Florida Community Policing Forum is established in terms of Chapter 7 of the South African Police Service Act, Act 68 of 1995 (the principal Act). The patrollers are in essence an independent sub-structure of the Florida Community Policing Forum.
The Logo comprises a handshake under the Aloe in a circle and surrounded by the words; ‘Community Police Forum’ and Partners in Policing’ on the top and bottom” respectively. The purpose of a CPF is to establish and maintain a safe and secure environment for its citizens. Organisations who want to make the community safe are welcome to join a CPF. A CPF is a structure that establishes a partnership between the community and the South African Police Service (SAPS). [Bylaw | Community Policing Forum (c-p-f.co.za)]
The significance (About Us | SAPS (South African Police Service)) of the green aloe with red flowers is:
- survivor which is able to operate effectively with very few resources
- found throughout South Africa irrespective of beautiful, cosy, harsh or dry surroundings
- able to deal with most conditions and are well equipped in terms of qualities and armoury
- have a healing effect on the community as a whole
- dynamic and change all the time, leaving their old, dry leaves behind at the bottom of the stem while creating better and stronger leaves higher up on the stem
- in spite of hard and bitter qualities, also possess qualities of beauty and care
- easily identified and are always eye-catching
- composition is extensive and they consist of many components
- form part of a larger ecosystem or community, on which dependent, therefore cannot exist and function on its own