H.R. No. 2075
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Flower Mound Police Department was awarded
advanced law enforcement accreditation from the Commission on
Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) on March 26,
2011; and
WHEREAS, The commission was founded in 1979 as a
credentialing authority by the four major law enforcement executive
associations: the International Association of Chiefs of Police,
the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the
National Sheriffs' Association, and the Police Executive Research
Forum; through its accreditation programs, CALEA seeks to
strengthen crime prevention and control capabilities, improve
interagency cooperation, and foster the confidence of citizens and
staffs alike in their law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, Receipt of advanced accreditation represents the
culmination of three years of hard work by the Flower Mound Police
Department to ensure that its operating procedures, policies, and
actions meet CALEA standards; after notifying CALEA in June 2008
that it would enroll in the advanced accreditation program, the
department began an extensive process of self-assessment, followed
by a rigorous on-site evaluation by a trained CALEA team; the
program concluded with a public hearing held by the commission's
Review Committee regarding the FMPD compliance with the CALEA
requirements, after which the department was unanimously approved
for the three-year accreditation; and
WHEREAS, To attain this notable certification, the Flower
Mound Police Department had to demonstrate that it met the
commission's standards in the law enforcement areas of role,
responsibilities, and relationships with other agencies,
organization, management, and administration, personnel structure
and process, operations and operations support, traffic
operations, detainee and court-related activities, and auxiliary
and technical services; during the accreditation period, the FMPD
must maintain compliance with the applicable standards, and at the
end of three years it must seek reaccreditation; and
WHEREAS, By earning advanced accreditation from CALEA, the
Flower Mound Police Department has joined an elite group of law
enforcement agencies that have received this prestigious
recognition, and it is fitting that all the members of the
department be honored for their commitment to professional
excellence; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Flower Mound Police Department
on receiving advanced law enforcement accreditation from the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and
commend all those associated with the department for their
outstanding service to the community; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Flower Mound Police Department as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Parker
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2075 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House