RBC | In a special meeting Monday, Aug. 25, the Rio Blanco County Commissioners enacted a hiring freeze for the county, effective immediately and continuing through the end of the year. Exceptions must be approved by the commissioners.
“The intent of this is so that we don’t have to fire anybody on the first of January,” said Commissioner Doug Overton. “The reason we’re doing this is because we have a $600,000 increase in health insurance.”