| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution congratulating the Tallahassee Police |
| 3 | Department and commending Officer Charles "Chuck" Perry. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, the Tallahassee Police Department has a long |
| 6 | history of valiant, dedicated service to the Tallahassee |
| 7 | community dating back to its inception in 1841, a record |
| 8 | recently attested to by the March 19, 2005, reaccreditation by |
| 9 | the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies |
| 10 | (CALEA) for yet another 3-year term, and |
| 11 | WHEREAS, the Tallahassee Police Department is one of only |
| 12 | three agencies in the United States and the second in the State |
| 13 | of Florida to have been reaccredited by CALEA six consecutive |
| 14 | times and is the only agency of its size to have done so, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, to achieve accredited status, an agency must |
| 16 | comply with all 446 CALEA performance standards during a |
| 17 | rigorous onsite assessment that involves a public information |
| 18 | hearing, a panel review process, standards documentation |
| 19 | reviews, ride-alongs, and interviews with sworn officers and |
| 20 | civilian members, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, in meeting the CALEA performance standards, the |
| 22 | Tallahassee Police Department has shown that its members and |
| 23 | staff vigorously embrace the intent of the Legislature as set |
| 24 | forth in section 943.125, Florida Statutes, that law enforcement |
| 25 | agencies adopt high and meaningful standards for their officers |
| 26 | and personnel in order to provide equal and fair enforcement of |
| 27 | the law, maximize crime prevention and control capabilities, and |
| 28 | increase interagency cooperation throughout the state, and |
| 29 | WHEREAS, the Tallahassee Police Department has more than |
| 30 | 597 sworn and civilian personnel who, under the leadership of |
| 31 | Chief Walter A. McNeil, work together to make meeting these high |
| 32 | standards possible, and |
| 33 | WHEREAS, the Tallahassee Police Department is further |
| 34 | recognized for its effective law enforcement services by the |
| 35 | naming of its Officer Charles "Chuck" Perry as the Attorney |
| 36 | General's 2004 Florida Officer of the Year, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 38 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 39 | Florida: |
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| 41 | That the officers and staff of the Tallahassee Police |
| 42 | Department are congratulated upon having received the |
| 43 | department's sixth consecutive reaccreditation by the Commission |
| 44 | on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., and are |
| 45 | commended for their outstanding service to the more than 169,136 |
| 46 | residents of the Tallahassee community. |
| 47 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Officer Charles "Chuck" Perry |
| 48 | is commended as the Attorney General's 2004 Officer of the Year. |
| 49 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be |
| 50 | presented to the Tallahassee Police Department and Officer Chuck |
| 51 | Perry as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein. |