Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Personnel Contracts topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commissioners renew county attorney and manager contracts, extend severance and note salary corrections
Summary
The board approved employment agreements for the county attorney and county manager on Dec. 19, extending severance provisions and instructing staff to correct a salary figure in the contracts; commissioners said neither position receives pay increases beyond the organization's cost‑of‑living adjustment.
On Dec. 19 the Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners approved employment agreements for the county attorney and the county manager and voted to extend severance provisions in both contracts.
The board said the only substantive change to the agreements is an extension of severance. Commissioners emphasized that neither the county attorney nor the county manager received a salary increase beyond the cost‑of‑living adjustments that apply organization‑wide; the board also said both employees are paid below the minimums identified in recent wage studies of comparable governments.
Board members asked the two contract employees to confirm their hire dates. The county manager, identified in the meeting by his first name as Brian, said his hire date was June 7, 2021; the county attorney, identified as Peter, said his hire date was Dec. 30, 2020.
A commissioner noted that a corrected salary figure needed to be reflected in the agreements and instructed that the contracts be updated accordingly; at the meeting the packet contained a different amount than the figure read aloud, and commissioners confirmed the final agreements should include the corrected salary and that the standard 3 percent cost‑of‑living increase will apply on Jan. 1. Commissioners moved and approved each agreement separately without recorded opposition.
Several commissioners thanked both managers for their service and said they recognized the employees' willingness to accept pay below market ranges in light of the county's fiscal challenges.
