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 the Red Book is full.
b. The department to staff special programs with less budgetary and personnel impact.
This policy applies to police officers, senior police officers, sergeants, and all classified employees holding the pay grade of VI or below.
Officers participating in the _________ are not allowed to work any HPD SOSP without the prior written approval of the Chief of Police.
Phase Down 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:
Made no less than 72 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 waive the minimum time requirement.
Indicated on the Strategic Officer Staffing Program Request form, which is available on the department’s Intranet Portal.
Officers requesting time off under the SOSP are responsible for ________ and ___________ before taking time off.
finding a qualified replacement ,ensuring the roll call sergeant documents the replacement’s name in the Red Book
The division commander 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 ________ prior to taking time off.
roll call sergeant
Once the request for time off has been granted, the supervisor responsible for maintaining the Red Book shall document the following in the book:
Name of the requesting officer
Number of hours being taken off
Type of time off being taken
Name of the replacement officer
Type of compensation (pay or time)
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 _______ in charge.
A special program may also consist of ______,____,______,______, or ______.
division commander
manpower shortages, emergency call-ups, special assignments, or providing additional staffing to patrol shifts.
At the end of the shift, officers working an SOSP shall ___________ which is available on the department’s Intranet Portal.
complete and submit a Strategic Officer Staffing Program Compensation Request form,
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 ________.
Such instances shall be reviewed by the _____ and ______ in order to prevent abuse of SOSP.
roll call sergeant.
shift and division commander
Officers shall not:
Volunteer as SOSP replacements for time during which they are otherwise scheduled to work.
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.
Use (burn) all or part of their regular shift in order to work SOSP or some other overtime program in the same shift.
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.
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 _____ in the designated 14-day pay period.
86 hours or less
Officers and sergeants assigned through the SOSP to regular patrol in the call for service loop may be utilized _______.
Officers assigned to these positions must have served in the call for service loop within __________ or ____________.
department wide.
the previous 36 months or successfully completed the department’s “Plainclothes to Patrol Retraining” program within the last 12 months.
Officers and sergeants who are not assigned to patrol but who wish to work SOSP shall first have completed the required _______ and shall ______any SOSP in the call for service loop.
An assistant chief in Field Operations may grant exceptions in exigent circumstances, such as __________ and officers will be assigned to a patrol function without a BWC.
Body Worn Camera (BWC) training, utilize a BWC while working
when the department is fully mobilized
Replacements for specialized units (e.g., Radar, Truck Enforcement, K-9, SWAT, Bomb Squad) or investigative divisions must _______________.
possess the requisite knowledge, current training, and expertise necessary to fill the position.
