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| Sheriff Jeff Dawsy |
INVERNESS -- Citrus County Sheriff Jeff Dawsy is on a mission and he has a blunt reason for it.
"This action that the state is taking right now endangers your kids.”
Sheriff Dawsy is making a push in Tallahassee to restore a contract with the Citrus Co. Sheriff's Office and the Florida Dept. of Children and Families to retain control of child protection services in Citrus County.
The sheriff's office has had the contract since 2007, but it was cancelled this last legislative session.
“Remember, this was a budgetary item, not a personal issue," Former Citrus County Sheriff and current State Sen. Charlie Dean said.
Sen. Dean supported cancelling the contract as a way to balance the budget.
Sheriff Dawsy said he believes if Sen. Dean will change his mind, the funding will return to his department. He said he doesn’t believe it’s about the money.
In fact, he believes his agency can provide more for the money than the state can.
In paperwork provided by the sheriff, the agency was rated in the top three percent by state evaluators and has the highest ratio of seeing children in the first 24 hours after a complaint.
“It’s all about the kids," Sheriff Dawsy said. "It has nothing to do whether or not some legislator doesn’t like me or if he does like me. This is a good business practice.”
“Every child is going to be protected," Sen. Dean said. "Every child is going to be looked into. That’s our responsibility.”
Sheriff Dawsy believes it matters who is looking after the kids in the county.
Dean said it was a choice between funding the contract with the sheriff's office or a mental hospital in Baker County.
Having DCF handle child protection services isn't unheard of. Six other counties in Florida already have the system in place.
"This action that the state is taking right now endangers your kids.”
Sheriff Dawsy is making a push in Tallahassee to restore a contract with the Citrus Co. Sheriff's Office and the Florida Dept. of Children and Families to retain control of child protection services in Citrus County.
The sheriff's office has had the contract since 2007, but it was cancelled this last legislative session.
“Remember, this was a budgetary item, not a personal issue," Former Citrus County Sheriff and current State Sen. Charlie Dean said.
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| State Sen. Charlie Dean |
Sen. Dean supported cancelling the contract as a way to balance the budget.
Sheriff Dawsy said he believes if Sen. Dean will change his mind, the funding will return to his department. He said he doesn’t believe it’s about the money.
In paperwork provided by the sheriff, the agency was rated in the top three percent by state evaluators and has the highest ratio of seeing children in the first 24 hours after a complaint.
“Every child is going to be protected," Sen. Dean said. "Every child is going to be looked into. That’s our responsibility.”
Sheriff Dawsy believes it matters who is looking after the kids in the county.
Dean said it was a choice between funding the contract with the sheriff's office or a mental hospital in Baker County.
Having DCF handle child protection services isn't unheard of. Six other counties in Florida already have the system in place.
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