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PUBLIC NOTICE
Southlake Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve
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 a public hearing on December 15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The session will be
conducted in the City Council Chambers at Southlake Town Hall, 1400 Main Street, Southlake,
Texas 76092.
Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (817) 748-8984 on
December 15, 2014 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Comments will be taken by a member of
the Assessment Team.
Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes
and must address that agency's ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of the standards is
available for examination at the Southlake Library Reference Desk, located at 1400 Main Street, during
regular business hours. The phone number to the Library Reference Desk is (817) 748-8247.
Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Southlake Police Department's ability to comply with
the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement
Agencies, Inc. (GALEA), 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155.
A quorum of the City Council may or may not be present at this meeting.
CERTIFICATE
I hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards at Town Hall, 1400 Main
Street, Southlake, Texas, on Friday, December 12, 2014, by 6:00 p.m., pursuant to the Texas Government
Code, Chapter 551.
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If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special needs, please advise the City Secretary's
Office 48 hours in advance at 897-748-8016 and reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you.