Carol Viner will resign her post as Ouray County attorney, saying the workload has become too heavy and the county would be better off hiring a fulltime attorney.

Viner submitted a letter of resignation to county commissioners last month, but her planned leave-taking didn’t become public knowledge until this week, when the new board of commissioners met to discuss the process of recruiting her replacement.

Viner, who also serves as the attorney for the city of Ouray and will remain in that posit...