Support Services

The Support Services Section is the civilian side of the Police Department operation. There are three positions: Support Services Supervisor, Administrative Assistant – Property/Evidence and Administrative Assistant – Records. Support Services Supervisor The Support Services Supervisor Sandy Ryska is responsible for the operation and personnel of the Support Services Section. She assists the Chief in developing the department budget, tracks the approved budget expenditures, and approves invoices for payment. She assists in writing grants and then monitors grant budgets. She administers the applicant testing and does the background on successful applicants along with scheduling the psychological and polygraph exams. She assists the Chief in other duties as assigned.

Administrative Assistant – Property/Evidence
The Administrative Assistant Loraine Brush is responsible for property and evidence and for the handling of all evidence and property that comes into the Police Department whether by way of a crime or as abandoned or found property. The property/evidence administrative assistant is responsible for the booking, storage and purging of all property held by McCall Police Department as well as sending evidence to the State laboratories for testing

Administrative Assistant – Records
The Records Administrative Assistant Brook Osborn waits on the public at the window and answers the phone, also provides copies of reports to insurance companies, attorneys and the public. She also work with the Prosecutors Office to assure that they receive the necessary documents they need for court. She properly file all completed reports. do fingerprinting, subpoena processing and serving, and ordering of office supplies for the department.

SUPPORT SERVICES CORNER
Submitted by Support Services Supervisor Sandy Ryska

Support Services Staff
We now have three employees on staff to assist you, the Support Services Supervisor, Sandy Ryska, the Evidence Administrative Assistant, Loraine Brush, and the Records Administrative Assistant, Brooke Osborn.

Brook Osborn as the Records Administrative Assistant. She will be responsible for the department reports, she will distribute report copies to the prosecutors’ offices and will forward the citations to the Court. She will also be waiting on the counter and answering the phones. She will do the department ordering of supplies and equipment.

Loraine Brush will be responsible for the evidence/property operation. Any questions about evidence, lost or found property and safekeeping property will be referred to Sandy.

Dog Licensing We are currently in the dog license renewal time period. If you have not renewed your dog’s license or licensed your dog, be sure to take care of the process during February, 2011. There has been a change with the tag that is issued. The dog tags issued this year will carry the permanent number assigned to your dog. Although this is a permanent number, the tag must be renewed every year. If the tag is lost or becomes unreadable, please contact the police department and we will replace the tag with another and change the assigned number. If your pet moves from the City Limits or passes away, please let us know so that we can cancel the tag number.

Report Copies
We are no longer providing hard copies of reports. You may receive a copy on CD for $1.00 , by e-mail at no cost and by fax to a local or 800 number at no cost. If you have any questions, please call us at 634-7144.