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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. ....
County finance position proposed ELLSWORTH Hancock County officials want to add a finance manager or director to the payroll. Hancock County Administrator Scott Adkins, who was finance director for Penobscot County for a decade, has been serving unofficially in that capacity since he was hired five years ago. Adkins discussed the position with the Hancock County Commissioners at the board’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday. The consensus, after much discussion, is that Adkins can’t effectively manage the county and work on projects when he’s spending half his time doing the finances. “We simply need some leadership out there,” Adkins said of the finance office, “and we need some continuity. It’s one of those last pieces to solidify Hancock County government.” ....
Commissioners will not ask Kane to resign ELLSWORTH The Hancock County Commissioners will not ask Sheriff Scott Kane to resign in the wake of public outcry over Kane’s cancellation of Healthy Acadia’s recovery coaching services for inmates at the jail. Kane ended the relationship with Healthy Acadia last June after the nonprofit issued a statement supporting Black Lives Matter. To be clear, there has not been any interruption in substance abuse treatment and counseling at the jail. There was a seven-month absence of Healthy Acadia’s “recovery coaching.” The program was reinstated this month. Recovery coaches provide an opportunity for inmates to develop an action plan for their release as well as work on recovery, according to Healthy Acadia Executive Director Elsie Flemings. ....
The resolution was drafted after Sheriff Scott Kane cut off recovery services for jail inmates battling addiction. Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:46 PM EST February 16, 2021 Updated: 6:55 PM EST February 16, 2021 ELLSWORTH, Maine In a Commissioners Special Meeting Tuesday, the Hancock County Commissioners voted against a resolution to ask Sheriff Scott Kane to resign. Two voted against the resolution, and John Wombacher was the lone commissioner who asked for Kane s resignation. Wombacher, Chairman William Clark, and Commissioner Paul Paradis all condemned Sheriff Kane s actions regarding a decision last June to end a contract with a local non-profit that was providing recovery services in the Hancock County Jail for nearly four years. ....
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