Values

To accomplish our mission, the Delta Police Department will value and promote:

• Personal and organizational integrity
• Problem-solving, collaboration and partnerships
• Accountability at every level of the organization
• Professional police service
• Respect for diversity and inclusiveness
• Open and honest communication
• Support innovation, ingenuity & creativity

Organizational Philosophies and Operational Principles

We accomplish our mission through collective contributions of our people and the community.

• We encourage involvement in our community and our organization.
• We utilize individual differences to provide a broader organizational perspective.
• We manage our responsibilities and resources, taking ownership for our work.
• We take responsibility as individuals and as members of a team.
• We keep our skills, knowledge and abilities current.
• We plan and organize to be effective.
• We are accessible, responsive and a resource for others.

We encourage creative problem-solving celebrating our accomplishments and acknowledging that there will be mistakes from which we can learn.

• We promote communication by talking and listening to each other.
• We use concrete and diverse ways to solicit, acknowledge and implement the ideas of others.
• We use counseling, debriefing and performance review to learn and not to place blame.
• We recognize achievements.
• We encourage personal initiative.

We recognize the demanding nature of our work and promote an environment conducive to the total well being of our employees.

• We provide opportunities for personal, professional and organizational development.
• We provide supervision that is supportive, competent, honest and fair.
• We actively support physical and psychological wellness for all members.
• We provide support for families and significant others.

Delta Police Department Rules

The Rules of the Delta Police Department are an integral component of the Values based organization. Our values, mission organizational philosophies and operational principals are manifested in our rules, which establish standards of conduct. Members comply with the following rules:

Compliance with Value Based Directive

System Members of the department maintain familiarity with, perform their duties according to, and conduct themselves within the frame work of the department’s values based directive system.

Conformance with Laws

Members obey the laws of the United States of America and any State or local jurisdiction. A conviction for violation of a law is prima facie evidence of a violation of this rule.

Truthfulness

Members will be truthful in matters associated with department responsibilities.

Respect for Others

Members treat others courteously, with fairness and respect.

Public Trust

Members are entrusted to effectively, helpfully, and non-abusively use the power and public trust vested in them.

Members always use their position and credentials appropriately.

Authority

Members (commissioned & non-commissioned members) do not abuse the authority conferred upon them or the trust of the community they are sworn to serve.

Commissioned members do not take any police action which they know or should know is not in accordance with law.

Gifts and Gratuities

Members do not use their department status to seek, or accept, any favors, gifts, or gratuities not allowed by City Code, or would not ordinarily be afforded to the general public.

Adherence to Orders

Members obey lawful orders.

Conduct

Members use reasonable judgment and refrain from conduct which reflects unfavorably on the department: This type of conduct includes that which:

(a) brings the department into disrepute;
(b) reflects discredit upon the individual as a member of the department; or
(c) tends to impair the operation, effectiveness or efficiency of the department or its members.

Cooperation in Investigations

Members assist any department-authorized investigation.

Security of Police Information

Members treat the official business of the department as confidential.

Members do not:

(a) Access, review or remove any department report or record for other than department purposes;
(b) Communicate any information which may jeopardize an investigation, arrest, police action, prosecution, or which may aid a person to escape, destroy, or remove evidence; or
(c) Communicate any information which may endanger the safety or well being of others or jeopardize the operation of the department.