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Kenosha County committee backs changes to sheriff's civil service rules, lowers noncertified education requirement and hiring age

3333375 · May 16, 2025
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The county committee approved proposed changes to the municipal code that will let noncertified deputy candidates qualify with 40 college credits and will lower the minimum hire age to 19, with application eligible at 18.

The county committee approved proposed amendments to Kenosha County's civil-service municipal code affecting the sheriff's office, including a reduction in the college-credit requirement for noncertified applicants and a lower minimum hiring age for deputy applicants.

Ashley Letterman, assistant director of human resources, presented three categories of changes: replacing some uses of the word "department" with "office" to reflect the sheriff's internal rebranding, updating references to rules and policies, and adjusting eligibility criteria. Letterman said the proposal would reduce the credit…

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