Why am I Running for Sheriff?

1. My sense of patriotism, passion, military, and law enforcement background has equipped me with the skills and experience necessary to challenge the status quo to make a real difference

2. I want an opportunity to enhance law and order and to combat the rise in crime.

3. I have a plan to prioritize employee recruitment and retention

4. I have a plan to increase the number of Deputies on the ground and our schools.

5. I plan to ensure a secure and humane jail.

6. I want to ensure the safety of Deputies', your family, your property, and your rights

Psalms 82: 3-4

The Plan

Community Safety

Form a Social Media and Threat Monitoring Unit.

Bolster the School Resource Officer Division to provide a Deputy at every school.

Develop a database that is accessible to the public that for Deputy accolades and/or misconduct.

Pursue National Accreditation, WELL Health-Safety, WELL Equity and WELL Performance Ratings.

Enhance verbal communication training to help mitigate use of force.

Budget

Maintain a modest budget to maintain cost-effective operations.

Work with other agencies to support an amnesty warrant program for some non-violent misdemeanors in order to lower the expense of jail operation and the backlog of cases in court.

Host a monthly financial management accountability meeting with command staff.

Workforce

Advocate and implement a recruiting and retention bonus program.

Strive for a fair raise for each and every employee.

Via the PaYS initiative, seek out military veteran candidates.

Advocate for ZERO health insurance premiums for Sheriff's Office retirees' and employees'.

Citizens Corp

Establish the Hall Medical Corps volunteer program, which would provide the structure required to deploy healthcare and non-medical professionals in the event of an emergency or disaster.

Establish the Hall Signal Corps to implement a localized communication platform and alert system that unites private companies, public safety agencies, and residents.

Establish the Hall Citizens Sheriff Corps. for citizens who wish to volunteer their time and skills to enhance public safety.

Increase membership and enhance training for the Sheriff Reserve Posse to augment the Sheriff's Office.

Field Operation

Reallocate patrol zones to hotspots in order to better handle growth, improve response times, and lessen deputy workload in high density zones.

Increase the deployment of specialist teams to defend our county, businesses and schools.

Identify important strategic issues for the agency over the next (4) to (8) years.

Form a traffic / medical Accident team.

Enhance intelligence-based predictive policing

Enhance Dive Team and Marine Unit

Deploy drones during search and rescue operations.

Community Relations

Organize outreach initiatives for young people who are at risk and crime victims.

Establish a Citizen Advisory Board.

Adopt comprehensive anti-bias policies, practices and training.

End discriminatory actions and ethnocentrism towards Racial and Ethnic Minorities.

Host two (15) day Youth summer programs

Identify and adopt Mental Health Initiatives

Implement Manage with Care program

Gun Violence Prevention

Will advocate for harsher penalties for weapon related crimes.

Support smart gun and safety technologies.

Support universal background checks for firearm purchases.

Support extreme risk protection orders with due process.

Will advocate for a free public shooting range for practice and education.

Support tax incentives for safe gun storage

Will participate in the Operation Safe Cities Initiative

Establish a Firearm Enforcement Advocate Unit to help families with firearm safety plans as as well as to make sure court orders are followed.

Jail Operation

Eliminate jail calling fees

Maintain a humane jail environment.

Expand Mental Health and addiction treatment services for Prisoners.

Improve training to guarantee that all prisoners, including LGBTIQA+ individuals, are treated fairly and equally.

I will protect and preserve our constitution's due process for all people.

Will require federal detainers to be signed by a Judge to avoid “warrantless arrest.”

Independent oversight and investigations of alleged abuse, inmate fatalities, and facility conditions.

Establish a local Second Chance Employers Network and host virtual job fair for inmates who will be released within (15) days

Employee Relations

I will reorganize structure as necessary to benefit from employees diverse backgrounds, expertise, and abilities.

Establish a Sheriff Advisory Council consisting of employees who do not possess rank from each division of the Sheriff's Office to discuss ideas and to make suggestions to improve their divisions and the Sheriff’s Office.

Sustain a culture that recognizes the significance of intervention and support.

Conduct periodic stay interviews

Hold annual recognition and rewards gala.

Encourage community crusades.