Sheriff's Department
Lawrence A. Stelma, Sheriff 701 Ball Avenue NE Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday
Sheriff's Department Annual Reports: 2005 | 2006 Overview
The Kent County Sheriff’s Department provides law enforcement and corrections programs and services to the community. The Sheriff is mandated to carry out a number of administrative and operational functions, including patrolling and monitoring traffic, providing emergency planning services, and providing court security when requested. Those functions are carried out by three divisions of the Sheriff’s Department: Law Enforcement, Communications Technology, and Investigative. The Sheriff is also mandated to provide for sufficient jail space and to keep it in good repair. The Corrections Division manages the County’s correctional facility and other correctional programs. The Sheriff’s department maintains its own training center for its approximately 600 employees. The training center includes an indoor shooting range, a mock intake vestibule, a mock jail cell, and computerized training systems. Strategic Goals
Operational Goals
2009 Adopted Uses, $62,312,806
2009 Adopted Revenues, $11,143,691
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Department History of Uses
| Uses | 2006 Actual |
2007 Actual |
2008 Adopted |
2009 Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | $41,192,874 | $44,823,549 | $46,285,767 | $46,269,268 |
| Commodities | 2,027,092 | 1,913,655 | 2,300,000 | 2,361,793 |
| Contractual Services | 10,206,737 | 10,355,496 | 11,111,553 | 11,828,089 |
| Capital Outlay | 1,260,827 | 818,071 | 938,704 | 665,948 |
| Special Projects | 3,098,700 | 1,997,641 | 1,092,310 | 1,187,708 |
| Total Uses | $57,786,230 | $59,908,412 | $61,728,334 | $62,312,806 |
| Personnel FTE | 576 | 584 | 579 | 570 |

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