Commissioners consider the 'black letter of the law'

At their bi-monthly meeting June 4, the Laramie County Commissioners discussed adopting a bi-weekly pay schedule for all county employees including elected officials. County attorney Mark Voss explained to the commissioners his interpretation of the state constitution regarding elected officials pay.

“I am not the ‘priest king’ and that is why I have requested the attorney general’s opinion,” Voss said. “But he has not responded to me yet so I am advising the commissioners to approve the bi-weekly pay schedule.”

Commissioner M. Lee Hasenauer said when he took the oath of office, he promised to...