HomeMy WebLinkAboutI21425 email - It is time for change at the Sheriff's Office (JCSO)ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
If you are still considering the choice for Interim Sheriff to replace Joe Nole, let me remind you of some of the reasons why I believe change is needed.
For the last four-and-a-half years, Joe and Andy have failed to:
* Update the strategic plan completed under Sheriff Stanko and approved by the BOCC.
* Complete the accreditation process that was about 90% completed under Sheriff Stanko.
Joe and Andy have failed to institute and follow community policing principles.
* Residents of Quilcine have requested the presence of a patrol deputy but JCSO has not provided it.
* Deputies have not been required or encouraged to make any effort to meet with residents and business owners/managers in accordance with community policing principles.
Joe and Andy have failed to properly utilize the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) in accordance with its Bylaws and the BOCC's resolution that created the CAC.
* They let the membership drop from 15 to 7 with no effort to recruit members.
* They have not encouraged members to communicate with and get feedback from the residents they are supposed to represent.
* They have not encouraged members to review and provide feedback to JCSO about its operations and efforts for long-range planning, strategic planning, and accreditation. As a result,
the CAC members have done little to nothing in these areas.
Joe and Andy have failed to provide sufficient training and practice for dealing with a possible mass shooting event.
It is past time for a change in the policing philosophy and approach at JCSO. There is only one applicant who has the qualifications and practical experience to institute the needed
change. That applicant is Art Frank, who has served as a patrol deputy, detective, and undersheriff at JCSO as well as many years in law enforcement in Los Angeles County.
Respectfully,
David Tonkin
32 S. Stromberg Ave., Port Townsend