Tag: Chris Richardson
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Elbert County officials quietly settle open-meeting lawsuit
Nearly six months after a group of residents filed a lawsuit in district court, alleging the Elbert County Board of Commissioners had given two senior county employees hefty employment contracts outside the public’s view, the county quietly settled the case in exchange for payment of attorney fees. Steven D. Zansberg, attorney for the plaintiffs, confirmed…
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Elbert County Sheriff sues County Commissioners, citing overreaching patterns of harassment and retaliation
It’s the second time County Commissioners have been sued in as many weeks.
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Elbert County sued over alleged open meetings violation in $220,000 contracts for manager, attorney
A group of residents has filed a lawsuit in district court alleging that the Elbert County Board of Commissioners gave two senior county employees hefty employment contracts outside the public’s purview. The legal action, filed on Thursday morning, lists the county board and commissioners Chris Richardson, Dallas Schroeder, and Grant Thayer as defendants in their…
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Residents press Elbert County to rescind $220,000 salary for county manager, attorney
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A group of residents alleging that Elbert County gave two officers hefty employment contracts outside of the public’s purview has retained a law firm in an effort to reverse the local government’s decision. The county earlier decided to increase the salaries of County Manager Shawn…
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Elbert County commissioners face backlash over manager and attorney contracts
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Elbert County commissioners faced a tough crowd on Wednesday night, as they tried to justify the hefty contracts they extended to the county’s manager and attorney earlier this year, neither of whom lives in the county. More than 185 residents packed the historic Gates Mercantile…
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Elbert County manager, attorney get 40% pay increases, with perks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two of Elbert County’s top officials received contract extensions this year, each with pay raises and county-owned cars, among other perks. The Board of County Commissioners extended “Engagement of Service” contracts to County Manager Shawn Fletcher and County Attorney Bart Greer. Fletcher, who has been…
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Big Brother or crime fighter? Elbert County says ‘no’ to license plate readers
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In a clash between personal freedoms and technology-driven public safety, the guys controlling Elbert County’s purse strings won. In May — to the dismay of the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office — its own panel of county commissioners became what is likely the first governmental entity in Colorado to challenge the reach of cutting-edge surveillance technology…