PREFACE

In 2020, Brent Campbell was elected as the 32nd Sheriff for Howell County, Missouri.  In order to transform the organization and achieve service oriented results, Sheriff Campbell in close collaboration with Jason McDaniel and Matt Foster strategically changed the future trajectory of the Sheriff's Office by accomplishing the following to name a few examples; successfully spearheaded a campaign for a county law enforcement tax, established a scalable pay chart matrix, increased employee salaries by 41%, increased employee strength by 12%, established an uniformed appearance for employees and vehicles, established 100% issued uniforms and equipment, established 100% issued service pistols and carbines, significantly modernized portable and mobile communications, established in-car laptops, established a supply and maintenance program, established 6 patrol zones, established 3 substations, established an annual physical fitness test program, established a tactical organizational structure within the S.W.A.T. unit, established a standardized uniformed appearance to include tactical load plans for individuals and mobile platforms within the S.W.A.T. unit, established an annual tactical training glide-path in correlation with a Mission Essential Task List for the S.W.A.T. unit, established an operations process with records retention for hasty and deliberate missions within the S.W.A.T. unit, established a Junior Supervisor professional development course, established multiple records management systems throughout the Sheriff’s Office, standardized over 200 fillable forms, standardized over 12 handbooks, standardized over 20 Graphic Training Aids, established an annual per capita report to identify employee strength in correlation with federal data, established the Sheriff’s Office website and social media platforms and established over 100 occupational profiles for applicants and employees in correlation with the State and Federal standards.  Transformed the operational training budget within the Sheriff’s Office that supported any requested training related to job duty, proficiency, and over all knowledge to mitigate liabilities.