Huerfano County BOCC tables contract with emergency management consultant after questions on scope, address and liability

The Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 11 tabled consideration of an amended and restated services agreement with Britney Charles' Emergency Management Consulting LLC after commissioners asked for more detail on scope, duration and liability terms.

Commissioners voted to delay a final decision “until next week,” citing concerns about open-ended contract language, the contractor’s listed business address and what insurance or indemnification would be required. The motion to table was approved on a voice vote recorded as “Yes. Yes.” in the meeting transcript; detailed roll-call names were not recorded in the transcript.

County staff introduced the contract as a continuation of work on several active grants and projects, including the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant, a state homeland security grant, a fire-suppression/pond designation project that requires water-court work, and…