I about fell out of my chair when I read the new 911 Director’s resume;

The Metro Management Council has selected Scott McMahon to serve as the Director of Metro Communications Agency 9-1-1.

McMahon will be responsible for managing the operations of Metro Communications Agency 9-1-1, a consolidated public safety communications center responsible for the dispatch of all emergency services within the City of Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County.

A native of Big Stone City, SD, McMahon received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Mount Marty College, a master’s degree in criminal justice from American Military University, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.  For the past 25 years McMahon has served in various leadership roles within the Watertown, SD Police Department including Assistant Police Chief.  Most recently, McMahon served as Captain of Support Services which included management of the department’s 911 communications center covering Watertown and a six-county area of northeast South Dakota.

“McMahon brings a wealth of knowledge, training, and experience to this position,” said Paul TenHaken, Mayor of Sioux Falls.  “The Metro Management Council looks forward to working with Scott and his team in their vital role in our community.”

Finally, someone working for the city and county that actually has experience and proper education, you might even say he is ‘overqualifed’. See how easy that was.

9 Thoughts on “This is what it looks like when you hire someone with qualifications

  1. He has more qualifications then chief burns

  2. l3wis on May 5, 2019 at 7:03 pm said:

    I thought the same thing while writing the post. Makes you wonder if PTH had to have someone waiting in the wings . . .

  3. Spoke to soon on May 5, 2019 at 7:08 pm said:

    Ha…nice try dummy. Still trying to tear down the audit hire. Next time maybe you should try doing the research you demand of everyone else before using a guy that was demoted as your poster child for over qualification. Keep up the good work.

  4. l3wis on May 5, 2019 at 7:20 pm said:

    How did I know this was coming. I wasn’t even thinking about Shana. As I have said before, my biggest issue with Shana is her conflicts of interest.

    But I was thinking about a certain director with a HS diploma when I wrote the above post.

  5. Blue collar on May 5, 2019 at 7:39 pm said:

    No doubt he will appreciate your analysis. Different level and game speed in SF, but we all need a successful Metro Communications so wish him the best.

  6. Not Gonna Take It on May 6, 2019 at 7:08 am said:

    That certain director with a high school diploma was a VP that helped $50 million e-commerce company and took a pay cut to work for the city.

    One’s track record speaks more than how many letters they have after their name.

  7. Taxpayer on May 6, 2019 at 9:36 am said:

    Someone with only a high school diploma has not earned the right to make 197,000+ in salary/benefits FROM THE TAXPAYERS…

  8. Blasphemo on May 6, 2019 at 10:52 am said:

    Not Gonna Take It: that certain director with a HS diploma peddled auto parts while championing the Friday booze cart in his office. All kinds of clowns figure out how to make a lot of money. Buy your criteria, Chuck Brennan is guy ideally suited for a municipal department director’s job.

  9. D@ily Spin on May 6, 2019 at 3:49 pm said:

    Overqualified could be the problem here. 911 Director is not that sophisticated. He may be filling the slot until something better comes along. It could be as Police Chief or S.D. Attorney General after but a few years. Then 911 suffers from leadership turnover.

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