NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

When working a special duty assignment that requires a permit from New Albany, officers
shall ensure that the proper permits have been obtained prior to commencing work.
Exceptions can be made for emergency repairs by authorized contractors.
Officers will not receive overtime for attending court proceedings or other hearings as a result
of special duty employment unless the hearing/court proceeding is a direct result of a criminal
arrest that was made in the normal course of the officer’s official police duties/powers.
Officers are not permitted to purchase, consume, ingest, or use alcohol products while in the
performance of special duty employment. Use of tobacco products is also prohibited by all
City employees during work hours which includes special duty employment.
7.1.3 Rates of Pay
The rate of pay for special duty employment is set by the City Manager. This rate of pay includes
both the hourly rate of pay for an officer and the hourly charge to use a New Albany Police
Department cruiser.
The rate of pay will be reviewed annually by the Chief of Police. The rate of pay will be adjusted
as needed. The special duty rate of pay at other local law enforcement agencies, including the
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, will be used to assist the City in setting this rate of pay.
Officers are not permitted to work for less than the designated rate of pay. However, officers may
volunteer their police services for charitable causes during off-duty hours with prior approval from
the Chief of Police.
Officers who receive more than the established rate of pay for a special duty job shall report this
information to the Chief of Police through the chain-of-command.
7.1.4 Hours Worked
Special duty employment shall not, by its nature, render the officer unavailable during an
emergency or render him/her physically or mentally impaired to the point that his/her on-duty
performance will be affected. Therefore, officers are limited in the total number of hours that they
are permitted to work special duty assignments. Officers are limited to a total of 24 hours of
special duty per work week. Exceptions may be made if an officer is on approved leave (vacation,
compensatory time, etc.) and elects to work more than the normal limit.
Officers who are on sick or injury leave from their regular employment are not permitted to work
special duty. In addition, officers who are under any type of administrative suspension are not
permitted to work special duty during the period of suspension.
Officers are entitled to receive a minimum of three hours “show-up” pay from a special duty
employer who does not cancel a job until after an officer has arrived either at the job location or
the police station.
The minimum number of hours for a special duty job is set at three hours. Special duty job
requests for fewer than three hours will generally not be accepted by the Police Department.
However, officers can accept special duty jobs of less than three hours duration for a minimum of
three hours of special duty “show up” pay.
7.1.5 Procedures
Interested employers, organizations, or individuals who wish to contract for a special duty
officer(s) shall be referred to the Police Clerk. The Police Clerk is responsible for tracking special
duty job requests. When an employer, organization, or individual contacts the Police Clerk in
reference to special duty employment, he/she will advise the prospective party of the rate of pay
and ascertain the number of officers required to perform the special duty assignment. The Police
Clerk will complete the required information on the Special Duty Coverage form (PD-07-103)(see
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