On Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners amended a special-meeting agenda to correct a posted meeting location and then entered executive session to conduct first-round, confidential interviews of preliminary county manager candidates.

The action came after commissioners noted the agenda published to the county website differed from a notice that ran in the Plain Dealer. Commissioners voted to amend the agenda to show the courthouse as the meeting location and to update the website; the board then voted to go into executive session for virtual interviews as stated on the agenda.

The board conducted the executive-session interviews; a public statement at the conclusion of the session said the panel did not discuss candidates in open session and that finalists will be named at a publicly noticed meeting the following afternoon. The meeting record shows that the executive session concluded at 4:23 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2025. The statement listed participants in the executive session as all three county commissioners, the county attorney, the deputy county attorney (present until about 4:00 p.m.), the human resources director (present for the entire session), the confidential preliminary candidates and Danielle Noble, executive recruiter with Peckham and McKinney.

Actions taken at the special meeting were limited to amending the agenda and entering executive session. No formal decisions about candidates or finalist selections were recorded during the Sept. 22 meeting. Commissioners said they plan to reconvene in open session the next afternoon to discuss candidates and name finalists.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to amend agenda to correct meeting location and update the county website: carried unanimously.
- Motion to go into executive session for virtual county manager interviews (as stated on the agenda): carried unanimously.

Participants and roles noted in the meeting record included the three county commissioners, an unnamed county attorney and deputy county attorney, the HR director, recruiter Danielle Noble of Peckham and McKinney, and confidential preliminary candidates. The record did not identify or name any finalists or provide details about candidate backgrounds, interview content, or selection criteria; commissioners said those topics will be addressed at the scheduled public meeting the following day.