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Strategic Priorities 2002-2005

In an attempt to streamline and better concentrate the focus of the Florida Police Chiefs Association, Statements of Strategic Intent will be titled Strategic Priorities. The following priorities were developed at a Strategic Planning Session following the quarterly Board of Directors Meeting held in Tallahassee, Florida, on November 4, 2004:

Each Priority will contain Key Intended Outcomes (KIO) and Initiatives that we will undertake in order to achieve the desired results (KIO) in each priority area. Persons and/or committees responsible for the implementation and any action related to each strategy are listed in parenthesis after the initiative

Leadership KIO's

1.     Provide Executive Development Opportunities

Initiatives:
  • Provide Quality Leadership Speakers at 2 conferences annually (Training Committee)

  • Partner with FDLE to provide Executive Training (Training Committee and Executive Director)

  • Provide listing/ and or links of Leadership training on the web-site (Executive Director)

  • District Directors will provide information about the FPCA to all newly appointed Police Chiefs in their districts (District Directors)

  • Partner with the League of Cities and develop a relevant leadership/administrative curriculum for police executives (Chief Mathieson)


Legislative Initiatives KIO’s

1.     Improve on success with legislative issues

Initiatives:
  • Conduct an annual Legislative breakfast (Legislative Committee/Executive Director)

  • Formalize Adopt-A-Legislator Program (Legislative Chairman/Executive Director)

  • Encourage Chiefs to visit Tallahassee during the Legislative Session (Legislative Committee/District Directors)

  • Solicit the involvement of the League of Cities in the development of legislative issues (Legislative Committee/District Directors)

2.     Identify legislative issues that will enhance quality of life in Florida

Initiatives:
  • Legislative committee will identify areas of concern by poling membership (Legislative Committee/District Directors)

  • Create a forum to discuss these issues with the membership (Legislative Committee,Training Chair)

  • Educate membership on the issues (Legislative Committee)

  • Formally recognize Legislators who support FPCA issues (Legislative Committee/Executive Director)

Quality in Policing KIO’s

1.     Continue to advocate a strong position against Biased-Based Policing

Initiatives:
  • Create a database of Agency Policy Statements supporting Customer Service (Executive Director)

2.     Improve educational level of police officers

Initiatives:
  • Continue to encourage agencies to increase the educational level of their entry level officers

3.     Work with school administrators on a joint partnership with Florida Law Enforcement Agencies towards the development of initiatives to reduce and prevent school violence

Initiatives:
  • Support school district and university police and security as they continue to train and brace for domestice terrorism

  • Identify enforcement/security related funding and legislative issues

  • Assist in the development of police and security deployment formulas based on school environment, student and faculty total populations

FPCA Financial Stability KIO’s

1.     Continue to identify funding sources

2.     Maintain conference Quality

Initiatives:
  • Utilize established procedures for hosting FPCA Conferences

  • Select conference sites two years out
  • Review and revise marketing strategy
3.     Executive Search Program Initiatives KIOs

Initiatives:
  • Develop a fee based executive search program to assist municipal governments in the recruitment and selection of police administrators. Chiefs Mathieson & Heathcote will provide a report at the Mid-Winter Conference