Policy and Assessments

Fennimore Police Department Operational Plan

The Operational Plan, Challenges and Possibilities document describes the current operational plan of the Fennimore Police Department and provides information on future challenges, possibilities and resources needed to address them.

Policy Manual

The Policy Manual and Officer Performance Assessment guidelines are public information.

1. Policy Manual
2. Use of Force
3. Emergency Vehicle Operations
4. Eyewitness Identification
5. Child Abuse Reporting
6. Domestic Abuse Policy
7. Mutual Aid and Extra Jurisdictional Arrest
8. Release of Information
9. Personnel Complaints
10. Training Policy
11. Seat Belts
12. Casual and Contract Police Officer
13. Evaluation of Employees Policy
14. Evidence, Contraband and Recovered Property Policy
15. Firearms Regulation and Proficiency Policy
16. Time System Procedures Policy
17. Body Armor Policy
18. Injury Accidents and Chemical Tests
19. Officer Involved Death
20. Criminal Trespass to Dwelling
21. Strip Searches
22. Body Cameras
23. Chain of Command

Officer Performance Assessments

Performance Assessment Categories are written standards maintained by the Chief of Police and used to evaluate an officer’s performance in their duties to ensure a proficient level of police service for the Fennimore Community.

1. Officer City Ordinances and Traffic Code
2. Officer Criminal Law and Procedural Law
3. Officer Directed Patrol Strategies and Self-Initiated Field Activity
4. Officer Duty Logs
5. Officer Extra or Supervisory Duties
6. Officer Interpersonal Relationships
7. Officer Investigations
8. Officer Jurisdictional Knowledge
9. Officer Law Enforcement Tactics
10. Officer Policy Manual
11. Officer Preparedness for Duty
12. Officer Problem Solving and Decision Making
13. Officer Report Writing
14. Officer Squad Operation and Use of Department Equipment
15. Officer Training and Basic Skills