SOP 600-619 Flashcards
A ______ is the largest functional work group with in the department. (SOP 600)
Division
A ______ is a primary organization component of a division or reports directly to the Chief or an Assistant Chief. (SOP 600)
Bureau
A manager’s or supervisor’s span of control is dictated, in part, by the degree of competency of immediate subordinates and by the level of difficulty and specialization of the assigned tasks. The official span of control for all levels of the police department is limited to eleven immediate subordinates per manager or supervisor. Special circumstances might require a higher number. The Incident Command System suggests a span of control of not more than seven, with_____being the optimum for ICS situations. (SOP 600)
five
____ is a written order issued by the Chief of Police relating to a specific matter affecting the whole department. A _____ is distributed to all major components in the department and made available for everyone to read. (SOP 601)
general order
____ is a specific order given by the Chief of Police or designee to an individual, a particular division or unit, or the entire department to address a particular topic or issue. A ______ may be issued in writing or orally. (SOP 601)
directive
_____ is software program that provides electronic archival and distribution of directives. It also provides an electronic receipting and testing system that can be assigned to all, or specific, members. (SOP 601)
Power DMS
The words “shall” and “will” as used in written directives indicate _____ action without exception. (SOP 601)
mandatory
A comprehensive process including, but not limited to tests ___ be formulated for any policy deemed necessary.
(SOP 601)
may
At a minimum, employees will be required to access PowerDMS each _____to see if there are any new and/or revised written directives to be reviewed.(SOP 601)
pay cycle
All employees are responsible for reading and electronically signing for any item that is in their PowerDMS inbox within _____ of the effective date. In doing this, the employee is acknowledging receipt and responsibility for each new or revised written directive.(SOP 601)
(15) fifteen days
After the proposal has either been accepted or rejected by the, Chief of Police the document will be routed to the ________, where a letter will be prepared for the chief’s signature, to advise the originator of the final outcome of the suggestion. (SOP 602)
Personnel Unit
The Lieutenant’s Forum will review the pending suggestion file to address and reach a conclusion on those suggestions that have been on file for longer than _____. (SOP 602)
sixty days
The ______, is responsible for ensuring that information from the computer generated list of employees who are due for an evaluation is forwarded to the appropriate division/bureau commander prior to the evaluation due date. (SOP 603)
Personnel Unit
_______ are responsible for ensuring that a list of the names of all employees assigned to their command that are due an annual evaluation, a mid-year review, a merit salary increase, or will be completing a probationary period, is posted as required reading for supervisory and management personnel at least _____ prior to the evaluation due date required by this procedure. (SOP 603)
Division Commanders
6 weeks
Non-probationary employees shall be advised in writing whenever their performance is deemed to be unsatisfactory. The written notification shall be given to them at least _____ prior to the end of the annual rating period. (SOP 603)
90-days
The _____ shall inspect the performance evaluation system ______ to determine how well it is functioning and to identify and analyze instances of extreme ratings, contested evaluations, and other anomalies. (SOP 603)
City Personnel Division
Annually
Supervisory Employee Performance Evaluation: A form designed for evaluating the work performance of non-sworn employees in the ___ pay plan. (SOP 603)
“S”
A form designed to document the current work performance of ______ employees, to be completed at various times throughout the rating period. A separate checklist has been created for each evaluation form. (SOP 603)
non-sworn
Administrative Support Employee Performance Evaluation
Special Evaluation: An evaluation completed due to transfer, probation extension, or a ___ day re-evaluation (SOP 603).
90
Probationary Police Officers: Police officers will be on a ________ probationary status following their date of appointment as police officers. (SOP 603)
twelve-month
Upon completion of the Field Training and Evaluation Program, probationary officers performing at a satisfactory level or better will be evaluated every ___ months, with the last probationary evaluation due ___ prior to completion of the probationary period (SOP 603)
two
six weeks
Non-sworn employees will be on a ____ probationary status following their date of employment with the City of Tampa. (SOP 603)
six-month
Probationary employees performing at less than a satisfactory level will be evaluated _____ with the last probationary evaluation due ______ prior to completion of the evaluation period.
monthly
six weeks
Regular Employees: Regular employees will be evaluated _____on their salary review date. Salary review dates are determined as outlined in the City of Tampa Personnel Manual, Section B18, and/or the appropriate labor agreement. (SOP 603)
annually
Employees will be notified in writing at least _____ prior to receiving a less than satisfactory (overall) evaluation.(SOP 603)
90 days
For the purpose of the evaluation process, management includes _____ and higher-ranking sworn officers and non-sworn employees who manage a bureau. (SOP 603)
lieutenants
A copy of all annual, probationary, or any other performance evaluation that may affect the wages or benefits of an employee shall be fowarded to the_______. (SOP 603)
Department of Human Resources, Employee Relations Division
There are items on the officer evaluation form that rate performance which can only be achieved on ____ (SOP 603)
full duty status.
Material that is to be purged from the pending evaluation file will be marked as ____ and given to the supervisor of the Personnel Unit to be forwarded to the Department of Human Resources, for any retention deemed to be required pursuant to law. (SOP 603.1)
“void”
The _____ is responsible for inspecting, receiving, and distributing all property ordered; notifying the originating authority and ______ and placing all non-expendable property on department inventory according to Intra-Division Procedure. (SOP 604)
Supply Unit
Revenue and Finance
Petty cash purchases will not exceed _____ in value. (SOP 604)
($50.00)
After normal working hours, _____ will have the authority to approve emergency purchases of non-stocked items valued at less than fifty dollars.
shift or bureau commanders
The Training Unit will issue the weapons by _____. (SOP 604.1)
serial number
Explorer: ____ to _____ young men and women interested in law enforcement as a career. (SOP 607)
Fourteen(14) -twenty year-old(21)
Department aircraft: The employee may request the use of the department’s aircraft. Travel by department aircraft will generally be limited to scenarios, which involve multiple city employees travelling together for a distance of more than _____ miles. (SOP 608)
100 miles
Any _____ may stop any vehicle operated by an employee who is off-duty upon reasonable cause that the employee is operating the vehicle contrary to department regulations. (SOP 609.1)
supervisory officer
A member(s) of a Specialty Team, at times, may be required to drive their assigned vehicles during off duty hours due to an on going condition or unique situation, which would require quicker than normal response to a call out. The ______, through the Specialty Team chain of command will authorize the activation of this special vehicular operation. (SOP 609.1)
Assistant Chief of Investigations and Support
The supervisor will complete the “Shift Commander or Supervisor’s Report on Lost, Stolen, or Misplaced Cards” and information on the notification to Shell and send the form along with the ____check or money order to the ______. (SOP 609.6)
$10.00 /Fiscal Bureau
Officers will dispose of any video/audio tape booked into evidence as they would any other piece of evidence. The only exception will be if the case is disposed of within _____ of incident. In those cases, the officer will remove the video/audio tape from evidence and provide it to the appropriate district CSO for storage. (SOP 609.7)
90 days
Officers will ensure that a minimum of _____ recording time is available on their system. Officers will download recordings from the digital system as needed. (SOP 609.8)
20-hours
Reserve II officers will be placed on probationary status for a period of one year from the date of being sworn in and a minimum of ___ of street patrol time excluding FTEP training.
144 hours
Reserve I officers will be placed on probationary status for a minimum period of one year and a minimum of ____hours of street patrol time, excluding the FTEP training time. Prior to completion of the probationary period, the reserve officer shall have successfully completed the full-time Field Training and Evaluation Program. Former TPD employees who have previously met the requirements will not be placed on probation.
288
Reserve officers will be required to work _____ of the major special events during the heavy special events season. Major events are MLK Parade, Gasparilla Day Parade, Children’s Gasparilla Parade, Gasparilla Knight Parade, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Gasparilla Distance Classic, Gasparilla Half Marathon, Santa Fest, and Outback Bowl Parade. (SOP 613.)
five
The volunteers will be expected to follow the same chain of command procedures, as do other employees of the Tampa Police Department. The volunteers will be accountable to the _____ by the Tampa Police Department to administer any necessary discipline. (SOP 613.1)
Lieutenant of Support Services Bureau
A unit comprised of ____ fire investigative supervisor and ____ fire investigators that are assigned to the Homicide Squad, which is under the command of the Major Crimes Bureau Commander, and within the Criminal Investigations Division, as outlined in SOP 810. (SOP 613.4)
One
Four
Fire Investigations Unit
The goal in Communications is that priority one calls be dispatched within _____, and assigned to the closest available unit, even if units must be released from previous calls. (SOP 614)
forty-five seconds
This category includes various incidents that require an immediate response. These incidents are often listed as “in progress” or “just occurred.” The goal in Communications is that priority two calls be assigned within _____ to the next available unit, with the response goal of twelve minutes from the time of dispatch to the arrival of the first unit. (SOP 614)
two minutes
Complaints regarding alleged illegal narcotic activity will be forwarded to the affected district ______. (SOP 614.1)
ROC lieutenant
_____ is a feature of the CAD program that alerts dispatchers and officers of potential hazards at an address.
Versadex CAD Hazard File
When decoy tactics are used in enforcement efforts, members should first consider _____ and use only those tactics that are consistent with existing laws that govern their application. (SOP 615)
officer safety
________ is an undercover operation in a given location where illegal activity is known or suspected. The duration of the operation is usually a short time and is not necessarily a full-time undercover assignment. (SOP 615.1)
“Single Operation Assignment” (Short period of time)
