For the second time in 12 months, the Custer County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is facing a First Amendment lawsuit. This time, however, the lawsuit comes with additional claims of discrimination and retaliation. The lawsuit was filed on December 6, 2023, in Federal Court by former Planning and Zoning Director Jacquelyn Hobby. The named defendants are the BOCC, plus BOCC Commissioners Bill Canda, Kevin Day, and former Commissioner Tom Flower. Also named is former Finance Director and Human Resources Manager Braden Wilson. Hobby’s complaint centers on claims that former Commissioner Flower had harassed and bullied her because she was a woman back in May or June of 2021, and it eventually forced her to resign from her job in 2022. She further claims that…
