COLFAX COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Colfax County Board of Commissioners held an emergency meeting on Thursday placing the county manager on paid leave effective immediately. Officials did not say what the matter was but Colfax County Manager Monte Gore was asked to leave at the end of the meeting. New Mexico Supreme Court upholds community solar project rule While Gore is on leave, he cannot be on county property in an official capacity. He also cannot talk to the county attorney or log into county email.