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GOWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES + Although not required, complainants should be encouraged to file complaints in person so that proper identification, signatures, photographs or physical evidence may be obtained if necessary. + Supervisors shall ensure that all formal complaints are documented on a complaint form. The supervisor shall ensure that the nature of the complaint is defined as clearly as possible. ACCOUNTABILITY Rules of conduct for personnel involved in the UAS/sUAS program * Only authorized operators who have completed the required training shall be permitted to operate the sUAS. + All personnel will strictly adhere to Gowanda Police Department’s SOP regarding conduct * Pilots will keep sUAS charged and ready for deployment at all times. * Personnel will follow all federal, state and local laws and rules as they apply to operating sUAS, Supervision of personnel involved in UAS/sUAS program * The sUAS “program coordinator” will be assigned by the Officer-in-Charge and will oversee the Gowanda Police Department Drone Program including the Chief Drone Pilot * The Chief Drone Pilot will assume the first-line supervisor role to the remote pilot in charge (RPIC) Protocols for dealing with misuse and abuse of UAS/sUAS data Any misuse and/or abuse of sUAS data will be considered a violation Gowanda Police Department’s policy and will be administratively investigated following the Gowanda Police Department’s SOP’s. Mutual aid requests Requests for mutual aid sUAS deployment from other agencies be approved in the same matter as all other missions originating with the Gowanda Police Department. The sUAS program coordinator and Chief Drone Pilot will be made aware of the request. Personnel will operate under the rules of this policy and the entirety for the Gowanda Police Department’s Standard Operating Procedures. 243