You know better than that Mad Dawg. We know where our authority comes from.
In this and many states, a county or city sheriff has authority over courtroom security, jails, stuff like that. He also can deputize (or UNdeputize) at his "pleasure".
Some think that means he may do so at his whim. He CAN do so at his whim, and be unanswerable to, say, a grievance hearing or the like. But He MAY not, under God. And a good sheriff does not se frotte ses main and say, "Kewel! I am now the bossaroonie!" any more than a GOOD pope says, "The papacy at last is ours, let us at least enjoy it," though bad sheriffs and bad popes have done both. When I had "charge" of churches, I didn't think, "7 ball corner pocket, we're playing MY way." I thought (and prayed), "Lord be merciful to me a sinner and help me serve this people small in number but great in your redemption in accordance with your will and their good."
That's what authority means to me "on the ground."