Sheriff Barrett, who worked for years as an officer before becoming Sheriff, told the new deputies the job entails more than just law enforcement.

“I was a social worker, I was a marriage counselor, I was animal control, I was a mental health worker, I was a paramedic, I was a weather watcher,” Barrett said. “We were trained to watch and look for funnels, we did everything. And so when we refer to ourselves as law enforcement officers, I think that limits what we really do.”