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POLICE MANUAL COMMITTEE MINUTES
DECEMBER 19,1996 7:30PM
POLICE STATION LIBRARY
Present: SeL W.Dailey,Edith Flynn,William Hays,Gerald McLeod,Cleveland Coats
Chief Christopher and Captain Philip Taylor
Opening: Chief Casey introduced newest member Cleve Coats,Adams Street resident,who
was warmly received by fellow members
Update: Chief Casey Highlighted operational and administrative changes since last meeting:
including assigning School/Community Resource Officer to the Senior High School,
appointment of a Family Services Detective,Ening of eight new Patrol Officers,
Formation of a Regional drug task force(Newton,Waltham,Weston,Lincoln,Belmont,Watertown
and Lexington).
Review:1. Lexington Police Department Field Training and Evaluation Program(FTO)
E.Flynn-has bean involved in civil suits involving other communities where framing has
been increasingly the issue,this program is one of the best in the State that she has reviewed.Feels
Lexington is way ahead of other communities
B.Hays-recommended takmg"objective"#1 from page four(1. To produce a highly
trained and motivated police officer capable of meeting or exceeding the standards of,,r,....ance
required by the Lexington Police department.)And adding it as a third program"purpose"on page
three(third paragraph).
all spoke positively of the program
2. Lexington police Department Harassment Policy and procedure
Chief Casey stated that Police depart.had policy which needed minor additions because of
recent law changes.
Captain Taylor outlined items added;addresses of agencies accepting complaints of
harassment including employer phone numbers
no discussion-Chief Casey-these were minor housekeeping items-We bad comprehensive
policy in effect for a long time
B Dailey-asked for update on Accreditation process
Chief Casey-outlined how Gov. Weld created at the Mass Chief of Police urging the
Massachusetts Accreditation Commission. We can pursue National Accred,as we have been
doing,but as a shorter term goal seek State Accred. Chief offered to have Lt M. Corr make a
presemation on this new development to the commit=at Their next meeting
Adjourned
LEXINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO Chief Christopher Casey
FROM Lieutenant Mark Corr
DATE August 15, 1995
SUBJECT Summary of Police Manual Committee
On August 9, a meeting of the Police Manual Committee was held in the conference room, in
attendance were
William Dailey, Jr Chairman/Selectman
Edith Flynn
William Hays
Gerald McLeod
Christopher Casey Chief of Police
Philip Taylor Captain of Administration
Mark Corr Lieutenant
The meeting introduced the Committee members to the numerous changes which have taken place within
the Police Department during the past two years The two hour meeting was broken down into three
segments
Segment 1 -- 45 minutes
Chief Casey outlined a number of personnel changes and the impact of the override to future operations
The positive impact of numerous departmental programs such as D A.R.E and the Youth Diversion
Program were also discussed Portions of the Citizen Survey were reviewed with Committee members
offering further insights
Segment 2 -- 30 minutes
Chief Casey and I spoke about the accreditation process and the difficulty of pursuing compliance
aggressively I presented my observations of how fiscal restraints, limited resources, and the evolution
of the entire process is making it difficult to project a time-line for completion. Everyone agreed that
the process is constructive and furthers the professional development of the organization. The policies
in hand (professional standards, communications, and legal process handling) were briefly reviewed.
I explained at length how our procedures for policy development are generating sound, readable,
effective policies
Segment 3 -- 45 minutes
The Committee was taken on a tour of the station. The changes to the Communications Center, front
desk, locker room and cell block were reviewed. A diverse array of questions were raised by the
Committee and discussed.