Today, Matt Bostrom formally announced his campaign to run for Ramsey County Sheriff. A most impressive array of local politicians and people filled a Landmark center room.
Normally, we hear the same ideas and same phrases. However, Matt Bostrom is unique in his ideas and even in the way, he describes those ideas.
1) Building trust in the community for law enforcement
"The reality is that to have safe neighborhood, it takes ownership from those that live there and to have a trusting relationship with the law officers that arrive. They are going be the ones that together will solve those long term community problems."
2) Cooperation between different law enforcement agencies is essential
"What we learned after 9/11 is that is not possible for agencies to go it alone anymore. We have to be structured in such away that we know how to come along aside each other in times of need and then solve the community problems, whatever they might be, no matter how big or vast. And then we have be able to go back to doing what we normally do in a daily operation. We have to be able to do it seamlessly."
3) Building an effective law enforcement agency that can work with the community requires diversity
"Diversity matters!"
4) Leadership in the community begins with connecting with youth
"My challenge then to our deputies and to our police officers when those young lives come across your path: a gentle smile, a word of encouragement is going to last a lifetime."
5) In tough economic times, every government agency should be practice fiscal responsibility
"I make a pledge that for two years if I am elected we will maintain the budget at that [current] level."
