Pitkin County Board of Health approves minutes, re‑elects chair and elects vice chair

The Pitkin County Board of Health at its April 17 regular meeting approved the previous meeting minutes, re‑elected the sitting chair and elected Krista as vice chair.

Approve minutes: A motion to approve the previous minutes was made and seconded; the motion passed by voice vote with all members saying "Aye." The transcript does not identify the primary mover by full name; the motion was seconded by Linda Vieira.

Chair election: The board opened the floor for nominations for chair and, after a voice vote, re‑elected the sitting chair by voice vote. The transcript records the chair thanking the board and members responding "Aye." The transcript does not provide a full name for the chair in the roll‑call portion of the meeting; the result was a voice vote and the chair indicated acceptance.

Vice chair election: The board nominated Krista to serve as vice chair; the motion was seconded by Susan Rolts and approved by voice vote. The transcript records that Krista had shared she hoped to continue serving as vice chair.

Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote.

Why it matters: These routine organizational votes set the board leadership and allow the board to continue its regular work on public‑health preparedness, immunization outreach and funding planning.

Record: The transcript contains voice‑vote outcomes recorded as unanimous "Aye" responses; no roll‑call tallies with named 'no' or 'abstain' votes were recorded in the transcript.