phew... my Sheriff won. Anyone else?

[deputy37]

I'm pretty relieved. Last hire first fire and all... plus, I got my commission *after* he said "no more commissions until after elections."

Most of the guys are pretty happy/relieved. Only 2 or 3 at most will move on now.

Who else was waiting to see who their boss would be?

[NCLE23]

Thats the main reason I couldnt work fot a Sheriff's dept. every four years you gotta worry about keepng your job.

[Hightower]

I don't work for an SO, but the guy our department wanted in, got in ( by a landslide ).

He was running against a current deputy (Sheriff retires this year) and we all knew that the department needed a change.

Hightower

[tcsd1236]

The incumbant won here; it was the lesser of two evils. The opponent was a Green Party candidate who has no knowledge of Law Enforcement and would have had us out there giving group hugs and singing Kum Ba Ya.

[retired]

NCLE23,

quote:

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Originally posted by NCLE23:
Thats the main reason I couldnt work fot a Sheriff's dept. every four years you gotta worry about keepng your job.

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That is not true for all Sheriff's departments.

[ateamer]

Man, I am glad to be a deputy in California. Out here, deputies are just like any other peace officer. There is civil service protection. We aren't at-will employees and don't have to worry about our political affiliation.

[NCLE23]

I understand that not all states are the same but in NC the office of sheriff has absolute control over his dept. He hires and fires at his whim...