Police Chief & City Manager | Carlsbad | February 2025

This highly interactive, POST Certified course explores the crucial partnership between city managers and police chiefs — a relationship that symbolizes staff alignment and professionalism and sets the tone for city governance. This course offers a unique opportunity for the Chief and City Manager to spend 1:1 time establishing and building a positive professional relationship, and learning more about each other's roles.

Participants will delve into essential topics such as the roles, needs, and expectations of both positions, navigating politics and interactions with elected officials, effective communication in both routine and crisis situations, building trust, and fostering community relations and engagement. Additionally, the course will address current and emerging issues and highlight the traits of the most effective managers and chiefs, ensuring that the manager-chief team operates at its best. 

POST Course Information
Course Control Number: 1137-11230-24-001 Plan Type: IV - travel & per diem reimbursement

Hotel Information
A room block has been reserved for this course. Details and the link to book will be included in your confirmation e-mail.

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Do you have questions about the course content, and if it's right for you? Our Professional Development Committee is here to help! The Committee Contact for this course is Chief Ed Barberini (650) 533-1759