4.13 requires the unit commander of an employee that has been involved in an incident that resulted in damage to a Department vehicle to send the damage to City property report to Fleet Management.
4.3.6 APD.SOP.3170 Citation Book Accountability
1. Section 4.4 was amended to allow officers to keep the “Officer’s Copy” of the traffic citation
2. Section 4.5.2 was amended to allow employees to submit all parts of a voided citation except the “Officer’s Copy”
3. Section 4.5.4 was amended to require supervisors to complete a “Citation Log” and a “Voided Citation Memorandum” form if necessary to account for all citations issued.
4. Supervisors are required to forward the log forms to Central Records after all citations in the book are either issued or voided. A copy of the log form will be maintained at the worksite.
1. Section 3.2 has been updated to replace reference to Special Enforcement Section with the Major Crimes Section.
2. Section 3.3 has been updated to replace License Unit with the Commercial Robbery Unit.
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