GO 300-34 Strategic Officer Staffing Program Flashcards
Officers having their request for time off denied because the ______ is full may find qualified
officers to work as replacements.
Red Book
The request for time off and the designation of a replacement officer must be:
a. 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.
b. 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 finding a qualified replacement
and ensuring the roll call ____documents the replacement’s name in the Red Book before
taking time off.
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:
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)
At the end of the shift, officers working an SOSP shall complete and submit a _______________________, which is available on the department’s Intranet
Portal.
Strategic Officer Staffing Program Compensation Request form
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.
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Officers may utilize replacements in order to take time off on a maximum of ___separate
occasions per calendar month.
two
Any request beyond two separate occasions per calendar month may be approved by the roll call _____. Such instances shall be reviewed by the shift and division commander in order to prevent abuse of SOSP
sergeant
Officers shall not:
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.
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 __hours or less in the designated
14-day pay period.
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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 12 months.
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Officers and sergeants who are not assigned to patrol but who wish to work SOSP shall first
have completed the required _________ training and shall utilize a BWC while
working any SOSP in the call for service loop.
Body Worn Camera (BWC)
A first violation for failure to ensure a replacement is listed in the Red Book may be handled as
a Supervisory Intervention and may result in a __-day disqualification from participating in any
aspect of SOSP.
30
Subsequent violations within a 12-month period shall result in a mandatory _-month disqualification from SOSP participation and shall be investigated in accordance with the department’s disciplinary system.
6
First time failure of a replacement officer to report to duty at the SOSP’s scheduled time or
location, or to cover the designated shift shall result in a __-day disqualification from
participating in any aspect of the SOSP and may be investigated in accordance with the
department’s disciplinary system.
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