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Hermiston to pursue police-accreditation work; budget would add a lieutenant to manage patrol oversight
Summary
Budget includes request for a police lieutenant position to free the captain to lead the accreditation process required once department exceeds 35 officers; accreditation requires tracking over 100 standards and may open grant opportunities.
Hermiston managers told the committee the police department must complete an accreditation process after growing its roster, and the 2025-26 budget proposes adding a lieutenant to handle day-to-day patrol oversight while the captain focuses on accreditation work.
City Manager Byron Smith and public-safety staff explained that adding officers to the Good Shepherd beat pushed the department over a staffing…
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