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Montezuma County staff outline public health contract renewal, new prevention grant and multiple county grants
Summary
County staff told commissioners the environmental health contract with CDPHE is being renewed for $29,000; a five-year state EPIC prevention grant will fund $372,505 in year one; JBBS behavioral-health services continue under an annual contract; gaming impact funds are likely to be reduced and require improved documentation.
County staff presented a package of contracts, grants and program updates to the Board of County Commissioners.
On public health, staff said the County will renew a CDPHE contract covering retail food, school and child-care inspections for $29,000 for the July 1–June 30 contract year, with quarterly payments of $7,250. Linda (environmental health) explained the state contract supplements local permit fees and does not cover all environmental health work.
County staff described a new five-year state EPIC (Elevating Prevention in Colorado) grant to start July 1, 2026. The first-year award is $372,505, which funds two prevention specialists and includes subcontractor work with Team Up and SCYC for school-based youth prevention activities.
Behavioral-health services through the JBBS Access Health agreement will continue on an annual renewal with terms largely unchanged from the prior year, staff said. The county packet also included a quasi-ministerial motion to carry forward about $1.8 million in private activity bond authority for the City of Cortez to preserve affordable-housing financing locally.
On gaming impact funding, staff said the award pool has shrunk and documentation requirements are more stringent; current internal estimates anticipate a smaller award this year — roughly $35,000 — pending a review of sheriff's office incident documentation tied to gaming-related calls. Staff recommended improved on-shift documentation procedures so eligible calls qualify for future allocations.
Grants staff reported the county has collected a little over $500,000 in revenue year-to-date and manages about 25 active grants, with several larger projects moving into implementation (landfill capacity/recycling building, EOC funding, security funding).
Why it matters: the contracts and grants fund core public-health inspections, youth prevention programming and behavioral-health services and preserve local housing finance authority; documentation and grant management will determine final award amounts.
Next steps: commissioners will consider approvals at the next regular meeting and staff will work with departments (sheriff's office, public health, planning) to finalize documentation and implementation steps.
