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Grand County Public Health hires reproductive-health consultant; board waives higher insurance requirement

Grand County Board of County Commissioners · August 26, 2025
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Summary

The Board approved a consultant contract with Dr. Eliza Byers for reproductive health program support, funded by a $30,000 Caring for Colorado grant and $62,821 in CDC infrastructure funds, and agreed to waive a $1.2M insurance requirement down to a $1.0M limit for the contract.

Grand County Public Health Director Abby Baker presented a consultant agreement with Dr. Eliza Byers to provide administrative operations and program support for the county's reproductive health program. Baker said the contract would be funded with a $30,000 grant from Caring for Colorado and $62,821 from a CDC infrastructure grant, and asked the board to approve the contract and a waiver reducing the insurance-liability requirement from $1,200,000 to $1,000,000.

Commissioners moved to approve the services contract as described by Director Baker, included the waiver to a $1,000,000 insurance limit, and authorized the chair to sign related documents. "This is between Eliza Byers, MD, contractor and the Board of County Commissioners," one commissioner said when moving the motion; the motion passed unanimously.