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Undersheriff Shannon Dicus has been named San Bernardino County Sheriff.
The board of supervisors on Wednesday voted unanimously to appoint Dicus, who will serve out the remaining 18 months of Sheriff John McMahon’s term, according to a statement on the county’s website.
McMahon, who spent 36 years with the department – more than eight of them as sheriff – is scheduled to retire July 16.
By law, the five-member board had to appoint a successor to McMahon after it determined that holding a special election to fill the position wasn’t practical. The next sheriff’s election will be held in June 2022.
“Undersheriff Dicus has been with the sheriff’s department for 30 years and clearly led the field of applicants in experience and knowledge,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman in the statement. “He has overseen or served within, virtually every division in the department. This county must have someone who is ready to step into the role of sheriff.”
As undersheriff, Dicus is responsible for the department’s day-to-day operations, as well as its internal affairs, civil liabilities, and bureau of administrative divisions.
Dicus joined the department in 1991 after serving as a military police officer, according to the statement.
