The Commission of Florida Law Enforcement awards accreditation status to police departments that reach a level of professional standards dictated by compliance with over 300 policies that govern each aspect of the agency's operations. These policies include structure, organization, training, hiring of personnel, deployment, responsiveness, and routine calls for service. With the realization accreditation is a demanding and full-time process, policies and procedures are constantly being updated and revised. The Commission requires that all policies are accompanied by three years of documentation which proves agency compliance. This level of accomplishment has been achieved by only 120 of the 400 law enforcement agencies in the State. Indian River Shores Public Safety was first awarded accreditation status in February 2009 and has maintained its accreditation status through the following cycles:

• Accredited on February 25, 2009
• Reaccredited on February 23, 2012
• Reaccredited on February 25, 2015
• Reaccredited on February 21, 2018
• Reaccredited February 18, 2021

You can check the Indian River Shores Public Safety Department Status at the CFA website https://flaccreditation.org/law-enforcement/?staff-az=I

Kim Wall joined Indian River Shores Public Safety Department as the Accreditation Manager in 2012. As the Accreditation Manager, Kim is responsible for the preparation and documentation of the Department’s policies and procedures required for meeting criteria for re-accreditation with the Commission of Florida Law Enforcement. Kim was able to secure accreditation with the Commission in 2015 and 2018. Public Safety has now had Commission re-accreditation for 9 years. Only 30% of Florida law enforcement agencies have Commission accreditation. Prior to joining Public Safety, Kim was a Felony Secretary in the State Attorney’s Office from 2005 to 2012 and she received her degree from Indian River State College.

In addition to being the Accreditation Manager, Kim is also responsible for overseeing the Departmental training activities. Her training responsibilities include logging individual officer annual training hours and confirming all officers participate in training.

In 2018, Kim added “Grant Writer” to her list of responsibilities. She has successfully written grants to The Florida Inland Navigation District for funding of the fire pump on the Department’s patrol boat and to the State Fire Marshal for the purchase of decontamination kits for pumper apparatus.