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Jefferson County supervisors debate cutting county attorney budget, agree to seek mediated meeting
Summary
Supervisors discussed, then tabled, a proposal to reduce the county attorney's office budget as leverage in an ongoing dispute involving the sheriff and county attorney. County attorney Chauncey warned such a tactic risks appearing unlawful; the board voted to pause the budget action and seek a facilitated conversation among the offices.
Jefferson County supervisors on Oct. 6 debated whether to reduce funding for the county attorney's office to force a resolution in an ongoing dispute between elected county offices. After an hours-long exchange during which the county attorney objected and residents urged caution, the board voted to table the budget-reduction discussion and to try to convene a mediated meeting of the supervisors, the county attorney and the sheriff.
The issue began when a supervisor asked the board to consider a reduction in the county attorney's budget as a means to obtain cooperation and to…
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