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CJIX flLE ~10. 56 -'b~-D \
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
of the
CIn MANAGER
City of Eugene, Oregon
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that:
. A. Unde r Sect ion 16 of the Eugene Charter of '1976, the
C1ty Manager has the responsibility and authority to appoint
and remove all employees (except as limited by Charter); organize,
disband, and reorganize city departments; and assign duties
to administrative employees.
B. No limitations on these powers are imposed in the
Charter with respect to the Police Department or its employees.
C. Pur suant to that au thor i ty, the Chief of the Police
Department has heretofore been designated by the City Manager
as the person with authority and responsibility for the day-to-day
management, direction and control of the operations and adminis-
tration of the Police Department and its employees, subject
only to the City Manager's ultimate authority imposed by the
Charter.
D. The City's Police Department is presently involved
in the self-assessment phase of the law enforcement accreditation
process of the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement
Agencies. This Administrative Order is issued in order to provide
documentat ion, if such be needed, of the police Department's
compliance with Standard 12.1.1 of that Commission.
Now, therefore, based upon the above findings, the City
Manager of the City of Eugene hereby orders that:
1. James L. Packard, Chief of the City of Eugene's Police
Department, as the chief executive officer of that department,
is designated as the person charged with the responsiblity and
authority to manage, direct, and control the operations and
administration of the department and all personnel thereof.
2. The delegation of authority provided for herein is
limited only to the extent that under Section 16 of the Eugene
Charter of 1976 the City Manager remains vested with the ultimate
authority and responsibility for the department and its employees.
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O&ARTM~tI:Fs:::~nd dated this :~ _ 7
DATE RECEn....- FOR FlUNG Mie e 1 D eason
I~ ~ City Manager
lilf\R 5 1985
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