Colfax County commissioners vote to terminate county manager and county attorney following closed session

The Colfax County Commission voted to end the employment of County Manager Mont(e)y Gore and to terminate the countyattorney contract with Bridal, Ryman, P.C., which included attorney June Rowe.

Commissioner Trujillo moved "to terminate the employment agreement of manager Monty Gore and directing the acting county manager and legal counsel to finalize the separation of mister Gore's employment." The motion passed on roll call with Commissioner Trujillo and Chairman Tatum voting yes and Commissioner Kern abstaining.

In a separate motion, the commission voted to "terminate the professional service agreement of Bridal, Ryman, PC and thereby discharge June Roe and with the attorney client relationship to be terminated pursuant to the agreement." That motion passed with the same roll-call pattern: Trujillo and Tatum yes; Kern abstained.

The terminations followed a closed-session discussion announced under the Open Meetings Act provisions cited in the agenda. After returning to open session the commission stated the closed-session discussion had been limited to the stated matters.

After the votes, the board named Commissioner Trujillo the acting county manager and confirmed continuing interim assignments with Vice Chair Kern overseeing specific functions including Lodgers Tax, pending further staffing or process changes.

The commission provided no further public detail about the reasons for the terminations during open session. No separation terms or effective dates were read into the public record in the transcript excerpts provided; the acting county manager and legal counsel were directed to complete separation paperwork and related steps.