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DWAYNE CAREY S H E RI F F | B O ON E C OUN T Y SH E RIF F ’S DE PART M E N T | AGE: 5 1 Job description: My job, in a nutshell, is really about managing personnel along with our annual budget. Oh, and being able and willing to attend a lot of meetings! Years lived in Columbia/MidMissouri: 51 (my entire life). Education: Bachelor’s in criminal justice and master’s in criminal justice and law enforcement administration from Columbia College. Favorite volunteer/community activity: Coaching youth sports. Professional background: I started with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department in 1989 and have been there ever since! I spent the majority of my career in the enforcement branch until being elected sheriff in 2004. A favorite recent project: I have been and am currently working with several investment companies to come up with an early retirement package for our deputies. Our competitors in the law enforcement job market all have early retirement (55 or younger), whereas our retirement age is 62. It makes hiring and retaining harder than it has to be. A Columbia businessperson I admire and why: I would have to select two: Mike Teel, owner of Mid-City Lumber, and Bill Burnett, owner of Farm and Power – Lawn and Leisure. Both are shrewd businessmen and both are extremely charitable individuals, more than anyone in the community will probably ever know. Why I’m passionate about my job: It presents new challenges every day from both inside and outside the department.
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