G.O. 09-02 Chicago Police Department TITLE: DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION FOR COMMAND ISSUE DATE: 26 January 2009 EFFECTIVE DATE: 27 January 2009 DISTRIBUTION: A* RESCINDS: General Order 06-01 and Department Special Order 05-07 I. PURPOSE This order establishes the organization and command structure of the Chicago Police Department. II. ORGANIZATION 3. Department Administration 4. Office of News Affairs (Item II-A revised, 09 March 2011, AMFN Message 110751.) B. The Department is organized into Operations and Administration, each commanded by an assistant superintendent. C. Operations consists of the following units: 1. Bureau of Patrol 2. Bureau of Investigative Services. D. Administration consists of the following units: 1. Bureau of Professional Standards 2. Bureau of Administrative Services. III. COMMAND STRUCTURE A. Order of Rank 1. The order of rank for Department personnel is: a. b. Assistant Superintendent c. Deputy Superintendent d. Chief ISSUE DATE: 26 January 2009
e. Assistant Deputy Superintendent, Deputy Chief, General Counsel to the Superintendent f. Commander, Director, Coordinator g. Captain h. Lieutenant i. Sergeant j. Police Officer NOTE: A police officer assigned to a D2 or D2A paygrade position is equivalent to the rank of police officer. 2. The member having the most seniority in grade within the organizational structure of a unit will be in command, unless the or the Superintendent s representative designates otherwise. 3. Exempt members will assume control outside their own organizational structure only when failure to do so would seriously endanger Department operations, its reputation, or its ability to maintain law and order. 4. When personnel from different bureaus respond to an incident, the member in charge will be the highest ranking member of the Bureau of Patrol unless otherwise directed by the Superintendent or designated by Department directive. 5. When there is a dispute, the member that was overruled may appeal to a higher-ranking member from their bureau. Execution of the original order will not be delayed during the appeal. 6. Department members of the ranks delineated in Item III. A. 1. a. - f. will, collectively, be known and referred to as Command Staff. (Item II-A-6 added, 22 May 2009, AMFN Message 091995.) B. Order of Succession In the absence of the, the order of succession to the Acting Superintendency of the Department is: 1. Assistant Superintendent, Operations 2. Assistant Superintendent, Administration 3. Deputy Superintendent, Bureau of Patrol 4. Deputy Superintendent, Bureau of Investigative Services 5. Deputy Superintendent, Bureau of Professional Standards 6. Deputy Superintendent, Bureau of Administrative Services. IV. ADDENDA This directive consists of the following addenda entitled: A. Organization and Functions of the Office of the Superintendent ISSUE DATE: 26 January 2009 Page 2
B. Organization and Functions of Operations C. Organization and Functions of Administration. V. ATTACHMENTS This directive contains the following attachments entitled: A. Chicago Police Department Organizational Overview (Attachment 0.1) B. Office of the Superintendent (Attachment 1.1) C. Operations (Attachment 2.1) D. Bureau of Patrol (Attachment 2.2) E. Bureau of Investigative Services (Attachment 2.3) F. Detective Division (Attachment 2.4) G. Counterterrorism and Intelligence Division (Attachment 2.5) H. Organized Crime Division (Attachment 2.6) I. Administration (Attachment 3.1) J. Bureau of Professional Standards (Attachment 3.2) K. Bureau of Administrative Services (Attachment 3.3). 08-028 DK * Additional 100 copies each to the Research and Development Division and the Education and Training Division. Chicago Police Department, January 2009 Issue Date: 22 May 2009 Message Number: 091995 SUBJECT: REFERENCE: Rachel M. Johnston, Director Research and Development Division Revision to the Department Organization For Command General Order 09-02 entitled "Department Organization For Command" In an effort to more accurately reflect the roles of proper leadership and accountability, the term Command Staff ISSUE DATE: 26 January 2009 Page 3
will be used in lieu of the term Exempt. For example, exempt member will be replaced with command staff member. The following addition will be made to General Order 09-02 entitled Department Organization for Command : Item III-A-6 is added to read: 6. Department members of the ranks delineated in Item III. A. 1. a. - f. will, collectively, be known and referred to as Command Staff. An updated version of the above-listed directive is available via the Automated Directives application. Issue Date: 29 December 2010 Message Number: 104201 REFERENCE: General Order 09-02 entitled "Department Organization For Command" Item II-A of the above-referenced directive is revised to read: 10-152 dk Issue Date: 09 March 2011 Message Number: 110751 Terry G. Hillard Interim Department members are advised that the following directives have been revised: ISSUE DATE: 26 January 2009 Page 4
Reference: General Order 09-02 entitled Department Organization for Command. Item II-A is revised to read: 3. Department Administration 4. Office of News Affairs Terry G. Hillard Interim ISSUE DATE: 26 January 2009 Page 5