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  1. How many officers are employed at the Sheriff's Office?
  2. How was the following equipment acquired by the Sheriff's Office?
  3. Does the Sheriff's Office want to assume control of local police departments?
  4. Why do I seldom see an officer patrolling my neighborhood?
  5. How is the new Detention Center benefiting Cherokee County?
  6. What are the benefits of Verizon Blackberries?

How many officers are employed at the Sheriff's Office?

There are 23 full-time deputies and investigators. The remaining number correlates to part-time deputies and in-active officers which I hold their law enforcement certifications.  The law requires that these in-active officers are listed on our payroll in order for me to hold their certifications.

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How was the following equipment acquired by the Sheriff’s Office?

1.     Helicopter – donated by the US Government

Fueling costs are supplemented by drug forfeiture and asset money when the helicopter is used for other missions, such as search and rescue. 

2.     S.E.R.T. Response Vehicle – Donated by the Andrews Rescue Squad

3.     Emergency Command Vehicle – Donated by the US Government

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Does the Sheriff's Office want to assume control of the local police departments?

No.

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Why do I seldom see an officer patrolling my neighborhood?

Funding restrictions limit the Sheriff's Office to four officers per shift, with one off duty each day.  Cherokee County encompasses 466 square miles leaving over 150 square miles per officer.  An everyday schedule includes officers responding to all 911 calls, serving civil process papers, serving warrants, providing citizen assists, providing agency assists, providing testimony in courts, enforcing traffic laws, and supporting investigations.  In addition, all officers must complete incident reports and support each other by responding together to serve high-risk warrants and responding to domestic violence situations.

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How is the new Detention Center benefiting Cherokee County?

The Department of Corrections mandated that Cherokee County construct a facility that met standard state codes or face severe sanctions, including possible condemnation.  Past trends revealed that we paid over 200,000 dollars a year to surrounding counties to house our overflow inmate population.  The new facility reversed this trend in that Cherokee County is now paid by other counties to house their inmates.  In addition, we have entered into a contract to house federal inmates, at a cost of $55 per inmate/per day and we average 40 federal inmates each day.

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What are the benefits of Verizon Blackberries?

Key staff members in the Sheriff’s Office Administration utilize Verizon Blackberries to expand their communication capabilities beyond their office walls and beyond their typical office hours.  Not only does this allow supervisors to remain available via phone and email for their officers, it also allows investigations to remain mobile and vigilant in their surveillance efforts.  In addition, beginning July 1, 2010 all Investigators will cycle their MDT units to the Patrol Division and replace these capabilities with their Blackberries - at a cost-savings of $5,500 per MDT.

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