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2008 LWVOC Voter Guide
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Office Profile:
Office Title: Orange County Sheriff
Term:
Salary: $159,021 per year
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Candidate: Jerry Demings
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Educational Background:
Jones High School - 1977 Honors Graduate
Florida State University - 1979 Associates of Arts
Florida State University - 1980 Bachelor of Science Finance
J. C. Stone Memorial Police Academy - 1981, Certified Law Enforcement
Officer
Florida Academy of Real Estate - 1982, Certificate
H&R Block School of Income Tax Preparation, Certificate
Orlando College (Everest University) - 1989 Master of Business Administration,
honors
FBI National Academy (University of Virginia) - 1998, Certificate
FBI National Executive Institute - 2000, Certificate
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Age: 49 years old
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Current Occupation: I am self-employed as a law enforcement
instructor and full-time candidate for Orange County Sheriff.
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Civic Organizations:
I am a member of Executive Boards of the Central Florida YMCA, Central
Florida Boy Scouts of America, Crimeline, Inc., and Steward Board
of St. Mark AME Church Orlando. I am a past board member of the
Heart of Florida United Way and Metropolitan Orlando Urban League.
In 2007, I was Board Chair for the Orlando Civil Service Board.
I am a member of the Florida Police Chiefs Association and International
Association of Police Chiefs.
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How can you make a difference as Orange County Sheriff?
- Reduce Violent Crime - Target violent offenders, drug dealers
and illegal guns with aggressive enforcement.
- Put More Deputies on the Streets - Redeploy deputies to patrol
in uniform.
- Better Fiscal Management - Look for opportunities to save taxpayer
dollars.
- Improve Technology - Employ the latest technology to better
monitor, detect and respond to crime.
- Redefine agency response to traffic issues to make roadways
safer.
- Better Compensate Employees - Work with legislative bodies to
improve compensation for employees forced to retire as the result
of duty related injuries.
- Partner to Decrease Juvenile Violent Crime - Engage all segments
of the community in developing strategies to combat juvenile and
gang crime.
- Lead in Emergency Preparedness - Plan regional responses to
terrorist incidents or natural disasters.
- Impanel Transition Team - Appoint a volunteer group of citizens
to make recommendations to improve the delivery of services
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What are the top three challenges facing the Sheriff's Office?
- Reducing crime during a poor economy and era of tax reform.
Crime is a bi-product of social problems and crime reduction will
require fiscal leadership from not only the Sheriff, but other
elected officials and community leaders.
- There is a pervasive perception within the agency and the community
that there is a lack of organizational accountability. Supervisors
and managers are not holding employees accountable for performing
well. As Sheriff, I will lead by example and select people for
promotion or leadership who have demonstrated an ability to hold
others accountable and still get the job done. Quality training
and mentoring are vital to professional development.
- The third challenge centers around recruitment. The Sheriff's
Office, like any public organization competes with the private
sector to attract qualified candidates for hire, especially minority
candidates. In order to attract the best, compensation, image
and opportunities for advancement are critical.
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How will you work with other agencies to ensure a safer Orange
County?
My pledge to the citizens of Orange County is to continue being
an active and visible leader who will work daily to keep our citizens
safe. Both staff and I will participate in mutual federal, state
and local law enforcement meetings to share information on emerging
crime trends, etc. I will look to using current technology to ensure
the sharing of information between law enforcement agencies. In
addition, we will work in partnership with various crime task forces
and emergency management organizations in disaster preparedness
and training. I will enter into mutual aid agreements with surrounding
counties, municipalities and state agencies to ensure adequate local
and regional responses to emergencies are planned and exercised
on a regular basis. Lastly, I will personally continue to instruct
advanced courses at the Criminal Justice Institute on crisis management.
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Campaign Contact Information:
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www.jerrydemingsforsheriff.com,
(407) 297-8355, P. O. Box 607237, Orlando, Florida 32860
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