Jonathan Barbee filed papers today to run in the Republican primary race for Jefferson County Constable of District 44. Barbee faces one opponent in the March 13th primary race."Mike Hale has done an incredible job as our Sheriff. However, the past poor leadership of Jefferson County caused him to recently lay off nearly 100 deputies. When I'm elected Constable I promise to work with Sheriff Hale and other county Constables to provide more law enforcement support throughout Jefferson County. I want to keep our communities safe." says Barbee, a small business owner in Trussville.
In the past the powers of the Constables have been repealed to basic law enforcement duties. Barbee plans to work with other Constables and law makers to re-enact those duties which are still written in the law books down in Montgomery.
"With our economy in shambles, deputies being laid off, hiring freezes at Police departments, I can't see any better option than Peace Officers who are paid by civil court fees. They are basically volunteer Police that receive a small amount of compensation. Where we are 100 deputies shorter, we could be 17 Constables stronger, and each Constable is allowed APOST Certified deputies. If each Constable had only 5 deputies we could provide a total of 85 trained law enforcement officers to help keep Jefferson County safe. This only makes fiscal sense," says Barbee, who studied criminal justice at the University of Alabama.
For more information please contact Jonathan Barbee at jonathan{@}jonathanbarbee.com (replace the {@} with @ )
