County Administrator Dan Stevens was honored on Wednesday for his nearly 50 years of outstanding and invaluable service to Hamilton County with a Special Congressional Recognition. He will retire effective Friday.
A Westfield native, Stevens first started working for the county in January 1974 as a jailor and dispatcher in the Old Jail on the Courthouse Square. Just two years later, he was promoted to a sheriff’s deputy where he also served as a Chief Deputy for eight years. Elected Sheriff in November 1986, Stevens served two terms before accepting a job as the Jail Commander for 13 years. Commissioner Steve Dillinger tapped Stevens to fill the role of Director of Administration in 2009 following Stevens’ retirement from the Sheriff’s Office.
Stevens said he and his wife plan to finish traveling to all 50 states in retirement. The couple also has five grandkids they’d like to spend more time with.