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WHAT HAVE WE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR?

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New staff. New partnerships. New equipment. New structure.

Thanks to the strong team we have cultivated here at our sheriff's office, and the continuing support of our community, our first term has been full of much-needed change. See the list below to see some the changes our team has made during the last three-and-a-half years.

1. School Resource Officer (District 1)
2. School Resource Officer (District 2)
3. New Patrol Vehicles (Law Enforcement Specific)
4. New Departmental Logo
5. Unified Dispatch Center with Town of Saratoga
6. Law Enforcement MOU with Town of Baggs
7. Law Enforcement MOU with Town of Riverside
8. New Patrol Rifles (replaced 1970's era M16 and personal rifles)
9. New Tasers (replaced unsupported units)
10. New Schedules for Detention and Patrol Division
11. 5% Reduction in Employee Retirement Contribution Rate
12. 9% Pay Increase for Sworn Staff
13. 5% Pay Increase for Dispatchers
14. 3% Pay Increase for Administrative Staff
15. Two Dual-Certified K9 Units and Handlers (Bite Apprehension and Narcotics Detection) 
16. Incorporated Search and Rescue into 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
17. iSpy Paging System for Search and Rescue
18. $850,000.00 in New Grant Acquisitions
19. New Departmental Side by Side
20. New Departmental Snowmobiles

"Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together."

-James C. Penney

Paid for by Alex Bakken

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