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Council reviews police facility upgrades and accreditation funding; Keystone Purchasing Management presentation planned
Summary
Borough manager and police chief reported conversion of a storage closet into an interview room using Keystone Purchasing Management procurement and described a $30,000 accreditation appropriation; a KPM presentation for council is scheduled.
Clifton Heights Borough Council heard updates on police facility improvements and the department’s accreditation effort, and was told the borough will schedule a presentation on Keystone Purchasing Management (KPM), the procurement program used for the facility work.
Borough Manager said the police station’s storage closet was repurposed into an interview room and that the space "should be up and running by 2 weeks." He said the conversion used Keystone Purchasing Management, a state‑approved contracting program, and the borough plans a formal presentation to council and the solicitor’s office explaining how KPM would apply to future projects.
Police Chief described the department’s accreditation work and the recently approved funding to finalize that process. “Accreditation process is, we have an accreditation manager that we go with. They … revamp probably 80% of our policy and procedure, especially our high priority ones, evidence handling, use of force,” the chief said, and added that accreditation helps with liability insurance and transparency with the district attorney’s office and courts.
Council members were not recorded taking a formal vote on the facility conversion or the accreditation funding during the excerpts provided. The manager said the borough received assistance from a state senator on funding for accreditation.
