DEPARTMENT: Office of the County Manager
FILE TYPE: Regular Action
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Recognition Of County Sheriff Timothy J. Leslie
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Recognize Dakota County Sheriff Timothy J. Leslie for his service to the County as Chief Deputy Sheriff from April 5, 2010 to December 31, 2014 and Dakota County Sheriff from January 1, 2015 to January 1, 2023.
SUMMARY
The Dakota County Board of Commissioners has accepted the resignation of Dakota County Sheriff Leslie, effective the end of day on January 1, 2023, and upon his departure he will have dedicated 12 years of service.
Timothy J. Leslie was appointed as Chief Deputy Sheriff by then Dakota County Sheriff David Bellows and the Dakota County Board of Commissioners on April 5, 2010. He was elected as Dakota County Sheriff on January 1, 2015, and for a second term beginning January 1, 2019.
Under Dakota County Sheriff Leslie's leadership, the Dakota County Sheriff's Office has provided outstanding services to the residents of Dakota County and to the law enforcement partner agencies of the County, effectively protected the community from crime and mayhem while maintaining the public trust. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office was recognized several times for creative governance and leadership in creating the Electronic Crimes Task Force, for the vision and innovative Jail Programming for inmates of the County jail, and successfully obtaining funding for the building of the Safety Mental Health Alternative Training (SMART) Center, designed to provide a state of the art facility to deliver crisis intervention training for first responders.
Dakota County Sheriff Leslie has established numerous innovative programs, including many aimed at preventing crime, improving the efficiency of delivering needed services, and reducing liabilities to the citizens of Dakota County; To include- A drone program, 24 hour nursing in the County jail, a Citizens Advisory Council, supporting a robust inmates motivated to c...
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