Waller County Sheriff giving away badges
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Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith is improperly “giving out badges” from the Sheriff’s Department, in violation of his own rules.
An investigation by Dolcefino Consulting has found serious violations of the Reserve rules in Waller County, jeopardizing taxpayers.
For instance, half the reserve deputies didn’t lift a finger for taxpayers in more than a year, violating the edict of Smith’s own department they must work 16 hours a month.
In a May 2014 e-mail, Chief Deputy Craig Davis wrote, “I do not think that 16 hours a month is too much to ask for in exchange for the privilege and responsibility of carrying the badge of the Waller County Sheriff’s Office.”
Yet since then, nearly half the 35 reserve officers with badges didn’t log a single hour of work.
The reserve badges have significant economic value and that is why reserve deputies are supposed to get written permission to work other jobs using the law enforcement commission.
And that is why Dolcefino Consulting began investigating.
Both the Chief Executive Officer and Tactical Commander of Cypress Creek EMS have reserve commission from Waller County. Sheriff’s records show neither Brad England nor Wren Nealy have worked at all for Waller County since June of 2014, and neither have submitted paperwork authorizing them to use their commission in their work at Cypress Creek. The Sheriff admits he has never used the Cypress Creek EMS tactical team.
Wren Nealy is the commander of the tactical team and listed as a reserve Lieutenant for the Waller County Sheriff, even though there’s evidence he is doing any work for the badge That raises liability questions for both Waller County and taxpayers of ESD#11 who are paying some CCEMS Medics overtime for this armed medical team.
CCEMS has refused to turn over records detailing how much the tactical unit is getting paid, what they are doing armed on the ambulances and who is armed and with what weapons.
Add it to the list of secrets CCEMS is keeping while they collect millions in tax dollars.
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