From residents of District 17
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Originally Posted by
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Rsume’s dont always impress me. Usually, just a lot of fluff.
What I do like to see for the agency is real law enforcement experience, military background, real training experience.
Look at the prior sheriff Jenne’s and Isreal’s resume’s, wow! And look what we got from them!!!
We need a leader, that can lead.
I say give him a chance, his speech that he was a law enforcement officer not a politician sounds a lot better than his predecessor. His predecessors exit speech stated that bso had given out tons of food and housed the homeless, Wow! What an accomplishment...
In closing, take a breath and help make this work!
If it doesn’t work, have your union endorse a candidate you feel comfortable with for 2020.
And, don’t worry about Isreal winning in 2020 it will never happen.
100% agree. A resume with years of broad experience means nothing if the "leader" lacks character, integrity and insight. Back in the days of check writing, that offense was a minor slight. Besides, it seems that there are current BSO employees with far worse. We don't know what Sheriff Tony will bring; or not bring to BSO. What is impressive is the fact that he did not stand at the podium and express grandiosity or delusional greatness. He identified himself as a cop.
So, as we go forward, time will tell; and it won't take long. There are several months until 2020 to assess and evaluate the performance of this interim Sheriff. The goal is to have the right fit for the agency. We will be checking in with you to consider your comments with regard to how things are going. Your input is, and has been, most valuable in determining where change is needed. Morale is a major factor in our consideration as well. Our wallets are wide open for 2020. All you need to do is communicate.
One more thing. We are determined to at least clean up what we can. There were a few comments recently about residents requesting special favors from commissioners with deputies disciplined and or transferred to other districts for doing their jobs. Some claimed this to be untrue. Based on some of the leg work that we have been doing, we believe that this has taken place. This is a small enough community to nip that in the bud. Going forward, if this takes place, don't keep it a secret. If there is a particular commissioner who is engaging in this abuse of power, we will work to expose them and get them out. We recognize that police often have a thankless job; and that this past year has been very difficult. There were many acts of heroism February 14, before that day, and after that day by the rank and file. We thank you for what you do everyday.
