Votes at a glance: Rio Blanco County commissioners, July 8, 2025

The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners took the following formal actions during the July 8 meeting. Where the transcript did not record a named mover or second, the item is recorded as moved/seconded by commissioners on the record; roll calls produced affirmative votes and motions passed unless otherwise noted.

- Approve agenda as posted (motion; passed). - Approve consent agenda items: payroll management report for July 4, accounts payable management reports for June, meeting minutes for June 24, motor vehicle/DMV report for June 25, DHS EBT register and warrant register (motion; passed). - Award hazard mitigation plan consulting contract to JEO Consulting and proceed with standard contract execution (see separate article) (motion; passed). - Award construction contract for 2025 Meeker Coulter Field GA ramp to Elevated Excavating Inc., combined total $3,009,097.01 (motion; passed). - Approve work order No. 4 with Raver LLC for construction‑phase professional services for Meeker airport GA ramp reconstruction (motion; passed). - Approve award of construction contract and associated contract administration (motion; passed). - Approve letter regarding the competitive oil and gas lease sale (edits authorized in work session; motion; passed). - Approve a letter of opposition to the Energy and Carbon Management Commission proposed rulemaking petition (WildEarth Guardians docket 250500081); staff to make edits and transmit before the next DLCC meeting (motion; passed). - Authorize Rio Blanco County to join Mesa and Garfield Counties in a joint letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior in support of full federal investment in the Shoshone water rights preservation project (staff said approximately $40 million in federal funds were awarded but held up; motion; passed). - Approve resolution 2025‑21 voiding a check to Johnson Controls for $2,731.17 (motion; passed). - Approve resolution 2025‑19 approving the Hilkey Minor Subdivision (PSUB‑0004‑25) (motion; passed). - Approve rezoning PRZ‑0003‑25 (Hilkey Minor Subdivision) to rural residential, 3776 County Road 13, Meeker (motion; passed).

Ending: Staff will complete contract paperwork, record subdivision/resolution documents, transmit letters as authorized and return to the board if substantive contract changes or additional approvals are required.