The Sheriff is the only law enforcement officer elected by and responsible directly to the people of Nicollet County. The Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer in the county and is charged with the duty to "keep and preserve the peace of his county". The duties of the Sheriff and his office continue to become more complex with the rapid legistlative changes in laws we operate under today. The most important functions are serving the public and giving the taxpayers of Nicollet County the best public safety it can with the resources it has available.
The Nicollet County Sheriff's Office consists of the Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Civil Process Coordinator, two Investigators, eight Deputies, a Records Coordinator, a Jail Adminstrator, Jail Programmer and thirteen correctional officers, a 911 Coordinator and eight dispatch employees. There are nine part-time positions that cover for the jail, dispatch and bailiffing. The Sheriff's Office also has 23 volunteers that make up the Sheriff's Posse and Reserve units which assist the sheriff with special details. The detention facility which was updated in 1984 has a capacity of 34 inmates. The Sheriff's Office is the answering point for all 911 calls and also dispatches for the following agencies: Nicollet Fire Department, Courtland Fire Department, Lafayette Fire Department and Ambulance Service, Kasota Fire Department, St. Peter Fire Department and Area Ambulance Service and North Mankato Police and Fire Departments.
