Who will be the next sheriff (San Antonio, Seguin: live, military, budget)

[chn2rxs]

Who is your vote for the next sheriff and why?

[Bo]

I've heard too many bad things about Sheriff Pamerleau from people who have worked with her and whose opinions I trust. Nothing I can really discuss without revealing who those people are, but enough to convince me I shouldn't vote for her.

Mostly, I suspect that the sheriff's office is underfunded and its resources are stretched to the limit. It's going to be a challenge to run it well, no matter who we elect.

[rynetwo]

I'm for Palmerleau simply because the department seem fine given its underfunded status. If they were having the issues they are a decent budget the. I'd look elsewhere.

LEO's might think it is a slap in the face but certain positions are not really needed to be filled with on the job expirence. I have been doing my job for ten years now and while I know more than my director about day to day ops, I cannot do her job job. Yet.

[Azure110]

Palmerleau was given a "no confidence" vote earlier this year by the Bexar deputy sheriff's association. If she can't make most of her employees happy then I say she lacks the leadership or management skills to do the job. I know she also was not respected by all in her Air Force career either.

I don't know much about Salazar to vote for him.

[Bo]

Originally Posted by rynetwo

I'm for Palmerleau simply because the department seem fine given its underfunded status. If they were having the issues they are a decent budget the. I'd look elsewhere.

I think my definition of "fine" is a little different than yours.

4 suicides in less than 4 weeks: Bexar County officials confirm latest death at jail - San Antonio Express-News

[Seguinite]

Originally Posted by Azure110

Palmerleau was given a "no confidence" vote earlier this year by the Bexar deputy sheriff's association. If she can't make most of her employees happy then I say she lacks the leadership or management skills to do the job. I know she also was not respected by all in her Air Force career either.

I don't know much about Salazar to vote for him.

McManus was given a no confidence vote as well. You're not going to make everybody happy when you're the boss. I expect the sheriff's background has a great deal to do with her current leadership style... and unless you've been in the military, that can take some getting used to. I worked with the general and knew her personally for many years while she was on her way up. Nobody is going to have the respect of all the troops, but I don't recall it being an issue when she was in San Antonio.

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by Azure110

Palmerleau was given a "no confidence" vote earlier this year by the Bexar deputy sheriff's association. If she can't make most of her employees happy then I say she lacks the leadership or management skills to do the job. I know she also was not respected by all in her Air Force career either.

I don't know much about Salazar to vote for him.

I do not care about such a small population vote. Especially after all the union antics of this last year.

Originally Posted by Bo

I think my definition of "fine" is a little different than yours.

4 suicides in less than 4 weeks: Bexar County officials confirm latest death at jail - San Antonio Express-News

Am I suppose to care inmates kill themselves? Even if I did unfortunately our county budget caretakers careless. If you care so much vote out the people that create the budget.

[Azure110]

Originally Posted by rynetwo

I do not care about such a small population vote. Especially after all the union antics of this last year.

Am I suppose to care inmates kill themselves? Even if I did unfortunately our county budget caretakers careless. If you care so much vote out the people that create the budget.

Please do share with us what accomplishments that Palmerleau has brought to Bexar Sheriff's office or in other words, why is she worthy of keeping her position other than that the department is doing "fine"?

[Azure110]

Originally Posted by Seguinite

McManus was given a no confidence vote as well. You're not going to make everybody happy when you're the boss. I expect the sheriff's background has a great deal to do with her current leadership style... and unless you've been in the military, that can take some getting used to. I worked with the general and knew her personally for many years while she was on her way up. Nobody is going to have the respect of all the troops, but I don't recall it being an issue when she was in San Antonio.

I am not a fan of McManus either, he isn't a police chief but more of a PR pretty boy for the news cameras.

I have said it before on here, ex-military folks (not all though) can make really crappy managers outside of the military if they don't learn to adapt to civilian life. I know this from personal experience and majority in the office I worked in felt the same way.

[L210]

Bexar County Sheriff's employees didn't like her predecessor either. In the beginning, she did have better negotiation skills and got additional detention positions approved. There really is not much you can do with such a cheap commissioners court and cheap taxpayers. Bexar County Sheriff's employees are paid so little compared to some smaller agencies in the region, it's embarrassing.

Regardless of whether or not you care about the lives of people who usually haven't been convicted yet (many of which are in jail because they have an untreated mental health problem hence the suicides), there are jail standards that have to be met. Four suicides in less than a month is a sign of poor management that can lead to other problems. As someone who used to work in a county jail, one of the last thing corrections officers want to see is a suicide attempt.