A team of assessors

who will evaluate the Peachtree City Police Department for its national

reaccreditation will take comments from the public at a special meeting

Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

The assessors

from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

will also accept comments via telephone Tuesday, April 29, from 1-5 p.m.;

callers must call 770-631-2560 during that time frame to record their

comments.

Whether the

comments are given at the meeting or via phone, each citizen is limited

to 10 minutes, and the comments must address the agency's ability to meet

CALEA standards. A copy of the criteria is available at the department

headquarters on 350 S. Highway 74 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through

Friday.

Written comments

may be mailed to CALEA at 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Va. 22030-2201

The CALEA assessment

team will perform an on-site inspection of the department, focusing on

such areas as policies and procedures, management, operations and support

services. The team will review written materials, interview individual

officers and tour places where compliance with the standards can be observed.

The assessment

will verify the department's continued compliance with accreditation standards,

according to Police Chief James V. Murray.

The department

must comply with 333 mandatory standards and another 80 percent of 110

non-mandatory standards to qualify for reaccreditation.

Once the team's

assessment is through, it will report