Assignments are rotated every four weeks. Except for emergencies, officers must request time off at least 10 days in advance. The scheduling sergeant has the discretion to deny leave if a request is not made in a timely manner and there is no emergency. Sergeant Esposito has denied leave based on this criteria. He also has waived the ten day requirement.
Sergeants perform six month performance evaluations on probationary employees.
They also perform annual written performance evaluations on subordinate officers or employees and may recommend a merit or step increase in such performance evaluations. The subordinate employee reviews the sergeant's evaluation and recommendation with the evaluating sergeant. The evaluation and recommendation is then forwarded to the lieutenant and the chief. An employee may appeal a performance evaluation to the police chief and to the town manager. The lieutenant and chief rely on the sergeants' performance evaluations of subordinate officers to determine whether such officers will receive merit increases.