Message from the Sheriff...
Message from the Sheriff...
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Once again I am both humbled and proud to lead your Sheriff’s Office. This year our employees have provided the highest quality and level of service and are accomplishing many projects that in past years would have only been dreams.
In 2017, your Sheriff’s Office continued to move forward in keeping with our Vision Statement, particularly with the ideals of “A Modern Approach” and “Total Care”.
We continue to provide our traditional services to our citizens through Patrol,
Detectives, and the Jails. However, in 2017 we put a greater emphasis on a modern
approach to total care.
First, we looked at our in-house methodologies and made procedural changes combined with a greater use of technology to perform tasks such as incident documentation, personnel processes, and records functions. These processes consumed a great deal of time to accomplish and are now streamlined, resulting in less resource waste and improved customer service .
We have introduced data analysis systems that have allowed the Sheriff’s Office to target efforts on small outbreaks of crime and keep our crime rate low. We documented the homeless problem areas in the county and are applying resources for long term solutions.
We have continued our strong outreach to the mentally ill and have implemented an enhanced outreach program in partnership with the Health and Human Services Agency to expand this effort further.
In our Jails, we have continued to address the inmates who would have formerly been sent to prison. We have also implemented a Restoration of Competency program for our mentally ill inmates and are working to expand this program in 2018.
Our new Public Safety Headquarters project continues to move forward and we expect to break ground March 2018. Our jail expansion project also continues to move forward as we move into the initial design phase.
Thank you for your interest in our 2017 Annual Report!
Sincerely,
John D'Agostini
Sheriff -- Coroner
Public Administrator