Policy:
The Saint Paul Police Department shall provide administrative, supervisory and employee assistance support to all military employees who receive orders to report for a military active duty deployment.

Procedures:

Whenever a military employee of the Saint Paul Police Department receives official military orders for a U.S military deployment the following shall be implemented:

  1. Roles and Responsibilities Pre-Deployment:

    1. The chief of police, assistant chief, or a deputy chief will contact the veteran employee and his or her family prior to deployment to express appreciation for their service.

    2. The Employees Assistance Program (EAP) director or designee will offer to meet with the veteran employee and his or her family to establish a relationship and provide contact information and clarification on the pre-deployment process. The EAP director will provide a primary contact person for pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment who will be responsible for monthly outreach to the family during the deployment. This may include:

      1. Child care

      2. Family assistance with grocery shopping, snow removal, home maintenance, etc.

      3. Establishing an email account for the veteran employee during deployment.

      4. Assistance with on-going concerns for the veteran employee with payroll, open enrollment, etc.

    3. The personnel unit shall assist in setting up payroll to pay monthly bills for veteran employees prior to deploying to military active duty status. Personnel shall notify the chief, training unit, EAP, and the technology unit of a veteran employee deployment within 24 hours of receiving deployment notification.

  1. Roles and Responsibilities Post-Deployment

    1. The chief of police, assistant chief, or a deputy chief will contact the veteran employee and his or her family upon return from military active duty. The unit commander or designee shall provide veteran employees the following upon return from military active duty:

      1. Information regarding their assignment.

      2. Packet with cheat sheets, partner information, dates of range qualification, etc.

      3. Allow for flexible schedule/assignment/days off.

      4. Assign with a partner for two weeks to a month.

        The personnel unit shall coordinate with the unit/district commander to make sure a post-deployment procedure is in place. Personnel shall notify the chief, training unit, EAP, and the technology unit of a veteran employee’s return from military active duty within 24 hours of receiving estimated date of return notification.

        The training unit shall provide training in arrest procedures, equipment function, range training and qualification, computer operation, geography, search and seizure, etc. for veteran employees upon return from military active duty and prior to returning to his or her work assignment.

        The technology unit shall restore all accounts, RMS, DVS, Mobile Office, etc. and provide a cheat sheet with log-on procedures, identification and passwords for veteran employees upon return from military active duty and prior to returning to his or her work assignment.

        The EAP director or her/his designee will offer to meet with the veteran employee upon return from military active duty and prior to returning to his or her work assignment. Veterans will be offered the opportunity to meet individually and in person, with an EAP licensed professional mental health professional within 72 hours prior to returning to work assignments.

        (See General Order 213.00: Military Leave)

        Effective August 25, 2017

Last Edited: August 25, 2017