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Police department and DPA outline Sparks report progress and plan to streamline policy bulletins
Summary
Acting Captain Steven Ford and the DPA's Samra Marion presented the Sparks report update, describing a rewrite of DGO 3.01 to resequence department general orders and reduce annual permanent bulletins from about 300 to roughly 50; DPA recommended language‑access and complaint‑process improvements.
Acting Captain (Lieutenant) Steven Ford presented the second‑quarter Sparks report to the Police Commission, detailing a series of forthcoming Department General Orders and a plan to reorganize the department's written directives. Ford said the rewrite of DGO 3.01 will align the written‑communication system, renumber general orders and substantially reduce the number of permanent bulletins issued each year — shrinking an estimated annual total from roughly 300 to about 50.
Ford listed forthcoming and…
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