Omaha Police Department Marksmanship Team Procedures PDF

**ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTION - MARKSMANSHIP TEAM** **POLICY:** It is the policy of the Omaha Police Department (OPD) to authorize an OPD Marksmanship Team to represent the City of Omaha and the OPD at Firearm Marksmanship Matches throughout the United States. OPD Marksmanship Team membership is volun...

**ORGANIZATIONAL FUNCTION - MARKSMANSHIP TEAM** **POLICY:** It is the policy of the Omaha Police Department (OPD) to authorize an OPD Marksmanship Team to represent the City of Omaha and the OPD at Firearm Marksmanship Matches throughout the United States. OPD Marksmanship Team membership is voluntary and all expenses incurred, including transportation, lodging, meals and other expenses shall be the responsibility of the team members. **DEFINITIONS:** [Firearm Marksmanship Match]: A contest of skill in the use of one or various firearms in a sporting venue. [Marksmanship Kit]: Equipment necessary to participate in approved Firearm Marksmanship Matches. **PROCEDURE:** I. **Equipment** A. Officers assigned to the OPD Marksmanship Team will be responsible for the acquisition of the weapons, ammunition and related equipment necessary for competition. B. OPD uniform vouchers may be authorized for OPD Marksmanship Team gear and marksmanship kits for active team members. 1. Marksmanship Team members' voucher requests for team-related items shall be submitted to the Firearms Training Sergeant and forwarded via the Training Unit chain of command. II. **Selection of Marksmanship Team Members** C. Open competition tryouts will be held during the first quarter of each year. D. Tryouts will be conducted at the OPD Public Safety Training Center on the OPD Training Ranges during announced times. 2. Multiple dates and times may be scheduled to accommodate interested officers' duty schedules. Special Duty is not authorized for tryouts. 3. The number, dates, and times of the tryouts will be determined by the Firearms Training Sergeant after consultation with the Training Unit Lieutenant. 4. Each candidate for the Marksmanship Team will fire a predetermined combination of courses of fire to be determined by the Firearms Training Sergeant or their designee. a. The tryouts will be conducted on the candidates' own time, using their own equipment and ammunition. 5. After each candidate has fired all courses, the scores will be combined. b. Each candidate will be notified of their scores. c. The Training Unit Lieutenant will forward all candidates' scores to the Deputy Chief of the Executive Services Bureau, via chain of command. 1 6. The Executive Command Staff (i.e., Deputy Chiefs and the Chief of Police) will make the final determination regarding Marksmanship Team membership. 7. The OPD Marksmanship Team will be comprised of fourteen members. d. Seven OPD Marksmanship Team members will be female, and seven will be male. 8. After the open competition and selection process is completed, a Personnel Order will be issued with the names of the fourteen (14) OPD Marksmanship Team members. III. **Firearm Marksmanship Match Schedules and Attendance** E. All Firearm Marksmanship Matches where OPD Team members represent the OPD must be approved by the Firearms Training Sergeant or designee. 9. In the first quarter of each calendar year, the Firearms Training Sergeant, or their designee, will prepare a list of approved Firearm Marksmanship Matches for that year. 10. The list shall note the match type, location, and date of each approved match. F. Special Duty to attend Firearm Marksmanship Matches may be approved via the Marksmanship Team member's chain of command. 11. The employee's respective Deputy Chief, or their designee, has discretion to approve or deny Special Duty requests. 12. No more than four (4) Special Duty days (8-hour work shifts) per Marksmanship Team year may be approved for Marksmanship Team members and alternate members. e. The Marksmanship Team year will run from March 1^st^ until the end of February the following year, to coincide with the team selection process. G. Marksmanship Team members may participate in approved Firearm Marksmanship Matches as OPD representatives on their own time. H. Marksmanship Team members may attend non-approved matches, but they may not wear OPD uniforms, use OPD equipment or gear, or otherwise present themselves as representatives of the OPD. **REFERENCES:** **I. Previous OPD Orders** A. Previous General Orders: \#73-90, 17-14, 5-20, and 69-24. 2