120.01: Written Directives Flashcards
Who is vested with the sole authority to issue, approve, modify or rescind Departmental and Special Orders?
Chief
Who can issue directives?
Division Commanders within their divisions
Who reviews all permanent directives concerned with policy rules and procedures prior to dissemination?
Chief
Division Commanders
Accreditation manager
How long do members of the document review process hav to submit their written comments to the Chief?
10 working days (2 calendar weeks)
Who makes the final decision on all directives?
Chief
How often must personnel log into Power DMS in order to complete any outstanding work?
At least once per week or as directed
What are the written directives within NPD?
- Rules and Regulations
- General Orders
- Special Orders
- Memorandum
- Training bulletins
- Interoffice and similar correspondence
Rules and Regulations are _________, _________, and ________.
inflexible, rigid and definite
Rules and Regulations are the ____________ and _______ of the agency?
Statutes and Laws
Violations of the Rules and Regulations may results in__________ __________.
Disciplinary Sanctions
General Orders establish basic __________ _________.
Departmental Policy
What do General Orders communicate?
the operations component of the PD
General Orders are permanent orders concerned with __________ and ________
policy and procedures
Policies are __________ guidelines.
flexible
True or False: policies are generally accepted performamce methods and they provide a framework within which to make decisions?
True
Procedures are normally accepted _______ ________ _______ of accomplishing tasks.
step by step
What are procedures used for?
to train new employees
retrain members of the PD in new or revised methods
What are Special Orders?
policy and procedure that address specific situations
Special Orders are usually _________ and ________.
temporary and self cancelling
What are memorandum, training bulletins, interoffice and similar correspondence used for?
primarily to inform, secondarily to direct
Who can issue memorandum, training bulletins, interoffice and similar correspondence?
any appropriate supervisor
What words in any written directive are considered an order and mandate a particular directive and action?
Will, must and shall
What words in written directives are less directive and imply a degree of choice?
May, can, should or normally
Where are computerized records or the rules and regulations and orders kept?
on every computer in the Department
