Gilpin County commissioners adopt 2025 appointments and keep Mountaineer as paper of record
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The Gilpin County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of official 2025 appointments, assigned commissioners to regional boards and retained the Mountaineer as the county newspaper of record in a 3-0 vote.
The Gilpin County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt its list of official appointments for 2025 and to retain the Mountaineer as the county newspaper of record.
Commissioner Sandra Hollingsworth was nominated and elected chair of the board; Hollingsworth said she was “honored to be the chair this year.” The board also elected Commissioner Susan Brooman as chair pro tem and approved a long list of staff and committee appointments, including the county manager as the board’s proxy for several intergovernmental steering committees.
The appointments consolidate who will represent Gilpin County on state and regional bodies. Commissioners assigned membership across Colorado Counties Incorporated (CCI) subcommittees, Counties and Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA), the Gateway of the Rockies opioid council, NoCo Places, the Upper Clear Creek Watershed Association, the Clear Creek Forest Health Partnership, the Gilpin Ambulance Authority, Jefferson Center (mental health provider) representation, the 9-1-1 authority board, limited gaming impact funds coordination and several regional transportation and land-use groups. Some specific staff appointments named in the resolution include Ray Reers as county manager and Joe Allaire as budget officer; the county attorney is listed as Fairfield & Woods, with Todd Messenger as the appointed county attorney and Jack Russell as alternate. The resolution notes Wells Fargo and Colorado Trust as depository banks and identifies the old courthouse bulletin board and the Gilpin County website as official posting locations.
Two local newspapers presented competing proposals for newspaper-of-record status prior to the vote. Becky Osterol, managing editor of the Weekly Register-Call, told commissioners the weekly paper had “changed things the entire process of the way we do things,” and asked for a single point of contact at the county for legals and proofs. Barbara Hart of the Mountaineer said the Mountaineer covers “everything in Gilpin County” and noted the paper’s local presence and staff. After discussion the board voted 3-0 to retain the Mountaineer as the county’s paper of record for February 2025.
The board also confirmed several other routine items at the meeting, including which staff are authorized to use facsimile signatures on resolutions, the county’s human services director and veterans services officer, and the county’s list of representatives to intergovernmental and nonprofit boards.
Votes at a glance - Resolution 25-004 (adopt list of official appointments for 2025): adopted, vote 3-0 (motion/second not specified in record). - Newspaper of record (Mountaineer): retained, vote 3-0 (motion/second not specified). - Resolution 25-001 (appoint library trustees Constance Reid and Linda Eisenhardt): adopted, vote 3-0. - Resolution 25-002 (authorize consulting agreement with Dortberg Associates for commercial/casino appraisal services): adopted, vote 3-0. - Liquor license renewals for Z Stop gas station and Last Shot (hotel/tavern): approved, vote 3-0. - Highway Users Tax Fund application (02/2025): application approved for submittal (signature), vote 3-0. - Resolution 25-003 (amend/extend MOU with Colorado Department of Early Childhood for the Child Care Assistance Program): adopted, vote 3-0.
Ending: The appointments resolution concludes the board’s formal assignment of representatives and staff roles for the year. The county’s website and the Mountaineer will carry public notices and legal postings going forward as specified in the adopted list.
