Office of Professional Standards and Accountability
The Office of Professional Standards and Accountability (OPSA) enhances communication and transparency regarding staff issues, complaints, and discipline. The OPSA consists of two independent units, the Internal Affairs (IA) unit and the Employee Relations (ER) unit.
Constituent Services
Staff Ombudsman
Internal Affairs
Philipp Achleitner
Internal Affairs Supervisor
Email: [email protected]
Internal Affairs (IA) is responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct, corruption, excessive force, and other violations of policy by employees. Our goal is to maintain integrity, accountability, and public trust by ensuring officers adhere to ethical and legal standards.
We respond to complaints from civilians, all ADCRR staff, and external agencies. Our investigations can result in disciplinary actions, policy changes, or in severe cases, termination.
Employee Relations
Chad DeVerna
Employee Relations Manager
Email: [email protected]
Employee Relations (ER) is responsible for overseeing and providing guidance on matters involving allegations of misconduct, formal discipline, professionalism, and performance issues. Our goal is to assist in maintaining consistency in the application of formal discipline and informal redirection of all ADCRR employees. We encourage administrators to focus on whether an employee's actions are a mistake or misconduct.
Employee Relations processes formal disciplinary actions from 80-hour suspensions up through dismissal. This office also reviews and provides feedback on lower forms of discipline, such as the 40-hour suspensions and formal Letters of Reprimand. Some other areas of responsibility include staff grievances and working with the Attorney General's Office on State Personnel Board (SPB) cases. This often involves gathering evidence and testifying at SPB hearings. Employee Relations work closely with Internal Affairs to obtain further information when needed.
Department Order 601, Internal Affairs, Investigations and Employee Discipline
Department Order 517, Employee Grievances
Department Order 525, Employee Attendance
Department Order 518, Personnel Rules - Delegated Authority
Department Order 522, Drug-Free Workplace