Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51110.8 AOD Duties/Responsibility

• The institutional AODAdministrative Officer of the Day shall become familiar with any special circumstances or existing situations occurring at the institution prior to assuming the AODAdministrative Officer of the Day duties.
  

• Staff serving as the institutional AODAdministrative Officer of the Day shall have a face to face briefing either between the off-going and on-coming AODAdministrative Officer of the Day or the on-coming AODAdministrative Officer of the Day and the Warden or Chief Deputy Warden, to exchange pertinent information and equipment.
  

• Staff serving as the institutional AODAdministrative Officer of the Day may be required to visit the institution on the weekends and holidays when special events, operational needs, or emergencies require the AODAdministrative Officer of the Day to respond.  The institutional AODAdministrative Officer of the Day will remain on-call during these periods.
  

• The requirement to visit the institution for special events, operational needs or both, is at the discretion of the Warden or other appropriate command authority.   Such events may include, but are not limited to:

  • Periodic review of visiting.

  • Institution construction activity.

  • Activation of the Emergency Operations Plan or other institutional emergencies.

  • Controlled uses of force such as a cell extraction.

  • Release or intake of a high notoriety case inmate.

  • Visitation of outside groups to the institution, etc.

• The institutional AODAdministrative Officer of the Day shall attend the weekly executive staff meeting and present a summary of the events that occurred during their tour of duty.
  

• In all circumstances or incidents of a serious nature where the institutional AODAdministrative Officer of the Day is contacted regarding an institution incident, they shall communicate the incident,  action taken, and current status of the situation to the Warden.
  

• On the first working day following the incident the institutional AODAdministrative Officer of the Day shall gather all  CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 837, Crime/Incident Reports, or notice of unusual occurrences that are completed by the watch commander.  As required by local procedures, a written report shall be prepared for the Warden.