| A County Sheriff is hired by votes. Give him a call and ask for (or demand if necessary) a face-to-face meeting. Then you can decide which direction you want to go with your S-O issue.
On Elected Law Enforcement...
The underlying reason our S-O is more cordial than our P-D is because the Sheriff answers directly to the voters. WE hire and WE can fire the sheriff & also our county judges. Our Police Chief AND City Judge are insulated from voter influences and buffered by a City Manager.
In the S-O case when WE have a problem with an officer, WE can take it directly to an elected official -- The Sheriff -- the boss -- the guy WE elected to be the boss.
An issue with a P-D officer gets a run-around. Every City Commissioner will tell YOU to talk with the City Manager who will tell YOU to talk with the Police Chief's admin who will then take it under advisement and then you will be spun around like a bowling ball in a clothes dryer.
The City and County Commissioners have very carefully crafted the Manager style of government to keep them doing the dirty work, insulate them from disasters yet it allows them the praise and honors that are bestowed on the non-participants.
Dodge City would be a much nicer town if the Manager and Police Chief were elected every two years.
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Originally Posted by wordsmythe  Damn YOU for making me agree in public with you.
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