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Morgan County approves amendment expanding powers of Northeast Colorado Health Department
Summary
The Board approved Resolution 2025 BCC 16 on April 8, 2025, granting the Northeast Colorado Health Department explicit authority to issue bonds, buy and sell property and, if needed, form a special district to support operations, a step county leaders said paves the way for a new facility.
Morgan County commissioners voted 3-0 April 8 to approve Resolution 2025 BCC 16, a First Amendment to the intergovernmental agreement organizing the Northeast Colorado Health Department (NCHD), expanding the district’s statutory powers.
Morgan County Attorney Kathryn Sellars told the Board the amendment specifies that provisions of C.R.S. § 29-1-203.5 apply to the NCHD and gives the public-health district added authorities, including issuing bonds, acquiring and disposing of real property, and the statutory ability to create a special district. Sellars said the special-district option is "unlikely" to be used but that the amendment provides necessary flexibility for capital projects.
Chairman Jon J. Becker said the amendment supports steps toward building a new NCHD facility in Morgan County. "This gives us the ability to make the first steps in this process," Becker said during the presentation. Commissioner Timothy A. Malone moved to approve the resolution; Commissioner Kelvin S. Bernhardt seconded and the motion carried 3-0.
The NCHD is governed by an intergovernmental agreement among Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties; the resolution incorporates statutory references cited in the Board materials, including C.R.S. § 25-1-506 (county public health agency duties) and C.R.S. § 29-1-203.5 as applied to the district. The amendment was presented as a preparatory step to allow standard public‑health financing and property actions if needed.
Next steps recorded in the meeting minutes: the Board authorized the chair to execute the First Amendment, and the resolution took effect upon adoption.
