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Newport News Police Department - Administrative Manual
ADM-345 - TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF SWORN
PERSONNEL
Amends/Supersedes: ADM-345 (11/14/2018) Date of Issue: 02/01/2021
I. DEFINITIONS
Temporary Positions – May be either:
A. Positions, as defined within a bureau into which non-probationary officers may request
assignment as a means of career and/or skill development; or
B. Ad hoc positions, as defined by the Chief of Police, into which employees may be placed to
serve on a temporary basis to fill an immediate and/or continuing need within the agency.
NOTE: The Chief of Police reserves the right to transfer any employee to any position within
the agency at any time based on operational necessity and the best interests of the agency.
[11.5.1(a)]
II. PROCEDURE
A. Defined Temporary Positions
1. Establishment [11.5.1(a)]
a. Division commanders may establish temporary positions to be staffed by personnel
within their respective divisions.
b. Temporary positions that require personnel transfer between divisions will be
submitted to the Chief of Police for approval prior to creating them.
c. The anticipated duration of the assignment will be set out at the time it is established,
not to exceed six months.
2. Available temporary assignment positions are reserved for officers who have successfully
completed their probation and have been released for independent patrol for at least
eighteen months. The following are recurring temporary positions:
a. Street-Level Narcotics Enforcement Investigator – Special Investigations Division;
b. Precinct Investigator – Patrol Bureau, Investigations Units; and
c. Public Information "Intern" – Public Information Office
NOTE: The Chief of Police reserves the right to authorize, or not authorize, the
selection and appointment of officers to fill all temporary positions.
B. Selection Procedures [11.5.1(d)]
1. Available temporary position openings will be advertised to all applicable employees either
division-wide or department-wide (as determined by the position). A position is advertised
for a period of at least one week from the date of announcement, or as established by the
Chief of Police. [11.5.1(d)]
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