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Board waives 13‑week separation for EMS transition and approves energy‑modeling study for Station 1
Summary
Grand County approved a waiver of a 13‑week separation period so a departing employee can transition to part‑time EMS work without losing continuity, and approved a D2C architects contract amendment for a $26,640 energy‑modeling study designed to improve ERV/efficiency and strengthen a DOLA grant application for the new Station 1.
The Board approved Chief Austin Wingate’s request to waive the personnel manual’s 13‑week rehire separation for Christopher Cheevers so the trained local responder can transition to part‑time county EMS work immediately after taking a separate local position. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the nature of the transition and agreed the operational benefit justified the waiver under Section 4.08 of the personnel manual.
On capital planning for EMS Station 1, County Project Manager Jeff Hickam presented Amendment No. 2 to the D2C architects contract to add an energy‑modeling study at a proposed increase of $26,640 (bringing the contract total to roughly $1,000,567 — staff corrected an earlier numeric typo). The study will check compliance with the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code and make the county’s DOLA grant application more competitive by projecting operational cost savings; the board approved the amendment and authorized the chair to sign.
