Tuesday, January 19, 2021
The San Marcos Police Department was recently certified in compliance with President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order No. 13929, which makes the department eligible for discretionary grant funding to support local public safety initiatives through the U.S. Department of Justice.
Trump signed the order “Executive Order on Safe Policing” on June 16, 2020. The president’s executive order limits Department of Justice grant funding to state and local law enforcement agencies whose use of force policies are certified by independent credentialing bodies designated by the U.S. Attorney General, including the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation.
“The San Marcos Police Department recognizes that comprehensive police reform includes policy revisions,” said Chief Stan Standridge. “We are also committed to the tenets of procedural justice: fairness, transparency, impartiality, and providing the community a voice.”