Chief deputy, chief tax deputy jobs to be decided
By ROGER ADKINS, radkins@newsandsentinel.comPARKERSBURG - In addition to hiring a new chief deputy, Wood County Sheriff-elect Jeff Sandy plans to hire a new chief tax deputy.
Sheriff-elect Jeff Sandy said he plans to decide Dec. 4 on who will fill these vacancies. A 10-member committee will review the resumes. The top three candidates for each job will be interviewed by the committee and their resumes will be ranked for Sandy's consideration.
Sandy said Wednesday he will make the final decisions, but he wants as much feedback as possible. The committee is composed of five Republicans and five Democrats who come from several walks of life, he said.
Sandy said he wanted the committee to reflect a wide diversity. The equal number of committee members from each political party is an effort to garner bipartisan feedback on the candidates.
"I will be using their input, but I will be making the ultimate decision," he said.
Republicans on the committee are Steve Greiner, former Wood County sheriff; Bruce Schuck, former Wood County deputy and current Westfield Insurance Co. investigator; Larry Gibson, former Parkersburg police chief; Roger Richards, a concealed weapons trainer, and Randy Modesitt, a teacher with Wood County Schools.
Democrats on the committee are Tom Guthrie, former West Virginia State Police trooper; Dale Lowther, retired teacher and public accountant; Charles Myers, a Williamstown firefighter; Dave Shelene, a member of the state auditor's staff, and Dan Marshall, a Parkersburg attorney. Kendra Weaver, a retired employee of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, will act as a tie-breaker.
"I want a good look from various different professionals in our county," Sandy said. "I'm making the final decision, but I want a lot of feedback."
Seven people have applied for the position of chief deputy, while 16 people have applied for the chief tax deputy position. Sandy said current tax deputy Bob Tranquill has informed him of his intention to apply for the position.
"He (Tranquill) will be considered the same as everyone else," Sandy said. "We wanted to make it nonpolitical. We wanted to get the best-qualified person for both of those jobs."
Some of the applications for chief deputy are coming from inside the department and others from outside.
Sandy said he's received resumes from former Wood County residents living as far away as Japan.
"Without question, with the quality of the resumes I'm getting, we feel that it's going to be an opportunity for Wood County to get the cream of the crop. There are some really top-notch people," Sandy said.
The plan is for the committee to interview candidates Dec. 4. Sandy expects to make a decision that day and go before the Wood County Commission the following day. He said he hopes to release the names of the successful candidates Dec. 5. The individuals chosen will take office along with Sandy in January.
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11-21-08 7:16 AM
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A fair process decided in advance? Thought the good old boy ways were supposed to be a thing of the past.
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greetingsyall
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11-20-08 9:44 PM
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rumor on the street the two chiefs have already been chosen. donald daughtery for chief deputy denny huggins for chief tax deputy
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