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Organization

As of September 1999, the Coffey County Sheriff's Office has 29 Employees including 12 sworn and 17 civilian positions as well as up to 10 trainees and/or student interns. These Employees range in law enforcement experience from 26 years down to less than a year. 6 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. He is assigned an assistant from the Officers on an 8 week rotation. The COPS Officer is involved in Community Policing activities including Crimestoppers 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 and Sheriff's Auxiliary 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/Dispatcher
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 all Dispatcher duties as required

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 divided into two basic divisions under the overall command of the Sheriff.

The Undersheriff heads the Operations Division which takes reports in the field, works accidents, does investigations, makes arrests, serves legal process and handles prisoners in the Jail on a daily basis. This includes the Officers, Jailers, Process Server and the Lake Attendants. The Investigator directly supervises the Officers and the Head Jailer directly supervises the Jailers. The Jail has a set schedule for visitation and is shown in Jail Information and maintains a Jail Roster of who is currently in Jail.

The Chief Deputy heads the Technical Services Division which provides Communications and other logistical support for the Operations Division as well as answering the 911 System. This includes the Dispatchers and the Secretary/Dispatcher. The Head Dispatcher directly supervises the Dispatchers. Reports are turned in to the Technical Services Division for entry into the in-house computer. They are then prepared for filing and copies forwarded as needed to the KBI or other agencies. Records /Reports, Crime Statistics-KBI information and Activity Information are maintained by the Technical Services Division.

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