Public Notification - CFA Assessment

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lt. Matthew Monaco
Phone: 772-978-4679

ACCREDITATION TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT
 (Vero Beach Police Department)
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A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive August 22, 2017 to examine all aspects of the Vero Beach Police Department’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief David E. Currey announced today.  The Vero Beach Police Department has to comply with approximately 238 standards in order to receive accredited status.  Many of the standards are critical to life, health and safety issues. 

As part of the on-site assessment, agency members and the general public are invited to offer comments to the assessment team.  A copy of the standards is available through The Vero Beach Police Department’s Public Information Officer in Vero Beach  at 772-978-4649.

For more information regarding CFA or for persons wishing to offer written comments about the Vero Beach Police Department’s  ability to meet the standards of accreditation, please write: CFA, P.O. Box 1489, Tallahassee, Florida  32302, or email to [email protected].

The Accreditation Program Manager for the Vero Beach Police Department is Lt. Matthew Monaco.  He said the assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar agencies.  The assessors will review written materials; interview individuals; and visit offices and other places where compliance can be witnessed.  The CFA Assessment Team Leader is Lt. John T. Lamb from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.  Other team members are Lt. Nicole Minick from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office and Officer Jill D. Smith from Bay Harbor Island Police Department.

Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if the agency is to receive accredited status.  The Vero Beach Police Department’s accreditation is for 3 years.  Verification by the team that the Vero Beach Police Department meets the Commission’s standards is part of a voluntary process to gain or maintain accreditation--a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence, Chief David E. Currey said.