July 1, 2004 To establish a uniform procedure for carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Fiscal Management Unit.

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Atlanta Police Department

Policy Manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard Operating

Procedure

 

Effective Date

September 30, 2010

 

APD.SOP.6060

Fiscal Management Unit

Applicable To:  Bureau, division, section commanders, and Fiscal Management Unit employees

Approval Authority:  Chief George N. Turner

Signature:  Signed by GNT

Date Signed:  9/7/10

 

Table of Content
 

1.          PURPOSE  PAGEREF _Toc271872147 \h 1

2.          POLICY   PAGEREF _Toc271872148 \h 1

3.          RESPONSIBILITIES  PAGEREF _Toc271872149 \h 1

4.          ACTION  PAGEREF _Toc271872150 \h 2

4.1           Petty Cash  PAGEREF _Toc271872151 \h 2

4.2           Uniform Allowance  PAGEREF _Toc271872152 \h 2

4.3           Procurement Requisitions  PAGEREF _Toc271872153 \h 4

4.3.9        Emergency Procurement PAGEREF _Toc271872154 \h 5

4.4           Outside Training Requests  PAGEREF _Toc271872155 \h 5

4.5           Budget Preparation and Control PAGEREF _Toc271872156 \h 6

4.6           Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations  PAGEREF _Toc271872157 \h 6

4.6.4        Disbursing Funds/ Other Law Enforcement Entities  PAGEREF _Toc271872158 \h 7

 

 

 

1.               PURPOSE

 

To establish a uniform procedure for carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the

Fiscal Management Unit.

 

2.               POLICY

 

The Atlanta Police Department shall carry out its fiscal responsibilities in strict adherence to applicable State laws, City ordinances, Departmental and divisional directives.

 

3.               RESPONSIBILITIES

 

3.1              Bureau, division, and section commanders shall monitor the implementation of this directive in their respective commands.

 

3.2              The Support Services Division (SSD) and Corporate Services Section (CSS) commanders are responsible for managing the Department's fiscal functions including preparation of the annual budget request, managing expenditures throughout the year, and liaison with the Department of Finance and the Department of Procurement. (CALEA 5th ed. standards 17.2.1, 17.4.2)                       

 

3.3              The Fiscal Management Unit is responsible for carrying out the Department's fiscal management function including preparation of the annual budget request, disbursing petty cash, reconciling the Prisoner, Evidence and Narcotics Buy Fund checking accounts, managing expenditures throughout the year, and liaison with the Department of Finance and the Department of Procurement. (CALEA 5th ed. standards 17.2.1, 17.4.2)

 

3.3.1           The unit commander is responsible for the operation of the Fiscal Management Unit and shall ensure that this standard operating procedure is followed.  The unit commander is responsible for processing all approved Departmental requisitions for equipment, supplies, materials, moneys, and contracted services. (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2)

 

3.4              The Property Control Unit shall secure and transport monies to and from City Hall and shall receive and issue certain supplies, services or equipment. Equipment and supplies received shall be verified and signed as such.

                 

3.5              Employees of the Department are authorized to commit the Department to an expense only by following this procedure and must verify and sign for any supplies, service or equipment received.

 

4.               ACTION

 

4.1              Petty Cash

 

4.1.1           Petty cash is defined as currency and coins set aside by the Fiscal Management Unit to pay small obligations when the issuance of a purchase order or check is not timely or cost-effective.  The Department budget officer is the petty cash custodian.

 

4.1.2           Petty cash shall only be issued by a fiscal officer.  Petty cash shall be kept locked in a safe in the Fiscal Management Unit, secured by a designated fiscal officer.

                  (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2 c, e)

 

4.1.3           All expenses paid out of petty cash shall be for $50.00 or less.

 

4.1.4           A fiscal officer shall fill out a Petty Cash Report (Form APD-734), give out the money, and attach a receipt for expenses each time a transaction occurs. (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2 a)

 

4.1.5           For petty cash requests in excess of $50.00, a fiscal officer shall fill out a Disbursement Request Form with the appropriate receipts and send it to Accounts Payable, Department of Finance, for reimbursement.

 

4.1.6           The amount of $650.00 in cash or receipts shall be in the safe at all times.  The amount of cash shall not be allowed to go below $300.00.  As needed, a fiscal officer shall fill out a Disbursement Request Form (DR 2002-1) with the appropriate receipts. The Disbursement Request Form shall be forwarded through the chain of command to the SSD commander, to be sent to the Accounts Payable, Department of Finance for reimbursement. 

  

4.1.7           Petty cash reimbursement requests shall be made on a Petty Cash Report (Form APD-734) approved by a section commander and delivered to the Fiscal Management Unit commander.

 

4.1.8           In an emergency, a section commander may obtain telephone approval for a petty cash transaction from the CSS commander to be followed as soon as possible by a receipt.

 

4.2              Uniform Allowance

 

4.2.1           Each sworn employee is authorized to receive a $600.00 uniform allowance per year.  School crossing guards, crime prevention inspectors, vehicle for hire inspectors, traffic control inspectors, crime scene technicians, and others designated by the Chief of Police are authorized to receive an annual $300.00 uniform allowance.  The Department of Procurement awards a contract to a vendor through the City's bid process, and the vendor furnishes Uniform Request Forms in triplicate.  The Procurement Unit shall distribute Uniform Request Forms to each command.

 

4.2.2            Employees shall fill out their Uniform Request Form, give the white and yellow copies to the vendor at the time of measuring, turn in the pink copy to their section commander, and keep a photocopy.  The Fiscal Management Unit encumbers funds as needed.  The section commander shall file the pink copy in the employee's unit personnel file.

 

4.2.3           As an employee’s order is filled, the vendor forwards the invoice to the Fiscal Management Unit for payment.  The Procurement Unit shall compare the invoices with the Uniform Request forms to ascertain accuracy.  Upon verification, a fiscal officer shall process the invoice through the City’s financial system for payment.

 

4.2.4           The Support Services Division (SSD) commander shall be the approval authority for any sworn or civilian employee to receive a uniform allowance check in lieu of a Uniform Request Form.  The SSD commander shall determine the beginning and ending dates of the two annual processing periods.

 

4.2.5           The SSD commander shall designate two 45-day processing periods with one beginning in February and the other beginning in August, for the processing of uniform allowance checks.  The beginning and ending dates of the two processing periods shall be communicated to all bureau, division, and section commanders in writing.

 

4.2.6           Bureau, division, and section commanders shall compile a list of department employees eligible for a uniform allowance check within their respective commands.  The list shall be forwarded to the Chief of Police or his or her designee for review and approval.

 

4.2.7           The SSD commander shall forward an approved list of Department employees eligible for a uniform allowance check to the Fiscal Management Unit.

 

4.2.8           The Fiscal Management Unit shall forward the approved list of Department employees to the Finance Department.  The Fiscal Management Unit shall document uniform allowance checks received from the Finance Department before distributing them to Department employees.

 

4.2.9           Department employees are required to sign a Disbursement Form when they pick up their uniform allowance checks from the Fiscal Management Unit.

 

4.2.10         The Fiscal Management Unit shall not process any additions, omissions, or adjustments to the list of eligible employees beyond the ending date of the processing period specified by the SSD commander.

 

4.2.11         Any change to the approved list that is requested after the ending date shall be processed during the next 45-day processing period.  The employee is responsible for notifying their supervisor of any change.  The employee’s supervisor is responsible for making the change on the subsequent approved list.

 

4.2.12         In order to make a change to the approved list, the employee’s supervisor is responsible for notifying the Fiscal Management Unit.  The notification must be in writing describing the approved change to the approved list, during the subsequent 45-day processing period of time.

 

4.2.13         Any employee who completes a Uniform Request Form shall not be eligible for a uniform allowance check in the same fiscal or calendar year.

 

4.2.14         The SSD commander, upon a written request from the employee’s bureau, division, or section commander, may cancel a completed Uniform Request Form.  The cancellation of a completed Uniform Request Form can only be done if there shall be no adverse financial impact on the contract uniform vendor, the Department, or the City.

 

4.2.15         At a minimum, the resolution of any issue involving an employee’s uniform allowance check must involve a supervisor and a representative from the Fiscal Management Unit.  Employees shall not contact the Fiscal Management Unit directly to resolve an issue regarding a uniform allowance check.

 

4.2.16         Employees on extended leave (military leave, family medical leave, inactive status, illness, on-duty injury, off-duty injury, rehired after being separated, etc.) who are eligible for a uniform allowance check, shall be eligible during the 45-day processing period that is in effect upon their return.  If a processing period has expired prior to their return, they shall be eligible during the next 45-day processing period.

 

4.3              Procurement Requisitions

 

4.3.1           Procurement requests shall be submitted through the chain of command to the SSD commander. Each supervisor in the chain of command shall sign the request either approving it as a necessary purchase or disapproving it.  If disapproved, the request shall be returned to the requestor. If approved, it shall be forwarded to Fiscal for the encumbrance for funds. 

 

1.    A fiscal officer shall record the Fund, Account, and Center (FAC), item and vendor number on the procurement request and then encumber funds for processing. 

 

2.    In the event funds are not available in the appropriate account, budgetary adjustments (BA) or transfer of appropriations (TA) shall immediately be recommended for approval to the Unit commander. 

 

3.    Once approved, appropriate forms shall be completed as required by the Department of Finance.

 

4.3.2           An approved procurement request shall be entered into the financial system by a fiscal officer to commit funds and secure the required purchase order number.

 

4.3.3           The Fiscal Management Unit shall comply with the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinance and the Department of Procurement (Purchasing) Manual in all purchasing.  No employee of the APD, sworn or non-sworn, shall be authorized to commit or obligate the Department to incur an expense without obtaining available fund information and the authorization to obligate the Department unless in an extreme emergency situation.  The Fiscal Management Unit commander through the fiscal officers shall determine whether funds are available to procure requested items or services.  The fiscal officer shall inform the requester of the status of procurement requisitions.

 

4.3.4           Procurement requisitions initially shall show as committed funds in the City’s Financial System.  Once the final purchase order type has been determined the funds shall appear as encumbered.

 

4.3.5           A Field Purchase Order (FDPO) is implemented where no contract exists with a vendor for a specified commodity.  The Department is authorized to expend $1,000 or less with a vendor, provided the request is of a non-recurrent annual nature and an attempt for best pricing has been made.  FDPO purchase orders are issued by a fiscal officer.  If an expense becomes continuous, a Blanket Purchase Order (BKPO) shall be obtained.  For contractual services over $20,000, a Contract Purchase Order (CONT) shall be obtained.  BKPO, PROC and CONT purchase orders are issued through the Department of Procurement.

 

4.3.6           A fiscal officer shall prepare procurement requests to be submitted to the Department of Procurement, (BKPO, PROC, CONT) on the required Department of Procurement form and log them.  When prepared, the form shall be submitted to the unit commander for review and forwarded to the SSD commander for final approval.  After approval, the form shall be submitted immediately to the Department of Procurement for issuance of the appropriate purchase order number.

 

4.3.7           When a FDPO number has been obtained, the fiscal officer shall call and forward it to the requesting unit, advising the unit to proceed with the procurement.  For BKPO purchase orders, the fiscal officer shall call and forward it along with a release number to the requesting unit, advising the unit to proceed with the procurement.  For PROC and CONT purchase orders, when received by the fiscal officer, a copy shall be provided to the requesting unit and the vendor who in turn shall provide the merchandise or service.

 

4.3.8           All requests for office or general supplies shall be submitted directly to Property Control, by completing a supply request form.  If Property Control is unable to honor the request for a particular item, the requesting unit shall complete a procurement request as specified in

                  Section 4.3.1 of this SOP, provided the request is for items that are not normally stocked by Property or that the items are currently out of stock and the need is of an urgent nature.

 

4.3.9           Emergency Procurement

 

1.    City Code Section 2-1192 authorizes the director of the City’s Department of Procurement to determine that an emergency exists and to make or authorize others to make or authorize others to make emergency procurement of supplies, services, construction items, or professional or consultant services.

 

2.    In the event an emergency should arise after office hours, which requires immediate action on the part of the Department for the protection of the best interest of the City, or should a like situation arise on a weekend or holiday, and where it is not possible or convenient to reach the Department of Procurement director, any purchase necessary shall be made by the Chief of Police or his or her designee and such purchase reported to the Department of Procurement within twenty four hours.

 

3.    When the Mayor declares an emergency, follow Annex 10A of the Atlanta-Fulton County emergency and disaster operations plan.

 

4.4              Outside Training Requests

 

4.4.1           All outside training applications shall be processed through the Fiscal Management Unit in accordance with APD.SOP.2080 “Training”.

 

4.4.2           A fiscal officer shall check the accounts designated for travel per diem and training registration to see if funds are available for the training requested.  The application shall be processed and forwarded to the Chief's Office.  The attached documents shall include a printout indicating the available funds and the FAC accommodating the request.  If the training request requires budgetary adjustment, the processing fiscal officer shall explain the adjustment.

                  (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2 d)

 

4.4.3           If the Chief of Police approves the training application, the requesting employee shall fill out and sign a request for advanced training expense (Finance Department's Schedule F-1) and send it to the Chief of Police for signature.

 

4.4.4           Upon the Chief's signature, the Fiscal Management Unit shall send the request for advanced training to the Accounting Services Division, Department of Finance at City Hall, for a check to be prepared.

 

4.4.5           After the trainee returns from training, all receipts, including the expense forms received, must be returned to the Fiscal Management Unit within three days of returning to work.  Fiscal shall forward them to Accounts Payable, Finance Department. (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2 d)

 

4.4.6           Any money not spent on the training trip shall be returned to Accounts Payable by means of a personal check or money order made payable to the City of Atlanta.

 

4.5              Budget Preparation and Control

 

4.5.1           The budget shall be prepared according to the Bureau of Budget and Management Analysis' Budget Preparation Manual issued annually.

 

4.5.2           A copy of the budget manual, along with adequate forms, shall be given to the bureau and division commanders, and the Chief’s Office.  A budget calendar shall be provided to each bureau and division outlining the exact time to return the budget to the Fiscal Unit.  This time schedule must be followed in order to get the budget to the Bureau of Budget and Management Analysis (BBMA).

 

4.5.3           The bureau and division commanders shall obtain a budget request from each cost center in their bureau or division.  The bureau and division commanders shall review their subordinates' budget requests and modify them as necessary.

 

4.5.4           A position authority control document shall be provided by the BBMA detailing the authorized positions in each cost center.  The Fiscal Management Unit shall check this document against the payroll pre-list from the Bureau of Personnel Administration (BPA) to verify that all positions are on the payroll.  This step must be taken before the budget is submitted for final approval.

 

4.5.5           A fiscal officer shall review the accounts for each cost center monthly.  If a cost center exceeds its allocation, the fiscal officer shall determine the reason for excess expenses.  If necessary, the fiscal officer shall initiate a budgetary transfer or administrative budget adjustment to bring the account in line with the budgetary allocation subject to approval by the SSD commander.

 

4.6              Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO):

 

4.6.1           A fiscal officer shall take custody of RICO funds received by the Department.

 

1.    A fiscal officer shall list the checks and separate the RICO funds into State and Federal.

 

2.    The Fiscal officer shall maintain complete and accurate records of all checks received.

 

3.    The Fiscal officer shall deliver checks to the Property Control Unit.  Property Control shall take the checks to the Finance Department.  Receipts and log shall be kept for all transactions. (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2 a)

 

4.6.2           From these designated RICO accounts (Federal RICO and State RICO), the Chief of Police shall authorize expenditures.

 

4.6.3           According to the Equitable Sharing of Federally Forfeited Property for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, these funds are to be used to enhance future investigations, law enforcement training, law enforcement equipment and operations.

 

4.6.4           Disbursing Funds to Other Law Enforcement Entities      

 

1.    An Atlanta Police Department (APD) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) representative shall go to the Property Control Unit and count the actual cash for verification unless it is already deposited in the bank.

 

2.    The Property Control Unit commander shall fax a memorandum requesting a Cashiers Check and specifying the amount to be paid to the U.S. Marshall’s Service.

 

3.    An APD or DEA representative shall take the original letter to the bank and give it to the bank employee and receive the Cashiers Check.  A copy of the Cashiers Check is shall be brought back to Property Control Unit for filing with the records and updating the computer database.

 

4.7              County and School Detectives Reports

 

4.7.1           A fiscal officer prepares these reports each month to receive reimbursement for police services rendered to Fulton County and the Atlanta Board of Education. 

 

4.7.2           These reports shall be based on the Personnel Services Unit’s monthly listing of all funds expended for sworn and civilian employees.

 

4.7.3           The Fulton County report lists the employees funded by Fulton County and associated salaries, and details the City's contribution.  The fiscal officer shall show the cost of operation, add the current rate for fringe benefits, subtotal these figures, add 10% for "miscellaneous," then get a grand total.

 

4.7.4           The fiscal officer shall send this information to the Revenue Division, City Hall.

 

4.8              Miscellaneous Revenue

 

4.8.1           All units in APD that handle cash shall adhere to written directive APD.SOP.6061, “Reporting Revenue”.  This directive standardizes the procedure for revenue receiving units that handle, money and negotiable instruments.

 

4.8.2           Cash or checks that are received by the Department for purposes such as copy charges, fees for permit cards, refund for overpaid bills and other miscellaneous activities shall be presented promptly to the Property Control Unit.  The Property Control Unit shall forward a daily receipts report to the Fiscal Unit.  A fiscal officer shall prepare a revenue report (financial statement) stating the fund, account and center in which to place these funds.  An officer of the Property Control Unit shall deliver the revenue report, cash and checks to the Treasury Division of the Department of Finance.   This process shall occur daily, except for weekends and holidays. (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2 b)

 

4.8.3           Units that handle cash shall keep their receipt books and a file organized by date with reports of their deposits to the Property Control Unit.  These records shall be kept for three-years.

                  (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2 b)

 

4.9              Accounting for Confidential Funds

 

4.9.1           The Narcotics Unit’s confidential fund custodian shall present all receipts for reimbursement for confidential funds to a fiscal officer for reimbursement from the Finance Department.

 

4.9.2           When reimbursement is received by Fiscal, a check shall be issued to the custodian of the confidential fund for the exact amount of the reimbursement.

 

4.9.3           The Fiscal Management Unit shall audit the confidential fund to ensure that all moneys are being used appropriately as required by APD.SOP.5150 “Confidential Funds”.  A written report of expenditures shall be submitted to the SSD, CSS, and SES commanders. 

                  (CALEA 5th ed. standard 17.4.2 f)

 

4.10            Recovery of Direct Expense

 

4.10.1         Direct expense is defined as the overtime pay paid by the City to a City employee for overtime services provided to an outside governmental agency, under a contractual agreement.  Reimbursement of the overtime pay to the City by the governmental agency is the "Recovery of Direct Expense."

 

4.10.2         An SSD commander designee shall collect the overtime pay data from the Overtime Use Reports of the Special Enforcement Section.  He or she shall then prepare and submit invoices for the overtime pay to the contracting agencies.

 

4.10.3         When reimbursement checks are received by the Fiscal Unit, they shall be submitted to the SSD commander designee who shall identify the checks and match them with previously submitted invoices.  The checks shall be returned to the Fiscal Management Unit for the recording and subsequent deposit with the Property Control Unit.

 

4.11            Wrecker Sales Overages

 

4.11.1         Wrecker sales overages are the amounts in excess of costs to wrecker companies from the sale of abandoned vehicles impounded by Atlanta police officers.

 

4.11.2         The overages are deposited with the Clerk of the State Court of Fulton County where they remain in escrow for one year.  The Property Control Unit has the responsibility of monitoring and recording this data.

 

4.11.3         When the one year escrow period has passed, Property Control shall forward a listing of wrecker sales overages resulting from police impounds to the Fiscal Unit.

 

4.11.4         A fiscal officer shall prepare an invoice to the clerk of the State Court of Fulton County for the overages.   The invoice shall be signed by the Fiscal commander and hand delivered to Fulton County's manager.

 

4.11.5         Upon receipt of a check for overages, the fiscal officer shall copy the check at a reduced size for filing, and deposit with Property Control into the wrecker sales overages revenue account.

 

4.12            Towing Concessions

 

4.12.1         Towing concessions are the fees paid to the City by wrecker companies contracted with the City to tow vehicles impounded by Atlanta Police.

 

4.12.2         The fee (established by ordinance) is assessed to each vehicle towed, and is paid in check or money order, on a monthly basis, to the Police Department.

 

4.12.3         Upon receipt of a towing concession payment, a fiscal officer shall record the wrecker company’s name and the amount of the payment into a Towing Concessions Log-Book, and shall deposit the payment with Property Control into the Towing Concessions Revenue Account.

 

4.13            Returned checks

 

4.13.1         The Treasury Division of the Department of Finance receives checks and money orders that were returned to the bank.  They assign a voucher number and assess a penalty to each returned item.  The items are then forwarded to the various City departments for collection.

 

4.13.2         The Fiscal Management Unit receives returned checks for the Police Department.  A fiscal officer shall record upon receipt, the voucher number; check maker, date and amount; penalty and servicing police unit for each returned check or money order into a check register-log book.  The front and back of the check are copied with the voucher and filed away.  An additional front copy shall be made and forwarded to the servicing police unit for collection.

 

4.13.3         A fiscal officer shall prepare and update a list of outstanding returned checks monthly.  Copies shall be forwarded to all units that receive money from customers. Units shall not accept checks from customers that have not cleared their returned checks with the Fiscal Unit.

 

4.13.4         The Fiscal Management Unit shall receive all returned check amounts and penalties from customers and forward them to the Treasury Division.

 

4.14            Audits

 

4.14.1         A fiscal officer is authorized to audit the fiscal records of any Department unit or office which handles money.  An unannounced audit shall be conducted at least annually for each such unit or office.  The audit shall determine whether correct procedures are being followed on all transactions and funds.

 

4.14.2         The Internal Audit Division of the Finance Department is responsible for independent audits for financial transactions and procedures. 

  

4.15            POST Quarterly Expense Reports

 

4.15.1         The Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) office reimburses municipalities a percentage of the cost of training local law enforcement officers.  In order to claim the reimbursement, each law enforcement organization must record and submit a

                  Quarterly Expense Report.

 

4.15.2         Each quarter, a fiscal officer shall summarize the training expenses incurred by the Training Academy on a form supplied by POST.

 

4.15.3         The fiscal supervisor shall approve the report and forward it to the Training Academy commander.

 

4.15.4         The Training Academy commander has the responsibility of approving the final draft of the report and of delivering it to POST.

 

5.               DEFINITIONS

 

5.1              Blanket Purchase Order (BKPO):  A purchase order used for goods or services purchased on a requested basis.  BKPOs must be requested annually by submitting a Requisition to the Bureau of Purchasing and Real Estate.

 

5.2              Cost Center:  A set of expenditure accounts within a fund, separated for the purpose of identifying specific resources that shall be applied to a specific goal.

 

5.3              Disbursement: Payment in cash or by check.

 

5.4              Encumbrance:  An amount of outstanding contractual obligations.  This figure represents the remaining balances on purchase orders and contracts against which future invoices can be applied.

 

5.5              Expenditure:  An amount spent.  Invoices paid to date against a contract, purchase order or the available funds balance.

 

5.6              FAC:  Fund, account and center; a method by which the City of Atlanta tracks revenues and expenditures.

 

5.7              Field Purchase Order (FDPO):  It was formerly known as a Miscellaneous Requisition.  It is used to procure goods and services which cost less than or equal to $1,000.00 and is not authorized by a BKPO or contract.

 

5.8              Fiscal Officer:  The commander of the Fiscal Management Unit, the financial analyst principal, and the departmental budget officer.

 

5.9              PROC:  A one-time purchase with a set dollar amount in excess of $1000.00.

 

5.10            Purchase Requisition:  A document used to request goods or services.

 

5.11            Requester:  The person requesting goods or services for their division, section or unit.

  

5.12            Uniform Allowance Check:  a check issued by the Finance Department intended for the purchase of department-approved apparel and equipment, as well as other work related apparel.  Half of the amount authorized by city council shall be paid in March of each year and half of the amount shall be paid in September.

 

5.13            Uniform Request Form:  A standard form used to order department-approved apparel and equipment not to exceed the amount authorized by City Council for sworn or non-sworn employees of the police department.  Generally, an eligible employee completes one form during a fiscal or calendar year.

 

5.14            Vendor:  A company or organization doing business with the City of Atlanta.

 

6.               CANCELLATIONS

 

                  APD.SOP.6060 Fiscal Management Unit, issued July 1, 2004

 

7.               REFERENCES

 

                  APD.SOP.6061 “Reporting Revenue”

                  APD.SOP.6030 “Property and Evidence Control”

                  Bureau of Purchasing and Real Estate, Purchasing Manual

 

                  Department of Finance, Bureau of Budget and Management Analysis, Budget Preparation Manual

 

                  Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, 5th Edition Standards

                  17.2.1, 17.2.2, 17.3.1, 17.4.1, 17.4.2

 

                  Atlanta Code of Ordinance 2-1192