March-April 1989 R.T
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~ ~ ~ g 'J ,li CONTENTS Florida Sheriffs Association Officers . Board of Directors .. 3 Flowers are forever FLORIDA'S Legislators come and go. Political GOVERNMENT fortunes ebb and flow. Tides of change sweep to and fro. Some bills Executive Branch pass, others die. It seems that all things are transitory in the Florida Directory of State Agencies Legislature. Nevertheless, one long- State Government standing tradition threatens to go on Chart . 12 forever —the custom of blanketing the chambers with flowers on open- Legislative Branch 14 ing day. It's all camouflage, ofcourse. Verbal brickbats and heated hyper- Judicial Branch . bole will fly in the bye and bye, but for Florida's this one day any display of rancor is U.S. Senators out of order. Opening day is a festive and Representatives 26 time enjoyed by friend and foe —and especially by Tallahassee florists. Directory of County Officials . 32 (We are indebted to the Florida Department of Commerce/Tourism Sheriffs of Florida (Biographies) .. 37 Division for our cover photo of open- ing day (1988)in the Florida House of Directory of Law Enforcement Agencies .. .. 53 Representatives. ) Florida Police Chiefs . 57 Sheriffs' Telephone Numbers and Addresses . Inside Back Cover President's Message Don't let the task force become a task farce By R.T. "Tim" Dobeck, President Florida Sheriffs Association The Florida Sheriffs Association is assuming a Florida Sheriffs Association President R.T. "Tim" Dobeck (at to announce leading role in the attack on "crack" cocaine by podium) held a February l4 press conference a "crack" cocaine task force. Sheriff Nick Navarro sophisticated team of narcotics investi- plans for creating a (on Dobeck's right) also participated. He is the chairman ofthe gators from various Sheriffs' Offices. This task task force committee. i force will operate statewide, hitting areas where manufacturers and sellers of "crack" are creating raging. Department of Corrections officials attend- the most severe problems. Mutual aid agreements ing these conferences have offered full cooperation, will provide broad jurisdictional authority. but have also warned that, unless new prisons are This is a bold concept that can have a dramatic built, a concerted "crack" attack will intensify pri- impact on Florida's current "crack" crisis, but it is son overcrowding and force them to grant early one phase of a broad battle plan involving the only releases to inmates presently serving time for entire criminal justice system, and, in the final anal- serious crimes. Overcrowded jails increase the sev- its success will depend upon the teamwork and ysis, erity of this dilemma. demonstrated many branches of commitment by Governor Bob Martinez is aware of the situation government. and has joined the "crack" attack by submitting to Sheriffs' task force project was announced The the legislature a 1989-90 budget that will provide on February 14, and Commissioner Tim Moore over 8,800 new prison beds and increase incarcera- pledged the support ofthe Florida Depart- promptly tion alternatives such as electronic house arrest. He ment of Law Enforcement. Initial reactions indi- is also asking the lawmakers to appropriate funds cate that cooperation will be received from all levels for more judges, prosecutors and parole and proba- of law enforcement, but the "crack" crisis cannot be tion officers to handle drug related cases. dealt with law enforcement tactics alone. by Consequently, Florida's legislators have become Law enforcement can provide the front line key participants in "crack" attack strategy. Ifthey troops. However, these troops will be ineffective demonstrate a spirit of teamwork by passing the without the fully committed support of the Florida tough laws Sheriffs are endorsing, and by giving Legislature, the Governor's Office, the Department an acceptable response to the Governor's budget of Corrections, the judiciary and other government proposals, current plans for an all out assault on entities. "crack" dealers and manufacturers can be singu- A team effort is absolutely essential, and it has larly successful. been to see a pattern ofteamwork emerg- , gratifying Their full cooperation is indispensable. Without it have been several strategy ses- ing. Recently, there the Sheriffs' "crack" cocaine task force is likely to representative group of criminal sions involving a become a task farcel justice officials. The results have been most encou- MARCH-APRIL 1989 R.T. "Tim" Dobeck Earl (Sermon) Dyess, Jr. President Vice President Floxida SherifS ' -" Assoei8, tion OKcers ' Charles 8. Dean Mn R, Moreland Jerr'y %'hitshead Kenneth %. Fortune, Sr.' Immediate Psst President Chairman of the Board Treasurer Secretary ' Joe'C. Peavy %, G. "Buddy" Smith J;M. "Buddy'* Phillips:, ' Jr. Sergeant-at-Arms Chaplain Executive Director (appointed) THE SHERIFF'S STAR Florida Sheriffs Association Board of Directors f ' 1 ' ' ' " ':-. — '. " ' 'Ml'f'erry'. '"::.'":, '. '"tie'I". IjImCeryj ''. '. ". Al H~ssn Larry Glli~ ~eld'F. "8am' L,J. , 51eti!Q+ - . Gulf, Co'unty Okaloosa County %alta@a County St, &bias County Aiaaitua. County . Sixie County DlsmICv II ' ':i Wee'rilejsj '.'".' '"Jatme". i k8t''': '"'"64tt, W%y". Ceidfrey'&enate bori g. 'Moreland Tom Mylin8er Jaines L. '~', 6. -': . Sarasota County itfarion. County Hernandp County Adams, Jr, Ãqrtln County St. Luoie County ' '. , . Cktnrman . ;', : '::.': . sumter County. DISTRICT III MB~M Iv feeiiTKiur7, ' i' ii'„+ ejjjjjcll NLll BOARD OF DIRECTORS DISTRICT Isitujs'. I'.-::-" MAP enlbers. ojfj.the Boar4 of Dir~ 88xvel t%o-.year 'ternls, Theyj-can 'sued t&em&lges; only oW':@me, and are thus linlitqd to four lcOntinuo~:, :;years. ' Ternls'are'N~lQtereiN'1IIoe that $@WM& @ected in even nuxnberejdyears and sm in A nuxlk- :Wed ye~ ':I' he Ch~ik5~Vi~~ elected by the Board for one-year ternls , and cannot ' reelects to succM, i:themselves, 4 be ~ ~e eg ~ ir lie %Ill MARCH-APRIL 1989 Q , Q« ~~$62BBBRR'8~m @~m~m~m~mmmmm~m~m~m~m~m~, GOVERNOR BOB MARTINEZ (R) « When Bob Martinez was inaugurated as Florida's 40th Governor on January 6, 1987, it marked the second time in 113years that the powers of the state's highest office had been handed to a Republican. Prior to that time only Republican Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1967-71)and Prohibition Party Candidate Sidney J.Catts (1917-21) had been able to break a pattern of Democratic Party domination that began after the reconstruction era. A lifelong resident of Tampa, Governor Martinez was born on December 25, 1934. He attained political promi- nence in 1979when he was elected Mayor of his native city. He topped a field of five candidates without a runoff in that election, and was reelected in 1983by capturing 81 percent of the vote. During his terms as Mayor he was credited with a con- servative approach to government that lowered property taxes, decreased the number of city employees and improved the quality of life. His official biography points out that Tampa was chosen as one of ten "megatrend" cities of the future by author John Naisbett during the Martinez administration, and "its robust diversified economy has become a model for growth. " Governor Martinez is a Past President of the Florida League of Cities, and he served on the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. He also served on the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, and as Vice Chairman of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Governor Martinez holds a Bachelor of Science Degree Governor's Staff from the University of Tampa, and a Master's Degree in Sarah Porter. .... Executive Assistant to Governor Labor and Industrial Relations from the University of Brian Ballard. .. .... .. Director of Operations Illinois. He spent 12 years in the field of education, includ- Hugh L. O' Neill. ... ... .... Director of Communications ing seven years as a classroom teacher. He also operated a Jon Peck. ... , .. ..... ... .. private business that was sold in 1983. ... Press Secretary Patricia Woodworth Director of Planning and He and his wife, Mary Jane, have been married for 34 Budgeting Amy Baker . .. Exec. Director of Legislative years. They have a daughter, Sharon Martinez Keen, a Affairs Sally Munroe . ..... ... ..... Director of Cabinet Affairs son, Alan, and twin granddaughters, Lydia and Emily Carol Dover. ... .... ... Director of Keen. Appointments Peter Dunbar . .. .. .. ... General Counsel and Office Location ... .. Capitol Building Legislative Affairs Director Telephone Number .. .... 904/488-4441 Shirley Gooding . Citizens Assistance Administrator THE SHERIFF'S STAR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BOBBY BRANTLEY (R) Born Atmore, Alabama, April nole County Republicans (Past President) Honors Has service and legislative 6, 1948 (moved to Florida in 1956) received citizenship, government Education Florida public schools „ awards from Florida Conservative Union, Seminole County Automobile Wife Patti Children Two Church Chamber of Commerce, Independent Dealers, Baptist Military U.S. Marine Young Republicans, Jaycees, Florida Sheriffs Association, Who's American Corps, 1968-72 Business Back- Florida League of Cities; includedin Whoin ground Citrus, golf course owner, Politics and Prominent People in Florida Government; marketing representative for chosen one of the Outstanding Young Men of America, 1980; National Conventions in 1980, 1984 Corrections Corporation of,ij delegate to Republican America Public Service Career and 1988; member,