Rick Minerd

About Rick Minerd

I serve as Chief Deputy with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, bringing more than 35…

Experience

1. Chief Deputy - Criminal Investigations Division

   Franklin County Sheriff\'s Office

   May 1991 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   PUBLIC SAFETY EXPERIENCE & OVERVIEW OF CURRENT DUTIES• Conduct in-service instruction in Criminal Justice related topics such as firearms, tactical operations, legal updates, report writing, and leadership • Prepare necessary documentation for court hearings, give testimony, present case information to the court and make recommendations regarding dispositions• Compose objective law enforcement performance reports, prepare operational plans, grant applications, and financial reports• Executive team oversight and direction of a nearly $200M annual safety services budget• Compile statistical information for resource allocation to specialized projects• Prepare emergency operations plans, table-top, and full-scale exercises• Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments • Develop departmental policies, along with standard operating procedures • Conduct continuous legal reviews to ensure compliance by those serving under my commandPRESENT COMMITTEE AND BOARD POSITIONS• Ohio Homeland Security & Justice Programs, Region IV Advisory Committee, Columbus, OH• Volunteer’s in Public Safety Services (VIPPS), Administration and Planning Committee, Columbus, OH• Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association, Legislative Committee, Columbus, OH• Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association, Image Enhancing Committee, Columbus, OH• Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), Executive Board, Brooklyn Heights, OH• FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Executive Board, Cincinnati Division, Columbus Field Office, Columbus, OH • The Ohio State University Special Events, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office - Incident Commander, Unified Command Operations, Columbus OH • Franklin County Coroner’s Office Drug Overdose Death Review Committee, Columbus, OH• Committee Chairmen for the Franklin County Opiate Crisis Summit, Columbus, OH• Served as a committee member for the Central Ohio Cybersecurity Initiative, Columbus, OH

Education

• Franklin University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

  2010 — 2012

• Northwestern University

  School of Police Staff & Command (Class 205), Law Enforcement Executive Training

  2005 — 2005