mightymoose
Moderator
Just wondering what legal issues might be involved here.
If a person works for one law enforcement agency full-time, and also works for another law enforcement agency part-time, is there any real conflict of interest regarding that part-time employment?
Let's say that the part-time employment has no effect on scheduling or availability for the full-time job, and that the part-time position is well outside the jurisdiction of the primary job... say another county.
I could see a potential problem if working for a neighboring city, or for a city within the county if the person is a county employee. What about two separate cities in two separate counties?
Would holding the two positions create problems for that person in court? If complaints were made against that officer at one agency, would it automatically cause problems for the other? Would variations in department policy be a significant issue?
Just wondering... it was a topic of disagreement the other day. I don't see that being employed by two agencies is necessarily a conflict, while others insist that it is simply because it isn't commonly done. This was brought up when it was mentioned another local agency is hiring paid reservists.
If a person works for one law enforcement agency full-time, and also works for another law enforcement agency part-time, is there any real conflict of interest regarding that part-time employment?
Let's say that the part-time employment has no effect on scheduling or availability for the full-time job, and that the part-time position is well outside the jurisdiction of the primary job... say another county.
I could see a potential problem if working for a neighboring city, or for a city within the county if the person is a county employee. What about two separate cities in two separate counties?
Would holding the two positions create problems for that person in court? If complaints were made against that officer at one agency, would it automatically cause problems for the other? Would variations in department policy be a significant issue?
Just wondering... it was a topic of disagreement the other day. I don't see that being employed by two agencies is necessarily a conflict, while others insist that it is simply because it isn't commonly done. This was brought up when it was mentioned another local agency is hiring paid reservists.