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Commissioners find Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District change to seven‑member board does not materially modify service plan
Summary
After public comment alleging an unlawful change from seven to five board members, the Rio Blanco County commissioners voted that a certified resolution to increase the Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District board from five to seven members is not a material modification of the district’s approved service plan under CRS rules.
A member of the public urged commissioners to restore the Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District (doing business as Pioneer Medical Center) to a seven‑member board, saying voters approved a seven‑member board when the district was created in 2006 and that prior attempts to reduce membership lacked legal authority.
Bobby Gutierrez, who spoke during public comment, said he and others are concerned that the district moved from seven to five board members in 2021, and he asked the county to appoint the next highest vote‑getters from a recent election to restore a seven‑member board. Gutierrez described court filings and dates;…
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