The ‘Missouri Sheriff’ Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary Summer 2018 LIFELONG AMBITION Sheriffs from Miller, Hickory, Newton and Adair counties are doing what they always wanted to do Best In Class ONE OF A KIND IN HER NAME MSATA turns out Regional jail saves Scholarship to honor woman well-trained deputies money, headaches who changed MO jails 2 THE MISSOURI SHERIFF SUMMER 2018 For more than 40 years, our customers have trusted us to deliver the innovative products, services and technologies they need to operate For moresafely than and 40efficiently. years, our We customers are committed have totrusted providing us tooutstanding deliver the customer service and value the lasting partnerships we’ve created. innovative products, services and technologies they need to operate safely andBulk &efficiently. 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I need to know that my vendor has my back, Huber & Associates (Enterpol Software) does.” Sheriff John Wheeler Cole County Sheriff’s Office Call or visit our website and see how Enterpol can save you money, provide better service and bring you an easier system. www.enterpol.com HUBER & ASSOCIATES ENTERpol Smarter IT Soluons for Public Safety 573.634.5000 • [email protected] • enterpol.com Missouri Sheriffs’ Association 6605 Business 50 West Jefferson City, MO 65109 www.mosheriffs.com VOL. 7, NO. 2 SUMMER 2018 MARKETING /EVENT MSA Executive Board MSA Staff Board Member COORDINATOR Zone Leaders PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jeanne Merritt 573.529.6900 Sheriff Roye Cole ZONE 1 — Sheriff Bryan Kevin Merritt Fax 573.635.2128 Atkins, Andrew County Webster County [email protected] ADMINISTRATIVE 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT ASSISTANT ZONE 2 — Sheriff Rodney EDITOR Sheriff Jim Arnott Donna Arney Herring, Grundy County Nancy Zoellner-Hogland Greene County [email protected] ZONE 3 — Sheriff Mark OFFICE ASSISTANT Nichols, Randolph County CONTRIBUTORS 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT Gina Kauffman Mike Bostic Sheriff David Parrish ZONE 4 — Sheriff Wayne Janet Dabbs Lewis County SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST Winn, Scotland County Michael Feeback David Schwendemann Victor Pitman 3RD VICE-PRESIDENT ZONE 5 — Sheriff Mark Owen, Platte County PHOTOGRAPHY Sheriff Jerry Galloway MARKETING AND EVENT Caldwell County COORDINATOR Stacie Marshall ZONE 6 — Sheriff Jerry Kevin Merritt Jeanne Merritt Wolfe, Cooper County SECRETARY DESIGN Sheriff Scott Munsterman ZONE 7 — Sheriff John Stacie L. 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County 6 THE MISSOURI SHERIFF SUMMER 2018 FROM THE PRESIDENT Stepping down with a thankful heart irst, I want to thank you for allowing instructors that teach at the MSA academies me to serve as your president this and specialized, individualized classes. You F past year. I must say the time has all help professionalize the office of sheriff proven to be an adventure! The trip from and save lives every day. when I was first elected as a sheriff (the I want to thank all the deputies in youngest in the state in 2008) to the day I training who chose the Missouri Sheriffs’ was highly honored by being voted by my Association Training Academy. To this day, peers to serve as sergeant of arms (2011) on the MSA remains the largest trainer in the the MSA board, to now ending my service state of Missouri, teaching thousands of as your president (2018) has really been a classes every year. growing and learning experience. Lastly, I would like to thank all the After a decade of serving as sheriff, I hard-working employees, and past and have learned a lot about people, policy, law, present contractors and vendors that have politics, law enforcement practices, officer’s helped build this association. I am grateful mental health, building jails, technology to Kevin Merritt for his leadership during and a lot about the state of Missouri. I the last few years as interim director. I would also like to think that during my am also looking forward to serving under time in leadership, I also helped teach you Sheriff Jim Arnott as he takes the reigns Established in 1945, all about some of those things too. I also of leadership at MSA. He is a lifelong learned about the things that come and law enforcement officer with years of this association is a go — the things that seem important today, experience leading the largest sheriff’s strong one and has but tomorrow won’t be a consideration. I office in Missouri. He will do a great job for learned to, instead, focus on the things that all of us at MSA and most importantly for all strengthened the stand the test of time. I am proud to say that the citizens in Missouri! the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association is one of Finally, I want to wish all of you a very office of Sheriff in those things. special year. If you are not yet a member Missouri, thereby Established in 1945, this association is a of the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association, I ask strong one and has strengthened the office you to join the team and help fight the good helping protect you, of sheriff in Missouri, thereby helping fight. protect you, as citizens, and the rule of as citizens, and the law in the United States. Our association is God bless you all! rule of law in the strong with resources, strong financially, strong politically, strongly committed to United States. training and, most importantly, we are strong with our commitment to the rule Roye H. Cole of law, to each other as sheriffs, to victims Roye H. Cole, Sheriff of crime and to our commitment to our MSA President citizens. I also want to thank the legislators who helped us in the 2018 session – the best session we, as an association, have ever had.