Kevin Day, chair of the Custer County Board of Commissioners, called the Dec. 26 meeting to order and led a series of routine votes that advanced several county operations items.

The board approved an intergovernmental agreement between the Town of Westcliff and the Custer County Sheriff’s Department to provide law-enforcement services in Westcliff. A motion to approve the IGA was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.

Commissioners also approved a lease with All Aboard Westcliff to host county meetings in 2025. County staff described the arrangement as including cleaning and technology access and estimated an annual cost near $3,570. The board voted to authorize use of the facility for the coming year.

The Department of Human Services presented contracts to retain attorney Julie Katz of Salida for child-welfare, adult-protection and child-support matters. Staff said Katz’s hourly rate is lower than that of the previous attorney; commissioners voted to accept the agreements with an anticipated start date of Jan. 1.

The board granted authority for Flock Safety to place cameras on county-owned property (the airport site and a Wetmore location) and approved the related indemnification and access agreement after a motion and voice vote.

On budgeting, commissioners resolved an accounting omission that left $6,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds available. After brief discussion of options (fuel-system work, new radios or training), the board approved appropriating the remaining $6,000 for training in 2025.

Votes at a glance:
- Accounts payable report, $232,372.59 — approved by voice vote.
- Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs (CVA 26) reimbursement report — approved by voice vote.
- IGA: Town of Westcliff and Custer County Sheriff — approved by voice vote.
- Lease: All Aboard Westcliff for 2025 meetings — approved by voice vote.
- DHS attorney contracts (Julie Katz) — approved by voice vote.
- Flock Safety camera placement and indemnification — approved by voice vote.
- ARPA reallocation of $6,000 to training — approved by voice vote.

The meeting concluded with administrative items and a public-comment period; Chair Day adjourned the meeting at 10:02 a.m.

All votes referenced above were recorded by voice during the meeting transcript; individual roll-call tallies were not read into the record during the motions summarized here.