Clark County Sheriff's Office Overview

 

Clark County Sheriff's Office Overview

The Clark County Sheriff's Office authorized staffing stands at 164 employees.  The Clark County Sheriff's Office Chief Executive Officer is the elected Sheriff who serves a 4-year term. The Sheriff’s Office is organized into four primary Divisions:

 

The Clark County Sheriff's Office staffing provides for one Chief Deputy and one Major who is the designated Operations Commander.   There are four Lieutenants who serve as Division Commanders of the four Divisions.  There is an authorized staffing of 12 Sergeants and 104 deputies for a total of 128 authorized sworn employees.  There are also 11full time and 11 part time Communications Officers who staff the Communications Center, 5 support staff, 1 Property Clerk, and 4 full time and 4 part time medical staff.

The Clark County Sheriff's Office is housed in the safety building, which also contains the Springfield Police Division and is adjacent to the Municipal Court building also housing the County Commission Offices.  The offices, report rooms, briefing room, locker rooms, and other facilities of the agency are comparatively spacious, well maintained, and up to date.  The Communications Center recently underwent a complete physical and technological renovation bringing operations to a new level of technology.

The Sheriff of Clark County

Sheriff Gene A. Kelly has been the Sheriff of Clark County Ohio since 1987. Sheriff Kelly began his law enforcement career with the Springfield Police Division in 1972 as a police cadet. He was sworn in as a Xenia Ohio Police Officer in 1975, and returned to the Springfield Ohio Police Division in 1979. He was named Xenia Police Officer of the Year in 1977, and Springfield Police Officer of the Year in 1982. In 1988 Sheriff Kelly was the first recipient of the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal, by the Sons of the American Revolution. In 1989 Sheriff Kelly was named the "Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer for the State of Ohio." Sheriff Kelly holds the distinction of having been named Police Officer of the Year from three different law enforcement agencies. Sheriff Kelly received his Associate of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Clark State Community College, a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Antioch University in Human Services Administration and a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Xavier University. Sheriff Kelly is a graduate of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, where he also serves as an Adjunct Faculty member, the Springfield, Ohio leadership academy, and was in the first class of Leadership for the 21st century at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Services/Programs

The Clark County Sheriff's Office has a variety of special services designed to enhance the operating functions of the Division and to improve the delivery of service to the Community.  These include such programs as:

            Crime Prevention                                  Sheriff’s Cadets

            D.A.R.E. Program                                   Special Deputies

            Canine Unit                                                Bicycle Patrol

             Concealed Carry Program                         Project Lifesaver                                         

Fiscal

The total operating budgets for the Clark County Sheriff's Office covering personnel, operations, equipment, and other allocated expenses for FY2004 was $11.3 million, FY2005 was $11.1 million, and FY2006 is $12.7 million. It is funded the General Fund subsidy, Grant Funds, Contract Funds, Law Enforcement Trust Fund, Mandatory Fine Fund, Enforcement and Education Fund, Indigent Driver and Alcohol Fund, Sheriff’s Trust Fund, the Jail Social Security Initiative, Concealed Carry Fund and the Pay-to-Stay Program Fund.

There are four bargaining units, all represented by the FOP/Ohio Labor Council for Deputies, Supervisors (Sergeants and Lieutenants), Nursing Staff, and Communications Officers.

Modern Movements

Law Enforcement Recognition /Accreditation:

The Clark County Sheriff's Office decided to join the hundreds of agencies demonstrating a high standard of excellence through Law Enforcement Recognition/Accreditation.  In May of 2005, a Sergeant was assigned the responsibility of drafting a new set of policies and procedures to guide CCSO personnel in performing and complying with the standards set forth by CALEA.  Through some unique challenges and personnel changes, the staff of CCSO has been successful in accomplishing a self-assessment for the Law Enforcement Recognition/Accreditation Program and is working toward a final inspection in April of 2007. A combination of all the efforts made by the Command Staff and the Recognition Manager has greatly improved the quality of life and delivery of service to the community, and increased the ability of The Clark County Sheriff's Office to fulfill its Mission.

Success Stories:

As noted above, the Clark County Sheriff's Office changed its course of action to advance, improve and expand its law enforcement service to the community.  Through the use of technology, training and the highest quality team of employees, we have been able to stay on course.  Since 2003, some major progressions have been accomplished to include:

·        Complete upgrade in radio communications to create regional inter-operability

·        Physical renovation of the Communications Center

·        Technological upgrade to Communications Center operations

·        Implementation of GIS system which includes:

o       Real-time geographical plotting of calls for service on an inter-active display

o       Geographical statistics to determine call trends, locations, and responses

·        Creation of the Project Lifesaver Program in April of 2003

·        Creating the position of Recognition/Accreditation Manager to facilitate the re-writing of our policies and procedures as well as monitor and maintain the level of professionalism reached during the Self Assessment process.

·        A restructuring of our Internal Affairs process to more adequately monitor our personnel and identify needs for intervention.

·        A restructuring of our budgetary process to allow a greater input thereby producing representative planning and accountability factors.

The above is a sampling of the program efforts that have been made.  The Clark County Sheriff's Office staff is proud to announce those accomplishments and look forward to going to the next level.  These efforts, however, do not match in comparison to the level of excellence in service Sheriff’s employees have learned to provide.  The satisfaction rating and support from the community is directly attributed to the outstanding field services provided.  In times of limited resources, the employees of the Clark County Sheriff's Office have delivered service at a standard of excellence higher than agencies with unlimited resources.  That is a direct reflection of the commitment Clark County Sheriff's Office employees have to the Mission of the agency.

Continuing the Success:

Over the past few years, the Clark County Sheriff's Office has undergone a metamorphosis from a conservative to an aggressively growing enterprise encompassing with this growth improvements in technology, development, personnel, and most importantly the quality and quantity of services provided to the Community.  As the County continues to develop, the Sheriff’s Office faces the need for additional personnel to expand the delivery of service to the Community.  As we look for methods to accomplish these goals, we look to our future Recognized/Accredited status to ensure we are maintaining the highest level of service possible, and to inspire us to continue taking the Clark County Sheriff's Office to the next level.

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