Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Missouri Sheriffs Association is a non-profit organization with a mission to support the Office of Sheriff and the Constitution through legislative efforts, training and technical assistance, in its efforts to make communities a safer, more enjoyable place to live, to work, and to raise a family. We provide statewide training and technical support to the office of sheriff. We are incorporated for benevolent and educational purposes.
THE MSA TRAINING PROGRAM CONSISTS OF SEPARATE ELEMENTS: (1) A STATE LICENSED, STATEWIDE, BASIC PEACE OFFICER TRAINING ELEMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS ATTEND WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE "POLICE ACADEMY" WHERE THEY ARE TRAINED TO BE A PEACE OFFICER AND EDUCATED IN PREPARATION FOR THE STATE LICENSING EXAM (2) THE CONTINUING EDUCATION ELEMENT WHERE EXISTING LICENSED PEACE OFFICERS, INCLUDING SHERIFFS, RECEIVE ANNUAL STATE MANDATED CONTINUING EDUCATION TO RETAIN THEIR STATE ISSUED PEACE OFFICER LICENSE (3) 20 HOURS OF ANNUAL, STATE MANDATED CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ALL SHERIFFS IN THE STATE (IN ADDITION TO THE HOURS REQUIRED IN THE CONTINUING EDUCATION ELEMENT) AND (4) TRAINING CONFERENCES WHERE SHERIFFS, CHIEF DEPUTIES, JAIL ADMINISTRATOR, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS COME TOGETHER FOR TRAINING, UPDATES, AND INFORMATION RELATING TO THEIR JOB DUTIES.
THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO SHERIFFS WHERE THEY CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, GET SAMPLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, REQUEST COPIES OF SPECIFIC STATUTES AND COURT CASES, ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING SPECIFIC PIECES OF LEGISLATION, INQUIRE ABOUT ACTIVITIES OF INDIVIDUAL STATE BOARDS, COUNCILS, TASK FORCES, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS IN LOCATING SPECIFIC VENDORS WHO SUPPLY GOODS AND SERVICES TO SHERIFF'S OFFICES, PROVIDE SAMPLE FORMS AND TEMPLATES RELATING TO OPERATION OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND MINOR LEGAL QUESTIONS BY MSA GENERAL COUNSEL.
THE MSA CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT PROGRAM PROVIDES EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND SERVICES SUCH AS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, LAPTOPS, AND PRINTERS TO EACH SHERIFF'S OFFICE ACROSS THE STATE FOR ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPONS CARRYING PERMITS. THE PROGRAM ALSO OPERATES AND MAINTAINS A STATEWIDE NETWORK FOR AUTHENTICATED IDENTIFICATION OF SYSTEM USERS, AND A STATEWIDE COMPUTER NETWORK FOR ISSUING AND MANAGING CONCEALED FIREARM CARRY PERMITS, TO THE SHERIFFS' OFFICES ACROSS THE STATE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kevin Merritt | Executive Dir. | 40 | $86,346 |
| Max Huffman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Lewis | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Clay Chism | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Rader | SAA | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Dobbs | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Stephens | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Delay | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Katy Mccutcheon | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Darin Layman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Bullock | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Wheeler | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Knox | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Owen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Wayne Winn | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Nichols | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rodney Herring | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Adkins | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Cottle | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Jimmy Shinn | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Ben Becerra | 3rd VP | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Munsterman | 2nd VP | 1 | $0 |
| Jerry Galloway | 1st VP | 1 | $0 |
| David Parrish | President | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Arnott | Past Pres | 1 | $0 |
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