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Board actions: TABOR transfer for aquatic center, rescind wastewater award, policy and appointments
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Pueblo West board approved budgeting a $1,861,321 TABOR excess for the aquatic center, rescinded a prior wastewater designer award to rebid the project, adopted an administrative rest‑period policy for utilities staff, appointed Vincent Hall to the road sales‑tax oversight committee, changed meeting times and approved the consent agenda.
The Pueblo West Metropolitan District board took several formal actions on July 14. Key votes and outcomes follow.
TABOR excess — aquatic center funding: The board approved a resolution acknowledging a TABOR excess for 2024 of $1,861,321 and budgeting, appropriating and transferring those funds from the general fund to the capital projects fund for construction of a community pool and aquatic facility. Finance Director Karen Cordova explained how those funds combine with previously reserved TABOR, CTF and marijuana‑excise amounts to approach the district’s indoor pool phase‑1 cost estimates. Motion passed on a voice vote.
Rescind wastewater award and resolicit RFP: Procurement Manager Mike Winters said negotiations with the previously awarded designer (AE2S) will be discontinued; the board voted to rescind resolution 2024‑070 (the prior award) and directed staff to re‑solicit the wastewater plant expansion with a revised scope.
Administrative rest policy: The board adopted a policy to require a 10‑hour rest period for utility employees after unplanned emergency shifts exceeding 16 hours; the policy applies primarily to the utility department’s roughly 14 employees and includes pay clarifications for overlap with scheduled hours.
Appointment to road sales tax oversight committee: The board appointed Vincent Hall as the Pueblo West Metro District appointee to the Road Sales Tax Oversight Committee following staff presentation of the single applicant.
Other motions: The consent agenda was approved (with item K2 removed), and the board voted to change work‑session start time from 10:00 to 09:00 and regular Monday meetings to 17:30 (5:30 p.m.). The meeting recessed into an executive session under C.R.S. 24‑6‑402(4)(b) to receive legal advice regarding Track 310.
Votes at a glance (selected): - Consent agenda — Approved (voice vote). - Rescind resolution 2024‑070 (wastewater designer award) — Approved (voice vote). - TABOR excess $1,861,321 transfer for aquatic center — Approved (voice vote). - Administrative rest period policy — Approved (voice vote). - Appointment of Vincent Hall to road sales tax oversight committee — Approved (voice vote). - Meeting time changes (work session 09:00; regular meetings 17:30) — Approved (voice vote).
The transcript records movers and seconders by speaker number; formal roll‑call tallies were not provided in the transcript beyond the chair calling "Aye" and noting that motions carried.
