Sunday, December 9, 2012

Accreditation No Cure For Internal Strife?

Those who are dubious about the need for a consultant in the police accreditation process will no doubt be shaking their heads over a Star-Ledger series on one local police department where infighting is allegedly piling up more than $1 million in litigation costs.

The department in question gave consultant Frank Rodgers a testimonial that is posted on the web site of his firm, The Rodgers Group. The Star-Ledger series starts today with this article.

In the Plainfield proposal, the accreditation itself is through the New Jersey Association of Chiefs of Police at a cost of $6,000. The consultant will receive $47,000 for one year as part of the $83,094 total cost, which also includes software and a training program. There is no direct cost to the taxpayer, as the expense is covered by forfeiture money held in a $405,946 trust account.

Approval of a contract with The Rodgers Group is on the agenda for the Dec. 10 meeting, 8 p.m. in Municipal Court, 325 Watchung Ave.

--Bernice 

2 comments:

  1. The one question that I would like to ask is:

    Is this accreditation a top decision, or is the decision a mutual agreement between the Police Director and the Police Department's officers and union?

    I think the answer will tell a lot about the state of our Police Department.

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  2. Union County Police Department accreditation invites public comment - Will Plainfield do this also - Read article

    http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2012/12/union_county_police_department.html

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