Message from Director of Operations
I wanted to begin this newsletter article by updating you on the highway safety
technology grant that the GACP office manages for the Governor’s Office of
Highway Safety. The technology grant’s purpose is to ensure that more agen-
cies are participating in electronic accident reporting. The grant year runs from
October 1st to September 30th. Since October 1, 2017, the GACP has been
able to make grant offers to nine agencies in the amount of $147,765.00 to as-
sist with the purchase of laptop computers, mounting stands for placing the
computers in vehicles and printers. The GACP is currently working with the
GOHS to add additional funding to this grant where more agencies can be
equipped during this current grant period.
John Whitaker
GACP Director of
Operations
Please keep in mind that the GACP can custom design an assessment center for
any rank from Corporal to Chief of Police. We can also test for several different
ranks during the same assessment center time frame. I would encourage all de-
partments to consider using this fair and unbiased system for making promotions
within your departments. The GACP is assisting with or preparing several pro-
motional assessments currently from the rank of Corporal to Chief.
For resources, visit
our website
www.gachiefs.com
The GACP can also conduct a management review of a Police Department.
We are able, over the course of about three months, to produce a professional
report that looks at many different aspects of the department such as fleet ag-
ing and needs, equipment needs, recruitment and retention, succession planning,
etc. We make note of everything that the department is already performing on
an acceptable level as well as making several suggestions for future improve-
ments. One of the major portions of this report is a full staffing analysis of your
department to assess your manpower needs. This is something that departments
should consider as it provides a fair and unbiased look at all aspects of your de-
partment. There is also a list of items that can be looked at so that a depart-
ment that only wants suggestions in a few areas can have only those areas ex-
amined. The team that would come out to your department would have over
110 years’ experience in law enforcement. The GACP has recently completed a
management review of a department where we were asked to complete a new
policy manual for that agency and train their personnel in reference to the new
policy manual.
I look forward to continuing to serve the membership of this organization and
look forward to seeing you at the Winter Training Conference in Athens.
John Whitaker
Director, Operations
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