PUBLIC NOTICE

     The Guilford 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 information session on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 5:30 pm. The session will be conducted in the Joseph Montesano Community Room of the Guilford Police Department located at 400 Church Street in Guilford.

     Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling 203-453-8247 on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 between the hours of 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm. 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 Guilford Police Department. Local contact is Deputy Chief Jeffrey Hutchinson at 203-453-8479.

     Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Guilford Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA), 10306 Eaton Place, Suite 320, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030-2201.