Florida Police Chiefs Association - 2002-2010 Strategic Plan

Strategic Priorities 2002-2010

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 and or updated at a Strategic Planning Session following the quarterly Board of Directors Meeting held in Orlando, Florida, on September 24, 2009:

1.     Leadership
2.     Legislative Initiatives
3.     Quality in Policing
4.     Financial Stability
5.     Disaster Preparedness

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 after the initiative.

Leadership KIO's

1. Provide Executive Development Opportunities

Initiatives:

Provide Quality Leadership Speakers at 2 conferences annually - The Training Committee provides quality leadership training at the Mid Winter Conference and the Annual Summer Conference.

Partner with FDLE to provide Executive Training - A Future Chiefs Seminar was held September 21 - 25, 2009 in conjunction with FDLE in Orlando, Florida. A New Chiefs Seminar will be held in the fall of 2010 if the number of interested participants will be available, date yet to be determined. There will also be a Future Chiefs Seminar in 2010. As is required with Sheriffs, the Association will work with the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) and/or the Legislator to develop mandatory training curriculum for new administrators. The Association will also seek to establish Mandatory Training credit hours for certain Police Executive Courses offered by the Florida Police Chiefs and other specific sources. At the November 30, 2005 Board of Directors meeting the Board voted to form an ad-hoc committee titled the Executive Training Integration Committee that was chaired by then 2nd Vice President, Chief Gerald Monahan. Chief Monahan held his first committee meeting at the 2006 Mid-Winter Conference and provided a report at the September 21, 2006 meeting recommending that we provide our members mandatory training opportunities at our Mid-Winter and Summer Conferences. He deferred to Training Committee Chair, Chief Dorene Thomas as to how to facilitate this training block at the conferences and it was agreed that this would be a great benefit to the members and the Association. The FPCA Training Committee has incorporated mandatory training into the Winter Conference Training Program.

Provide listing/ and or links of Leadership training on the website - All training is currently posted on the FPCA web site including the Executive seminars in conjunction with FDLE and all conference training. Links to other training is FDLE, Criminal Justice Standards and Training.

District Directors will provide information about the FPCA to all newly appointed Police Chiefs in their districts - District Directors continue to contact new Chiefs within their districts.

Legislative Initiatives KIO’s

1. Improve on success with legislative issues

Initiatives:

Formalize Legislator Program - Meet with pertinent Legislators each year prior to session outlining FPCA's initiatives. Prior to session of each year, the Executive Board, Legislative Committee Chair, Lobbyist and the Legislative Committee Liaison will try and schedule a meeting with the Governor, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate and other viable individuals outlining FPCA's Legislative initiatives.

Partner with the Sheriffs Association and other organizations similar to the FPCA on Legislative Issues - This is an on-going effort.

Implement a program designed to have Chiefs visit with Legislators in Tallahassee during Session. The FPCA board voted in April 2008 to require District Directors and Legislative Committee Members to schedule at least one day during session to travel to Tallahassee to meet with Legislators. The Board also voted in June 2008 to cover hotel expenses incurred for participating Chiefs. Directors and Committee members are also encouraged to solicit member participation in this program from the members within their districts. FPCA Lobbyist, Frank Mayernick and Legislative Committee Chair, Chief Lester Aradi will work with Director, Amy Mercer on the scheduling of Chiefs visiting the Capitol. At the September 25, 2008 board of directors meeting the board voted to adopt the FPCA Legislative Model/Guidelines that outlines the duties and responsibilities of the President, Executive Board, Legislative Chair and Committee Members, FPCA Lobbyist, FPCA District Directors, FPCA Executive Director and the FPCA Members. This program had been implemented for the upcoming 2009 Legislative Session. The 2009 Legislative Session had improved representation by the FPCA members.

Initiatives:

Legislative committee will identify areas of concern by poling membership - Legislative Committee Chair will appoint a committee member to identify member concerns.

Educate membership on the issues - The web site will be continuously updated and updates will be provided at each conference.

Formally recognize Legislators who support FPCA issues - Legislative Chair in coordination with Frank Mayernick, Lobbyist and the Executive Director will submit names of Legislators to recognize yearly. The board also voted to recognize a Legislator's Aide each year that will be recognized at the Mid-Winter Conferences.

Quality in Policing KIO’s

1.     Take a strong position against Biased-Based Policing

Initiatives:

Create a database of Agency Policy Statements supporting Customer Service - Sample Policy available on the FPCA web site.

2.     Improve educational level of police officers

Initiatives:

Encourage agencies to increase the educational level of their entry level officers.

3.     Take a strong position regarding School Based Policing/Violence

Initiatives:

Support school district and university police and security as they continue to train and brace for domestic 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

Initiatives:

1.     Identify funding sources and annual funding goal - On going.

2.     Maintain conference Quality

Select conference sites two years out - The FPCA signed a contract with the World Golf Village Renaissance Hotel, St. Augustine on May 25, 2006 for the Mid-Winter conferences that will end in 2013. The venue site for the 2010 Summer Conference is the Fontainebleau Resort, Miami Beach, Florida. A site for the 2011 Summer Conference has not been selected however we are looking at venues in Orlando, Florida.

Develop a fee based executive search program to assist minicipal governments in the recruitment and selection of police administrators. Retired Chief Larry Mathieson, along with Chief Bill Berger, Chair of the Past Presidents Committee in coordination with Amy Mercer researched and developed this program that was finalized July 2006. A contract with the City of Perry, Florida, and our first search was signed in July 2006 to conduct an Executive Search for the position of Chief of Police. We have also contracted with the City of Port Richey and the City of Greenacres where we assisted them in hiring Directors of Public Safety and the Cities of North Miami Beach, Lake City and Bartow to assist them in hiring Chiefs. The Executive Search Committee provides updates to the Board at the Conferences each year. Contacting municipalities offering our services is on-going as positions become available.

FPCA Disaster Preparedness KIO’s

Initiatives:

1.      Develop a Statewide FPCA Disaster Task Force - November 30, 2005 the board of directors voted to form a committee to research the forming of a FPCA Disaster Task Force similar to the Sheriffs Association to respond to hurricanes and other disasters that may occur. The board appointed Chief Peter Paulding, Gulf Breeze P.D. to chair the committee. Chief Paulding provided an update at the January 8, 2006 board meeting that included a presentation by the Orange County Chiefs and a presentation by Captain Chris Connell, Tallahassee P.D. The board voted to move forward with the forming of a FPCA Disaster Task Force in anticipation of the 2006 hurricane season. The board decided that by utilizing our 17 districts and forming teams of 30 we would have a force of approximately 500 personnel ready for deployment. The District Directors will form the task forces within their districts and provide an update at the April 17, 2006 board meeting. The FPCA Statewide Task Force has been formed and was operational as of June 2006. This is on-going.
FPCA Electronic Warrant Management Initiatives KIOs

Initiatives:

1.      Partner with and support FDLE: Electronic Warrant Management - Warrant Management Ad Hoc Committee reported on the committee's efforts to revamp & improve the warrants management system in Florida, particularly regarding entering all Florida warrants electronically and having electronic warrants recognized as the same as a paper warrant. Mr. Larry & Ms. Cross updated the Board on changes being made in how warrants were recorded and informed them of the August 3, 2008 deadline to update their local systems to be compatible with the FCIC system changes. They also discussed the importance of recording all felony warrants, extraditable or not, in the NCIC system in order to provide information on violent offenders to law enforcement nationwide in an effort to prevent criminals from crossing state lines and continuing their criminal activity. The recommendation of the Ad Hoc committee is to support FPCA participation in the Warrants Task Force and to support legislation to enact changes in the Florida Warrant Management System.