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Council approves four police CJIS policies to remain compliant with state and federal standards

Lakefield City Council · July 20, 2026
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Summary

The Lakefield City Council voted to adopt four Minnesota BCA policies required for FBI CJIS Security Policy compliance, updating local procedures for access control, auditing, training and authorization of criminal-justice information systems.

The Lakefield City Council on July 21 approved four policy updates from the Lakefield Police Department designed to maintain compliance with Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) requirements tied to the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy.

Chief Roger Pohlman presented the policies — #346 (CDJN Access Control Policy), #347 (CDJN Auditing and Accountability Policy), #348 (CDJN Awareness & Training Policy) and #349 (CDJN Assessment, Authorization and Monitoring Policy) — and told the council they are required by the BCA for systems that handle criminal-justice data. The council had no questions and approved the updates by motion.

The policies were presented as technical compliance measures rather than changes to patrol practices. Pohlman summarized the department’s record-keeping and training steps that underlie the policies and indicated the department will continue reporting to the BCA as required.

The vote was recorded as a standard motion with unanimous assent by the members present.