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Chaffee County swears in assessor and treasurer; approves tri‑county treatment contract and ratifies BLM comment letter
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting the board swore in Jamie L. Williams as county assessor and Jolene Ellis as treasurer, approved an updated tri‑county contract with Rocky Mountain Behavioral Health for substance use referrals, and ratified a county comment letter opposing BLM rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health rule.
Chaffee County commissioners swore in a new county assessor and treasurer and approved a routine public‑health services contract during their Nov. 12 meeting.
Jamie L. Williams was sworn in as county assessor after the board approved Resolution 2025‑48 appointing an interim assessor until the next election. Later the board approved Resolution 2025‑49 appointing Jolene Ellis as county treasurer; Ellis took the oath and affirmed support for the U.S. and Colorado constitutions and to faithfully perform the duties of the office.
Separately, the board voted to ratify the county's comment submission to the Bureau of Land Management opposing the rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health rule. Commissioners emphasized the importance of the rule for local landscapes such as Brown's Canyon and urged federal decision‑makers to preserve conservation priorities.
The board also approved an updated 2025–May 2026 service contract with Rocky Mountain Behavioral Health to continue providing drug and alcohol treatment referral services as part of a longstanding tri‑county arrangement with Fremont and Custer counties; staff noted the contract is a pass‑through for state funding and that execution by participating counties should be confirmed.
Why it matters: The appointments fill two key county offices; the contract continues a regional approach to behavioral‑health referrals intended to keep families intact when human services make referrals; the BLM letter reflects county engagement in federal land‑management rulemaking that affects local public lands.
