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Huerfano County commissioners approve permits, purchases and program scopes in May 13 meeting
Summary
At its May 13 meeting the Huerfano County Board of Commissioners approved a range of items including a special events permit, utility permit, proclamation, a $10,000 revitalization visioning contract, software maintenance, vehicle acquisitions, vendor runs and sheriff equipment.
The Huerfano County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine permits, purchases and program scopes May 13, including a special events permit for a rodeo company, a residential water/sewer permit, a proclamation, a $10,000 scope of work for revitalization visioning, software maintenance, vehicle acquisitions and vendor payments.
Key votes recorded at the meeting included:
- Special events permit: Commissioners approved a special implement (special-event) permit for Mitchell Rodeo Company LLC after staff confirmed public notice had been posted and application requirements met.
- Water and sewer permit: A GPIB (water and sewer) permit for Leonard and Brenda Bella was approved; staff said the applicants are combining two parcels and are seeking a 1-inch residential line pending final survey mapping.
- Proclamation: Proclamation 25-04 designating May 2025 as Building Safety Month was adopted by the board.
- County Revitalization Authority visioning: The board approved a scope of work with Downtown Colorado Inc. to provide a county revitalization authority visioning process for unincorporated areas at a total cost of $10,000, running through the end of the year. Commissioners described the tool as new for counties under the recently passed County Revitalization Authority Act and said it could help target projects in denser unincorporated hamlets.
- CivicPlus codification service: The board approved a CivicPlus quote (Q-99720-1) for codification maintenance and online hosting. The vendor offered a first-year discounted fee of $1,000 (account credit and 50% discount); ongoing annual cost thereafter is $3,375.
- Vendor runs and payments: The board approved a prepaid vendor run of $17,779.26 and the regular May vendor run of $698,711.24. The prepaid run included building repairs and carpeting; details for the larger regular run were not specified at the meeting.
- Fleet purchases: Commissioners authorized acquisition of two vehicles (a Ford F-150 and a Ford Explorer) from Enterprise Fleet Management to replace four county vehicles. Staff said the county expects to sell three Ford Mavericks for roughly $10,000 each; current lease payments on the Mavericks total $1,312.68 and the new lease payment for the two vehicles would be $1,137.46 per month.
- Sheriff equipment: The board approved the purchase of a Motorola “jail scanner bundle,” model/code 1378657, for $3,574.90 to support automated rounds and logging in the jail.
Most votes were recorded as passed by voice vote; commissioners present voted in favor on the items above. Several staff members presented items and answered procedural questions during the approvals.
