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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO
August 19, 2025
STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF MONTEZUMA )
At a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Montezuma County, Colorado, held on Tuesday August 19, 2025, at the Montezuma County Administration building in Cortez, Colorado, there were present:
Jim Candelaria, Chairman
Kent Lindsay, Vice Chairman,
Gerald Koppenhafer, Commissioner of Deeds
Travis Anderson, County Administrator
Stephen Tarnowski, County Attorney, Absent
Kim Percell, County Clerk
CHAIRMAN CANDELARIA opened the meeting of August 19, 2025 with the Pledge of Allegiance.
MINUTES: Resolution #15-2025: A Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Montezuma County, Approving the After the Fact Set-Back Variance Request Submitted by Eugene Creavy with the corrected acreage, address and amended consequences was presented, as an addition to the August 12, 2025 minutes. Commissioner Koppenhafer moved to approve the Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners of Montezuma County, held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 as presented. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lindsay and carried.
PLANNING: Planning Director, Don Haley along with Assistant, S. Jane Duncan presented for signatures of an After-The-Fact Setback Variance, submitted by Laura Webster, on property located at 8400 Road 39, Mancos, CO, consisting of 7.82 acres, more or less, located north of Road H and east of Hwy 160, situated in Section 31, Township 36N, Range 13W, N.M.P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT: No public comment was made.
CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Lindsay moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Second by Commissioner Koppenhafer and carried.
The Consent Agenda items acted upon by the Board were as follows:
Juvenile Services Planning Committee membership list.
Land Use Agreements for use of the Fairgrounds by BIA (Water Canyon Fire)
Land Use Agreement for use of the Fairgrounds by US Forest Service (Stoner Mesa Fire)
Colorado Bureau of Investigation use of Montezuma County Law Enforcement Shooting Range. (See attached)
COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT: Attorney Stephen Tarnowski was absent from the meeting.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: Administrator Anderson discussed the collective bargaining FOP Unionization Vote, participation in the impact committee, evaluations of County parking lots, the commodity program transfer to Good Sams, and a meeting with the Road & Bridge Department related to the crusher. .
COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER: County Clerk, Kim Percell, no report.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER REPORT: Topics within the Commissioners’ reports included:
Commissioner Koppenhafer no report.
Commissioner Lindsay discussed the attended Cattlemen’s barbeque, the Forest Service Fire briefings and reported he would be attending the scheduled CCI meeting.
Commissioner Candelaria discussed poor air quality due to the current smoke hazards from the Stoner Mesa fire, the attended Housing Authority meeting, working with Administration and the Monday Workshop.
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Commissioner Lindsay moved to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Koppenhafer and carried.
CORRESPONDENCE: The following correspondence was read and noted:
ADJOURNED: 9:10 a.m.
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