Cheshire County sheriff s office enlists public opinion on hiring staff
Sheriff Eli Rivera urges other departments to do the same Share Updated: 5:58 PM EDT Jul 7, 2021
Sheriff Eli Rivera urges other departments to do the same Share Updated: 5:58 PM EDT Jul 7, 2021
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Show Transcript TRANSPARENCY. ONE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS NOW TAKING A NEW APPROACH TO HIRING, BY ENLISTING THE PUBLIC’S OPINION ONEW N CANDIDATES. A FIVE-TIME ELECTED OFFICIAL, CHESHIRE COUNTY SHERIFF ELI RIVERA DEBUTED A NEW APPROACH TO HIRING FOR HIS STAFF. WE RETAIN A LOT OF STAFF SO WE DON’T GO TOUHRGH A LOT OF TRANSITION HERE. MI C: RECENTLY, RIVERA HAD TWO POSITIONS TO FILL. WITH A STAFF OF 35, INCLUDING 12 DEPUTIES, ADDING THEIG RHT PERSON TO HIS TIGHTLY KNIT GROUP IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY. LAST WEEK, RIVERA BEGAN USING PUBLIC INPUT TO MAKE HIS MTOS RECENT HIRE. PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHO THEIR OFFICERS ARE AND WHO THEIR DEPUTIES ARE. WHAT ARE THEIR QUALIFI
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A new criminal justice advisory team at the Cheshire County Sheriff’s office will focus on building community relationships and confidence in that department.
The team was put together by Cheshire County Sheriff Eli Rivera, as a way to respond to national and local calls for more transparency and accountability from law enforcement.
One of the first things the group will focus on is developing a plan and strategies to recruit and retain a more diverse staff in the sheriff’s office. Rivera says the idea to form this group came after a Black Lives Matter rally in Keene’s Central Square last summer.