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Commissioners deny replacement hire for assistant county attorney but approve paralegal promotion
Summary
After debate about budget shortfalls and workload, the board denied a request to refill an Assistant County Attorney I vacancy but approved promoting a legal assistant into a paralegal role; the county outlined estimated costs and vacancy savings.
The Garfield County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 11 denied a request from the County Attorney’s Office to hire a replacement Assistant County Attorney I but approved an internal promotion of a legal assistant to a paralegal position.
County attorneys and finance staff told commissioners the vacancy resulted from a recent resignation. The county attorney’s office said the departing attorney handled a broad caseload — dependency and neglect, assessor and BOE hearings, treasurer and public trustee work, mental‑health…
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