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Montezuma County and Cortez finalize MOU to allow Cortez police to discharge firearms at landfill dead-animal pit
Summary
County staff circulated a memorandum of understanding that carves out an exception to the landfill discharge prohibition to allow the Cortez Police Department to continue historic firearm discharges at the dead-animal pit, with termination on 30 days’ notice and no exchange of money.
County staff described a memorandum of understanding between Montezuma County and the City of Cortez to formalize a historical practice allowing Cortez police to discharge firearms at the landfill’s dead-animal pit despite a countywide prohibition on firearm discharge at the landfill.
Travis (county staff) said the MOU is intended to memorialize the exception so the Cortez Police Department may continue to use the dead-animal pit “in the way that they've been doing it historically.” He said the city made edits to liability language; because both entities are local governments with limits on indemnity and liability releases, the revised language reflects those constraints.
Travis told commissioners the city authorized the MOU the prior Tuesday and that the county signature was the remaining administrative step. He said the agreement is set for a longer auto-renewing term but that any party may terminate with 30 days’ notice and that no money changes hands under the MOU.
No formal vote was recorded in the workshop; Travis said the county would finalize signatures after staff confirmation.
