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Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association

Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association

Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission


Regular Commission Meeting

October 11, 2016


Call to Order

The Regular Commission meeting of the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission was called to order on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 10:38 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel Harrisburg/Hershey, Harrisburg, PA. Chairman Kelly presided.

Members Present

Chief Adams, Chief Cox, Lieutenant Crone, Chief William Daly, Chief Ellis, Executive Director Gross, Richard Hammon, Director Hart, Captain Keffer, Chief Kelly, Chief King, Frank Lavery, Chief Lesko, Chief MacPherson, Chief Murphy, Accreditation Manager O’Hara, Ron Stern, Andrea Sullivan, Chief Walker, Lieutenant Walters and Chief Zydonik.


Chief Joseph Daly, Chief Dorney, Chief Hiester, Chief Jolley, Chief Ogden, Chief Petrick and Chief Van Loan were absent.


Also present, from East Brandywine Township Police Department were Chief of Police Mark Kocsi, Lieutenant Gene Babetski and Accreditation Manager/Officer Jeff Yankanich. From Somerset Borough Police Department was Accreditation Manager/Sergeant Stephen Borosky.


Chairman Kelly welcomed all to the meeting and asked everyone to join in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.


Commission members introduced themselves. Chairman Kelly welcomed newly appointed Commission members Captain Harry Keffer and Chief of Police Ronald MacPherson.


Approval of Minutes

Chief Adams made a motion to accept the minutes of the July 12, 2016 Regular Commission meeting. Chief Cox seconded the motion. All agreed.

Assessment Reports for Consent Agenda
The following agencies have been put on the Consent Agenda for approval: Penbrook Borough; Sandy Township; Findlay Township; Somerset Borough and Adams County Sheriff’s Office. A motion was made by Ron Stern to accept the recommendation for the

re-accreditation for these agencies. Lieutenant Walters seconded the motion. All agreed. Chief Cox and Chief Lesko abstained from voting. Executive Director Gross thanked Chief Lesko for including in the Somerset Borough Police Department re-assessment report that the Somerset Crater on Mars is named after Somerset.


Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission

Meeting Minutes

October 11, 2016

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Assessment Reports

East Brandywine Township Review – Lieutenant Rudzinski reported that the East Brandywine Township Police Department is a professional police department that is dedicated to quality service to their community. Their organizational philosophies and practices show their continuing commitment to providing superior quality service to the community and the department. They demonstrated that the department is well disciplined, well trained, well organized and well directed. It is the recommendation of the assessment team that the East Brandywine Township Police Department be considered for accreditation. Chief Murphy made the motion to accept the accreditation of the East Brandywine Township Police Department. Chief Zydonik seconded the motion. All agreed.


Chief Adams wanted to note publicly that he, being part of the assessment team, was very impressed with the East Brandywine Township Police Department. He complimented the Chief and his staff on their level of confidence and for having an on-site that went very smoothly.


Chief Kocsi thanked the Commission for inviting him to come before them. He noted this is a great accomplishment for their agency. He said they went through the breakup of a regional department a few years back that really tore the agency apart. He said he is thankful for Officer Yankanich for taking the lead on this and he is very proud. Lieutenant Babetski said that everyone they ran into were all willing to bend over backward to help. He thanked all. Officer Yankanich thanked Chief Kocsi and Lieutenant Babetski for trusting him in this process and said it is very encouraging.


Chairman Kelly congratulated them on their accomplishment.


Assessor Committee – In the absence of a Committee Chairman, Dick Hammon reported that there was nothing new to report.


Standards Committee – Chief King reported that the Standards Committee met on October 4, 2016. He gave an overview of the proposed changes. Regarding standard 4.4.1 (a), Chief Murphy asked if it will be required to have a copy of the local rule and the answer is, yes. These changes will be sent out and voted on at the next Commission meeting. Chief W. Daly made a motion to accept the Standards Committee report; seconded by Chief Murphy. All agreed.

Administrative Committee – Chief Murphy reported that the Administrative Manual will be reviewed.



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Meeting Minutes

October 11, 2016

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Strategic Planning Committee – In the absence of a Committee Chairman, Dick Hammon reported that there was nothing new to report.

Coordinator’s Report

Dick Hammon reported that Exeter Township Police Department dropped out of the program.


He reported income in the amount of $15,316.31 from the agreement with PowerDMS is much more than he expected.


There was much discussion regarding the presentation of the accreditation certificates at the PCPA Annual Conference. A motion was made by Chief Cox to (1) invite all initial accredited agencies to come to the Commission meeting to receive their certificate; (2) be recognized at the PCPA Annual Conference; and (3) offer to have a representative from PLEAC visit the agency receiving their certificate. This will be forwarded to the PCPA Executive Board. The motion was seconded by Chief Zydonik. All agreed.


Dick Hammon also discussed the current structure of PowerDMS re-assessment on-sites. He asked for flexibility in possibly scheduling the on-site in one day by having the files reviewed prior to the actual on-site. This would not affect the fee the assessors are paid for participating in the on-sites. All were in agreement in granting him the flexibility in scheduling PowerDMS on-sites. A motion was made by Chief Murphy to accept the Coordinator’s Report; seconded by Chief Lesko. All agreed.

New Business
Chairman Kelly reported on the following appointments/re-appointments to the Commission. From the regions for a four-year term: Western Chiefs of Police Association of Jesse J. Lesko, Jr., Chief of Police, Findlay Township Police; Northeast Chiefs of Police Association of Albert L. Walker, Chief of Police, Hanover Township Police and Central Chiefs of Police Association of James W. Adams, Chief of Police, Upper Allen Township Police. From PCPA for a one-year term: Chief of Police Raymond F. Zydonik (Chief of an Accredited Department); Accreditation Manager Regina M. O’Hara (Accreditation Manager); Lieutenant Leon G. Crone, Jr. (President of PPAC) and Captain Harry B. Keffer (PA State Police Representative). Additional re-appointments: Frank J. Lavery, Jr. Esquire (Lavery Law); Ron Stern, Local Government Policy Specialist, Department of Community & Economic Development (State Government); Chad R. Ellis, Chief Inspector, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (State Government); S. Michael Murphy, Chief of Police, Upper Moreland Township Police (Member at Large) and Dennis H. Walters, Lieutenant, Franklin and Marshall College Police (Member at Large).


Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission

Meeting Minutes

October 11, 2016

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New Business
The PCPA website needs to be updated with current photos of Commission members.


Date of Next Meeting

The next Commission meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Location to be determined.

Adjournment

At 12:31 p.m. a motion was made by Chief W. Daly to adjourn; seconded by Chief MacPherson. All agreed.


Respectfully submitted,


Andrea N. Sullivan

Andrea N. Sullivan, Administrative Assistant

Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association






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