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Sheriff asks commissioners for authorization to hire ahead of retirements to fill upcoming academy slots
2767291 · March 26, 2025
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The sheriff’s office requested permission to proceed with additional hiring (one to two positions) to fill vacancies and meet academy timelines; commissioners agreed they had no objection and staff said hiring would be covered by salary savings.
Dave Handy of the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office asked the board for permission to hire one, possibly two deputies before a scheduled academy to avoid losing qualified applicants to other agencies.
Handy described the department’s use of publicsafetytesting.com to screen candidates and said…
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