Sheriff reports fewer calls for service year-to-date and outlines jail transport processes

Sheriff Ron Wade told the board that last year Montgomery County had 12,726 calls for service and that so far this year the sheriff's office has recorded 8,823 calls, putting the county on pace to be under last year's total. He attributed some improvements to deputies' emphasis on rural patrols and to changes in prosecution practices.

The sheriff said the office had recorded 257 arrests (his office's count) and that theft and burglary calls have trended down. He also discussed jail operations, including that the morning jail census was 117 (with 109 local) and that the county transports accepted prisoners to KDOC's receiving facility in El Dorado; when the state accepts inmates under special circumstances, there is sometimes reimbursement at rates reported as $55 per day.

Sheriff staff and county attorneys described how journal entries and KDOC classification affect local custody timelines and that in rare cases Montgomery County has housed inmates from other counties for safety reasons.