The Flathead County Sheriff’s Deputies Union has passed a “no confidence” vote in Sheriff Mike Meehan.
Union president Dave Kauffman said Friday that 74 percent of the union’s members said they had “no confidence” in Meehan’s leadership.
Kauffman says the union wants its decision to send a message to Flathead County voters as the primary election approaches.
The union says its most serious concerns about Meehan focus on the use of money for overtime and training, discipline issues and what the union says is a lack of leadership.
Meehan says leadership means making decisions that are not always popular, but he says he will continue to run his office taxpayers being his main consideration.