A judge this week tossed out one claim from a lawsuit that was aimed at holding Elbert County commissioners personally liable for approving new contracts for the county administrator and county attorney outside of public view.
The dismissal for lack of standing, ordered by Elbert County District Court Judge Theresa Slade, doesn’t affect other civil claims made by five county residents against Commissioners Chris Richardson, Dallas Schroeder and Grant Thayer for allegedly violating the Colorado Open Meetings Law.
The residents’ lawsuit, filed in September, says the commissioners should have approved the contract extensions in a properly noticed open meeting, which didn’t occur until residents objected to the raises during a town hall meeting.