Build from the location’s real requirements
Set up recurring sites, venues, and events with the hours and number of Officers needed. The schedule shows required staffing alongside assigned and open positions, so an empty slot is visible rather than buried in a calendar note.
Put equipment requirements on the position
Select Police Car/Lights and In County Radio for each position that needs them. If three Officers work a location and only one needs a patrol car or radio, put those requirements on that position—not on every Officer’s assignment.
Keep publication deliberate
Build the schedule, review coverage, and publish assignments or openings when ready. Officers use the published schedule rather than interpreting names and hours typed into all-day calendar events. Calendar exports are available for personal calendar workflows; they are not a two-way Google Calendar sync.