Commission approves advertising for county attorney vacancy with $76K–$86K salary range

Following an executive session, the Fremont County commission authorized county staff to advertise a vacant county attorney position and approved a salary range for recruitment.

The action matters because it replaces legal capacity on the county’s staff and sets the hiring compensation range that will guide recruitment.

Acting county attorney (present in the executive session) told commissioners the office had received notice of an attorney resignation and asked permission to rehire. The commission then approved a motion to advertise the position with a salary range increasing the top of the range to $86,000 per year; minutes record the approved range as $76,000 to $86,000. The meeting record shows the motion passed by voice vote; no individual roll-call was recorded in the public minutes excerpt.

The county directed staff to place the advertisement and proceed with recruitment; no additional hiring decisions were made at the meeting.