Public Safety instead of separate depratments

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Is it possible for the Sherriff to consolidate power under any section of the state constitution.?
Why not adopt a Broward County solution, the county should be “public safety” – with all public services consolidated under the Sherriff – the way Hendry county does things is beyond backward and obsolete.

The consolidation of Pleniopotentiary powers is hardly a new concept, and it works well.

If Hendry wants to move forward, we need - no - we must examine consolidation of public safety service to the sherriff .

Law enforcement, Fire, EMS, with the formation of a specific administrative service which is distinctly apart from the general county functionaries who add bureaucracy, and little more for their involvement, which translates into interference in implementing in a decisive manner, actions related to public safety.

The Sherriff would absorb the budgets (more like ‘allowance’, which is doled out from the patronizing county commissioners much in the same manner as a parent with control issues does with a child, which is a whole other matter.) from those formerly independent (and directionless) entities.

The illusion of checks and balances is for the pacification of the general public, who lack the aptitude to meaningfully participate in matters of finance, management or other issues. It is for this, why those who serve in public office do – to protect the general public from itself. Professional decision making.

The Sherriff would have full discretion of deployment of these services. Public services should be allocated to the community in proportion to the contribution to the tax base that part of the community requesting service.

The Paretto Rule, known as ‘80/20’ – which is used in business – translates here very well.

Examine the calls for service and offense incident reports in any fiscal year. Being applying the 80/20
80% of the calls for service, repeat, nuisance calls which tie up inordinate amounts of resources in contrast to the severity of the actual matter – can be ascribed to 20% of the population.

Home and business owners carry the obscene burden of having to pay property taxes to subsidize those who contribute very little or nothing to the community. 80% of our community pays for the 20% from whom the 80% needs to be protected from, yet that 20% drains 80% of the resources.
20% of the ‘community’ is responsible for 80% of property crimes, DUI, offenses of a public and moral concern.

A major expansion of the Sheriffs Public Affairs office is in order. Why not have also members of the Sherrifs Office have editorial control on stories which relate to the Sherriffs Office, cases, or matters of public safety – or as a compromise, representation on the editorial boards of the Caloosa Belle and Clewsiton News to assure fair treatment and objectivity in media.

School Resource officers would be more active in reaching at risk youth – through weekly programs and classes – well screened and properly trained community affairs officers will teach children on selected topics, such as matters of culture, civil responsibility and government studies.

This will encourage the best and brightest students to compete for special scholarships to further their studies in a well defined curriculum designed to educate future leaders. The formation of an invitation only club for those identified as having true potential for leadership. Again 80/20 - 80% of students will learn trades and general education, while 20% who have potential will be on an academic track.

Look no further than the recent ‘success’ of some schools within Hendry County ‘reaching’ a “C” grade from the state.
Your tax dollars at work in the school board, finally reaching “average”, and that being heralded as an achievement. Great work!

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Is it possible for the Sherriff to consolidate power under any section of the state constitution.?
Why not adopt a Broward County solution, the county should be “public safety” – with all public services consolidated under the Sherriff – the way Hendry county does things is beyond backward and obsolete.

The consolidation of Pleniopotentiary powers is hardly a new concept, and it works well.

If Hendry wants to move forward, we need - no - we must examine consolidation of public safety service to the sherriff .

Law enforcement, Fire, EMS, with the formation of a specific administrative service which is distinctly apart from the general county functionaries who add bureaucracy, and little more for their involvement, which translates into interference in implementing in a decisive manner, actions related to public safety.

The Sherriff would absorb the budgets (more like ‘allowance’, which is doled out from the patronizing county commissioners much in the same manner as a parent with control issues does with a child, which is a whole other matter.) from those formerly independent (and directionless) entities.

The illusion of checks and balances is for the pacification of the general public, who lack the aptitude to meaningfully participate in matters of finance, management or other issues. It is for this, why those who serve in public office do – to protect the general public from itself. Professional decision making.

The Sherriff would have full discretion of deployment of these services. Public services should be allocated to the community in proportion to the contribution to the tax base that part of the community requesting service.

The Paretto Rule, known as ‘80/20’ – which is used in business – translates here very well.

Examine the calls for service and offense incident reports in any fiscal year. Being applying the 80/20
80% of the calls for service, repeat, nuisance calls which tie up inordinate amounts of resources in contrast to the severity of the actual matter – can be ascribed to 20% of the population.

Home and business owners carry the obscene burden of having to pay property taxes to subsidize those who contribute very little or nothing to the community. 80% of our community pays for the 20% from whom the 80% needs to be protected from, yet that 20% drains 80% of the resources.
20% of the ‘community’ is responsible for 80% of property crimes, DUI, offenses of a public and moral concern.

A major expansion of the Sheriffs Public Affairs office is in order. Why not have also members of the Sherrifs Office have editorial control on stories which relate to the Sherriffs Office, cases, or matters of public safety – or as a compromise, representation on the editorial boards of the Caloosa Belle and Clewsiton News to assure fair treatment and objectivity in media.

School Resource officers would be more active in reaching at risk youth – through weekly programs and classes – well screened and properly trained community affairs officers will teach children on selected topics, such as matters of culture, civil responsibility and government studies.

This will encourage the best and brightest students to compete for special scholarships to further their studies in a well defined curriculum designed to educate future leaders. The formation of an invitation only club for those identified as having true potential for leadership. Again 80/20 - 80% of students will learn trades and general education, while 20% who have potential will be on an academic track.

Look no further than the recent ‘success’ of some schools within Hendry County ‘reaching’ a “C” grade from the state.
Your tax dollars at work in the school board, finally reaching “average”, and that being heralded as an achievement. Great work!

1) We don't want Steve Whidden to administer Animal Services let alone ALS operations and Medical Life Safety.

2) Did you think this all by yourself Raoul or is your handlers /controllers /owners starting a Coup?

3) is everyone deliriously stupid because they think that it is time just to implement what the powers feel?

4) depending on results of the National election coming up any discussion of any formality of government is going straight out the door to Hell. Because it will happen.

Go get your heels and dresses packed for the woods.

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1) We don't want Steve Whidden to administer Animal Services let alone ALS operations and Medical Life Safety.

2) Did you think this all by yourself Raoul or is your handlers /controllers /owners starting a Coup?

3) is everyone deliriously stupid because they think that it is time just to implement what the powers feel?

4) depending on results of the National election coming up any discussion of any formality of government is going straight out the door to Hell. Because it will happen.

Go get your heels and dresses packed for the woods.

Are you paranoid? What powers? This is common sense consolidation of resources - unification of the county for efficiency and return on value for tax dollars paid by the citizens of Hendry County. Eliminating layers of highly paid management - not to mention the other costs of benefits - to merge them - merge is wrong word - to truly organize them into efficiency - value.

Take into consideration the dollar amounts earmarked for these other departments - they all have layers of management and hierarchy. That is a lot of money, and too many hats. Even if the Sheriffs salary were doubled (its determined by a formula based on population of the county, (Broward is somewhere in the realm of near 190,000 - thats a bargain for a county that size in population)

In private industry that same of responsibility responsibility would be nearer the 1 million mark in compensation - its ironic that comparisons and arguments for "managing like a business" are perfectly acceptable for emotional Novemberists whose election rhetoric should be seen for what it is condescending and insulting to the intelligence of the common voter to implore them to change. Change for what?

This is a very progressive step towards developing a level of services not seen before. The Public Safety concept would be comprehensive. From Law Enforcement, Fire and Rescue Resources, Community Education.

Public Safety is more than the physical, it is also education. To have a Public Information Office which includes School Resource Officers who are selected to teach children in a curriculum designed to impart citizenship, ethics, values and a sense of community.

Summer Camps to provide recreation and a fresh air environment to apply and team build with like minded children who have been specially selected to participate in these summer leadership development programs. The highly gifted and promising students would have the opportunity to serve as valued student liasons in their schools, as informal aides, liaising between the School Resource Officers and the students, aiding in the instruction process.