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Police Department Policy for Staffing Levels and Response In the event of an activation of the Lino Lakes Emergency Operations Plan or extended operations such as the institution of the City shifting into Pandemic Emergency Operations Mode, the Chief of Police, City Administrator, or other Police Command personnel in the absence of the Chief of Police or City Administrator may implement all or parts of this policy. In the event of a regional disaster, pandemic, or widespread health care event, it can be expected that there may be a loss of available staff for duty of up to 40% or more in some incidents. These absences can be expected due to Officers own needs to care for their family and themselves. This will require the City to take extra measures to assure the essential operations of the police department and safety of the citizens. 1. All Officers on duty will remain on duty until properly relieved from their assigned duties or task. 2. All Officers will remain available at City Hall or other designated location until released from duty. 3. Officers off duty may be called in for immediate duty, advised of required time to report for duty, or advised to remain on a standby status. A log / roster will be maintained by a designated person and an updated copy kept in the command center. The date and time each employee was notified and their estimated time of arrival, scheduled report time, status of standby, or unavailability - listing the reason - will be logged. Officers that have not been contacted and hear of an emergency event in Lino Lakes through other sources, are required to contact the command post and advise of their status and a contact phone #. 4. Officers on standby status may be required to be able to be at a location they can be contacted at, or in possession of a working pager or cell phone to allow contact at any time in lieu of responding immediately, or at a scheduled report time, when notified of the event. 5. In the event of a pandemic or other widespread health care event, the requirement for a medical excuse of 3 days or longer of sick leave may be waived by the City Administrator. Officers will maintain daily contact with the department giving updates and expected dates of returning fit for duty. 6. All vacation and other discretionary leave may be cancelled. 7 Officers on duty in need of emergency leave to care for family will be granted such leave as soon as possible. Considerations for the severity of the "condition" of the Officers family will need to be determined for each employee needing immediate leave; while maintaining the continued essential operations of the department. All reasonable attempts to give an expected time for granted leave will be given to the officer, as these times can be very stressful being away from their own families. Page 11