Texas Border Business
Francisco “Frank” Guerrero, a prominent businessman in the field of security, is seeking to be nominated by the Democratic Party in Hidalgo County to run for Sheriff.
Guerrero owns Valley Metro Security a leading private security firm based in Edinburg Texas. He has extensive experience in providing security services to both the public and private sectors throughout the country.
He told Texas Border Business that he wants to be Sheriff because important changes have to be made to the Sheriff’s office.
“I am qualified and experienced, as I started my company from zero and have grown it to more than 700 hundred employees,” he said. He services accounts in Texas as well as in Batavia, New York.
“I manage a 650-bed Federal Detention Center, we do everything from processing to feeding, and provide both armed and unarmed transportation for the detainees.” He also said, “I have a law enforcement background, police experience on the streets of Miami and in Hidalgo County. I have also worked on investigations and I have been supervisor of major crimes for CID.”
Guerrero also pointed out that he was a member of the Special Operations Respond Team and vast experience that can be used to manage the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s office and he feels that it’s time for a real change.
He said that he is a Democrat and lives in a democratic county. “I want to offer a clean and distinct contrast difference to what has been done before with the same particular group and pick somebody new and qualified,” he said.
What would you change if you were the Sheriff? “Different things, the Sheriff’s office is a complex operation and I am prepared to make the changes that need to be made,’ he said categorically.
He pointed out that he would reorganize and restructure the command staff to be more effective and a clear communicative command staff. Adding that it is very important that from the deputies on up to the Sheriff there is a clear line of communication. “I will reorganize the bureaus, have more direct contact and effect and will look for subject matter experts to handle the different bureaus that I am going to have and will eliminate one of the captain’s positions to create a Chief Financial Officer.” He said that this person would have to be a CPA with management background to make sure that we monitor every dollar that comes in and out of the Sheriff’s office to make it transparent to the public.
Guerrero also said that he wants to make clear that his plan is to prepare goals for the Sheriff’s office. “To set and implement different polices that are objective and fair and to have a well-defined perspective of what we are doing.”
In addition he said that it is important to let the public know what we are doing and what is the mission of the Sheriff’s office.
He stated that it is very important that the deputies know that they have the support of the entire Sheriff’s office so they can do their job, which is to protect the public.
Would you work to terminate corruption or control it? “Definitely terminate it. I am a person of integrity and I will not shy away or give into any dark cloud that might follow my family or me. That is not going to happen.” Frank also said, “I have made guarantees that I am not going to walk out of there in handcuffs and I am not going to walk out of there with a dark cloud over my head.”
He explained that there are tough decisions to be made, “I have the responsibility to make sure that the citizens of Hidalgo County are protected,” he finalized. TBB
