On Monday night Lt Cliff Metaxa of the Lake County Sheriff's department was sworn in as Round Lake's new Police Chief by Village Clerk Jeanne Kristan. Chief Metaxa was confirmed in a 4-3 vote (Trustees Brubaker, Del Prato, Perkowitz and Mayor Gentes voting yes the no votes were cast by Trustees Blauvelt, Newby and Shaw). Trustee Newby made a statement before his vote that his vote reflected the "will of the people". He did not elaborate further.
I am excited that we are able to bring on a management professional to provide needed leadership to the department. Cliff has ambitious ideas, one of the best ideas is his goal to make the Round Lake Police Department certified via the Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation (CALEA). The primary benefits of accreditation include controlled liability insurance costs, administrative improvements, greater accountability from supervisors, increased governmental and community support.
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