As used in this manual, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Serving temporarily in a position to which the member is
not ordinarily assigned, usually in a position of higher rank. All
the authority, responsibilities and duties of the officer in the higher
position devolve upon the acting member.
A report in which members are required to record their work
and official actions.
The appropriate authority shall be the Police Commissioner.
[Added 7-7-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-09]
The Department day, for record purposes, shall begin at 12:01
a.m. and shall conclude at 12:00 midnight. The Department week for
record purposes shall commence at 12:01 a.m. each Monday.
The unbroken line of authority extending from the Chief of
Police through one or more subordinates at each level of command down
to the level of execution and vice versa.
The Chief of Police of the Department.
The Town of Belvidere Police Department.
An officer of the Department assigned to detective duty.
A civilian employee of the Department.
The use of the masculine gender in any directive or manual
includes the female gender, when applicable.
Written directives issued at departmental level by the Chief
of Police. "General orders" remain in full force and effect until
amended, superseded or canceled by the Chief of Police. Departmental
"general orders" establish policy procedure or regulations governing
matters which affect the entire Department or two or more subordinate
units. They are the most authoritative directive issued in the Department
and may be used to amend, supersede or cancel any other rule, regulation
or order issued in the department.
A bulletin containing information regarding wanted persons
and property, crime patterns and other incidents calling for police
attention, special notices, etc.
Indicated that the action is permissive.
Duly appointed police officer of the Department.
Information bulletins which are primarily designed to inform
and secondarily to direct issued at departmental level. Such "memoranda"
are not official orders but express the thinking of the issuing authority
on the subject under consideration.
Ranking member of the Department on duty. Rank is determined
by grade first, and by seniority second.
Through the hands of the superior officers in the chain of
command.
Any written or oral directive issued by a superior officer
to any subordinate or group of subordinates in the course of police
duty.
A geographical area of variable size to which one or more
officers are specifically assigned for patrol purposes.
Departmental automobile.
Any member of the Police Department below the rank of Sergeant.
Appointment, assignment or any other status change of personnel
within the Department issued by the Chief of Police.
The Chairman of the Public Safety Committee.
An occurrence or incident suggesting or requiring police
action or service by members.
A reference guide specifying the laws, ordinances, rules
and regulations, policies and procedures governing the conduct of
personnel and the operation of the Department. Department general
orders will be incorporated into the manual after a provisional period
of operation. The manual in force in this Department is issued by
authority of the Mayor and Council.
For purposes of seniority, the following is the precedence
of ranks in descending order:
Any member of the Police Department serving a satisfactory
police apprenticeship prior to permanent appointment to patrolman.
Departmental legislation consisting of detailed directives
binding members and employees of all ranks in terms of authority,
responsibility and conduct.
A functional unit which may be a subunit of the Department
under the immediate direction of the Chief of Police, or a designated
officer in charge. It may be commanded by any rank, depending on its
size and the nature and importance of its function.
A member in any given rank with the longer service in that
rank. Seniority in the Department is established first by rank and
secondly by time served in rank, whether on a regular, assigned or
temporary basis. Where conflict occurs because of identical service
or dates of appointment, the member with the higher position on the
recommendation list from which the appointments were made is deemed
to be the senior. In situations requiring decision or control where
the officers are of equal rank, the senior will make the decision
and exercise control unless otherwise directed by a higher ranking
command or supervisory officer.
Indicate that the action required is mandatory.
An eight-hour tour of duty.
Shifts shall be designated as follows:
Written directives issued at departmental level by the Chief
of Police, or by supervisors for their own personnel. They specify
instruction governing particular situations. "Special orders" are
automatically canceled when their objectives are achieved.
Officers, not members of the Department, appointed by the
Mayor and Council for terms not exceeding one year.
A person holding a higher supervisory or command rank or
position.
The day in which the member or employee is directed to perform
his duties. In cases where a member or employee is detailed to consecutive
hours of duty which cover portions of two successive days, the following
rule will apply: The day upon which he reports for work shall be considered,
for record and detail purposes, to be his "workday."
The Town of Belvidere, New Jersey.
Bulletins published and designed to keep officers of this
Department abreast of current police techniques and procedures. The
bulletins and their presentation act as a continuous training program
and as a stimulus for further study. The information contained therein
constitutes official departmental policy on the subject matter under
consideration in the absence of other instructions to the contrary.
Any number of members and/or employees of the Department
regularly grouped together under one head to accomplish a police purpose.
