The INDEPENDENT, May 19, 2011
From the Sheriff’s Desk…
Page 19
Police/Court Abbreviations
From page 18
sheriff’s office for their law enforcement needs have several op-
tions available to them, depending on the desires of the city coun-
cil and the ability of the sheriff to provide the service.
The first option a city has is to eliminate its police services al-
together and rely on the sheriff to respond inside the city as time
and resources allow. This is the least expensive option, as it re-
quires no city resources. It also leaves the city with only emer-
gency response and major crime investigation, with very little at-
tention to traffic laws and none to municipal ordinance. The Sher-
iff responds to issues within the city with the same amount of re-
sources the sheriff has to address problems county-wide. The city
becomes part of the county-wide sheriff’s response.
The next option is for the sheriff and the city to work coopera-
tively to determine the number of deputies required to provide a
given number of patrol hours within the city. These patrol hours
would be dedicated to enforcing all laws and municipal ordinances
in the city with county deputies who would be otherwise engaged
in wider county issues.
Another option is for the sheriff to manage a city police depart-
ment with the number of deputies for which the city council wish-
es to contract. These deputies
Vernonia Justice Court
would drive police cars and
wear uniforms that distinctly
May 3, 201
identify them as city police offi-
Please see page 20
Traffic............................. 2
Abbreviations: A&D, Alcohol &
Drug; DUII, Driving Under the Influ-
ence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boating
Under the Influence of Intoxicants;
CCSO, Columbia County Sheriff’s
Office; DWS, Driving While License
is Suspended; MIP, Minor In Pos-
session of Intoxicants; MV, Motor
Vehicle Accident; PCS, Possession
of Controlled Substance; ODL, Ore-
gon Driver License; FTA, Failure to
Appear in Court; NTSI, National Traf-
fic Safety Institute; DA, District Attor-
ney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel; FF&A,
Fines, Fees and Assessments.
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