Joint Response to Public Comment Pursuant to DGO 3.01.04 (D)

DGO 10.02 Equipment

October 6, 2023

SFPD Department General Order (DGO) 3.01 requires that all policies under development be posted publicly to provide members of the public thirty (30) business days to submit policy recommendations.

Pursuant to DGO 3.01.04 (D), the Department and the Department of Police Accountability (DPA) jointly prepare a public response, which shall be posted on the Department’s website, outlining the recommendations included and not included in the DGO draft submitted to the Police Commission.

Joint responses are captured in the following recommendation grid which captures the original recommendation, whether the recommendation was included or not included in the draft DGO, and the explanation relating to the decision to include or not include the recommendation into the draft DGO.

The Department reserves the right to remove or not respond to comments if they are:

  • Unrelated to the subject of the DGO
  • Include private personal information (whether the commenter’s or someone else’s), including home address, home or cell phone number, personal e-mail address, or personal identification.
  • Include profanity or obscene language.

The Department received two (2) recommendations for DGO 10.02 Equipment from the public. The Department and DPA agreed on the response to the first recommendation (R1) and noted different responses to the second recommendation (R2).

The Department and DPA extend gratitude to all who took the time to contribute recommendations to this policy.

DGO 10.02 Equipment- Public Comment Responses