The Administrative Division manages the essential operations of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office including the agency’s finances, human resources and background investigations, information technology, planning and research, training, internal affairs, public relations, and fleet sections.
INTERNAL AFFAIRS SECTION
The Internal Affairs Section (IA) ensures the integrity of the Sheriff’s Office and its employees by utilizing investigative procedures in confirming adherence to standards and expectations of departmental personnel. Internal Affairs also conducts Drug Screenings, and Property and Evidence Management.
FLEET UNIT
The Fleet Unit is responsible for maintaining all motor vehicles utilized within the agency including, but not limited to, patrol cars, special unit vehicles such as the bomb truck, mobile command center, and SWAT truck. The Fleet Unit is also assigned the function of Quartermaster. This duty entails the management of uniforms, tactical gear including ballistic vests, duty belts, and other essential equipment worn or carried by personnel.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS SECTION
The Background Investigations Section works with the Human Resources Section with recruitment activities for the agency. Pre-employment vetting includes drug screening, education and employment history investigations, and scrutiny of driver’s history along with other tests, examinations, and certifications verification. To learn more about our recruitment process or to apply for employment with our agency, please contact our Background & Recruitment Section at 404-612-4753. Learn more about background checks.
HUMAN RESOURCES
The Human Resources Section works in conjunction with the Background Investigation Section to recruit sworn and civilian personnel to fill vacant positions within the Sheriff’s Office. The recruiting/hiring function is of utmost importance, because it aspires to hire the best qualified individuals to represent the agency and the community it serves. The Human Resources staff is also responsible for interpreting and enforcing personnel laws, new hire orientation, processing Performance Appraisals, payroll processing and quality control, promotional assessments leave administration, travel and training, and maintenance of personnel and medical files. Learn more about Sheriff’s Office Human Resources.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECTION
The Information Systems Section has the duty of maintaining all advanced technology such as cameras, computers, land line telephones, mobile telephones, radio equipment, software systems, video, and other information technology devices utilized by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputies, detention officers, and staff. This section implemented several new systems utilized in the Divisions to increase efficiency and safety.
PLANNING AND RESEARCH SECTION
The Planning and Research Section manages policy development and accreditation for one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the nation. The section strives to improve professionalism by maintaining agency policies and procedures which serve as a mechanism to consistently hold members accountable for compliance with policy and accreditation standards. The Planning and Research Section revamps all agency policies and create new policies to ensure that all are modern and in alignment with current law enforcement standards and practices.
PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION
The Public Relations Section is responsible for public affairs and media relations for the Sheriff’s Office. As the profile of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has grown locally, nationally, and internationally, the Public Information Officer (PIO) is on call at all times to field a myriad of requests from authors, journalists, television producers, and other news media representatives. The PIO leads crisis communications and may serve as photographer, spokesperson, and coordinates media requests involving staff while providing consultation and instruction as necessary. In addition, the PIO assists with event planning and promotion of events.
TRAINING SECTION
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Training Section is established to serve and train sworn and civilian public safety personnel in the local law enforcement community. We serve our agency with professionalism, integrity and ethics. We strive to demonstrate these characteristics as an example of leadership to our workforce.
The Training Section Team is committed to assist those who are seeking personal and professional career development. We align the instructional content to reflect compliance with agency and county policies and procedures, Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies® standards, and local, state and federal laws.
The 2019 Training Section Highlights of Operation are as follows:
- Completed 5 Basic Jailer Certification Training Classes with a yearly total of 73 students.
- Completed 5 Basic Law Enforcement (Mandate) Certification Training Classes with a yearly total of 24 students.
- Completed 36 agency In-Service classes with a yearly total of 559 students.
- Completed 5 Policy and Procedures training class with a total of 102 students
- CALEA compliance of sworn active full-time and Reserve Unit training
- Other academy courses coordinated by Sheriff’s Office Instructors:
- Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) with a total of 22 students
- New Supervisor Orientation Training with a total of 16 students
- Field Training Officer Certification with a total of 11 students
In 2019, the Training Section accomplished the following:
- Two consecutive “Top Shooter” awards in the Basic Law Enforcement Certification (Mandate) course.
- Two New Georgia POST Instructors graduated Instructor Training Certification (ITC)
- One New Georgia POST Senior Instructor graduated Instructor Training Certification (ITC)
FINANCE
The Finance Section has the responsibility of managing the Sheriff’s Office funding, revenues, and expenditures as well as establishing internal accounting controls and procedures to maintain integrity of fiscal management. The fiscal management component includes budget preparation/management, accounting, delinquent property tax unit, grant management, contract management and purchasing and procurement.
ACCOUNTING
Provides control over all cash receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Agency; process court ordered payments and disbursements; record and disburse cash bond monies from the Fulton County Jail and other municipalities;
prepare cash receipts and reconcile deposits for general fund
DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX
The Delinquent Property Tax Unit ensures that all aspects of the Sheriff’s delinquent property tax sales are handled timely as mandated by Georgia State laws and Agency regulations; execute levy, and sell delinquent property taxes; investigate complaints by property owners relating to their tax FiFa’s; and assist property owners, security deed/lien holders in the timely redemption of entitled surplus funds.
PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT
The Purchasing and Procurement Unit is responsible for management of purchase/acquisition of all goods, services, and equipment utilizing a competitive bidding process. Also manage purchase orders/requisitions, vendor database and process all accounts payables. This unit has purchased goods or services and processed accounts payables in approximately $6 million dollars.
GRANT MANAGEMENT
The grant writer has the responsibility of writing grant proposals, submitting grant awards to Board of Commissioners for approval, implementing and tracking grant programs, and preparing progress reports. The grant writer submitted proposals and managed grant funding totaling $603K during FY2018.
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
The Contract Administrator is responsible for contract development, vendor negotiation, negotiating contract terms and conditions, vendor management, managing the contract database and files, and managing the vendor selection committee for the procurement process. The Contract Administrator managed contracts in excess of $4.6 million dollars during FY2018.