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Council sets interim city attorney salary amid public questions about hiring process

Grand Junction City Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Council adopted an ordinance setting the interim city attorney salary after staff explained transition planning following the retirement of longtime City Attorney John Shaver; members of the public raised open-meetings concerns and asked that the permanent hiring process be transparent and public.

The Grand Junction City Council voted unanimously to set the interim city attorney salary and affirmed a transition plan following the retirement of longtime City Attorney John Shaver.

City Manager Michael Bennett briefed the council on the transition, noting that the assistant city attorney had been recruited and promoted earlier in 2025 so the organization would be able to nominate an interim from existing staff. Bennett described the…

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