Computers are used in virtually every job function at the Sheriff's Office. It is the job of the IT specialists assigned under Management Information Services (also known as either MIS or IT) to set up and maintain all of the desktop computers used throughout the agency. When a user encounters a problem with their computer, regardless whether the problem is with the hardware or the software, it is the responsibility of the IT specialists to resolve the issue. As the agency grows and as technology changes, this becomes an ever increasing challenge.

IT supports the systems that make the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and the laptops in the deputies' cars work together. This allows up-to-date information to be available to all the people working on a call, from the dispatcher to the deputy.

Maintaining and securing the servers that store much of the agency's vital data and the network that keeps everything connected is also the responsibility of MIS. As with most large businesses, the servers run the business-critical programs such as e-mail, CAD, records management software and the Internet connection.

Contact Information

Del Sherman
Management Information Services Director
7474 Utilities Road
Punta Gorda FL 33982
(941) 575-5204
del.sherman@ccso.org