The Florida Highway Patrol is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve re-accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles - Division of Florida Highway Patrol announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: August 17, 2016, 11:15 a.m., ET

PLACE: Florida Public Safety Institute Conference Center, 75 College Drive, Havana, FL 32333

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Florida Highway Patrol is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve re-accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards.

Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA ®), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at this public information session.

Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling 1(800)335-5652 on August 18, 2016 between the hours of 10:00am and 12:00pm. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team.

Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the Standards is available at the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles headquarters in Tallahassee. Local contact is Captain Hugh Cutchen, [phone].

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Florida Highway Patrol’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320 Gainesville, Virginia, 20155 or www.calea.org.

Agenda:

1. Welcome - Opening Comments by CALEA Assessors

2. Public Comment

3. Closing Comments – CALEA Assessors

4. Adjourn

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The agenda is included above.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Captain Hubert Cutchen, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Room B333, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0500, [phone], [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).