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Article: Sheriff-elect picks brother for chief deputy position: Hardy says he will vote against it because he opposes nepotism
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- December 21, 2004
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Sheriff-elect Mike Rutherford will present Kanawha County
commissioners Wednesday with the name of his brother, Capt. Johnny
Rutherford, for appointment as his chief law enforcement deputy.
But Commissioner Dave Hardy said today he would vote against it.
"I have the utmost respect for Mike Rutherford and for Johnny
Rutherford, but I don't agree with nepotism at the courthouse in this
situation," Hardy said. "I think that's a bad practice. It's rarely
done in the private sector."
A four-person selection committee set up last week to review
candidates for the position independently of the sheriff-elect
recommended Johnny Rutherford on Monday.
Johnny Rutherford is a 28-year veteran of the ...