A retired deputy from the Polk County Sheriffโs Office went to the podium and said what many residents have been saying for monthsโฆ but this time, it came from someone who wore the badge. 
He called out the Polk County Commissioners for limiting public comment and said plainly:
“๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด.” 
He also challenged Commissioner Braswellโs June 3, 2025 claim that the BOCC has โno controlโ over the Sheriffโs budget โ citing ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ต.๐ฌ๐ฏ and BOCC budget authority. 
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น. 
He stated:
โWhen I worked at the Sheriffโs Office, I was a canine (K-9).โ 
โ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ (๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น) ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ.โ
โ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป.โ
This isnโt โadvocates being dramatic.โ
This is a ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐๐ saying law enforcement wouldnโt even trust Animal Controlโs vet with their working K-9s. 
And Polk County officials want the public to stay quiet? 
I hope people will commend Mr. Butler, retired PCSO, for exposing the truth that these commissioners, and Grady Judd, want to keep suppressed.
Thank you Mr Butler for your bravery. So the K9s of the Sheriffโs office wonโt even use the animal control vet! Yet the unfortunate animals who end up in that horrid facility have no choice but inferior care. Pretty telling.
New leadership needed ACROSS THE BOARD in Polk.
I am so gald that someone is tell the fact mr judd we need someone to replace him because think he is the king of god but is only one god so he need toget outโบ๏ธ