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Garfield County commissioners table Drug Court funding request pending more information
Summary
At the Feb. 23 meeting, commissioners met with the county drug coordinator and voted unanimously to table a Drug Court funding request until more information is provided; the board also received juvenile-office statistics but took no action on them.
At its Feb. 23, 2026 regular meeting, the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners met with Kara Savage, the county Drug Coordinator, to discuss a funding request for the county Drug Court. Commissioner Joe Kegin Jr. moved to table the funding request until a future meeting when more information is available; the motion passed unanimously (Aye: Maly, Wedel and Kegin).
The action defers any immediate change to the Drug Court budget or programming; the transcript record lists no requested dollar amount or timetable for the return of the item to the agenda. The board later approved a separate Cash Fund appropriation labeled “Drug Court” for $10,263.88 as part of routine appropriations during the same meeting.
The board also heard a monthly report from Polly Watkins, Juvenile Officer, who presented statistics for June 2025. The minutes show the report was received and no board action was taken on juvenile services at this session.
Next steps: the funding request will return to a future meeting when staff or the requesting party provides the additional information the board requested. No public comment or further details about the specifics of the Drug Court funding request are recorded in the minutes.
