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Delaware County honors sheriff’s office civil division for reaccreditation
Summary
The Delaware County Board of Supervisors recognized the county Sheriff’s Office for reaccreditation of its civil division, a credential only 32 of the state’s 62 counties have achieved, and singled out Corporal Dan McGowan for leading the effort.
The Delaware County Board of Supervisors on the floor recognized the Sheriff’s Office for reaccreditation of its civil division, an honor that New York State Sheriffs’ Association executive director Peter Kehoe said only 32 of the state’s 62 counties have achieved. Kehoe and county officials presented a plaque to Sheriff Craig Dumond and praised staff for meeting stringent accreditation standards.
Kehoe told the board the accreditation process requires an outside board of assessors to review an agency’s operations against a detailed set of standards and best practices. "These standards currently have 121 individual components, all of which must be met by the agency," Kehoe said, calling the accomplishment “a testament” to the sheriff and the department.
The board singled out Corporal Dan McGowan, the civil accreditation program manager, for leading the project. "I would like to call up Corporal Dan McGowan who managed this project very well and did an excellent job," Kehoe said. Sheriff Craig Dumond thanked the New York State Sheriffs’ Association for its support and recognized staff including Major Sean Veil, under-sheriff Kim Smith and several civil officers in attendance.
Sheriff Dumond said the department will continue to work to earn the community’s support and emphasized the contribution of the civil-division staff to the county’s justice system. "Too often, the angry litigants take out their frustration with the civil court system on the deputy sheriff who was just doing his or her job," the sheriff said, thanking the board for financial and moral support.
The presentation emphasized the role accreditation plays in establishing consistent procedures and external review; Kehoe and county leaders framed the achievement as both a local and statewide standard of professional practice. The board offered its congratulations and recognized the accomplishment as a point of pride for Delaware County residents.
The board did not take any action related to the accreditation beyond the recognition and presentation.
