Online publication of police department's Police Officer's Manual.
Wilmington City Code § 2-236
in effectSec. 2-236. - Online publication of police department's Police Officer's Manual.
(a) On behalf of the Wilmington Police Department, the chief of police, or his or her designee, is authorized to create a public version of the Wilmington Police Department's Police Officer's Manual (the "manual").
(b) The manual will be published on the City of Wilmington's official website, with an additional hyperlink to the front page of the Wilmington Police Department's official webpage for public ease of access.
(c) The manual will only be redacted in accordance with the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. § 10001 et seq., and necessary public policy considerations in order to prevent endangering the life and safety of citizens or law enforcement officers as well as to avoid undermining lawful law enforcement efforts by allowing those intent on subverting such efforts the ability to avoid detection and hinder criminal investigations.
(d) The Wilmington Police Department will work in conjunction with the law department and/or other appropriate departments or entities to ensure that the redactions to the manual are limited to redactions founded in the aforementioned Delaware law or public policy considerations.
(e) The Wilmington Police Department will submit the final version of the manual to the law department prior to its publication on the city's official website. The city solicitor, or his or her law department designee, must approve the manual prior to it being placed on the city's official website.
(f) The first manual published under this ordinance must be published on the City of Wilmington's official website no later than January 1, 2021. The manual shall be updated as necessary, but not less than every four years.
(Ord. No. 20-032, § 1, 7-9-20)
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