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County attorney tells Jefferson County board sheriff's requested fee payments were unlawful; supervisors urged to end dispute
Summary
The county attorney told the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors that prior payments of roughly $40,932 toward the sheriff's private lawsuit were contrary to law and warned that authorizing further payments would violate the public-purpose doctrine; supervisors debated whether to drop an appeal or seek repayment.
The Jefferson County attorney told the Board of Supervisors during a heated July meeting that prior payments to cover legal fees for the sheriff's personal lawsuit were unlawful and should be recovered.
"What the Sheriff is asking the Board to do is illegal and in violation of law," said the county attorney (Speaker 11) as he summarized a written memorandum citing the public-purpose doctrine and state precedent. He said $40,932 had already been paid and the sheriff was requesting an additional approximately $7,000 in appellate costs.
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