Commissioners split on law enforcement accreditation ELLSWORTH – The Hancock County Commissioners Tuesday in a split vote authorized Sheriff Scott Kane to proceed with an accreditation program for his department. Kane initially pitched the program to the board in March. “All of our policies are evaluated,” Kane said at the March 16 meeting. “If there are any policies we don’t have, we add those and meet the standards.” Commissioners John Wombacher and Paul Paradis voted in favor. Chairman Bill Clark voted against. The program is overseen by Dirigo Safety, which is an Auburn business that offers law enforcement training as well as workplace safety training. Dirigo Executive Vice President Shawn O’Leary, himself a former police officer, attended the meeting, which was held via online conference platform Zoom due to the pandemic.