August 1, 2006
PROMOTIONS
The Midland Fire Department will promote two employees to higher ranks. Two separate ceremonies will be held at the Central Fire Station.
On August 2, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., Firefighter Jason Wallace will move to the rank of Fire Driver. Wallace has been with the department for three years.
On August 4, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., Firefighter Lyndal Watkins will move to Fire Driver. Watkins has been with the department for four years.
The media is encouraged to attend and help make this a special day for the men and their families.
Contact: Assistant Chief Eddie Klatt at 685.7331
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS VACANCIES
The City of Midland is currently seeking applications from residents interested in appointments to various boards and commissions. The City utilizes term limits which create a turnover in membership. As the City approaches the beginning of a new fiscal year, there are 56 total expirations and vacancies on 18 separate boards and commissions. The City Council will begin making appointments in September for the terms beginning October 1, 2006. The terms vary from two to four years and meetings vary from monthly to quarterly or as needed.
The boards and commissions and seats open on each are:
Airport Planning and Development Board B 3
Animal Control Advisory Commission – 2 (one must be a veterinarian)
CDBG Target Area Selection Committee - 3
City Development Advisory Committee - 2
Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals - 2
Electrical Examining Board - 6
Hotel/Motel Tax Advisory Board - 4
Housing Authority Commission – 3
Midland Beautification Advisory Commission - 1
Midland Crime Prevention Commission – 8
Midland Housing Finance Corporation - 3
Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District Board - 3
Parks and Recreation Commission – 2
Permian Basin Community Center for Mental Health and Mental Retardation - 2
Planning and Zoning Commission – 4
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Board - 1
Water Resources Committee - 3
Zoning Board of Adjustments and Airport Zoning Board of Adjustments - 4
*Applications are available at the City Secretary=s office on the third floor of City Hall, 300 N. Loraine or online at www.midlandtexas.gov The Deadline for application is Friday, September 1, 2006, at 5:00 P.M.
Media Contact: Kaylah McCord/City Secretary at 685-7430
ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENTS
A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), will arrive Saturday, August 19, 2006, to examine all aspects of the Midland Police Department policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Midland Police Department’s Chief John Urby announced today.
Verification by the team that the Midland Police Department meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of voluntary process to gain accreditation--a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence, he said.
As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session Monday, August 21, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. The session will be conducted in the Council Chambers located in City Hall, 300 N. Loraine.
If for some reason an individual cannot speak at the public information session but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team, he/she may do so by telephone. The public may call 685-7594 on August 21, 2006, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Midland Police Department, Planning and Research Division, 601 N. Loraine. The local contact is Sgt. Ray Leible.
Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Midland Police Department’s ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 10306 Eaton Place, Suite 320, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030-2201.
Chief John Urby said, “National recognition for being an Accredited law enforcement agency is significant. The Midland Police Department has to comply with 446 standards in order to gain accredited status. There are over 17,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States. We belong to a group of only 700 of those agencies that have achieved accredited status. We are extremely proud to stand for professionalism in law enforcement.”
The Accreditation Program Manager for the Midland Police Department, Sgt. Ray Leible, said the assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar, but out-of-state agencies. The assessors will review written materials, interview individuals, and visit offices and other places where compliance can be witnessed. The assessors are: team leader, Chief Stephen Walker, Centerville, Ohio Police Department; team members, Lt. Daniel Isgett, Charleston County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Office; and Deputy Chief Jeffrey Chudnow, Coral Springs, Florida Police Department. “Once the Commission’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Commission, which will then decide if our agency is to be granted accredited status,” Sgt. Leible stated.
Accreditation is for three years, during which the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.
For more information regarding the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., please write the Commission at 10302 Eaton Place, Suite 100, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030-2215; or call (800) 368-3757 or (703) 352-4225.
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