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Huerfano County BOCC adopts ethics policy, approves grants and multiple contract items
Summary
At its Nov. 4 meeting the Huerfano County Board approved resolution 25-38 adopting governance and ethics policies, authorized an emergency management grant application, approved change orders and a purchase order, and granted a no-cost time extension for an EDA-funded incubator project.
The Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 4 approved a package of administrative actions including a formal ethics policy, grant applications and contract approvals.
County staff presented resolution number 25-38, described as an amendment to Chapter 2 of the county code to adopt governance and ethics policies for the BOCC, the county administrator and county staff. "This is something we've... been working on for a number of months to outline and formally adopt ethics policies for the Board of County Commissioners, for the administrator, and for county staff reporting to the BOCC," a staff member said. The board moved, seconded and approved the resolution.
The board also authorized an application for the 2025–2026 Emergency Management Performance Grant, which staff said funds the emergency management position and portions of related staff salaries and operational expenses.
Contract and procurement actions approved included change order number 9 for first-floor restroom modifications at the 129 Kansas Building in the amount of $16,800.35, and change order number 10, a no-cost extension for the McKinstry contract to extend completion from Oct. 31, 2025, to Jan. 31, 2026. The board also approved purchase order 2025100 to Skyline Steel for culverts for Roman Bridge in the amount of $11,475.
Staff sought and received board approval for a no-cost time extension request to the Economic Development Administration for the Wheelhouse incubator project. Staff said the extension request was discussed previously with local partners and does not change the grant budget.
All actions on the agenda were moved, seconded and passed by the board during the meeting; roll-call tallies were not consistently recorded in the transcript. Staff also reviewed correspondence from the Department of Local Affairs and community postcards related to a proposed or repurposed municipal facility (the former prison), and announced upcoming budget workshops and a jail renovation briefing.
The meeting concluded with public comment and the formal adjournment.
Next steps: staff will process the approved contract actions, file grant applications and work with partners on the Wheelhouse EDA extension.
