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Police chief reports staffing shortfall, accreditation work and mental‑health response partnerships
Summary
Police Chief reported staffing and retention pressures, CALEA accreditation process, murder case solvability and expansion of mental‑health and regional data‑sharing programs at the strategic roadmap retreat.
Chief Brian Matthews told the March 8 retreat that the Police Department faces staffing and retention pressures while continuing accreditation and regional technology projects.
Matthews said the department remains engaged in national accreditation (CALEA) reviews and had recently completed an on‑site assessment, and he told council the department is building a real‑time operations center to better use data and regional camera systems. “We are making progress,” Matthews said of the accreditation process and the department's organizational assessment, and he…
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