City Releases CALEA Accreditation Comment, Provides Online Portal Link for Public Comments

February 25, 2023

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City of Buckhannon | Press Release

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BUCKHANNON - The Buckhannon Police Department is a CALEA Accredited Agency (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies). This Public Service Announcement has to do with the City of Buckhannon maintaining its accreditation with the agency.

CALEA is intended to preserve the ability of law enforcement agencies to conduct electronic surveillance while protecting the privacy of information outside the scope of the investigation and maintains an access portal that allows for public comment and feedback with regard to candidate agencies seeking initial accreditation and reaccreditation status.

The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence.

Public access to the comment portal is provided as an opportunity for comments, commendations and other information regarding the agency’s quality of service or other information relevant to the accreditation process.

PLEASE NOTE: CALEA is NOT an investigatory body and, subsequently, the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes.

Additionally, there will be no response other than acknowledgment of submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA Accreditation.

Access to the CALEA Accreditation Public Comment Portal can be found using the following link: https://cimrs2.calea.org/1006

Watch Chief Matt Gregory of the Buckhannon Police Department discuss their correspondence with about CALEA while providing the Annual Report to City Council during their February 16th meeting:

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to correct the agency's title and provide video footage of CALEA information provided by the Buckhannon Police Department during the annual report provided by Chief Gregory.