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Board reviews WIC partnership with La Plata County and IGA carve-outs with Montezuma County
Summary
Dolores County officials described a WIC service agreement in which La Plata County provides mentoring and high-risk-case support while Montezuma County continues immunizations under a regional IGA; the board noted service-order details, client growth to about 75, and an upcoming contract renewal expiring next June.
Dolores County officials used part of the March 16 Board of Health meeting to review the county’s WIC service arrangement and related intergovernmental agreements.
Incoming director Julie Kable explained that La Plata County provides mentoring and high-risk-case support for WIC: "there's a lady in La Plata County, Julie Pritchard, that's over WIC and just helps her…they meet I think twice a month now and they just go over cases," Kable said, describing the arrangement as a mentor-style support for rare high‑risk clients. Board members said the support is required by state statute because Dolores County lacked local staff for high‑risk cases in the past.
Officials reviewed the written service order with La Plata County, which outlines monthly contact with a WIC educator, scheduling for a part-time dietitian, virtual check‑ins with Dolores staff, biannual nutrition education follow-up, optional annual in-person visits, fiscal compliance assistance, training, outreach materials and file-retention responsibilities. The service order also references a WIC-registered dietitian and other routine supports.
Board members noted that the county’s WIC caseload has risen, from the low 20s previously to roughly 75 clients now, a change officials said strengthens the county’s case for continued local service. The board also discussed that Montezuma County has been administering immunizations for the region under the existing IGA and that Montezuma’s legal counsel is working with Dolores County to revise the agreement to carve out services except for immunizations. Participants said Montezuma County has been retaining proceeds for the vaccination program and that a small reimbursement request could appear in the revised IGA.
Contract administration details: the service order with La Plata County appears to expire in June of next year; members asked the new director to calendar a renewal review. The board also noted that travel expenses tied to regional services are expected to continue, but a grant the county administrator wrote should cover travel and time for certain services so the county is not out of pocket.
What’s next: the new director will review the IGA and service order and report back on whether renewals or renegotiation are needed. Board members said they will continue IGA negotiations with Montezuma County and monitor any state-level changes that could centralize WIC or other services.
