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Huerfano County commissioners approve audit extension, schedule tax‑abatement hearing
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners approved a one‑year engagement with Hinkle & Company for the 2025 audit, passed routine consent items, and scheduled abatement No. 26‑05 for a Board of Equalization hearing on Feb. 24, 2026. Staff reported progress on systems transitions and a generator installation.
Huerfano County commissioners on Feb. 10 approved routine agenda and consent items, extended the county's audit engagement for the 2025 audit with Hinkle & Company for one year, and set a tax‑abatement hearing for Feb. 24, 2026.
The meeting opened with the pledge of allegiance and approval of the day's agenda. A consent agenda that included the Feb. 3 meeting minutes and several tax‑related schedule and abatement entries for tax year 2025 was adopted without discussion.
The board voted to approve the county's 2025 audit engagement and financial statements with Hinkle & Company after staff said accounting consultants recommended retaining the current auditor during an ongoing transition from the county's Tyler system to a new financial platform. The county administrator stated the retention was intended to smooth the transition and avoid “teaching the new auditor everything all at the same time.” The motion to approve the engagement was moved and seconded and passed by roll call.
The board also considered abatement number 26‑05. Commissioners moved the abatement to the Board of Equalization and amended the motion to schedule the required hearing for Feb. 24, 2026; staff said they would send the required notice to involved parties. The amended motion passed.
During staff reports, the county administrator reported continued work with the Tyler system transition, progress on the '129 Canvas' project, that a generator should be installed the following week, and that several property sales remain in process. No members of the public signed up for comment.
The board announced upcoming workshops, including a public works workshop at 11 a.m. and a housing regulations review workshop at 1 p.m., then adjourned at 10:07 a.m.
Actions recorded at the meeting included approval of the agenda, adoption of the consent agenda, approval of the 2025 audit engagement with Hinkle & Company, scheduling abatement No. 26‑05 for a Feb. 24 Board of Equalization hearing, and adjournment. Where roll calls were recorded, commissioners named on the roll call voted in the affirmative; the transcript records those affirmative responses but does not provide a full written roll‑call tally beyond the names spoken on the record.
