ARDMORE, Okla. -- A change at the Ardmore Police Department has some union members unhappy. Chief David Leonardo says one of his main goals is to achieve international accreditation for his department, but in order to do that, some policies have to be updated. Robin Beal explains the policy in question.

The policy about "outside employment" details that if any of the department’s 53 officers wants to take a second job while they are off-duty, it will have to be approved by the chief of police.

Some members of the Fraternal Order of Police disagree with the change. They have filed a grievance over the matter, but the chief says the new policy is in line with national standards and it is needed if Ardmore’s police department is to achieve international accreditation.

Leonardo says as far as he is concerned, the matter is closed.

"The city has a reasonable expectation to manage their off-duty work because we want to make sure they're fresh, we want to make sure they're safe, so that they can safely protect each other and the community," Leonardo said.

And so, the new policy is now in full effect. Officers who do choose to take secondary employment, and the chief says about half of the force does, will have to have approval before they can go to work at that other job.