The Peachtree City Police Department is inviting residents to comment on the department’s operations in the upcoming June 8 public meeting on re-accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA)
Department spokesman Mark Brown said a team of CALEA assessors from the will arrive in Peachtree City for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve Gold Standard re-accreditation.
“The assessors will examine all aspects of the Peachtree City Police Department and will focus on areas such as policies and procedures, administration, operations, and support services,” said Brown. “Verification is made by this team that the Peachtree City Police Department meets the Commissions’ state-of-the-art standards as part of a voluntary process to gain re-accreditation.”
As part of the on-site assessment, Brown said the public and agency employees are invited to offer comments on the agency’s services and performance at a public information session on June 8 at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Peachtree City Hall located at 151 Willowbend Road.
If for some reason an individual cannot speak at the public information session, but would like to provide comments to the assessment team, he/she may do so by telephone. The public may call 770-632-4100 on June 8 from 1-3 p.m.
Telephone comments, as well as comments made at the public information session, are limited to five minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards.
A copy of these standards is available at the Peachtree City Police Department, 350 Ga. Highway 74 South between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and on the department’s website. For further information, contact the Police Department’s Accreditation Manager, Lt. Mark Brown, at 770-632-4112 or by email at mbrown@peachtree-city.org
Brown said the Peachtree City Police Department was initially accredited on November 21, 1992 and then re-accredited in November 1997, November 2000, November 2003, November 2006, November 2009 and November 2012. The accredited status was initially granted for a five-year period. The Commission has now reduced the length of time to three years. During these three years, the department has submitted annual reports attesting to its continued compliance with accreditation standards.
