§ 18-186. Reports and communications.

(a)

All official business transacted by members of the Police Department shall be through official channels.

(b)

Members of the Police Department shall refer to the Chief of Police all inquiries relating to official orders and shall refrain from discussing with the public any of the general policies of the Department. Information requested in all cases by the press, attorneys, or relatives of injured persons shall be furnished, where a report is available, by the station clerk.

(c)

Police telephone service is for official business only and shall not be used for personal calls.

(d)

Members of the Police Department are required to report, in writing, through official channels, any change in their place of residence and telephone number within forty-eight (48) hours after such change.

(e)

Such reports as may be required to properly administer the affairs of the Police Department or furnish information shall be submitted as covered by orders.

(Gen. Res. No. 71-1951, Sec. 2; CB-11-1997)