Steamboat Today, April 29, 2009

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S T E A M B O AT

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APRIL 29, 2009

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Vol. 21, No. 102

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Routt County employees listen as Sheriff Gary Wall speaks to the Routt County Board of Commissioners in response to a comment by Commissioner Nancy Stahoviak on Tuesday in the Commissioners Hearing Room. The board unanimously adopted a furlough plan for county employees.

County adopts furloughs

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Correction Dental hygienist Angel Henry’s field was misidentified in “Hygienist to open practice” on Page 1D of Sunday’s Steamboat Pilot & Today. Also, Henry’s practice will open to the public Monday.

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The Routt County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a furlough plan for county employees Tuesday, with provisions aimed at protecting the county against Sheriff Gary Wall’s attempts to prevent pay cuts in his department. The furlough plan was developed to give county employees time off work to match a 10

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Resolution includes provisions aimed specifically at sheriff

Tuesday night’s Cash 5 numbers: 3-20-22-24-32 Drawings are held Monday through Saturday.

percent, countywide pay cut adopted by the commissioners April 1. The pay cut is intended to help reduce an expected $4.9 million shortfall in the county’s budget. Sheriff’s Office employees, however, will not be eligible for the proportional decrease in hours because Wall has challenged the commissioners’ authority to unilaterally reduce

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the salaries of employees of elected officials without mutual agreement. The furlough plan adopted Tuesday states, “No employee employed in a county department headed by an elected official where the elected official has not accepted the pay reduction for their department … by a written acceptance … by April 30, 2009, shall be eligible for this furlough plan regardless of whether such employee’s wages or salary has

been reduced.” Although Sheriff’s Office employees’ pay has been reduced despite Wall’s objections, County Attorney John Merrill said it is necessary to preclude them from the furlough plan in case Wall pursues legal action against the county and a judge ultimately rules in his favor, so that Sheriff’s Office employees don’t end up receiving full pay as well as time off. See Furloughs, page 14

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