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Elected officials object to proposed legal-fee provisions in draft Pueblo County personnel policy
Summary
Elected county officials told commissioners the draft policy’s sections requiring elected officials to reimburse legal fees (sections D and E) are vague and could create liability for offices; they asked for a rewrite or a new policy and county-attorney sign-off for any internal EO policies.
Multiple elected officials addressed the Board of County Commissioners on March 6 with concerns about a draft change to Pueblo County’s personnel policy that would grant elected officials more discretion over pay and internal office policies but would also, in two subsections (D and E), require elected officials to bear legal fees arising from lawsuits tied to their internal policies.
Several elected officials said those two subsections are vague and could impose unexpected budgetary risk on offices. The county clerk said the policy’s language — which states elected officials “shall be required to…
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