Control:

Pac-set radios will be issued to some non-sworn and all sworn members of the department.

Prohibition:

Pac-sets may be used for on duty or off-duty employment.  All use of pac-sets is for Official Business Only .

All Pac-sets shall be accounted for under inventory by the Communication Services and Maintenance (CSM) Supervisor.  Persons issued pac-sets shall be responsible at all times for the security of the Pac-set and its operations.

In the event that a radio becomes inoperable, a replacement will be issued, if available.  The officer will affix a radio repair slip to the defective radio, listing the possible problem and mark radio repair and date on the control card and deliver to the CSM unit.

Encrypted Radios:

Officers assigned to [redacted] and other units as designated by the deputy chief of support services may be issued an encrypted portable radio. Upon transferring out of the assignment, the radio must be returned to the CSM Unit.

Revised September 29, 2016

Last Edited: March 20, 2017