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Glacier County discusses Sheriff Redhorn’s retirement and plan to appoint the undersheriff until next election
Summary
Commissioners discussed the retirement of Sheriff Redhorn, the legal authority to appoint an interim sheriff under MCA Title VII provisions, plans for a public luncheon on Dec. 18 and a swearing-in referenced for the '20 third' date, and invited public comment supporting the undersheriff.
County commissioners discussed the retirement of Sheriff Redhorn and the process for filling the resulting vacancy, saying state statute allows the Board of County Commissioners to appoint an interim official to serve until the next general election.
One commissioner referenced MCA Title VII, Chapter IV, Part 2,206 and related election-certification guidance in explaining that, because the sheriff is in the final year of his term, an appointment rather than a special election is appropriate. The board described plans for a luncheon on Dec. 18 to honor the retiring sheriff and said they would swear in the undersheriff in Browning on the date repeatedly referenced in the record as the '20 third.' The commissioners said they coordinated the timeline with the sheriff’s office and county legal counsel.
The floor was opened to public comment; a caller who identified herself as Becky Kimmett congratulated "Tom" and asked whether the undersheriff would be formally appointed now. County officials responded that the undersheriff will be appointed and that an undersheriff appointment and swearing-in will be scheduled with public notice. No formal appointment vote was recorded in the transcript during this meeting.
