Management and Performance Review of County Government ...

Judicial and Public Safety Functions
The Sheriff’s Office should complete a thorough study of Law
Enforcement Division assignments. In particular:
‣ the D.A.R.E. program should be evaluated to determine whether it
justifies the use of three deputies;
‣ the Narcotics Unit should be evaluated to see if it should remain a
separate unit or be combined with the Law Enforcement Division; and
‣ the Training Unit, even tough it covers certain other functions, such as
Human Resources, should be evaluated to determine whether it
justifies the need for two sergeants and two deputies.
After all positions have been evaluated for potential reallocation to the patrol
function, the department should conduct a further staffing study based on calls for
service, available time for community policing and distance and travel times for call
responses.
FISCAL IMPACT
This recommendation can be implemented within existing resources.
RECOMMENDATION 7-10:
Revaluate the department’s organizational structure and, if warranted, reduce the
number of middle management positions.
Alternatively, as new front-line staff are hired do not automatically hire/promote a
equal number of managers.
FISCAL IMPACT
This recommendation can be implemented within existing resources.
RECOMMENDATION 7-11:
Conduct a compensation study for Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies.
Preliminary data indicate that deputies are not compensated at parity with other
local law enforcement agencies. This can lead to high attrition and increased costs of
training new deputies.
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