LEADERSHIP
PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE
Chief Bruce Hedley GACP President & Chief of Lilburn Police Department
It has been an honor of a lifetime to serve as your President for the past year . Serving in the capacity as President has truly opened my eyes and allowed me to discover that GACP is the most professional and best run Chief ’ s Association in the nation . The GACP staff is running on all cylinders and approaches every project with a team mindset and fundamentally believes in serving our membership in the highest professional light . I would like to personally thank every member of the GACP staff for their hard work and dedication to our association . Each of you are truly the best !
As my term as President comes to an end , I would like to highlight the many accomplishments of the GACP over the past year . We updated the Constitution and By – Laws , bringing both documents up to date and relevant . We also reinvigorated the State Certification Program by making it a priority for the organization , hired a full-time certification manager , updated the program rules , increased the number of agencies participating and developed a strong relationship with Georgia Police Accreditation Committee ( GPAC ).
The GACP enhanced training programs to include vastly expanding the number of classes provided at the Summer and Winter Conferences and increased the opportunity to obtain executive training hours via internet and webinars . The GACP also increased the number of Chief Executive Training Courses ( CETC ) to five smaller classes per year . We have also begun the process of reviewing and updating the course curriculum and the training format to become more interactive .
As promised , the GACP Executive Board took to the road last year and hosted our monthly board meetings across our great State . While allowing our membership closer access to our executive board meetings , we were honored to visit many great cities along the way such as Lyons , Young Harris , Tifton , Valdosta , Gainesville , Atlanta , and of course Forsyth , home to our very own GPSTC !
6 SUMMER . 2021