Sheriff Funke recaps first year on the job
Mineral County Undersheriff Wayne Cashman, left, and Sheriff Ryan Funke have over 45 years of law enforcement experience combined. They both acknowledge that providing public safety has changed dramatically from even five years ago with the types of crime in Mineral County and that the relationships built with other agencies have been invaluable during the past year. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Mineral County Sheriff Ryan Funke was a keynote speaker at the Mineral County Central Republican Committee meeting last week.
He was pleased to share how his first year has gone, and by comparison to most years for the Sheriff's Office, this was ‘baptism by fire’ for the seasoned law enforcement professional.
“We were released from the writ of mandamus early last summer and because of that I immediately made a stringent hiring checklist for all of our employees. When somebody applies, for any position, we go through the checklist to make sure they are compliant with state law before they are hired,” he said.
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