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Mission of Sheriff's Office:
To provide public safety services to the citizens of Lee County in a professional manner while utilizing our resources efficiently and economically.
Objectives of the Sheriff's Office:
The main objective of the Lee County Sheriff's Office are:
* To provide law enforcement, detention services and judicial system assistance.
* To attract, train and retain qualified personnel.
* To provide our employees with the resources necessary to accomplish our stated mission.
* To have mutually beneficial interaction with the citizens we serve.
* To focus on the areas of crime prevention and public education.
* To continue our school based resource program.
Accomplishment of the Past Year:
* Completed and occupied the addition to the Lee County Detention Center and moved operations of the Sheriff's Office to the W.S. Jones Center.
* Returned $150,000.00 to the county general fund through grants, school board appropriations, military surplus funding and federal task force funding.
* Secured equipment through military channels valued at over $15,000.00.
* Received Federal funding in excess of $295,000.00 to purchase mobile data computers (MDT's) with no matching funds required.
* Had personnel in the Enforcement Division attain level of Instructor Certification in Law Enforcement critical functions, resulting in saving thousands of dollars in training costs.
* Graduated 6 deputies from a Law Enforcement Certified Academy with all within the top 5% of the class
* Brought a Mobile Command Vehicle online resulting in a multi-county response to critical incidents.
* Several deputies selected to represent area law-enforcement agencies during nation wide traffic campaigns.
* Our Training Division continues to exceed the state required number of training hours per sworn officer.
* Efforts in traffic enforcement resulted in a 15% reduction in DUI arrests in the 2006 - 2007 fiscal year.
* Acquired outside funding for communications equipment to upgrade our E911 center.
* Entered into a cooperative agreement with the cities of Auburn and Opelika to obtain federal funding totaling $25,000.00
Goals for Fiscal Year 2008
* Continuted education and training of all our personnel
* To provide professional, effective and efficient law-enforcement service to the citizens of Lee County
* Implementation of the "E-Citation" program which will result in a streamlined process for issuing traffic citations.
* Further expansion of the MDT program resulting in placement of mobile computers in all Sheriff's Office vehicles.
* Continue to develop infrastructure to provide real-time information/data sharing among all local public safety agencies.
* Continue regional Law Enforcement training through utilization of our new facilities within the expanded Sheriff's Office/Detention Center.
Goals for Fiscal Year 2009
* Seeking and obtaining outside funding for specialized functions and missions to augment county budget allocations.
* Continuing to promote professionalism and high standards in public safety service in Lee County through the continued training and education of all our personnel. |
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