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b) Planning & Technology Division Administrator
c) Public Information Office Manager
d) Financial Management Division Administrator
e) Internal Affairs Division Commander
f) Logistics Division Manager
g) Personnel/Human Resources Designee
2) The Command Staff is the upper-level management component of the Police
Department. They report to their respective Assistant Chief of Police, except for
the Internal Affairs Division Commander and the Public Information Office
Manager, who report directly to the Chief of Police. [26.2.3, 26.3.2]
c. Lieutenants and non-sworn equivalents: Senior line-level supervisors who report to
their respective captain or Assistant Chief of Police, depending on assignment.
d. Sergeants, corporals and non-sworn equivalents: First line supervisors who report to
lieutenants, captains, or Assistant Chiefs, depending on assignment.
2. Employees are to use the chain of command in addressing work-related problems unless
extraordinary circumstances dictate the need to do otherwise. [12.1.2(d)]
3. Policy should not be interpreted as restricting an employee鈥檚 privilege to meet with
command-level staff. To facilitate increased internal personnel communications, all
employees may meet with the Assistant Chiefs or the Chief of Police.
4. If a squad, precinct, or division personnel are used to supplement another squad's
personnel, the supervisor of the requesting squad shall maintain command. [12.1.2(c)]
5. Crime Scene: The detective called to a crime scene will assume responsibility for the scene
and activities associated with the scene, including delegating tasks to other officers at the
scene as necessary. [12.1.2(c)]
6. Mutual Aid: If Newport News Police Department (NNPD) personnel are dispatched to
assist another agency under a Mutual Aid request, the responding personnel shall come
under the command of the ranking NNPD officer, who shall have overall authority over all
NNPD officers. NNPD personnel shall abide by all NNPD policies, procedures and
directives [2.1.3(e); 12.1.2(b)]
7. Disaster: If Department personnel are called to assist at the scene of a disaster, the
command responsibilities will be appointed by the Chief of Police. [12.1.2(b)]
B. Supervisory Accountability
1. The supervisor at each level of supervision will be held accountable for the employees
under their control. [11.3.2]
2. The span of control for individual supervisory and management personnel will be limited
to the number of personnel who can be effectively supervised and is determined by the
nature of the work involved and the type of people performing the work.
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