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Citizen questions sheriff's appointment; commissioners table deputy pay change
Summary
A resident told the Grant County board he believes Sheriff Dillon's vote in another county nullified his appointment and threatened criminal charges; the commission did not act on the allegation and tabled a proposal to change deputy starting pay.
A citizen told the Grant County Commissioners on April 16 that Sheriff Dillon's vote in Hettinger County after his appointment in Grant County nullified the August appointment and that he may pursue criminal charges if the commission continues to ignore the issue. Daniel Devitt raised the allegation during the meeting's public-business segment; the minutes record his statement but do not show immediate action or legal advice taken by the board.
The board also discussed personnel matters in the sheriff's office. Sheriff Dillon requested a change to the starting salary for deputy sheriffs; the commissioners did not adopt a new pay scale during the meeting and tabled the decision for additional discussion. The minutes do not record a vote or a timetable for resolving the salary request.
Commissioners Alton Zenker (chair), Marty Meyer and Al Roy Hochhalter did approve several related operational purchases for the sheriff's office later in the meeting, including replacement batteries and pads for an automated external defibrillator (AED) and a contract deposit for outfitting a new department vehicle, but they reserved final personnel decisions for a later session.
