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The board approved proclamations declaring April 6–12, 2025, as National Library Week; April 7–13, 2025, as National Public Health Week; April 6–12, 2025, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week; April 13–19, 2025, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week; and April 2025 as Fair Housing Month. Each proclamation was moved and passed on voice vote with the board saying “Aye”; the clerk recorded each motion as passing 3 to 0.

Library proclamation: Diane LaPierre, executive director of the Boulder Library District, presented a joint report for libraries in Larimer County and described 2024 highlights including higher visitor counts, expanded summer reading incentives, a new thousand‑books‑before‑kindergarten program and a career online high school scholarship. LaPierre said the libraries’ mission is “to create opportunities and build connections to strengthen our community.” She and leaders from Berthoud, Loveland, Wellington, Poudre Libraries and Red Feather Lakes described local programs such as a plant‑library, a pollinator garden called the Nectary, expanded job and digital navigation services, and partnerships with Homeward Alliance and Colorado State University.

Public health proclamation: Tom Gonzalez, director of the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment, presented the department’s National Public Health Week activities around the American Public Health Association theme “It starts here. Your health is our mission.” Gonzalez said public health is “considered the invisible shield” and highlighted long‑term gains in child safety and immunization. Senior population epidemiologist Jared Olsen summarized historic declines in child mortality and recent public‑health responses, including local testing and treatment during a statewide rise in congenital syphilis.

Crime victims and telecommunicators proclamations: Emily Humphrey, director of Community Justice Alternatives, urged kinship and victim‑centered services and listed local victim‑support partners. The board noted related community events and a Wednesday evening program at the Lincoln Center. Larimer County communications staff and deputies were recognized for dispatcher work; Larimer County dispatch staff presented statistics and recent examples where dispatchers provided lifesaving CPR instructions and coordinated multi‑agency responses. As Larimer County communications director put it, dispatchers are “the first of first responders.”

Fair Housing Month proclamation: Larimer County’s Office of Housing Stability highlighted Fair Housing Month and the 57th anniversary of the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. Aaliyah Rodriguez, housing stability manager, and Jenny Maeda of Neighbor to Neighbor described local services, Imper ial Estates (an affordable housing property with supportive services) and programs such as HomeShare that reuse existing housing stock.

Votes at a glance: All five proclamations were moved and adopted by voice vote with a 3‑0 tally (Stevens/Shattuck McNally/Kefalas voting in favor). No amendments or formal policy actions were tied to the proclamations.

Ending: Commissioners thanked staff and community partners for outreach and programming. Several speakers emphasized partnerships across the county and the role of libraries, public health, victim services, dispatch, and housing partners in addressing community needs.

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Buckhart said the foundation received an email from Connor McGrath dated March 24 that signaled a reversal of prior practice and, in 2023, the Ranch Events Complex required food operations to use “prepackaged ready to eat food products.” She said that requirement prevented several volunteer 4‑H clubs from operating traditional carnival food concessions that had been used for decades and that foundation leaders were later told the foundation would have to pay facility fees and was “no longer host[ed]” at the Ranch Events Complex.

The foundation’s leader said the change ended a bake sale tradition “after 64 years” and that the foundation’s 2024 carnival was held without its usual concession stand, losing patrons who left the event to find other food. Buckhart said some vendors had cottage food licenses under the Cottage Food Act of 2012 and guidance from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment but that Ranch Events staff or the on‑site operator did not recognize those licenses as acceptable. She also described vendor paperwork and vendor list deadlines that the foundation, staffed entirely by volunteers, had not been given sufficient notice to meet.

Why this matters: Larimer County’s Ranch Events Complex is a county facility operated under county policies and contracts; changes in concession policy and operator practice can affect volunteer fund‑raising for youth programs and the ability of rural volunteer clubs to participate in long‑standing events.

What the commissioners said: Chair Kristen Stevens and other commissioners did not authorize the operational decisions described by Buckhart during the meeting. Commissioner Jody Shattuck McNally told the public the issue predates the current board and said the board has “nothing to do with this.” She also said the county has sent letters over the past two to three years outlining procedure and process. Commissioner John Kefalas offered condolences to the two public‑commenters and did not dispute Buckhart’s description.

Records and next steps: Buckhart said she has raised the issue in county meetings and that correspondence exists (an email dated March 24 is referenced). No formal action or motion regarding the Ranch Events Complex or concession policy was taken during the April 8 administrative matters meeting. Commissioners invited further contact via email or phone and noted public comment procedures.

Community context and claims left unresolved at the meeting: Buckhart named Connor McGrath and an OVG/OBG general manager and said the foundation was asked to guarantee a minimum of $100 per hour in concession sales and put a credit card on file; she said the concession manager later declined to open. Buckhart asserted the foundation was at one point told it was “noncompliant with food distribution” and then later told it would again be treated as a 4‑H entity; commissioners did not provide a policy determination on the record.

Ending: Commissioners encouraged Buckhart and other attendees to continue to provide documentation and to contact staff. No votes or departmental directives were recorded during the meeting on this topic.

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Larimer County commissioners proclaim National Library Week, Public Health Week, Crime Victims' Rights Week, Telecommunicators Week and Fair Housing Month

Larimer County 4‑H Foundation says Ranch Events Complex concession changes curtailed carnival operations