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Summit County Sheriff sues over denied funding, says commission broke staffing deal
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Summit County Sheriff sues over denied funding, says commission broke staffing deal

By Heather Willard | Fox31 DENVER (KDVR) — Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons is suing the Summit County Board of County Commissioners after it filed a resolution that the sheriff says retroactively denies funding for staffing expenses. The sheriff said that the board had denied a supplemental budget and appropriation of $1.26 million for the sheriff’s office’s 2024 staffing expenses. The wages had been earned by staff, approved by the county manager and finance director, and paid through standard payroll, according to FitzSimons. “This legal action is necessary to protect my ability to fulfill the statutory responsibilities entrusted to me by the people of Summit County,” said Sheriff FitzSimons. “I remain hopeful these issues can be resolved amicably. As a three-te...
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Summit County residents pay a tax for work U.S. Forest Service says it won’t do this year
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Summit County residents pay a tax for work U.S. Forest Service says it won’t do this year

By Spencer Wilson | CBS Colorado The U.S. Forest Service says it will not be hiring seasonal workers that do campsite enforcement in Colorado this upcoming year. In past years, those workers have kept the campgrounds clean and the trails safe. The decision by the Forest Service has upset some people in Summit County who pay extra in their taxes for some of those positions. The tax was created because the county is not allowed to hire people to do that enforcement themselves. The work needs to be done by a USFS employee. The Forest Service doesn't have the money to create those positions this upcoming year and wants to use the money that they'll save for other priorities, according to county leaders. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Man convicted on DUI turns self in to Summit County jail to start sentence… while still drunk
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Man convicted on DUI turns self in to Summit County jail to start sentence… while still drunk

By Lindsey Grewe | CBS 11 News A convicted DUI driver is in more trouble after deciding to drink before driving himself to the county jail to start his sentence. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says the 54-year-old was very obviously intoxicated when he showed up at the detention center last week. He was also past the date he had been ordered to show up. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS 11 NEWS
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