The high cost of creating a new police department trumped concerns over the sheriff's power and a lack of transparency in Loudoun.
The county weighed the change after a Democrat with no law enforcement experience in 2019 ran against incumbent Sheriff Mike Chapman and won 45 percent of the vote, a result which troubled supervisors from both political parties.
“The cost of over $300 million over 10 years is just breathtaking,” said Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd at a board meeting last week. “And when you look at the public satisfaction with the current sheriff’s office, I can’t come up with a good argument to move in the direction of a county police department.”
When the poll posed the question, “I can freely communicate opinions, concerns, and suggestions without fear of negative consequences,” 60 percent agreed or strongly agreed, while 23 percent disagreed or strongly disagreed. Other questions about strategic planning, ethics, internal communications and performance appraisals all received more than 70 percent agreement that the office was treating them fairly and operating correctly, among those who responded.
“I thought the report was well-done,” Chapman said in an interview, “and validated our earlier report. One of the key takeaways was we had high marks with morale, and that was certainly echoed by Chief Roessler … We have the lowest vacancy rate we’ve ever seen, 4.5 percent, and we’re turning pre-certified people away. We’ve had 50 people pre-certified from other agencies come work for us. That is a testament to the satisfaction people feel working for this agency.
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