Annual Report, Year 2006 - Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Annual Report - 2006
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff’s Office Command Structure
Sheriff Richard D. Roth
Colonel Richard Ramsay
Office of Sheriff
Sheriff Richard D. Roth is ultimately responsible for every division and
department in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. He is in touch, day to day, with
the activities of the Sheriff’s Office through his chain of command. Most divisions
and departments report to him through his second in command, Colonel Richard
Ramsay. His Aide, Val Marinello, and General Counsel Mark Willis report directly
to the Sheriff.
Sheriff Roth maintains an open door policy for employees of the Sheriff’s
Office as well as for members of the public. Anyone may make an appointment
with him through his Aide. She can be reached at 305-292-7001 or by e-mail at
vmarinello@keysso.net. Sheriff Roth can be reached directly by e-mail at
rickroth@keysso.net.
Undersheriff
The Undersheriff reports directly to Sheriff Roth, and is responsible for
the day to day actions of Sheriff’s Office personnel and for the enforcement of
General Orders and policy within the Sheriff’s Office. He also handles the disposition
of disciplinary action when members of the department violate policies and
procedures.
While his main office is at the Headquarters building on Stock Island, his
duties necessitate he spend considerable time traveling throughout the Keys.
This enables him to keep close track of what is taking place in the Sheriff’s Office
at all times.
General Counsel
Mark Willis
Divisions and Departments
Legal Division
The Legal Division provides counsel to the Sheriff and the agency’s many
divisions as well as overseeing the Civil Division. The Legal Division is headed
by Mark L. Willis, General Counsel, and includes Jonathan G. Ellsworth, Deputy
General Counsel.
Civil Division
The Civil Division falls under the Legal Division and acts as the executive arm
of the court system. Using deputies stationed throughout the County, the Civil
Division receives, processes, and executes legal process including summonses,
subpoenas, writs of executions, writs of possession, writs of attachment, writs of
bodily attachment, injunctions and levies. The Division also handles the appointment
of Private Process Servers, individuals that serve papers privately but are appointed by the Sheriff to
serve process.
The Division is supervised by long-time Sheriff’s Office employee Rachelle Gates and staffed by Yvette
Valdez and Roxanne Rahming. There are five deputies assigned to the Division: Dep. Chris Scott working from
Stock Island to Big Pine, Dep. Charlie Cobb working in Key West, Dep. Tony Pabon in Marathon and Deputies
Dave Drennan and Steve Kalogeras in the upper Keys.
The Division is looking forward to an update in the Sheriff’s Office computer system enabling them to place
information online providing the public with more and quicker access. Currently, the Division makes a considerable
amount of civil information available through the Sheriff’s web site, www.keysso.net, including a pamphlet
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