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all raci m
iff's force.
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Of 102 employ , 12
Bt : th h ad coo ; three
c riul staff; t ·0"81 c omen
guards; one BI c .rn e guard;
d fi BI c patrolmen,
U I t rna es m . c ,It
Henderson ide He stated th t
of the recent el t hires, the
eriff d 51 to choose from,
fiv of those bein Blac m les.
Hend rson call d on
Otto Grau (R-Ste ensville) who
i ch irman of th administra
tion committee to 100 int
th matter.·
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Serving B nton Harbor and B ton To ship
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er guidelin mandate that an
agency must reflect the makeup
of the available wor . force and
not the population as a
"It's a misnomer to say
th percenta of the whole
poIu
"It's a misnomer to say
th percen hired should be th
as the 0 population,"
Little said. 'The popula 'on
is, not representativ of the
rk force - you h� e 0 er "You can't have any
e and underage, some without sp ce on an application for race,
desire or interest in the job." you have no way of kno ing,"
. He stressed that the he said.
sheriff's department was racially U e ent through the
representative of the vailable ppr cations and cam up with
ork force clally. He added I the best ones to intervie ta-
that fem les : ere underrepre- ing into account certification
sented. ' and police tr inin "he explain-
Sheriff Nic Jewell, in ed.
remarks made later to this paper, On the force currently,
said th e was no discrimination. there are 35 of 102 employees
"Wh t\ a minority?" ; counted as minorities accord-
the sh riff ques: ioned. ing to the sheriff. As noted
12 of those 35 e
The 'ff urged th t
anyo kno ing of qualified.
Blacks to submit those nam
to his office.
"Of those fi e Bl c s
ho submitted an pplication, I
I kno 0 of them h d to
be qualified," H nderso said:
H dd d that he ill
hold a meeting ith the
and intends to pur
m tter.
. Grau refu dying,
.. e h ve no. authority to
question nyone hi ed. You
(Henderson) and Willi (As e ,
th other Blae on Com-
mission) t ith th
- sheriff."
.. e can put up th
mon y for hire, t can't
II him (Sheriff Forrest" ic "
J II) 0 hire," Grau
added. ..
Con cted by this paper
after the meetin Robert LittJe,
Person I Director for the Coun
ty, admitted that th County
did ha .an affirm ti ction.
policy, but details of irnple-
m ntation ere up to the
different department heads.
Little dded t th
sheriff's office in compli
ance ith affirm tiv ction
guidelines racially, but not
ccording to sex.
. He explained that Fed ...
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