SHERIFF
Organization
As of October 1, 2008, the Coffey County Sheriff's Office has 32 Employees including 13 sworn and 19 civilian positions as well as up to 10 trainees and/or student interns. These Employees range in law enforcement experience from 35 years down to less than a year. 8 of these positions are supervisory in nature. One of the Supervisors is the Investigator who oversees the activities of the Officers and is in charge of conducting investigations. The Community Resource Officer is involved in Community Policing activities including working with the School Districts and various Community Education Programs. The K-9 Unit consists of an Officer and a dog to do drug searches, search for missing persons or escapees and other law enforcement activities. Coffey County Lake has positions for 6 Patrol Attendants and 6 Gate Attendants. In addition to Employees, there are volunteers in the Sheriff's Reserves who help with the many activities the Sheriff's Office is involved in. The basic job functions for selected Employment Information are listed below. Any current job listings can be found on the Bulletin Board.
Officer
Handles routine patrol situations, including potential "hot pursuit"
Makes arrests on warrants and when necessary, on sight.
Does initial and follow up criminal investigations.
Works traffic including accident investigation and traffic tickets.
Jailer
Handles prisoners initial intake, search, booking, and book out.
Tends to the every day needs of prisoners in the Jail.
Tends to every day cleaning and maintenance in the Jail.
Maintains the in-house computer records system with current information.
Process Server
Handles service of criminal process such as subpoenas.
Handles service of civil process such as summons and orders.
Does required preparation and mailing of certified mail process.
Maintains computer records of process received and served.
Dispatcher
Operates E 9-1-1 and administrative telephones.
Transmits and receives over the radio to and from units in the field.
Operates the statewide teletype terminal to send and receive information.
Maintains the in-house computer records system with current information.
Secretary
Takes care of all legal paperwork and record keeping.
Takes care of bills and keeps track of accounts.
Receives mail, files reports and maintains correspondence.
Performs Offender Registration and Concealed Weapon Permits.
Lake Patrol Attendant
Take attendance of arriving fishing parties and monitor their departure.
Use telephone and radio for communication purposes.
Patrol the lake in a boat for safety and enforcement and issue NTAs as required.
Be familiar with and able to fulfill the emergency plan of the SOGs.
Lake Gate Attendant
Take attendance of arriving fishing parties and monitor their departure.
Use telephone and radio for communication purposes.
Assist Lake Patrol Attendants and other personnel as required.
Be familiar with and able to fulfill the emergency plan of the SOGs.
The Coffey County Sheriff's Office is under the overall command of the Sheriff.
The Undersheriff acts as the second in command and assumes the duties of the Sheriff if needed. The Chief Deputy is the third in command and oversees administrative activities and acts as the Administrative Supervisor for the Jail. The Patrol Supervisor / Investigator is the fourth in command and oversees the Coffey County Lake and the Process Server. The Dispatch Supervisor is in charge of communications, oversees the activities of the Dispatchers and 911. The Investigator oversees the daily activities of the Officers and conducts or assigns investigations as needed. The two Lead Jailers oversee the day to day operation of the Jail and the Jailers.
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