The assessor's final report was forwarded to the Commission when all applicable standards and required activities were complied with. Their report indicated the St. Louis County Police Department complied with 100 percent of all applicable standards. The Commission scheduled a hearing at its meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on November 21, 1998. At the hearing, the Commission reviews the final report and receives testimony from Department personnel, assessors and Commission staff. Satisfied that the Department has met all compliance requirements, the Commission will award the Department accredited status.
Accreditation is for a three-year period.
To maintain accredited status, the Department must remain in compliance with applicable standards. The Department will submit annual reports to the Commission attesting to continued compliance. The accreditation process took approximately three years to complete. Our Department had to review and comply with 436 standards in order to gain accredited status. As we looked at each standard, we compiled documentation of our compliance.