Colorado Politics: The state ethics commission made a significant move on Tuesday, attempting to reclassify a complaint accepted last October. This decision, following a public hearing in February, labeled the complaint, which alleged that a public employee paid herself more than $200,000 without authorization, as non-frivolous. The related documents were then posted to the public website, marking a crucial step in the commission’s process.

The ethics complaint, which was filed against the former San Juan Basin Public Health agency executive director, Liane Jollon, alleged that she received more than $215,000 in additional pay for which few records existed. The commission ruled in March that she was not a government employee as defined by the state constitution, a decision that has significant implications.

That ruling impacts anyone employed in a multi-county agency, such as the Regional Transportation District, the Denver Regional Council of Governments, any multi-county health agency, or others.

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