FAIRBURY, NE — Jefferson County has officially agreed to a contract with its county attorney.

The Jefferson County Commissioners and County Attorney Joe Casson signed the deal at this week's meeting Tuesday morning.

That contract went into effect Thursday, the same day everyone who was elected to Jefferson County positions took office. 

Casson had served as Jefferson County's Attorney for the prior term. In last year's election, though, he ran and won the position in Thayer County instead of running for reelection in Jefferson County. Nobody ran in Jefferson County for the position.

That put the county commissioners in a pinch, but the group was able to negotiate a deal with Casson to retain his services for Jefferson County as an appointed County Attorney.

The contract, which runs through January 2027, allows Casson to continue to serve in the role in Jefferson county while simultaneously serving as Thayer County’s new county attorney.

The details of the contract were discussed during closed session of prior county commissioners meetings, but Casson’s duties as county attorney will remain the same as before.