Policy
A Request for Transfer form (MP-6602) shall be completed in quadruplicate. All copies shall be routed through the appropriate chain of command and forwarded by the appropriate Bureau Head to MPD Human Resources, within five working days.
MPD Human Resources personnel will distribute a copy to each of the following:
- The Commander of the assignment area requested
- The appropriate Bureau Head
- The employee’s personnel file
- The requesting employee (indicating that it has been received and processed)
Written requests for transfer will be considered biweekly throughout the year. MPD Human Resources maintains the current year’s transfer request file electronically for one year.
Prior to the scheduled Commander's meeting, MPD Human Resources personnel will forward electronically a copy of the transfer request list to each Commander and Bureau Head. Any additional transfer requests or negotiated transfers may appear on an addendum at the scheduled Commander's meeting.
Transfers that are not approved will remain on the transfer request list for a period of one year.
Leaves of absence, resignations, retirements, terminations, and other transfers deemed necessary by the Administration may be discussed at the Commander's meeting.
If a transfer is approved by Police Administration, MPD Human Resources personnel will publish and distribute the Personnel Order and the employee’s supervisor will notify the employee. The employee's personnel file will then be updated by MPD Human Resources personnel from the Personnel Order.
Employees wishing to cancel a transfer request shall send a memo to MPD Human Resources, with a copy to their Commander, requesting that their name be removed from the transfer request list.
When an employee experiences a change in assignment and/or a promotion, all of the employee's requests for transfer will automatically be removed from the transfer request list.