Personnel desiring to engage in outside employment shall conform to Department regulations as outlined in the Policy and Ethics chapter of the MPP.
With the exception of Department-sponsored teaching assignments such as "Student and the Law" and classes at the academy, no employee shall request approval of an outside job which would require an adjustment of scheduled work hours.
Approval procedures for Department-sponsored teaching assignments may be obtained from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau on "Student and the Law" classes and from the Advanced Officer Training Bureau on academy classes.
Expert Witness/Consultant, Professional Activities
Members of the Department who have achieved recognition for having developed expertise within a specific enforcement discipline are often sought to perform professional services as a consultant, examiner or expert witness. Such recognition is generally based on the unique training, background, education or experience of the member and by the virtue of the member’s association with the Department.
In addition to submitting a request for approval of outside employment (SH-AD-136), members requesting approval of outside employment dealing with legal issues, civil or criminal, in which the member represents himself as an expert witness or consultant, with respect to law enforcement practices and procedures, shall have written approval from the chief/director of the Personnel and Training Command after review by his unit commander and division chief or division director. Authorized outside employment of this nature shall be reviewed annually by the division director of the Personnel and Training Command.
Authorization for expert witness/consultant outside employment activities will be based upon the interest of the Department in furthering professionalism and protecting the reputation of the employee and the Department.
Department employees shall not seek or receive compensation, other than from the Department, for acts required or expected to be performed in the regular course of County employment.
Although it is not the desire of the Department to regulate the private affairs of its employees, the Department must, by necessity, prohibit those activities that will cause conflict of interest to the employee, the Department, or to the County of Los Angeles.
The Department shall proceed in good faith, and endeavor to provide the employee a written decision within 60 calendar days from the date the written request was submitted seeking such authorization.
In the event an employee’s request for approval is denied within 30 days, the unit commander shall provide a written response identifying the reason(s) for denial, as well as the individual(s) responsible for the decision to deny the request.
Any denial of an application for outside employment as an expert witness, consultant or examiner is subject to the negotiated grievance procedure.
When evaluating requests for outside employment in the area of expert witness, consultant, or examiner, the Department may consider the employee’s experience, training, work product, prior recognition as an expert witness, consultant or examiner, and recent job performance.
Teaching Outside Law Enforcement Classes
No employee shall accept or contract for the teaching of any outside instruction (other than those classes regularly conducted through the Advanced Officer Training Unit) without submitting a Request for Approval of Outside Teaching Employment (Form SH-AD-137) for each class to be taught at each school, together with an approved course outline for each class.
The form shall be submitted 8 weeks prior to the commencement of training, as follows:
All requests not approved by the employee's unit commander or the division chief or division director shall be returned to the employee.
If the Department Training Committee approves the request, the form shall be duplicated and distributed as follows:
Employees granted approval for outside teaching employment shall resubmit a request for each class for each school on form SH-AD-137, together with an approved course outline for each class, as follows:
If an employee is unable to complete a teaching assignment due to injury, illness, change of schedule, etc., and such course is to be taught by another Department member, that member shall also submit a Request for Approval of Outside Teaching (SH-AD-137). The copy of the approved course outline need not be submitted, but in the space following "School Information" on the SH-AD-137, the replacement employee shall add the notation "Replacement for (NAME)".
Early in July of each year, the Advanced Officer Training Unit shall issue a reminder "Announcement" for the resubmission of form SH-AD-137.
Other Outside Employment
Request for approval of outside employment (including teaching of non-law enforcement related classes) shall be submitted on the Request for Approval of Outside Employment form (SH-AD-136).
Employees shall submit one copy of the form to their unit commander for approval. Personnel of higher rank shall submit the request to the next higher level of authority.
If the request is approved, photocopies shall be made and the approved form shall be distributed as follows:
Employees granted approval of outside employment request shall resubmit such request on form SH-AD-136 as follows:
Personnel Administration Bureau shall issue a reminder "Department-wide electronic mail message” one month prior to the above deadlines for the resubmission of form SH-AD-136.
Outside Employment Activities Form
All full-time employees are required to complete, annually by March 1st, an "Employee Report on Outside Employment Activities of Full-time, Permanent County Employees" (form SH-AD-651), as follows:
Employees who are active members of the military reserves are required to report this as outside employment and shall complete section 2 of this form.
This form shall be distributed as follows: