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Council adopts five revised police standing orders to meet accreditation standards
Summary
After a public hearing with no speakers, council adopted five revised police standing orders (harassment, promotions/transfers, vehicular pursuit, cellblock access, uniform standards) that align policies with accreditation and include training tracking in PowerDMS.
The council held a public hearing and then approved five revised police standing orders intended to align departmental policies with current accreditation standards.
Deputy Chief Buco described the changes as largely administrative and compliance-oriented: policies will be maintained in PowerDMS, the department’s document-management and training-tracking system, and some procedural language was added (for example, specific dates for uniform cutovers and required training for personnel who access the cellblock). Buco said the department had already implemented many of the practices under special orders and sought council affirmation to codify them in standing orders.
Why it matters: The revisions document the department’s current practices, ensure training documentation is tracked, and clarify who must receive specific instruction (for example, personnel accessing holding facilities). The council asked clarifying questions about training delivery and how the PowerDMS repository is used to distribute and track policy sign-offs.
Outcome: After closing the public hearing (no public speakers), councilors moved, discussed briefly and voted to adopt the standing orders.
Quote: "We have 5 standing orders that we're seeking a resolution, to make minor amendments to these orders," Deputy Chief Buco said at the hearing.
