“I have known Mike Smith for many years. Last election I said I believed he would be a great Sheriff. This election I can, without a doubt, say he has been a great Sheriff. Utah County needs his integrity, professionalism, expertise, dedication, and drive, to ensure we stay one of the safest counties in the Country. Join me in voting for Mike Smith for Utah County Sheriff.”

Chief Brian Gwilliam,

Lone Peak Police Department

“My career has given me the opportunity to experience a broad variety of leaders. Sheriff Smith is an exceptional leader, with extraordinary integrity, professionalism and dedication to

serving Utah County citizens and keeping our communities safe. As we look to the future, Utah County needs Sheriff Mike Smith.”

Desmond Lomax,

Co-Director of Public Safety, Arbinger Institute,

Former Director Community Programming,

Utah Department of Corrections

“During the last election I didn’t support Sheriff Smith. I’m so happy to have been proven wrong. Sheriff Smith has been one of the most innovative and honest leaders I’ve had the opportunity to work with in my 30-year career. I’ve had the privilege to work closely with him over the last 3 years and assure you a vote for Sheriff Smith helps secure the future of law enforcement in Utah County.”

Lieutenant Jeff Jones,

Utah County Sheriff ’s Office

Transparency Updates

1. Body Cameras were deployed and policies requiring their use instituted.
2. Volunteered and opened the Sheriff ’s Office up to the Auditor’s Office. Audits conducted to find inefficiencies and opportunities to improve operations.

Improved Operations

1. Mental Health and Wellness Program instituted - Every deputy required to meet at least once a year with a mental health professional, with additional meetings as needed.
2. Healing Hero’s - Obtained grant for Healing Hero’s neurofeedback therapy for individual deputies.
3. Instituted new policy manual and training process that assures deputies are up to date with law changes and continually trained in best practices from across the nation.
4. Established core values, definitions, and expectations: Professionalism, Accountability, Team Work, Fairness, Public Trust, Integrity, Respect
5. Helped create County-wide Public Disorder/Unrest Team protecting communities from riots/civil disorder
6. Creating an Officer Involved Critical Incident Team to investigate officer involved critical incidents, enhance investigative resources and produce accurate, comprehensive, and timely incident reporting
7. VIPS (Volunteers in Police Service) - Enhanced mission, duties, training and number of volunteers to provide increased presence and safety for recreation in mountains and canyons.

Public Outreach

1. Teachers Academy - Train school teachers in skills needed to protect students and survive an active killer incident, including reactive and live scenario training. Topics include: Medical Trauma Life Saving Skills, De-Escalation Skills, Firearm Skills, Mindfulness, Critical Incident Response Skills, Self Defense.
2. Teachers Academy follow up with extended De-Escalation training
3. Increased Social Media and other Public Awareness efforts
4. Honorary Colonels - Established group of civic minded community members who assist in providing needed resources to the Sheriff ’s Office and our communities.

Corrections

1. New Leash on Life Program - Established program partnering rescued dogs from Animal Shelters with jail inmates. They are taught how to train the dog in obedience skills. Dogs are then adopted into the community.
2. Enhanced RISE Program (inmate mentoring) with additional life skills and mindfulness programs to better prepare inmates to successfully reintegrate into the community on a more productive path.

Emergency Operations

1. Expanded Emergency Management Operations to assist with Countywide emergencies more efficiently.
2. Managed large scale critical incidents, including multiple large-scale wildfires
3. Managed through worldwide pandemic. Efforts included: Securing and providing PPEs to communities, securing lodging and providing meals (through jail culinary program) to indigent/homeless community members who were sick and required aid, increased production of Meals On Wheels meals to homebound senior citizens, established testing & vaccination centers, diligently sought to provide community resources while safeguarding individual rights.
4. Provided additional resources to all Utah County cities to aid in protection of property and life during civil unrest demonstrations.

Constitutional Rights

1. Stood to uphold and protect individual rights through high pressure and very tumultuous times nationally spurred by civil unrest, political unrest, violence, and uncertainty.
2. Aided in drafting and establishing a Utah County Resolution protecting rights guaranteed under the second amendment of the US Constitution
3. Aided in drafting and securing the signatures of all 29 sheriffs in the State of Utah on a document pledging our dedication and service in safeguarding Constitutional Rights and specifically Second Amendment Rights.