Nomination of Sgt. Richard J. Devlin, Jr to
the Otsego County Republican Committee by Sheriff Donald R.
Mundy on May 22, 2006.
Good evening. For you who do not know me, I am Don Mundy,
your Sheriff.
We are here tonight to nominate someone for the Office of
Sheriff. We are very fortunate to have 3 good men looking to
fill that position. I am familiar with all 3 men. I worked with
Mr. Beijen when we were with the State Police. Mr. Lehenbauer
worked for the Sheriff’s Office on two different occasions. Sgt.
Devlin has worked for the Sheriff’s Office the last 14 years.
After some thought, there is no doubt in my mind that Sgt.
Devlin is the man to fill the position as Sheriff. Therefore, I
enter the name of Richard Devlin, Jr. in nomination for Sheriff
of Otsego County. This does not take anything away from Mr.
Beijen or Mr. Lehenbauer. I am sure that in their chosen field
as Insurance Investigators they do excellent work.
As I stated, Sgt. Devlin has been with the Otsego County
Sheriff’s Office for over 14 years. He is a very loyal employee.
He has had chances to go to other Police Departments for more
money, but he chose not to. He has stayed through good times and
bad. To me, that shows character and loyalty – the loyalty he
has for the Department.
You don’t find much of that these days.Sgt. Devlin has come
up through the ranks from Patrol Officer, Investigator and now
Sergeant. As Sgt., he oversees the Department’s Criminal
Division Road Patrol and does other administrative duties at my
request. He has the respect of ALL members of the Sheriff’s
Department.
Approximately 2 years ago I instructed Sgt. Devlin to become
familiar with the Civil Office and Corrections Division. With
the assistance of Sr. Civil Clerk Marilynn Folts and Jail
Administrator Lt. Jack Barrett, Sgt. Devlin gained a working
knowledge of both Divisions.
Sgt. Devlin has been fundamental in computerizing the
Department – record keeping from hand written blotter entries to
a networked incident reporting system. He has also assisted in
computerizing the corrections department so all booking
paperwork has been replaced with computer forms. Livescan has
also been installed in the Jail, which is the electronic capture
and transmission of fingerprints. At this time, we are in the
process of implementing TRACS, which is the computerized version
of the Accident report and uniform traffic summons. Sgt. Devlin
is the grant writer for our Department enabling us to get this
equipment through grant funding.
Sgt. Devlin works closely with the State Police, local Law
Enforcement and Emergency Services Agencies.
Rich has given over 14 years of loyal and dedicated service
to the Sheriff’s Department. He was an excellent Road Patrol
Officer, Investigator and as Sergeant is an excellent Supervisor
and is well respected by his subordinates. He is well versed on
the operations of the civil and corrections divisions. He has
good relations with the County Board. I honestly feel that it
would be a disservice to him and all members of the Department
if he is not nominated to present the Republican Party in
November. The bottom line is that Sgt. Devlin is the most
qualified person to be the next Sheriff of Otsego County.
Committee members, you have trusted me 3 times by nominating
me for Sheriff and I thank you for that, but I ask you to trust
me one more time by nominating Sgt. Devlin.
