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Commissioners schedule sheriff interviews for Sept. 4 with alternate Sept. 9 and form external review panel
Summary
Benson County commissioners voted to hold primary interviews on Sept. 4 (alternate Sept. 9) and created an interview panel including two adjacent-county sheriffs, a sheriff from a county with an Indian reservation, the county auditor, the state's attorney, two commissioners and an HR adviser from Pierce County.
Benson County commissioners voted to schedule candidate interviews for the county sheriff vacancy on September 4, with September 9 listed as an alternate date. The board also approved forming an interview committee that includes two sheriffs from adjacent counties, a sheriff from a county that contains an Indian reservation, the county auditor, the state's attorney, commissioners Horner and Cook, and Mike Grenier, identified in discussion as the administrator of the Pierce County Correctional Center and an HR advisor.
"The purpose of the meeting is to pick some of these applicants," the chair (speaker 1) said at the start of the session, framing the day's objective. Clerk (speaker 4) then read the motion aloud to confirm committee composition and dates before commissioners approved the motion by voice vote.
Why it matters: commissioners said the outside sheriffs and an HR professional will provide relevant operational and hiring expertise and help ensure candidates are asked a standardized set of questions. The board directed staff to notify shortlisted applicants and to circulate interview questions and job qualifications to commissioners before interviews.
