1. Deland Patrol Officers do not have Moving Radar; except one or two and maybe Motors. What is your vision on the future of Moving Radars within the Patrol Division?

2. What is your opinion on the current No-Chase Policy which allows suspects to simply drive away when being stopped and would you change it?

3. What is your opinion on Golf Carts being operated on city streets within certain subdivisions?

4. Would you consider placing a Sworn Desk Officer during business hours at the station so citizens don't have to call and wait for an officer who is tied up and should be kept on the street?

Just a resident just so you know you only have about 5 officers per shift depending on the day thats for the whole city. They handle animal complaints as well as civil, criminal and everything else from a parents not being able to discpline there child as well and all sorts of other misc. calls they try to complete all the extra stuff they have on there plates as it is. They understaffed...

Barb Shepard weight requirements how about age, height, sex, race requirements too than sounds a little like you have some issues with that.......If you want to say, "what about physical requirements" that’s sounds a little more accurate.

Question 1: Are you going to do anything about police favoritism in Deland?

Question 2: What will you do to improve your deputies knowledge of the law and will you re address proper proceedures?

Question 3: What do you think about an initial Evaluation period for your officers and staff making cuts and increases in pay where they are needed to be.

Question 4: Will police be assigned more so to trouble areas of Deland, and what do you intend to do about residences that continually break laws and only get "verbal warnings?" Do you intend to actually enforce the law?

Question 5: Deland PD has a very bad reputation for favoritism, corruption, and laziness (due to the girth of many of the officers and general bad attitudes...) What do you intend to do about this to improve the image and inner workings of the department?

What will be done about the underage drinking and the young drunks stumbling through downtown?

Question: Should there be weight requirements, or fitness standards, for DeLand Police officers?

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There is a rampant drug problem in the city of DeLand.Then why do we devote a officer to the WV-Narcotics Task Force and another officer to the state task force. Why can't more indepth drug cases be investigated in DeLand.

2. Style of Management- what style of management best describes you?

3. Community Policing - What is your ture definition of Community Policing and B. What would you do to improve community involvment?

4. Would you be willing to hold quarterly meetings with your officers (Lt's, Sgt's and Officer's to address issues that come up in the year, budget, gossip (to stop it), ways to improve the department. and B. WOuld you be willing to hold quarterly meetings for the public to address crime issues or matters of consern?

5. What goals to you personally wish to accomplish in the following: 1 year, 5 year and within ten years.

Question: So will you bring the Bike Unit, Naroctics Unit and your Special Response Team back?

Question: How do you improve the mobility within the department for your officers?

Question: How do you show pride within your department? You need to show the history of people who sereved within your own walls?

Holy **** these are all awesome questions. I hope these get to the candidates and they really think about and answer them. Unfortunately most Chief positions are more political than actual department management.

What are you planning on doing about the rampant prescription medication abuse and pain management clinic issues that plague this city and affect our kids? This is a major issue in Deland!

Question: So what do you think about your officers not getting a raise for three years? and what are you willing to do to help this?

Question: Are you going allow the good ol boy mentality to still function within this department?

Question: How are you going to improve the quality of life for the citizens as well the officers you may command?

Question: So what kinda of Chief will you be one to sit in your office or one to be proactive and be out in the field?

Question: So how are you going to interact with your officers to get a better understanding of what they need to do the job?

Question: Directed at the Deland Deputy Chief's Narcotics, thefts, burglaries are all related? So why havent you allowed that Ofc. Jusick to do more? cause he use to be on the street more and now he isnt? The drug dealers are all scared of him and he gets results.....so explain this to me? my house has been broken into and your not letting the one guy who gets the drug dealers and users off the streets??? PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS!!!

Question: Why does it appear you cant retain experienced officers? Or is the department just a training ground for other Law Enforcement Agencies?

Question: Why don't you have any Naroctics Detectives to address the serious problems within the city?

Questions: If adverse social conditions, such as poverty, broken families, truancy, and deteriorating houses, contribute to an increase in crime, how can a police department work to reverse that increase?

Sandy: She got tired waiting for Godot...

Is the front door at the stationhouse still locked at night? If, yes--Why not leave it unlocked 24/7, with an officer on front-desk duty, just in case a frantic citizen rushes up, needing immediate (emergency) help?

Question: Why did Billie Jo McAllister jump off the Tallahatchee Bridge?

Question: What would be the main issues/areas of concern you would want to address during your first year as Chief?

Question: What percentage of your time would you anticipate routinely spending in the office?