The Mesa County Board of Commissioners named four new finalists for its county attorney position Monday, including former 21st Judicial District Attorney Pete Hautzinger, who now works as a federal prosecutor in Grand Junction.
The other three are Deputy Mesa County Attorney Jeremy Savage, Assistant 7th Judicial District Attorney Robert Zentner, and Todd Starr, who has worked as a county attorney in three Western Slope counties.
The four finalists are the result of a third attempt by county commissioners to replace former County Attorney Patrick Coleman, whose contract was not renewed in January after six years on the job.
In the first round, commissioners named two finalists, offering the job to one who later turned them down. In the second round, commissioners named former Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese as their sole finalist, but she later withdrew her application before the job was offered.
Industry experts and local residents weighed in on potential marijuana regulations in the city of Grand Junction at a listening session last week.
The city is holding seven listening sessions to hear from the public on what types of regulations they want to see prior to a June 7 City Council workshop.
Grand Junction Senior Planner Lance Gloss opened the meeting with an overview of the work already done and the timeline the city is looking at as it moves forward.
âThe idea is that over the course of the next several months regulation would be drafted based on research and based on public input, presented to City Council for their review as well as for public comment and refinement,â Gloss said. âThen that would lead to the eventual adoption of an ordinance or ordinances with that regulation.â
CU to pay Mark Kennedy $1.3M in departure deal as Republican regents decry removal of president
Former GOP congressman will step down from CU presidency by July 1 after 2 years on job
Shawna Noel Schill
Posted at 9:37 PM, May 19, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-19 23:37:03-04
BOULDER, Colo. â University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy will receive a $1.3 million lump-sum payment when he departs his role as leader of the four-campus system by July 1, according to an agreement approved by the CU Board of Regents on Wednesday.
The deal outlining the details of Kennedyâs departure after two years on the job passed on an 8-1 vote, with Regent Heidi Ganahl, an at-large Republican, voting no. The regents are expected to name an interim president soon and initiate a search process for a permanent successor.