Congratulations to the Marion County Sheriff’s office for winning the 2008 Florida Governors Sterling Award. It was a pleasure and a great honor to work with you. Thank you for your confidence in selecting the Baldrige Group to assist you in your journey.
David Harrawood, President
Baldrige Group
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The Marion County Sheriff’s office is a full-service law enforcement agency equipped with a variety of resources to meet the unique needs of its citizens. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office workforce includes 894 authorized employees, segmented by 585 sworn officers and 309 civilians. The agency’s four guiding strategies (quality of life, stewardship, safe and motivated workforce and excellence of service) enable the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to focus on creating and balancing value for their customers and key stakeholders.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is the first and only sheriff’s office to win the Florida Governor’s Sterling Award.The office maximizes money spent through its focus on delivering law enforcement services through its decentralized community policing initiative and a cost-effective corrections facility that includes a work farm program. The Sheriff’s commitment of “putting citizens first” is exemplified by key customer requirements such as response time, visibility and professional service.
They have the best crime clearance rate of the 28 highest populated counties in Florida. In addition, the Jail to Work Program has shown favorable increases as the value of inmate labor significantly improved from more than 4.3 million in 2004 to more than 8.6 million in 2007, demonstrating a greater than $4 million increase in cost savings.
