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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER iT'� ° � 1'` iCt
NO. LTC # 114 -2013 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and M ambers the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy-L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April 5, 2013
SUBJECT: Miami Beach Police Department CALEA Re- Accreditation with Excellence
On March 23, 2013 the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)
approved the Miami Beach Police Department for re- accreditation with the prestigious
recognition of Accreditation with Excellence.
In 2009 CALEA awarded the Miami Beach Police Department the Flagship designation. CALEA
renamed its Flagship designation to Accreditation with Excellence, and enhanced the stringent
award criteria and application process. With this enhanced award, the Miami Beach Police
Department is again a member of an elite group comprised of fewer than ten percent of all
accredited agencies nationwide.
As part of the Re- Accreditation and Accreditation with Excellence process, Chief Martinez and
his Accreditation Team were required to present documented proof of the Agency's dedication
and adherence to Agency policy and its commitment to the community. Chief Martinez and the
Accreditation Team appeared before a committee of CALEA Commissioners to answer
numerous questions concerning agency operations, administration, and community interests.
As an Accredited Agency with Excellence, the Miami Beach Police Department is recognized for
continually demonstrating excellence in its commitment to the CALEA Accreditation process and
its commitment to the City of Miami Beach, its residents, visitors and neighboring agencies.
Please join me in congratulating and commending the Miami Beach Police Department on this
tremendous accomplishment.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
JLM /RAM /MNO /DM
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March 23, 2013
Mr. Raymond Martinez
Chief of Police
1100 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Dear Chief Martinez:
Congratulations!
It is a privilege to advise you that your agency has met the requirements of a highly regarded and broadly
recognized body of Law Enforcement Accreditation standards, and was awarded for a fifth time by the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., on March 23, 2013.
Your agency's Law Enforcement Accreditation represents the satisfactory completion of a continuous process
of thorough agency wide self - evaluation, concluded by an exacting outside review by a team of independent
assessors.
It also represents your agency's ongoing acceptance of the obligation to continue the quest for professional
excellence by working toward fulfillment of any remaining applicable other- than - mandatory standards with
which you chose not to comply during this Law Enforcement Accreditation activity, and any future standards
promulgated by the Commission that may be applicable to your department.
Law Enforcement Accreditation of the Miami Beach Police Department is for three years. Your initial award
date of December 2 will serve as the anniversary date for submission of required annual reports verifying
your agency's continuing compliance with the standards under which you were awarded.
On behalf of the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., we commend you and
the Miami Beach Police Department for demonstrating commitment to professional standards in policy and
practice. Again, congratulations.
Sincerely,
Louis M. Dekmar Sylvester Daughtry, Jr.
Chairman Executive Director
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