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Huerfano County commissioners approve grant amendment, contracts and vendor payments; resident raises land and probate claim during public comment
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners approved a three-year amendment to a jail-based behavioral health grant, several intergovernmental and vendor agreements, and vendor payments; during public comment a resident, Ronald James Jacob, urged the board to review an ancestral land and probate claim.
Huerfano County commissioners on April 28 approved a contract amendment to extend a jail-based behavioral health grant through June 30, 2027, along with a fuel-card agreement for city use of county fuel tanks, an update to CCAP vendor contact information, and several vendor payments and a purchase order for equipment repairs.
The approvals came as part of a broader consent and action agenda that included minutes, personnel items and seasonal parks hires. Commissioners also approved a bulk water application (permit 26-0009), a purchase order for an engine replacement (purchase order 2026019), a DHS vendor run of $26,959.94 and a county vendor run totaling $314,484.20. All motions were moved, seconded and recorded as passed during the meeting.
The jail-based behavioral health amendment (referred to in the meeting as JBBS) will cover a three-year period through 06/30/2027 and applies to services for inmates under the sheriff’s office, according to staff presentation to the board. Commissioners voted to approve the amendment after staff outlined the recommendation.
Staff also sought and received approval for a fuel card agreement to allow city employees to use county fuel tanks for municipal vehicles; staff said the county’s existing tracking procedures will be used to monitor usage. The board approved an updated vendor contact-information sheet tied to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood and the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
A purchase order for Wagner Equipment Company was approved to replace the engine on a heavy loader (Unit 396), which staff said had about 19,000 hours of operation. The board also approved DHS and county vendor payment runs totaling roughly $341,444 in aggregate.
During the public-comment period, Ronald James Jacob identified himself and urged the commissioners to review records he said show a family land grant and a probate docket (2023PR13). Jacob alleged county and court actors had allowed what he described as the misappropriation of family land and said a magistrate had silenced him during probate proceedings. "My family's been here since before Colorado's been here," Jacob said, adding that he has taken the matter to district court and asked the board to check the public record.
Chair and staff reiterated public-comment procedures (three minutes per speaker, state your name for the record) and limited the speaker to the allotted time. The meeting concluded after staff reports and brief announcements; the board adjourned at 10:14 a.m. Commissioners announced upcoming meetings, including an emergency-management workshop at 11:00 a.m. and an asset-management corporation meeting at 1:00 p.m.
Actions noted at the meeting will be reflected in formal minutes and procurement records. The board did not call for an executive session and the county attorney reported no items requiring closed meeting time.
