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Today, members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard traveled to Melbourne to stand alongside Sheriff Wayne Ivey, and our brothers and sisters at the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, Florida (Official) as they laid to rest Agent Kevin Morris, who tragically lost his life in the line of duty last week.

When one of our own passes, the loss is felt throughout the entire law enforcement family.

Sheriff Carmine Marceno and all of LCSO stand united with our Brevard County family, sharing in their grief, honoring Agent Morris’s sacrifice, and surrounding them with love and unwavering support during this profound loss.

Rest easy, Agent Morris. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. We have the watch from here. ... See MoreSee Less

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𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝙾𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚛: 𝙺𝚒𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝙼𝚎𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚜

October 1 brings mixed blessings for LCSO Fiscal Officer Kimberley Meiers. On one hand, it’s her birthday so cause for celebration. Yet it’s also the start of the agency’s fiscal year and all the chaos Finance undergoes as one year closes and another begins.

“The biggest challenge is meeting deadlines,” Meiers explained. “Making sure all the [fiscal] year-end invoices are paid and getting everything ready for the annual audit that beings Oct. 1. It can get overwhelming if you let it, but we try not to let that happen.”

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Kimberley was just two years old when her family relocated to Cape Coral to be closer to her grandmother. After graduating from Cape Coral High in 1992, she worked in the dental field while attending college.

That led to other opportunities in the dental field and moves that took Meiers to Tampa, then Fort Walton, and finally back to Southwest Florida in 2002. While her previous positions involved working with patients, her last five years in the industry included managing dental practice.

“I got to see the business side and that was exciting because I enjoy being challenged and learning new things,” she said. “I’ve always been that way.”

With that business experience, Meiers applied to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in 2016 and was hired to do payroll. Back then it was paper paychecks that were distributed to everyone in the agency.

From there, Kimberley moved to Accounts Payable. The position includes paying all the invoices for the agency from vendors and companies. Meiers splits the task with another member of Finance, and her workload includes tracking and paying 300 to 350 invoices per week.

“Attention to detail is important,” said Meiers, who pays the agency’s bills for utilities, copy machines, and oil changes among many others. “Obviously we don’t want any services shut off because we lost track of an invoice. It’s a heavy workload.”

Kimberley is also in charge of travel arrangements for agency members. That’s as many as 500 trips per year and includes arranging airfare, hotel stays, rental cars and related items.

“The biggest of those trips is during Police Week in Washington, DC when we send Honor Guard members and a horse,” she said. “There are usually about three trips a year that include the horse, so finding hotels that can accommodate a horse trailer is sometimes interesting.”

Meiers said she loves the travel arrangements portion of her role the most and noted it’s very rewarding when an agency member returns from a trip and tells her everything went great.

Away from work, Kimberley cherishes spending time with family and friends. Along with her 23-year-old son, Meiers has three sisters and her mom in close proximity. She especially enjoys Trivia Nights with her friends – and thrives on any categories that are not history-related.

Kimberley is also a breast cancer survivor, having undergone surgery and radiation treatments last year. She’s cancer-free now and except for time off for her surgery, did not miss any days of work during radiation treatments.

“People say I’m too friendly to work in Finance,” she said, “but that’s just my personality. I’d rather joke around or be sarcastic than to cry when things get overwhelming. It’s just my way of trying to make everyone feel better.” ... See MoreSee Less