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Navajo County honors retiring employees and two K‑9s for long service
Summary
The Board of Supervisors recognized multiple employees for milestone service anniversaries, presented a retirement acknowledgment for long‑time corrections employee Ernie Neff, and celebrated retirements of two sheriff's office K‑9s (Sane and Zolton) with a record of narcotics and contraband seizures.
Navajo County supervisors spent part of their meeting recognizing long‑serving employees and retiring members of the sheriff’s K‑9 unit.
Human Resources/administrative staff recognized a list of county employees for service anniversaries ranging from five to 25 years; Katrina Jenkins was noted for 25 years of county service. The board paused for photographs and round‑of‑applause acknowledgments.
The board also honored Ernie Neff on his retirement; the sheriff described Neff’s 24 years in corrections and 16 years with Navajo County and thanked him for steady leadership. Neff accepted the recognition modestly and expressed gratitude.
Daniel Dietz and the sheriff presented retirements for K‑9 Sane and K‑9 Zolton, recounting each dog’s operational record. The transcript lists large cumulative seizure numbers attributed to the canines over their careers (examples: Sane—138.7 pounds meth, 28 pounds marijuana, 18,573 fentanyl pills; Zolton—large seizures including hundreds of pounds of various narcotics and $220,339 in suspected illegal currency). The board and audience members offered thanks and praise for the animals and their handlers.
