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3. Each member of the Department is accountable to only one supervisor at any given time.
[11.3.2]
4. Any lawful order from a superior to an employee must be obeyed. [12.1.3]
a. Lawful orders from a superior to an employee relayed by an employee of the same or
lessor rank will be obeyed as if issued by the originating superior.
1) Should the employee deem the order to be unlawful, the employee shall first
confirm the order with the supervisor for clarification.
2) If the order is still determined as unlawful by the employee, the employee shall
notify the next in line in the chain of command as soon as possible. [12.1.3]
b. If an employee receives conflicting orders or directives from superiors, they should
advise the superior issuing the last order or directive of the conflict. If this does not
resolve the conflict, he should obey the previous order or directive issued.
c. The employee receiving conflicting orders or directives by two or more superiors who
followed the above guidelines will not be considered disobedient of the order/directive
previously issued.
C. Delegated Authority
1. The Chief of Police will appoint an Assistant Chief as acting Chief of Police during
absences. The acting Chief of Police will assume the duties associated with the position of
Chief of Police. The acting Chief of Police does not have the authority to approve personnel
actions such as transfers, disciplinary matters, or salary increases unless that authority is
contained in the written directive. [12.1.2(a,b)]
2. In exceptional situations or emergencies, where the Chief of Police is unable to appoint an
Assistant Chief to act in their stead, the order of command succession shall be [12.1.2(b)]:
a. Assistant Chief of the Patrol Bureau;
b. Assistant Chief of the Investigations Bureau; then
c. Assistant Chief of the Administrative Services Bureau.
3. In daily department operations, the appointment of “acting” command/supervisory
positions will be documented and disseminated to affected personnel. [12.1.2(d)]
4. Acting personnel are delegated the appropriate authority and are expected to use it to carry
out the responsibilities of their assigned position. [11.3.1(b)]
5. Salary adjustment for persons supervising in an acting status will be in accordance with
Section 604 of the City Personnel Administrative Manual.
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