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Votes at a glance: Huerfano County commissioners approve resolutions, letters of support and purchase orders
Summary
On March 10 the Huerfano County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 26-15 reaffirming the Community Corrections Board, Resolution 26-16 changing county office hours (effective April 6), letters of support for regional projects, accepted the 2024 audit, and approved purchase orders including $6,600 for jail sewer repair and $30,000 for a DA diversion program.
The Huerfano County Board of Commissioners on March 10 approved a slate of resolutions, letters of support, and purchase orders during a routine session.
Key votes and actions
- Resolution 26-15: The board moved and approved a joint resolution reaffirming the establishment of the Community Corrections Board of the Third Judicial District. The motion passed on voice vote.
- Resolution 26-16: The board approved an amendment to Resolution 26-01 to change county office hours for calendar year 2026 from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday, with the change effective April 6. County clerk staff told the board the transition will be challenging but expressed support for the change.
- Letters of support: The board approved multiple letters of support, including a Rainmaker congressional direct-spending request (a cloud-seeding-related project), a Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center CDS letter, and a letter for the Huerfano County Water Conservancy District’s Golden Ranch Boulevard project. One commissioner announced an abstention on the water-conservancy letter, citing an appearance of conflict related to prior contracts with the district; the remaining commissioners approved the letter.
- Audit and purchase orders: The board accepted the financial portion of the county’s 2024 audit (the single-letter portion remained outstanding). The commissioners approved purchase order 2026014 for Flow Rite in the amount of $6,600 for a sewer-line repair at the county jail. They also approved purchase order 2026015, a $30,000 allocation from opioid funds to the district attorney’s adult diversion program; the appropriation is conditioned on the DA providing a program report by the end of the year or early next year for opioid-fund reporting.
What the actions do and next steps
Several items were procedural approvals or letters to support external funding requests; none of the letters created county obligations beyond sending support. The change in office hours is scheduled to take effect April 6, 2026, subject to any future board action. The DA diversion funding requires a follow-up report that will feed into opioid-fund reporting.
The board took additional administrative actions including approval of an HETF signature sheet and routine correspondence and reports. All motions called for the vote and were recorded as passed in the meeting minutes.
