2011-2012 Bill 1422: Lexington Police Department - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 119th Session, 2011-2012 3 4 S. 1422 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Senate Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Alexander, Anderson, Bright, Bryant, Campbell, Campsen, Cleary, Coleman, 10 Courson, Cromer, Davis, Elliott, Fair, Ford, Gregory, Grooms, Hayes, Hutto, Jackson, Land, Leatherman, 11 Leventis, Lourie, Malloy, L. Martin, S. Martin, Massey, Matthews, McGill, Nicholson, O'Dell, Peeler, 12 Pinckney, Rankin, Reese, Rose, Ryberg, Scott, Setzler, Sheheen, Shoopman, Thomas, Verdin and 13 Williams 14 Document Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1520sd12.docx 15 16 Introduced in the Senate on April 10, 2012 17 Adopted by the Senate on April 10, 2012 18 19 Summary: Lexington Police Department 20 21 22 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 23 24 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 25 4/10/2012 Senate Introduced and adopted ( Senate Journalpage 13) 26 27 28 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 29 30 4/10/2012 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A SENATE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO COMMEND AND CONGRATULATE THE LEXINGTON 12 POLICE DEPARTMENT ON BEING RECERTIFIED BY THE 13 COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR LAW 14 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INC. 15 16 Whereas, the South Carolina Senate was pleased to learn that the 17 Lexington Police Department was recertified by the Commission 18 on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 19 on March 24, 2012; and 20 21 Whereas, CALEA was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority 22 through the joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive 23 associations; and 24 25 Whereas, its purpose is to improve the delivery of public safety 26 services, primarily by maintaining a body of standards covering a 27 wide range of uptodate public safety initiatives, establishing and 28 administering an accreditation process, and recognizing 29 professional excellence; and 30 31 Whereas, its standards require an agency to develop a 32 comprehensive, wellthoughtout, uniform set of written directives; 33 provide the necessary reports and analyses a CEO needs to make 34 factbased, informed management decisions; and put in place a 35 preparedness program for immediate addressing of critical 36 incidents; and 37 38 Whereas, these measures are a means for developing or improving 39 an agency’s relationship with the community. They also strengthen 40 an agency’s accountability, possibly limit its liability and risk 41 exposure, and facilitate its pursuit of professional excellence; and 42

[1422] 2 1 Whereas, in earning this prestigious accreditation, the Lexington 2 Police Department has voluntarily demonstrated its commitment to 3 excellence in law enforcement. Grateful for this consistent 4 dedication, the Senate salutes the agency on behalf of the people of 5 South Carolina. Now, therefore, 6 7 Be it resolved by the Senate: 8 9 That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 10 commend and congratulate the Lexington Police Department on 11 being recertified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law 12 Enforcement Agencies, Inc. 13 14 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to 15 the Lexington Police Department. 16 XX 17

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