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Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff's Dept. Dismantles Occupy Santa Cruz Geodesic Dome and Structures at Courthouse
On December 4th, approximately 60 officers with the Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff's Department dismantled the geodesic dome and other Occupy Santa Cruz structures which were on the steps of the county courthouse.
Photos to be published shortly
Photos to be published shortly
Occupy Santa Cruz will hold their daily General Assembly today at 2pm on the courthouse steps.
For more information on Occupy Santa Cruz, please visit:
http://occupysantacruz.org/
For more information on Occupy Santa Cruz, please visit:
http://occupysantacruz.org/
For more information:
http://bradleystuart.net
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Santa Cruz County does not have a "Sheriff's Department." We have had a Sheriff's Office for over 161 years.
Black’s Law Dictionary, which defines the terms as follows:
Department: “One of the major divisions of the executive branch of the government…generally, a branch or division of governmental administration.
Office: “A right, and correspondent duty, to exercise a public trust. A public charge or employment…the most frequent occasions to use the word arise with reference to a duty and power conferred on an individual by the government; and when this is the connection, “public office” is a usual and more discriminating expression…in the constitutional sense, the term implies an authority to exercise some portion of the sovereign power, whether in making, executing, or
administering the laws.”
Clearly, the office of sheriff is not simply another department of county government. Its internal operations are the sole responsibility of the sheriff. County department heads are subordinate to a county administrator or manager because they are truly only a division of county government, and they work for him and for the governing body of the county council (or the board of commissioners). The office of sheriff, on the other hand, is a constitutional office in 35 states having exclusive powers and authority. These powers are not subject to the dictates of a county manager or the whims of a county council. The powers of this office have been exercised for over a millennium.
A sheriff’s office, then, is fundamentally different from a county department, which derives its limited authority from whatever is delegated to it. This delegation is made by those individuals who hold an elected position, of office, in the governing body.
The use of “department” actually refers to a subordinate unit of government, rather than to a body with inherent powers and sovereignty, such as the office of sheriff.
Whether you respect them or not, using the proper title reflects on the credibility and how knowledgeable about the subject the writer is.
http://scsheriff.com/ouragency_office.html
Black’s Law Dictionary, which defines the terms as follows:
Department: “One of the major divisions of the executive branch of the government…generally, a branch or division of governmental administration.
Office: “A right, and correspondent duty, to exercise a public trust. A public charge or employment…the most frequent occasions to use the word arise with reference to a duty and power conferred on an individual by the government; and when this is the connection, “public office” is a usual and more discriminating expression…in the constitutional sense, the term implies an authority to exercise some portion of the sovereign power, whether in making, executing, or
administering the laws.”
Clearly, the office of sheriff is not simply another department of county government. Its internal operations are the sole responsibility of the sheriff. County department heads are subordinate to a county administrator or manager because they are truly only a division of county government, and they work for him and for the governing body of the county council (or the board of commissioners). The office of sheriff, on the other hand, is a constitutional office in 35 states having exclusive powers and authority. These powers are not subject to the dictates of a county manager or the whims of a county council. The powers of this office have been exercised for over a millennium.
A sheriff’s office, then, is fundamentally different from a county department, which derives its limited authority from whatever is delegated to it. This delegation is made by those individuals who hold an elected position, of office, in the governing body.
The use of “department” actually refers to a subordinate unit of government, rather than to a body with inherent powers and sovereignty, such as the office of sheriff.
Whether you respect them or not, using the proper title reflects on the credibility and how knowledgeable about the subject the writer is.
http://scsheriff.com/ouragency_office.html
Ok. However note that even the SCCSO website's title at the top of each page above the address bar says Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department...
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