Sheriff's Policy Manual: Part-Time Employees

Part-Time Employees

• Part-time employees work less than 80 hours bi-weekly.
• They are eligible for annual step increases every year, on the first full pay period after their anniversary date, unless denied by their Department/Bureau Director.
• Part-time unrepresented employees at the maximum of their pay range receive an annual lump-sum payment of 3% computed from regular base-pay earnings over the previous 26 pay periods.
• They accrue annual leave and sick time as per the Sheriff's Policy Manual.
• Part-time employees with a weekly work schedule of 30 hours or more are eligible for health benefits.

Identification Cards

• All employees, volunteers, vendors, and contractors of the Broward Sheriff's Office are issued an identification card with their name, photograph, and classification.

Authorized Badges/Identification

• Deputy sheriffs are issued identification cards with their name and photograph, identifying them as a deputy sheriff.
• Certified employees in the Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services are issued identification cards with their rank and classification.
• Law enforcement and cross-certified deputies serving in a law enforcement capacity are authorized to display or possess BSO law enforcement badges.
• Detention deputies are authorized to display or possess BSO detention badges.
• Cross-certified deputies in the Department of Detention and Community Control wear BSO detention badges while on duty.
• Fire-Rescue employees are authorized to display Fire Rescue Badges.

Carrying Badges and ID Cards

• Deputies and fire-rescue personnel are required to carry their badge and ID card on or about their person at all times while within their jurisdiction.

Providing Identification

• Personnel must provide their name and show their BSO Identification Card to any person requesting that information, except when it would jeopardize the performance of their duties.

Vendor ID Card Issuance

• Commanders send requests for BSO Vendor ID Cards to the Human Resources Director, including the person's name, date of birth, sex, race, Social Security number, and written justification.
• Human Resources ensures a background investigation is completed before issuing the Vendor ID Card.
• Vendors are responsible for contacting Human Resources to arrange for their Vendor ID Card preparation.

Employee Replacement ID Card Issuance

• Employees are only authorized to have one BSO ID Card.
• Lost or stolen ID Cards require procedures outlined in the Sheriff's Policy Manual for damage/loss of BSO property.
• Employees must return old ID Cards to Human Resources before a replacement ID Card is issued.
• Replacement ID Card requests require the employee's name, CCN, reason for the request, and a copy of the completed Police/Event Report or case card (for lost or stolen ID Cards).