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Search for Permanent Sheriff Dear Supervisors, As President and Community Leader of the Board of Directors for Aliso Villas Condominium Association, Mission Viejo, I would like you to be aware of our position and support. As a community, we depend on the OCSD for assistance often, and we have worked well with the officers in the department. Sgt. John Meyers, Lt. Steve Bernardi, Officers Tammy Descoteaux, Anne Harkey, D. Breckner, and Seth Hall are just a few of the officers who have provided our community with excellent, caring and profession service. I have never associated any of these officers with Mike Carona. I recently had the pleasant opportunity to meet and visit with Jack Anderson, acting Sheriff of Orange County, for several hours on a personal level, and I was impressed with the man and the acting sheriff. Here is a soft-spoken man of excellent intellect, deep knowledge of the Sheriff’s Dept. and Orange County. He is thoughtful and respectful of the confidence placed in him. He respects his employees, residents and the department. He speaks well, knows the problems and what he has to overcome, but he has confidence in his ability to bring about the changes needed. I would not even begin to go into what has to be done to restore the residents’ confidence in our Sheriff’s Dept., but I truly feel, with a man of Jack Anderson’s substance at the helm, that process will be far swifter and less painful than if someone with less knowledge of the department and county were to be appointed as sheriff. We need someone up and running with his feet firmly on the ground, not someone who has to scramble to catch up. Jack is already there and has been there, and he should be our new sheriff without a doubt. I would like to ask that when the dust settles, we retain Jack Anderson as the Sheriff of Orange County. I feel he is above the actions of the minority who created the problems in the Sheriff’s Dept., and he is an honest, sincere, decent man who deserves this post more than any others. He has been with the department for 21 years; his original aspirations upon graduating from the academy on day one were to be part of the administrative process. This is not a new decision for Jack; it is something he has been building and working towards since his early days in the military. Jack is good at what he does, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. deserves a chance to prove it is the best by having a leader who believes in and places the department and the residents of Orange County first – above himself. Jack is someone who does not have to deal with a learning curve, which could easily take weeks or even months to become acclimated to the department, employees and the position. Jack already knows the job, the people, and the county. There will be no learning curve, no painful transition, just continued exceptional police work. In my opinion, we already have the active Sheriff of Orange County, Jack Anderson. I respectfully request that Jack Anderson have your vote to become the permanent Sheriff of Orange County when you make your decision. Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. Kathy Miramontes |
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