35A - Performance Evaluations - 2019

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Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 4 Lexington Police Department Subject: Performance Evaluations Policy Number: 35A Accreditation Standards: Reference: 35.1.1; 35.1.2; 35.1.5; 35.1.6; 35.1.7; 35.1.8 Effective Date: 1/1/12  New  Revised Revision Dates: 1/24/19 By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES The evaluation of an employee’s daily work activities is important to ensure that high standards of performance are achieved. It is essential to conduct this evaluation to make sure the Department is utilizing available human resources properly, that personnel performance issues can be identified and there is the ability for each employee to obtain optimum job satisfaction. The intent of a yearly performance evaluation is to provide feedback to the employee on his/her level of performance in order to:  Allow the employee to work towards improving any recognized deficiencies;  Inform the employee when the Department recognizes good work;  Promote a feeling of confidence by the employee regarding the fairness and value of the process;  Provide the Department with an accurate measure of employee performance; and  To help guide an employee in a career track that he/she may be interested in pursuing. It is the policy of the Lexington Police Department to conduct and document the performance of all employees regularly in the form of a performance evaluation.