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Police Commission gives patrol specials until Feb. 15 to comply with interim uniform rules
Summary
After debate over vendor timelines and prior extensions, the commission extended the compliance deadline for patrol special uniforms to Feb. 15, 2009, with enforcement to begin 12:01 a.m. Feb. 16; rules require a light‑blue sutache stripe and light‑blue epaulette to distinguish patrol specials from sworn officers.
The Police Commission on Jan. 21 extended the compliance deadline for interim uniform changes for patrol special officers to Feb. 15, 2009, after hearing from department staff and discussing vendor capacity.
Command staff described the interim rules adopted Dec. 10 requiring a light‑blue sutache braided stripe down the pant and a light‑blue epaulette on the shoulders so the public can differentiate patrol specials from sworn San Francisco Police Department officers. Commander Sandra Tong and Lieutenant Curtis Lum reported that Gull’s (Galls) Uniforms wrote seeking additional time because of a backlog; the vendor and the patrol specials membership had discussed a modification, which the commission denied.
Commissioners debated whether another extension would signal openness to further uniform modifications. Some commissioners favored enforcing the Jan. 31 date; others urged reasonableness given vendor constraints. President Sparks proposed a short, firm extension to Feb. 15 with enforcement set to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 16; that motion was seconded and carried.
Commissioners directed department staff to monitor compliance and to allow reasonable accommodation where a vendor backlog prevented immediate completion, but they emphasized that the Feb. 15 deadline would be final and enforcement would begin the following day.
