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Council reviews DOJ grant to fund part-time accreditation coordinator; council reappoints pension trustees

Town of Orange Park Town Council · December 3, 2025
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Summary

The council considered a DOJ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grant to fund a part-time accreditation coordinator (grant amount cited as $111,120; motion made), and separately reappointed Chuck Smithers to the Police Pension Board and ratified Tracy Connell as a joint fire pension trustee with recorded 5-0 votes on the appointments.

The police chief reported that the department secured a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to fund a part-time accreditation coordinator position (approximately 20 hours per week) for two years to pursue and restore department accreditation. The…

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