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A county staff member said the proposal from Cutative would “help us dial in a whole lot tighter to what we think the costs are gonna be” and described the firm’s estimate as more detailed than an initial engineer’s guesstimate. The staff member said the total cost for Cutative’s work would be $11,990 and that the proposal is split into two phases.

One commissioner questioned whether the firm had sufficient local experience. “They sound like a pretty amazing company out of California,” the commissioner said, adding that most projects the firm had done appeared to be in California and under regulatory conditions unlike those in Huerfano County. That commissioner said the hourly fees and total proposal seemed high and asked staff to check references and local examples of the company’s work.

Staff said the county could wait a few weeks to gather references. They also noted that one remaining project hurdle is drainage; once drainage issues are resolved, the project would be ready to be packaged for funding. Commissioners directed staff to return with additional information, including references and any local work examples, before the board takes further action on the Cutative estimate.

The board did not take a formal vote on the Cutative proposal at the meeting and left the item for a future agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOCC Meeting 062425","oneSentenceSummary","County staff presented a two-phase, $11,990 cost estimate from Cutative for the Garden Ranchi project and commissioners requested more local references and time to verify details, including drainage work remaining before funding packaging.","taxTitle","Huerfano County, Colorado","taxId",27573,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657484,"Huerfano County commissioners approve switch to T-Mobile, interim acting-pay policy and accept court security award",271,626000,897000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5072562-d398a7ae778fc36f464b573db8427128&start=626&end=897","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5072562-d398a7ae778fc36f464b573db8427128/thumbnail_626000.jpg","/articles/6657484/Huerfano-County/Colorado/Huerfano-County-commissioners-approve-switch-to-T-Mobile-interim-acting-pay-policy-and-accept-court-security-award","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657484-5a3fb67372a62aaa447063b96aa518f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775294898&Signature=mRUXOHrAMivRBgNgdn8FLUFrmCLXbk1qE09GRCcR8h1fLR~Ktf0y7HBX0xRCx5G77nMdbSlD0tf3vvBDBW-9j~sNITRE7fScGuXVEpuKJeF~o97waPdH0YIw08FbTe~sCSsheeLj4xvcRnpIqS6s7Jt0jcy-CPzmAClOY594CWxxxwKNXnC~Rvecx9y8b5~BVH6jlUcSZYSxdE1B8PKa27HkpXs51E67fOLlVlwjEM0G0x-mvQK1GF24QLdeQ3zUHofJHWQa-oMfd9wU95Al9DyA5OSAaXz1ETM2HHWEfMqfuxmJrYoMh1RlGoMSyRbk3tsj68oEfcLsYOcLqF~JJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Huerfano County commissioners at their June 17 meeting approved switching the county’s cell-phone service to T-Mobile, adopted an interim temporary/acting pay policy and accepted a $63,620 award from the 2025–26 Court Security Cash Fund, officials said.

The board voted to instruct staff to begin the process of changing the county’s service from Verizon to T-Mobile after county staff members said field testing around the county showed improved reception for many employees while keeping costs comparable. “This switch will improve reception for employees across the county while maintaining comparable cost,” a county staff member said during the presentation.

The interim policy on temporary or acting pay was presented as a stopgap to ensure compliance with state equal-pay requirements and to provide consistent treatment for employees assigned additional duties. County staff described the policy as temporary and intended to be folded into an updated employee handbook when that document is completed.

Commissioners also accepted a partial grant award of $63,620 from the 2025–26 Court Security Cash Fund. County staff said the award covered personnel costs for the court security guard but did not cover several security upgrades the county had requested; the application originally sought about $90,000, staff said.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to approve switching county cell-phone service to T-Mobile and instruct staff to begin the change: approved. (Motion text in meeting record: “I make a motion to approve the quote from T Mobile and instruct staff to begin the process to switch carriers.”)
- Motion to adopt an interim temporary/acting pay policy: approved. (Motion text in meeting record: “Make a motion to approve the interim policy for temporary.”)
- Motion to accept the $63,620 award from the 2025–26 Court Security Cash Fund: approved. (Motion text in meeting record: “I make a motion to accept the award of $63,620 from the Court's Security cash.”)
- Motion to accept vendor run payments totaling $282,347.82: approved. (Motion text in meeting record: “I make a motion to accept the vendor run amount of $282,347.82.”)

Public comment touched on the T-Mobile switch. Ryan Gies, of Colorado Rhino Plumbing, said his own field testing showed good T-Mobile coverage in parts of the county but that T-Mobile customer service told him the company “doesn't have 5 g service in town,” prompting commissioners and staff to say they would check permits and tower upgrades before finalizing the carrier change.

The board did not adopt additional security upgrades sought in the court-security grant application because the award was partial; staff said the county will seek other funding sources for those items. The interim pay policy will be in effect until the county adopts an updated employee handbook, when the policy will be incorporated and sunset as a standalone interim policy.

Less-critical items cleared at the meeting included routine vendor payments and administrative housekeeping. Several commissioners and staff said they would follow up with additional details at future meetings.","At its June 17 meeting the Huerfano County Board of Commissioners voted to switch the county cell-phone service to T-Mobile, adopt an interim policy on temporary/acting pay and accept a partial court security grant; the board also approved vendor payments totaling $282,347.82.","actionData","errors"]

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Huerfano County commissioners approve switch to T-Mobile, interim acting-pay policy and accept court security award