Elect Nick Monaco

for Ravalli County Sheriff & Coroner

Serving Ravalli County with

Honor, Integrity, and Heart


welcome to Pick nick for ravalli county sheriff

Thank you for being here! After deep reflection into my “why” and careful exploration into the viability of having a positive impact on the succession plan of the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office, and with enough internal and external support, I feel called to announce my candidacy for 2026 Ravalli County Sheriff/Coroner. I have strong feelings there have been too many uncontested elections in Ravalli County and the Office of Sheriff should be less about politics and more about service. In collaboration with the Office’s greatest asset, our people, I have sound ideas that can help lead our Office into the next generation. I care passionately about the service, the public, and life-enrichment of each sworn member, support staff, and constituent of this Office. We will NEED YOU to check the right box this June, so please talk with your friends, neighbors, and Deputies to start the conversation about why it’s time for a new, working Sheriff in town.

SERVICE * HONOR * HEART * Community * SAFETY

Since I began as a volunteer in 2014, Ravalli County seems to have changed almost overnight. If you care about efforts toward restoring and improving Ravalli County's way-of-life, PICK NICK!

Nick is Montana raised, a University of Montana graduate, and a current Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Sergeant.

Nick is passionate about:

  • Restoring PROFESSIONALISM

  • Equal, COUNTYWIDE service (NORTH TO SOUTH)

  • Responsible, respectful, necessary FIRE evacuations

  • Collaborative DISPATCH services for ALL agencies

  • FISCAL responsibility and transparency

  • Deputy development, retention, recognition

  • TOUGH on CRIME

  • Fostering relationships with SISTER AGENCIES

  • Improved RESPONSE rates

  • Deputies in all SCHOOLS

  • Long-term facility planning

  • Deploying UP-TO-DATE technology

  • FAIR policy drafting, implementation, and application

  • PRESENT, HEART, POSITIVE, COMARADERIE

  • Comfortable Uniforms

  • Dedicated PIO (Public Information Officer)

duties of the sheriff

7-32-2121. Duties of sheriff. The sheriff shall:

(1) preserve the peace;

(2) arrest and take before the nearest magistrate for examination all persons who attempt to commit or have committed a public offense;

(3) prevent and suppress all affrays, breaches of the peace, riots, and insurrections that may come to the sheriff's knowledge;

(4) perform the duties of a humane officer within the county with reference to the protection of animals;

(5) attend all courts, except municipal, justices', and city courts, at their respective terms or sessions held within the county and obey their lawful orders and directions;

(6) command the aid of as many inhabitants of the county as are necessary in the execution of the sheriff's duties;

(7) take charge of and keep the detention center and the inmates in the detention center, unless the detention center is operated by a private party under an agreement entered into under 7-32-2201 or by a detention center administrator or by another local government;

(8) endorse upon all notices and process the year, month, day, hour, and minute of receipt and issue to the person delivering them, on payment of fees, a certificate showing the names of the parties, the title of the paper, and the time of receipt;

(9) serve all process or notices in the manner prescribed by law;

(10) certify in writing upon the process or notices the manner and time of service or, if the sheriff fails to make service, the reasons for this failure, and return the papers without delay;

(11) take charge of and supervise search and rescue units and their officers whenever search and rescue units are called into service; and

(12) perform other duties that are required by law.

WHAT’S HE THINKIN’?

FAVORS

FAIR AND ENDORSED DEPUTY CONTRACT

TRAINING TO BE EXPERTS

USING DRUG FUND TO COMBAT DRUG CRIMES

SPECIALIZED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT

SAFETY ON WATERWAYS/BACKCOUNTRY

BETTER FLEET MANAGEMENT

COMFORTABLE UNIFORMS

HEARING SHIFT/SCHEDULE PREFERENCE

TASK FORCE PARTICIPATION

STAFF CONFIDENTIALITY

COLLABORATING WITH COUNTY COMMISSION

SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS

TRUE OPEN DOOR POLICY

ELITE SEARCH & RESCUE AND RESERVE TEAMS

PROCURING GRANT FUNDING

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PROGRAMS

DEDICATED ANIMAL CONTROL

STAFF INPUT

SAFE WORKPLACE CONDITIONS

CREATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS

COLLABORATING WITH SISTER AGENCIES

GOLDEN RULE

PIO (Information sharing)

Opposes

TOP HEAVY ADMINISTRATION

SURPRISES IN PLANNING

DIESEL PATROL PICKUPS

QUESTIONABLE HIRING/PROMOTION

HIGH TURNOVER

DELAYS IN FILLING OPENINGS

SECRETS

BLURRY ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES

DOUBLE STANDARDS

UNAFFORABLE MONITORING/COMMISSARY FEES

TELLING OVER SHOWING

PROMISES OVER ACTIONS

GOVERNMENT OVERREACH

TOLERANCE OF SUB PAR PERFORMANCE

CIRCUMVENTING CBA’S

UNDERSTAFFING

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