HR 9029

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution congratulating the Tampa Police Department on
3	its reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for
4	Law Enforcement Agencies for the sixth consecutive time
5	and commending the department for having taken
6	extraordinary steps in delivering quality law enforcement
7	service to the community.
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9	WHEREAS, the Tampa Police Department has a long history of
10	valiant and dedicated service to the Tampa community, dating
11	back to its inception in 1887, and
12	WHEREAS, the Commission on Accreditation for Law
13	Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) reaccredited the Tampa Police
14	Department on July 31, 2004, for yet another 3-year term, and
15	WHEREAS, the Tampa Police Department is one of only two
16	agencies in the United States to have been reaccredited by CALEA
17	six consecutive times and is the only agency of its size to have
18	done so, and
19	WHEREAS, to achieve accredited status, an agency must
20	comply with all 439 CALEA performance standards during a
21	rigorous on-site assessment that involves a public information
22	hearing, standards documentation reviews, ride-alongs, and
23	interviews with sworn officers and civilian personnel, and
24	WHEREAS, in complying with the CALEA performance standards,
25	the Tampa Police Department has shown that its members and staff
26	vigorously embrace the intent of the Legislature set forth in
27	section 943.125, Florida Statutes, and
28	WHEREAS, the intent of the Legislature in section 943.125,
29	Florida Statutes, is that law enforcement agencies be
30	strengthened through the adoption of meaningful standards for
31	their officers and personnel in order to provide equal and fair
32	enforcement of the law, maximize crime prevention and control
33	capabilities, and increase interagency cooperation throughout
34	the state, and
35	WHEREAS, the Tampa Police Department has more than 1,350
36	sworn and civilian personnel who work together to make meeting
37	these high standards possible, NOW, THEREFORE,
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39	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
40	Florida:
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42	That the Tampa Police Department is congratulated for being
43	reaccredited for the sixth consecutive time by the Commission on
44	Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, and the department's
45	officers and staff are commended for providing outstanding law
46	enforcement service on a daily basis to more than 300,000
47	residents of the Tampa community.
48	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
49	presented to the Tampa Police Department as a tangible token of
50	the sentiments expressed herein.

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