Resolution 2005-3, Supports the International Association Chiefs' of Police, "From Hometown Security to Homeland Security Strategy".

WHEREAS, , the Florida Police Chiefs Association supported the direct homeland security funding to Florida cities in Resolution 2004-2; and

WHEREAS, the strategy outlined in the IACP document recognizes that terrorist acts, while having national and international repercussions, are primarily local crimes; and

WHEREAS, the IACP homeland security strategy includes a prevention component; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes that local entities often have contact with terrorists and have the ability, if properly supported, to work within their communities to identify, investigate and prevent terrorist acts; and

WHEREAS, the IACP advocates the national coordination of homeland security strategies with the involvement of state and local shareholders versus the current federal coordination with limited localized input; and

WHEREAS, the IACP underscores the importance of bottom-up engineering and inclusion of all public safety entities, and

WHEREAS, the Florida Police Chiefs Association believes that local involvement in the planning and implementation of a national terrorism strategy is critical to the overall success of this effort; and

WHEREAS, the Florida Domestic Security Oversight Committee is representative of and inclusive of state and local public safety entities in it's planning

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Florida Police Chiefs' Association supports and endorses the five principles identified in the IACP "From Hometown Security to Homeland Security" strategy document and encourages the Florida Domestic Security Oversight Committee to do so as well.

PASSED AND ADOPTED THE 26TH DAY OF JUNE 2005 in Tampa, Florida, at a duly constituted meeting of the Board of Directors of the Florida Police Chiefs Association.