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Accreditation provides objective measures to justify decisions related to budget requests and personnel policies and may serve as a yardstick to measure the effectiveness of the agency's programs and services. The services provided are defined, and uniformity of service is assured. Accreditation streamlines operations, providing more consistency and more effective deployment of agency manpower. BENEFITS TO THE OFFICERS & EMPLOYEES Accreditation requires that agency policies and procedures be current and in written form and are available to all agency personnel at all times. Accreditation assures employees that every aspect of the agency's personnel system is in accord with professional standards, and that the system is both fair and equitable. The agency is compelled to operate within specific guidelines. It is accountable to the Commission. The agency must stay in compliance with the standards set forth by the Commission in order to retain its accreditation. The morale of the agency is enhanced by increasing the employees' confidence in the effectiveness and efficiency of their own agency. Operations become more streamlined and consistent. Accreditation standards address officer safety issues and provide for adequate training and equipment of the officers. Accreditation is a coveted award that symbolizes professionalism, excellence, and competence. Employees will take pride in their agency, knowing that it represents the very best in law enforcement. SUNNY ISLES BEACH POLICE ACCREDITATION EFFORTS TO DATE The Sunny Isles Beach Police Department has been attempting to meet the standards of the Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation Program for a number of years. A lack of trained personnel, staff shortages and numerous leadership changes have all stymied the departments' goal of achieving accredited law enforcement agency status. However today, newly appointed police Chief Edward Santiago and City Manager Stan Morris are fully committed to achieving this distinction for the police department. Recently the contractor had the opportunity to conduct a review of the department's efforts of the accreditation initiative. While this review was brief in nature, we did note several items that could further delay or even prevent the city from achieving his goals. • Based on our experience with program management the existing written directives are not indexed in a fashion that lend themselves to successful program management. • There were no provisions noted for periodic review to ensure that current directives are current with recent legislative changes. 265