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Policy
SUBJECT:
POLICY NUMBER
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POLICY DEFINITIONS
EFFECTIVE DATE
July 1, 2001
REFERENCE(S):
APPROVED BY:
CHIEF ROGER D.
POHLMAN
The following terms as used in this manual shall have the following definitions applied to
them:
OFFICER: Any person employed by the Red Wing Police Department in a
full-time capacity and who possesses a full-time peace officers license issued
by the State of Minnesota P.O.S.T. Board.
2. PART-TIME OFFICER: Any person employed by the Red Wing Police
Department in a reserve officer capacity and who possesses a part-time
peace officers license as issued by the State of Minnesota P.O.S.T. Board.
3. RESERVE OFFICER: Any person employed by the Red Wing Police
Department in a reserve officer capacity who does not possess any type of
peace officers license.
4. COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER: Any person employed by the Red Wing
Police Department in a uniformed unlicensed capacity to assist with parking
enforcement, beat walking, and other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor in
charge of the Community Service Officers.
5. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE: Any person employed by the Red Wing Police
Department in any capacity not directly related to the enforcement of laws,
patrol, or the investigation of violations of law.
6. COMMAND OFFICER: Any officer of the Red Wing Police Department above
the rank of Sergeant.
7. SUPERVISOR: Any officer of the Red Wing Police Department holding the
rank of Sergeant.
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8. RANKING OFFICER: Any officers holding a higher command or supervisory
rank or position. If of the same rank, an officer of greater seniority.
9. SUPERVISORY OFFICER: Any officer of the Red Wing Police Department
who, by reason of seniority, acquires a supervisory role over other officers
due to the absence of regular command or supervisory personnel.
10. CHIEF OF POLICE: The highest-ranking P.O.S.T. licensed peace officer of
the Red Wing Police Department.
11. SUBORDINATE: Any officer of lesser rank or position. If of the same rank,
an officer of lesser seniority.
12. DEPARTMENT: The Red Wing Police Department.
13. EMPLOYER: The City of Red Wing.
14. LAWFUL ORDER: Any written or oral directive issued by a command officer,
supervisor, or supervisory officer, to any subordinate or group of
subordinates in the course of employment, which is not knowingly in violation
of any law, ordinance, or department policy.
15. UNLAWFUL ORDER: Any written or oral directive issued by a command
officer, supervisor, or supervisory officer, to any subordinate or group of
subordinates in the course of employment which is known to be in violation of
a law, ordinance, or department policy.
16. POLICY OR ORDERS: Departmental legislation consisting of detailed
directives binding officers and employees of all ranks in terms of authority,
responsibility, and conduct.
17. INSUBORDINATION: Shall include but not be limited to:
A. The failure or refusal to obey a lawful order given by a ranking officer.
B. The act of ridiculing a ranking officer or his/her orders, whether in
his/her presence or not.
C. The failure or refusal to answer questions during an internal
departmental investigation of misconduct, or complaint against an
officer, or refusal to cooperate in the investigation of the above.
18. DERELICTION OF DUTY: Shall include but not be limited to:
A. The failure by commission or omission to actively or properly respond
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to a request for service, ignoring a violation of Federal or State
Statute, or local ordinance committed in the officer's presence, or
absence from an assigned post, beat, or duty assignment, or from the
City of Red Wing without permission of a supervisor or supervisory
officer.
B. Absence from duty through the use of sick leave when not actually
sick, or not in conformance with City Policy and Union Contract sick
leave provisions.
C. Any failure to arrive for scheduled work shifts without authorized leave
or failure to perform the duties required of a peace officer by the City
of Red Wing and it's Police Department.
19. UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE: Officers and employees of the Red
Wing Police Department shall maintain sufficient competency to perform their
duties and assume the responsibilities of their positions. Officers shall
perform their duties in a manner which will maintain the highest standards of
efficiency in carrying out the functions and objectives of the Red Wing Police
Department.
Demonstration of unsatisfactory performance shall be evidenced by, but not
be limited to:
A. Lack of knowledge or application of laws or ordinances.
B. An unwillingness or inability to perform assigned tasks.
C. A failure to conform to work standards established for and by officers
of equal rank, grade, or position.
D. A failure to take appropriate action on the occasion of a crime,
disorder, call for service, or other condition requiring police
intervention. (Also see DERELICTION OF DUTY above)
E. Absence without leave from assigned post, beat, or duty assignment.
(Also see DERELICTION OF DUTY above)
F. Repeated poor employee evaluations.
G. A written record of repeated infractions of policies or orders of the Red
Wing Police Department, whether or not these infractions resulted in
disciplinary actions being taken against the officer.
20. SHALL/WILL: For the purposes of this policy manual the words SHALL and
WILL indicate that an action or policy is mandatory.
21. MAY: For the purposes of this policy manual, the word MAY indicates that an
action or policy is discretionary.
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