Mission Statement

Our Mission... To Provide Programs, Services, and Representation that Serves the Interest and Responsibilities of California's Municipal Police Chiefs.

Our Vision... Our Vision is to be an effective and respected voice for all California municipal police chiefs.   

Our Values... 
We value home rule. We believe that local government is the closest to the people and, therefore, most responsive to the needs of citizens, that local autonomy and control of resources are essential to maintaining the sense of community. 

We value professionalism. We believe that professional law enforcement and professional administration of law enforcement agencies is the best way to provide fair and effective police services. 

We value responsibility. We believe that we are accountable to our communities, our governing bodies, our organizations, our associated agencies, and our profession for our conduct and the manner in which we perform our duties. 

We value participation. We believe that the strength of our organization is based on the participation and contributions of each of our members towards achieving our common goals.  

We value progress. We believe that continual advancement of the science and art of police administration community oriented policing and problem solving and crime prevention is essential to meeting the ever-changing conditions of society and is worthy of the commitment of the resources necessary to achieve it.