The Sheriff's Office Administrative staff consists of the sheriff, chief deputy/undersheriff, corrections division commander, law enforcement division commander and five captains. The sheriff and his staff are responsible for the direction and management of the 204 full-time and 36 part-time and casual call employees providing law enforcement services to Outagamie County in a dynamic and ever-changing environment. The administrative staff works closely together in dealing with daily operations and issues that affect the Sheriff's Office. The sheriff’s administrative supervisor provides support to the administrative staff as well as supervising the support staff and two systems analysts. The administrative supervisor also works with the Sheriff's Office account manager to develop and administer the annual budget.  Revenues and expenditures are closely monitored to provide the highest quality and level of service in the most proficient manner. 

Basic Certification training for Telecommunicators is 40 hours, with an additional 24 hours of training required for certification in Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD). The recruit academy for Correctional Officers is a 120-hour program. The Deputy Sheriff's basic training is a 520-hour program.

The clerical support staff for the Sheriff’s Office consist of five full-time and one part-time Records Specialists. These employees perform a variety of duties for every division of the Sheriff’s Office. Duties include: process citations; answer the main Sheriff’s Office phone line; perform records checks; submit accident reports to the state of Wisconsin; complete mandatory State Crime Reporting; fulfill open records requests and type and prepare various documents for police incidents; restraining orders and injunctions; enter warrants and aid in documenting the detention and extradition processes. Records Specialists work a schedule that combines working at home and working in the office.

Continuing Education

All divisions are currently trained in CPR, Automated External Defibrillators (AED), and Blood Borne Pathogens. Officers and employees in all divisions attended in-service training in their respective areas of responsibilities as well as specialized training.

Please see our Annual Report link on the Home Page for detailed information and statistics for Administration, Communications, Corrections and Law Enforcement.