300-34 Strategic Officer Staffing Program Flashcards
This General Order outlines the Strategic Officer Staffing Program (SOSP), which maintains minimum staffing levels needed to deliver necessary police services while establishing staffing programs and procedures allowing:
a.
Classified employees to take time off from work when _____.
b.
The department to staff special programs with less ____impact.
This policy applies to police officers, senior police officers, sergeants, and all classified employees holding the pay grade of ___or below.
Officers participating in the Phase Down Program are not allowed to work any HPD SOSP without the prior written approval of the Chief of Police.
1) the Red Book is full
2) budgetary and personnel
3) VI
Red Book.
City issued calendar used to record personal leave for employees and to document
minimum staffing levels for each particular day and shift.
Replacement Program.
Allows an officer to take time off from work and be replaced by another qualified officer.
SOSP Compensation (For Pay).
Pay calculated at straight time (base and longevity pay) plus HPD training pay only. Compensation for pay is at the discretion of the department and must receive the prior approval of the division commander from whose account the funds will be paid.
SOSP Compensation (For Time).
For pay grade VI or below, time credited to an officer’s compensatory time bank at the rate of time and a half.
Special Program.
Any temporary assignment or event designated at the discretion of the department and with the approval of the Chief of Police for staffing in whole or in part.
PROCEDURES
Replacement Program
Officers having their request for time off denied because the Red Book is full may find qualified officers to work as replacements.
The request for time off and the designation of a replacement officer must be:
a.
Made no less than ___hours prior to the shift during which the time off is to be taken. If the request is made less than 72 hours prior to the shift then the affected shift commander may…
b.
Indicated on the _____ form, which is available on the department’s Intranet Portal.
1) 72
2) waive the minimum time requirement.
3) Strategic Officer Staffing Program Request
PROCEDURES
Replacement Program
Officers requesting time off under the SOSP are responsible for _____ before taking time off.
The _____ may elect to develop another method of finding a qualified replacement officer (e.g., a volunteer roster).
However, the requesting officer is still responsible for ensuring the replacement’s name is listed in the Red Book by the roll call sergeant prior to taking time off.
1) finding a qualified replacement and ensuring the roll call sergeant documents the replacement’s name in the Red Book
2) division commander
PROCEDURES
Replacement Program
Once the request for time off has been granted, the supervisor responsible for maintaining the Red Book shall document the following in the book:
c.
Name of the _____officer
d.
Number of _____
e.
Type of _____off being taken
f.
Name of the _____officer
g.
Type of _____
c.
Name of the requesting officer
d.
Number of hours being taken off
e.
Type of time off being taken
f.
Name of the replacement officer
g.
Type of compensation (pay or time)
PROCEDURES
Special Programs
The department may designate certain temporary assignments or events as eligible to be staffed, in whole or in part, under the SOSP. Staffing of the assignment or event will be at the discretion of the _____.
A special program may also consist of ____, _____, _____, or _____
1) division commander in charge
2) manpower shortages
3) emergency call-ups
4) special assignments
5) providing additional staffing to patrol shifts.
PROCEDURES
Strategic Officer Staffing Program Compensation Request Form
At the end of the shift, officers working an SOSP shall complete and submit a _____ form, which is available on the department’s Intranet Portal.
Strategic Officer Staffing Program Compensation Request
RESTRICTIONS
Officers holding the rank of sergeant or classified pay grade VI or below whose compensatory time banks are at or above _____hours shall not be allowed to work any SOSP for compensatory time.
460
RESTRICTIONS
Officers may utilize replacements in order to take time off on a maximum of two separate occasions per calendar month. Any request beyond two separate occasions per calendar month may be approved by the roll call sergeant. Such instances shall be reviewed by the shift and division commander in order to prevent abuse of SOSP.
Officers shall not:
a.
Volunteer as SOSP replacements for time during which they are otherwise ____.
b.
Obtain a replacement officer under the SOSP and then serve as a replacement for the same officer during the same or immediately following pay period unless…
c.
Use (burn) all or part of their regular shift in order to work…
d.
Use (burn) unscheduled leave for all or part of their regular shift in the 24-hour period before or after working SOSP or any overtime program unless…
a.
Volunteer as SOSP replacements for time during which they are otherwise scheduled to work.
b.
Obtain a replacement officer under the SOSP and then serve as a replacement for the same officer during the same or immediately following pay period unless authorized by a shift commander.
c.
Use (burn) all or part of their regular shift in order to work SOSP or some other overtime program in the same shift.
d.
Use (burn) unscheduled leave for all or part of their regular shift in the 24-hour period before or after working SOSP or any overtime program unless one of the “Earn and Burn” policy exceptions outlined in General Order 300-07, Overtime Compensation - Classified applies.
RESTRICTIONS
Replacement officers holding the rank of sergeant or classified pay grade VI or below are not qualified for straight time pay unless the replacement works…
Any leave taken during the 14-day pay period will not count as time actually worked for purposes of calculating…
See General Order 300-07, Overtime Compensation - Classified, for additional information and restrictions regarding SOSP, the 86-hour limit, and the “Earn and Burn” policy.
1) 86 hours or less in the designated 14-day pay period.
2) Fair Labor Standards Act overtime in the SOSP
QUALIFICATIONS
Officers and sergeants assigned through the SOSP to regular patrol in the call for service loop may be utilized departmentwide.
Officers assigned to these positions must have served in the call for service loop within the previous ___months or successfully completed the department’s “Plainclothes to Patrol Retraining” program within the last ___months.
1) 36
2) 12
