The Dalles City Council celebrated the graduates of the Local Government Academy, a month-long, twice-a-week program designed to teach community members about how local government runs, with a focus on city operations, services and programs, at their regular city council meeting Nov. 13.
Eleven graduates of the program were present, and each received certificates of recognition from the mayor. This marks the third year of the academy, which was postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In other business, the Northwest Accreditation Alliance gave The Dalles Police Department an award of accreditation. NWAA Executive Director Scott Hayes appeared by Zoom, where he congratulated the department and gave background on what accreditation meant and what the steps for achieving it were.
“Law enforcement is experiencing a challenging society with increased demands for police and transparency,” Hayes said. “As in the past, our profession must face these challenges and work with our communities to address their concerns. Accreditation is one step towards building community trust.”
Hayes explained that in order for TDPD to become accredited, they had to adhere to 106 law enforcement standards, which have been established on national best practices. The department will be checked to ensure they are still in compliance every three years in order to stay accredited, he said.
TDPD Chief Tom Worthy, who also serves on the board of directors for NWAA, thanked his team for all the work they’d put in to achieve accreditation.
“I’m super super proud of this department,” Worthy said. “I’m happy to be a part of it. We go forward and we’re going to continue to be accredited, we’re going to use it as our guiding light for best practices in our pursuit of professionalism and the very best practices in law enforcement.”
The city also voted to repeal several historical resolutions that were no longer applicable. They also approved TDPD’s purchase of two unmarked fleet cars for $100,220. According to Worthy, the cars could be upfit to a patrol car if need be. As it can take more than six months to order and receive a police car, he said they believed having the two fleet cars as backup that could be upfit would be prudent.
The next city council meeting will take place on Monday, Nov. 27.
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