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Clear Creek County commissioners discuss climate-action revenue options, hospice briefing and possible harm-reduction services
Summary
Commissioners heard communications and county updates, including attendance at a Colorado climate-action retreat that flagged revenue options for fire mitigation, an offer from Mount Evans Hospice for a short presentation, and discussion of a possible harm-reduction service linked to opioid-abatement funding; no formal votes were taken.
Clear Creek County commissioners opened the meeting with routine announcements and several updates from elected members on local partnerships and public-health outreach.
A communications staff member told the board the county’s quarterly newsletter is expected to go out next week and reminded residents that the Board on Tour series will next meet on June 29 in Georgetown as a hybrid event. The staff member also promoted a volunteer opportunity for a housing advisory group, noting applicants must be at least 18 and county residents and providing an email contact for more information.
Commissioner Jody said she attended the Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA) retreat and returned with conversations about potential taxing or revenue options to support fire mitigation and emergency services locally. Jody also mentioned participating in a recent EMS CPR training and a related interjurisdictional competition.
Commissioner George reported that CC4CA had updated its policy statement to include language prioritizing local government funding, which he said should help the coalition play a more active role on revenue matters. George told the board that the CEO of Mount Evans Hospice has offered to give a roughly 30-minute presentation to the commissioners about hospice services available to county residents; commissioners indicated interest in scheduling the briefing.
George also said Healing Advocacy, an organization involved with the county’s natural medicines law, responded to a recent letter expressing community concern about natural-medicine use and offered to present findings on the state of the science and local regulatory approaches. He characterized that material as “informative” and said he had forwarded the response to county staff.
On public-health outreach, George described attending an opioid abatement conference in Denver and said the county’s regional opioid council (referred to in discussion as the local opioid council or “G-Rock”) had reviewed an application from Jefferson County Public Health to provide harm-reduction services that could operate in Clear Creek. ‘‘We think we know a good way to invite that service up here,’’ George said, adding that staff and public-health leaders had discussed ways to deliver services in a manner that would feel less attached to county government and therefore more approachable for people who use drugs. No formal action or vote on contracting or service delivery was recorded at the meeting.
The meeting also included a brief update about a community wildfire defense grant tied to federal infrastructure funding; George said he had mentioned the grant previously but did not provide detailed next steps during this session.
The board took no formal votes during the segments recorded here. Several items were presented as opportunities for future staff follow-up or presentations, and commissioners indicated support for scheduling those briefings.
