ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF- CORONERS DEPARTMENT (OCSD)

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responsible for any and all workers' compensation claims of their respective personnel in the event of injury during the course and scope of duties while assigned to RNSP. The County of Orange, its officers, agents, and employees shall not be deemed to have assumed any liability for the negligent or intentional acts or omissions of participating agencies, officers, or employees. 4. Comnlaint&Investirations: Evaluation and investigations of citizen's complaints against task force members and internal investigations about task force members shall be handled by the employing agency. Disciplinary actions will be approved solely by the employing agency. The employing agencies will provide the name, rank, and telephone number of a "liaison supervisor" who will assist the Program Manager with inquiries of mutual concern. The employing agency shall be exclusively responsible for reporting duties to POST required by SB 2 (Stats. 2021). In the event the RNSP receives a complaint against a task force member that is a peace officer, the complaint will be forwarded to the employing agency of the task force member. RNSP personnel will cooperate in any investigation of a citizen complaint in accordance with the law. Continued failure to abide by task force policies and procedures may result in removal from the task force at the recommendation of the Program Manager with concurrence of the Executive Board. IX. TRAINING New personnel assigned to the RNSP will undergo a mandatory training period. Each field team will designate a team member to coordinate the training process to ensure all aspects of the Program are being met. Should personnel assigned from a participating agency not meet the expectations of the RNSP during this training period, RNSP will have the option to extend the training period. Should the assigned personnel continue to not meet the expectations of the RNSP, RNSP management will meet and discuss the training deficiencies with the participating agency at which time RNSP management may request the assigned personnel be replaced by an alternate member of the Participating Agency. 1. Officer Rotational Program - Notwithstanding the minimum length of assignment referenced above in section VII. Personnel, participating agencies may present, for Executive Board approval, an officer rotational program for a minimum of 6 months. During the rotational assignment, the RNSP may allocate funds for training and necessary task force operational equipment and supplies, etc. 2. The participating agency will receive a personnel percentage increase during each rotational officer's assignment. X. FIREARMS Every peace officer assigned to RNSP will carry a firearm in accordance with his/her department's policies and procedures. Qualification: Any firearm carried by a peace officer assigned to RNSP must be approved by his/her department and minimum departmental standards for qualification met.