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Dolores County Board of Health hires Julie Kable as public health director, sets salary at $47,250
Summary
At its March 16, 2026 meeting the Dolores County Board of Health voted to hire Julie Kable as public health director and set her starting salary at $47,250 (grade 7, step 4); board members discussed workload, environmental health duties, and intercounty agreements for immunizations and WIC support.
The Dolores County Board of Health voted March 16 to hire Julie Kable as the county's public health director and set her starting salary at $47,250, corresponding to grade 7, step 4 on the county pay scale.
A board member moved to hire Kable and the motion was seconded; the board approved the appointment by voice vote. Later in the meeting the board voted, also by voice, to set the director's starting salary at $47,250 (grade 7, step 4). The minutes and agenda for the meeting were approved earlier in the session.
Board members discussed the advertised salary range for the position ($45,000 to $51,075) and debated where the new director should begin on the county step schedule. The board noted a $750 increment between steps under the current schedule and discussed timing of step increases (described in the meeting as "six and six months," i.e., periodic increases within the first year).
A staff member who currently performs environmental health duties told the board that the budget had removed $25,000 for environmental health and cautioned that the director role will increase meeting responsibilities and workload; the staff member asked the board to consider those added duties when finalizing compensation and assignment of responsibilities.
The board recorded that Montezuma County has been providing immunization services under a separate IGA and that recent work with Montezuma County legal counsel will carve out everything except immunizations. The board expects most of a previously budgeted $20,000 consulting amount to be removed from the county's IGA obligations, though travel and modest costs are likely to remain.
Julie Kable, identified in the meeting packet as the county public health administrator, participated in discussion about service arrangements and transition tasks; the board asked her to follow up on related intergovernmental agreements and paperwork after she begins in the new role.
The meeting adjourned following the recorded votes and administrative wrap‑up.
