The Lee County Sheriffs Office is a part of Lee County Government in North Carolina. It offers law enforcement services and protects the lives and properties of citizens in the county. The office operates an administration department. The Lee County Sheriffs Office also manages a jail, as well as drug and civil divisions. The county s emergency management responds to natural and man-made disasters. Its planning and community development department is an interdisciplinary agency that provides zoning, development review and subdivision design services. The county s finance department is responsible for preparing budgets and financial statements. It additionally operates a social services department.