Individual skill development will occur through practical, hands-on exercises in writing, presenting, listening, leading and facilitating meetings, negotiating, managing conflict, giving and receiving feedback, and communicating with a diverse workforce. Emphasis will be placed on minimizing the negative impact which may be caused by the disruptive employee as well as how to turn the negative employee into a constructive member of the public safety organization. Particular emphasis will be placed on evaluating factual situations in a manner which will lead to legally correct conclusions as to a proposed course of action. The essential fundamentals of local government financing and the formulation and interpretation of financial data for general planning and control purposes will be emphasized. Budgeting systems and practices associated with law enforcement departments are incorporated for review.
Participants evaluate and redevelop their own budget subject to the course schedule.
Budgeting is further examined as a tool for communication effectiveness with community governance and public relations. In the face of the current police environment traditional approaches to management and their limitations are being reevaluated. This course will provide officers with the concept of developing an organizational strategy that can sustain political and legal support and is of public value, in addition to being operationally achievable. Managers will incorporate company values and mission statement into a strategic plan designed to enhance their understanding of the functions and interrelationships of budget and finance, human resource management, marketing and operations. The importance of creating and communicating a shared vision in providing the organizational framework that guides decision making, planning, and action will be emphasized.