An officer with the Salt Lake City Police Department has been put on paid administrative leave for reportedly refusing an assignment to work during the weekend’s gay pride parade.

Some 30 officers are scheduled to direct traffic control and provide security for the 120-entry parade on Sunday, and the officer in question would likely be involved in that capacity, according to media reports.

‘If you refuse to do an assignment, that’s going to be a problem inside the police department,’ police spokeswoman Lara Jones was quoted in the Salt Lake City Tribune on Friday as saying about the need for officers to follow orders.

‘We don’t tolerate bias and bigotry in the department, and assignments are assignments, Jones told KSL.

She said that the officer, who has not been identified in the media, will be investigated by the internal affairs department while he is on paid leave.

She added, ‘The vast majority of officers understand: When they put their badge on and come to work, they leave their personal beliefs at home, and we provide service to the community.’

Police Chief Chris Burbank has marched in the parade in previous years. As he is out of town this year, three deputy chiefs are marching in his stead. The police department will also be having a community outreach and recruitment booth at the Utah Pride festival on Saturday.