May 13 at the Hancock County education offices on County Road 140. The company will give a test to people who are seeking positions in enforcement, corrections or communications, and then submit the results to the sheriff's office. After conducting a criminal background check, Treece said administrators could then schedule interviews with the candidates who did the best on the tests. A good test result, however, is no guarantee of employment. Besides an extensive interview, which can take up to several hours, the applicant must also pass a more thorough background investigation.
Pay is adjusted after the first year, based on the existing contract between the county and union.
Benefits include medical and life insurance coverage, membership in the Public Employees Retirement System, paid holidays, vacations and sick time, and uniforms. We just have to do some different things to get the word out. People seeking more information on the upcoming sheriff's tests can contact Kathy Palmerton at 424-7230. More than a century after his death, Lt. Robert Sample Dilworth is providing scholars with new insight into the life of a Civil War soldier.