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Arapahoe County commissioners appoint acting public works and development director
Summary
The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners appointed Celia Rethamal as acting public works and development director on March 16, 2026, following the retirement of the department’s director, and granted the appointee requisite authorities. The vote was taken after the board adopted an amended agenda.
Arapahoe County commissioners on March 16 appointed Celia Rethamal as acting public works and development director and granted her the requisite authorities following the retirement of the department’s director.
The motion to appoint was made by Commissioner Baker and seconded by Commissioner Campbell. The chair called for the vote; members responded "Aye," and the chair announced that the motion passed. The retirement date of the outgoing public works and development director was given in the meeting as March 13, 2026.
A staff member told the board the item had been properly noticed and that the board had authority to proceed. Commissioner Baker moved "to approve the appointment of Celia Rethamal as the acting public works and development director and to grant all requisite authorities as a result of the retirement of public works and development director [named in the transcript]." The board approved the motion without recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript.
The appointment was listed as the single general business item on the special meeting’s agenda; the board adopted the agenda earlier in the session after a staff member noted an update adding a BSR and a resolution.
The transcript contains inconsistent spellings of the appointee’s and the retired director’s names in different lines of the meeting record. The board’s public records or the county HR office should be consulted for the official spelling and personnel records.
