Canterbury, NH Building Needs Committee - 2001




CANTERBURY TOWN BUILDING NEEDS COMMITTEE
Supplemental Materials


June 6, 2001
Preliminary Needs Assessment provided by Police Chief Gwen Deurell


06-06-2001
Draft One

Chief Gwen E. Deurell

Canterbury Police Department

Response to the Building Wants and Needs Committee

RE: Future Police Departmental Facility Essentialities

Term Considered: 4-5 years

Rooms and or Areas to be Considered:

  • Meeting Room/Area
  • Meetings
  • Roll call or incident briefings
  • Lectures
  • Training
  • Large enough for holding at least 20 people comfortably
    • Fold up chairs that can be stored
  • Wall with chalkboard/and or wipe away board
  • Projection screen
  • Electrically wired to allow all projectors, video/TV, sound…etc…
  • Training and awareness lectures for the community
  • Chief Office
  • Next In Command Office
  • Patrol Room
  • Large enough for:
    • 5-6 desks
    • file cabinets
    • coat racks
    • small current case storage
    • mail boxes for patrolmen
  • Wired for computers (networking)

 

 

  • Equipment/supply room
  • Secure
  • Department weapons
  • New and spare uniforms
  • Equipment
    • Handcuffs
    • Pr-24’s
  • File Room
  • Secured
  • Plenty of file cabinets for storage of all current and pre-archived files
    • Reports
    • other
  • Receptionist/Secretary Office
  • With secure door requiring assisted (buzzer) entry
  • Ability to communicate through bullet proof window with public in foyer
  • Equipped with all office equipment
  • Copier
  • Computer
  • Phones
  • Foyer (entryway)
  • With seating area
  • Ability to communicate with receptionist/secretary
  • 4 Bathrooms:
  • 2 - bathrooms with toilet, shower facilities and locker room area (Men’s and Ladies)
    • For officers not public
  • 1 bathroom for arrest’s located in the booking/holding area
    • Small, concrete and equipped with minimal facilities (toilet/sink)
  • 1 bathroom for the public within the foyer area
    • sink
    • toil et
  • Booking Area
  • Area to process arrests and finger print
  • Bench
  • Counter
  • Phone
    • Local calls only (or collect)
  • Secure holding cell within same area as booking (small)
  • Area set up to secure weapon out side of booking area
  • Utilities room for storage
  • Vacuum
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Brooms
  • Mops
  • Other
  • A large secure room/area for archiving reports and paperwork
  • Evidence room
  • Separate secure area within the evidence room for weapons
  • Shelving
  • Well lit and separate tempter control
  • Interview room with a one-way monitor window and viewing area
  • Juvenile interviews
  • Sexual assaults
  • Video taping interviews
  • Multi-jurisdictional observation
  • Allows identification of criminals while keeping the victims identity confidential
  • Wired for video. sound and monitoring via camera
  • Large extended garage area with a minimum of two stalls
  • Allows storage of two vehicles
  • Drained to allow vehicles to be washed inside
  • Heated
  • Water
  • Electric door openers
  • Room to store large seizures
    • Vehicle
    • Motorcycle
    • Other
  • Break area including:
    • Small kitchen facility
    • Refrigerator
    • Sink
    • Oven/microwave
    • cabinets
    • Table and chairs
  • Computer Concerns
  • Wired for networking through out the building
  • Cable ready
  • Power and outlets

 

  • General Building Concerns
  • Secured (24/7)
    • Receptionist/Secretary buzzed entry or;
    • Keyed or card entry by employees
    • Building up-keep
    • Easy to clean materials that will last
      • Flooring
      • Quality, washable paint
    • Avoid Florissant lighting
    • Computer incapability

 




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