bailiff

noun, (in full private bailiff) Cnd, a person who repossesses property for private clients (COD)

“I don’t know what Tom did when they lived on The Island, but he became a bailiff at one time after they moved into the city. Bailiff or sheriff or some position like that.”

“Are there still sheriffs?”
“No. He was the last one.”
“The last one.”
“Now Len Jones does a similar job… but he’s called a bailiff.”