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Julianne Fries, the head of Teton County’s human resources department, is resigning. But the human resources director who served amid public calls for the department’s review and low employee morale is slotted to stay on Teton County’s payroll as a consultant. Per a Teton County Board of County Commissioners-approved contract, Fries will continue working on a retainer that will pay her $10,877 a month. That’s roughly $1,000 more than her most recent monthly pay reported in t...

Teton County has passed a resolution affirming the “values of diversity, equity and inclusion” and declaring the county as a whole a “hate free zone.” “This is a very important statement of our ideals and our values,” Commissioner Mark Newcomb said during the Teton County Board of County Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday. “It is a statement, it is a first step, and I look forward to continuing to follow through both in action, word and deed.” The resolu...