December 11, 2009 04:57 PM UTC

He's Outta Here! Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

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• by: tmgt

To the great relief of many, the long and excruciatingly controversial career of County Administrator, Jim Moore had finally come to an end.

As the Denver Post reports:

Jefferson County administrator Jim Moore has been fired, weeks after the county paid out $766,000 related to age- and sex-discrimination cases involving him.

The three commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday night to oust Moore, who assumed his position four years ago and was on track to earn about $150,000 this year.

Commissioners declined to comment. Jeffco spokeswoman Kathryn Heider said the reasons for the firing would not be revealed because it is a personnel matter. The commissioners met in secret to discuss their decision, then voted in public on the firing, as required by Colorado law.

Read more: Denver Post

This is a Holiday Gift to the entire County!

May this be the beginning of many wonderful changes ahead!