NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

5.3.29 Reporting for Duty/Tardiness
An employee shall report for duty on time, properly prepared and equipped for his/her assignment
so that he/she may immediately assume duties. Judicial subpoenas and special duty
assignments shall constitute an order to report for duty under this section. It is the employee’s
responsibility to report any anticipated tardiness to his/her immediate supervisor and/or the on
duty supervisor prior to his/her reporting time, along with an estimated time of arrival. If a
supervisor cannot be reached, a message may be left with department personnel who will
forward the information to the appropriate supervisor as soon as possible. If circumstances
prevent the employee from reporting his/her tardiness before the scheduled shift, it is the
responsibility of the employee to make contact with the Department as soon as possible. If an
employee has not reported for scheduled duty or has not reported that he/she will be tardy, the on
duty supervisor will attempt to contact the employee as soon as practical and ascertain the
reason for his/her failure to report for duty. Repeated acts of tardiness will be grounds for
progressive disciplinary action(s).
5.3.30 Reporting Misconduct
Departmental personnel having knowledge of another employee’s misconduct shall report it to
the Chief of Police through the chain of command. Misconduct includes any violation(s) of law,
ordinance, directive, personnel rule, or the disobedience of orders.
5.3.31 Requirement to Submit to Medical Exams, Line-Ups, Photographs, and
Polygraphs
Upon the order of the Chief of Police or his/her designee, employees of the Police Department
shall submit to any medical, ballistic, chemical or other test(s), photographs, or line-ups.
Pursuant to Codified Ordinance 155.28(h)(non-union employees) and CBA Article 9 (sworn
members of the union), an employee may be required to submit to a polygraph examination or
similar testing procedure. All procedures carried out under this section shall be directly related to
an Internal Affairs investigation and shall conform to all federal and/or state laws.
5.3.32 Sick/Injury Reporting
Employees shall not feign illness or injury, falsely report or have themselves falsely reported ill
or injured, or otherwise deceive or attempt to deceive any other employee regarding their health.
5.3.33 Telephone/Address
An employee shall maintain a telephone (residential and/or cellular) in his/her residence and shall
report any change in telephone number(s) or address in writing to his/her supervisor within 48
hours. Residential telephone numbers, cellular telephone numbers, and/or residential addresses
of Departmental personnel are required to be on file with the Department and shall not be
released to anyone outside the Department without the employee’s consent.
5.3.34 Truthfulness
Employees shall speak the truth at all times whether under oath or not. An exception would be if
deception is necessitated as a result of an employee’s participation in an authorized undercover
investigation or interview of a criminal suspect.
5.3.35 Unbecoming Conduct
Departmental personnel, both on and off duty, shall conduct themselves in such a manner as to
reflect favorably on the Police Department. Unbecoming conduct includes behavior that brings
the Police Department or City of New Albany into disrepute or reflects discredit upon the
individual as a member of the New Albany Police Department or which impairs the operation or
efficiency of the Police Department or the individual. This includes, but is not limited to,
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