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Why it matters: The county plans to provide a safety-net reproductive health service available regardless of insurance status. The fee schedule presented at a public hearing ties patients’ out‑of‑pocket charges to their insurance status and, for uninsured patients, to a three-tiered income-based sliding scale; Medicaid and CHP+ patients will be billed through Medicaid at no cost to the patient.

Baker explained the clinic’s pricing structure: patients on Medicaid or CHP+ will incur no out-of-pocket fees and the county will bill Medicaid for services; uninsured patients who self-attest to income will be placed in Level 1 (no cost), Level 2 (small visit fees, e.g., $5 nurse visit, $20 doctor visit), or Level 3 (higher small fees) depending on household size and income. Laboratory testing will be provided free through a CDPHE arrangement in most cases; LabCorp testing will be available at standard LabCorp rates for clients who opt for quicker commercial processing. Long-acting reversible contraception (IUD/implant) would be priced to the patient at $200 (Level 2) or $400 (Level 3) if insurance is not used.

The board voted to approve the proposed fee schedule; Baker and commissioners noted that public-health staff will pursue additional funding (including Title X/family planning grants and private donations) and credentialing with larger insurers to expand billing options and minimize patient costs. The public-health director confirmed the clinic will not provide surgical or medication abortion services or gender-affirming treatments; the service is limited to preventive reproductive-health care, testing, counseling and referrals.

Ending: The board approved the fee schedule at the public hearing and staff will proceed to implement the clinic’s billing and service model while pursuing additional funding sources and insurance credentialing.
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Why it matters: The changes are intended to clarify enforcement processes for short-term rental violations and to align county language with state law and anticipated statutory changes, streamlining the county’s ability to pursue administrative remedies and to avoid repetitive regulation amendments if state law changes.

Director of Community Development Kristen Manguso and Assistant County Attorney Sheryl (Shira) Cohen led the review. Staff advised the board that proposals were the result of enforcement challenges raised during a recent matter in which a short-term rental permit had been suspended. The planning commission reviewed the draft and recommended approval.

Two substantive edits were made in the board meeting before adoption. First, the board removed a clause on page 7 of the draft that would have read “issue a notice of violation and levy a penalty,” at Commissioner George’s request, because the wording created ambiguity about procedural sequencing. Second, the board revised the repeat-violation window: the regulation now counts a fourth violation within a two-year period (changed from a one-year window), a change planning commissioners supported as actually making the rule less restrictive by spreading the count over a longer timeframe.

During the public hearing several residents voiced concerns about enforcement consistency. Members of the public urged stronger enforcement for alleged long-standing zoning violations in specific commercial properties; others raised concerns about processes for service of notices and the use of third-party servers. Director Manguso and counsel said the amendments were intended to make enforcement clearer and to ensure compliance with applicable state law. The county attorney confirmed the edits are intended to keep the regulations “in a manner consistent with applicable state laws” so future state changes would not automatically put the county out of compliance.

The board voted to adopt the zoning regulation amendments after public comment and discussion; the record shows no roll-call tallies beyond a unanimous voice vote.

Ending: The amendments become part of the county zoning regulations; staff will implement the revised administrative enforcement procedures and update public guidance on short-term rental requirements.
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Why it matters: The change standardizes advertised rents, county staff said, to make units easier to lease and reduce administrative complexity. Housing authority staff told commissioners that basing rent strictly on a tenant’s paying about 30% of income had created wide variability and made some units hard to fill.

Sheena Darling, Grand County Housing Authority director, told the board the property initially used a CHFA-based rent schedule intended to set tenants’ rent at about 30% of income for households earning between 50% and 120% of area median income (AMI). Darling said that approach had proved a “burden” for some renters and was hampering leasing; under the proposed change new leases would follow HUD fair-market rents, while existing tenants who qualified under the earlier income-based rent would remain at their current rate until turnover.

Board members asked about administrative fairness and potential grandfathering. Commissioners and staff discussed whether to make exceptions for applicants near the middle of the AMI range; Darling recommended a single consistent rent standard for ease of administration and to avoid tracking different rules for different applicants. The board voted to approve the change and to allow current tenants who would pay more under the new schedule to stay at their existing rent until they move.

The director reported the property had three occupied units and five needing lease-up; commissioners said a standardized advertised price could help attract applicants. The motion approved updating both the tenant selection plan and the management plan to reflect HUD fair-market rents.

Ending: Housing staff will implement the new rent schedule at turnover and in future lease-ups. The board approved the change on a voice vote.
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The package of resolutions, introduced at the start of the board’s regular meeting, formally designated Commissioner Randall F. George as chair and directed Hinkle and Company PC to complete the county’s 2024 audit. The board also approved appointing the county manager and the county attorney to serve “at the pleasure of the board,” set procedures for county meeting notices and public posting, and confirmed other annual actions including the county’s Highway User Tax Fund report submittal to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Why it matters: The resolutions set official legal and administrative authorities for the county for the coming year, authorize routine financial reporting and audits, and confirm personnel appointments that affect how the county conducts business and responds to legal and fiscal obligations.

Most of the motions were presented as single-line resolutions read into the record and approved without extended debate. Notable items in the package included: the county finance director’s direction to produce a fixed-asset report within 60 days; authorization for the county assessor to settle abatements or refunds up to $10,000 per parcel (up from $5,000 the prior year, consistent with state allowances); approval to submit the 2024 Highway User Tax Fund report; and approval to correct a typographical date on a reimbursement/mileage resolution so that the county’s mileage and per diem rates read for 2025 rather than 2024.

The board also reappointed Duane Daley as the county’s Veterans Service Officer and authorized the chair to sign letters and confirmation forms requested by auditors for banking and legal confirmations for the county and the Grand County Housing Authority. During the vote on routine vouchers, commissioners approved more than $2.14 million in weekly payments; the largest single items noted in the record were annual insurance premiums and payments to Northern Water for monitoring and project work.

A number of items in the packet were taken as read and approved on motion, and commissioners recorded standard verbal ‘aye’ votes. The board corrected one clerical error before signing — references to 2024 in the mileage/reimbursement resolution were updated to read 2025.

Commissioners also approved appointments to the Grand County Emergency Telephone Service Authority (911 authority) contingent on a forthcoming formal resolution: reappointments and appointments included Sheriff Brett Schroedland, Chief Todd Holdsworth and Bryson Hicks (at-large), with the town representative slot to be filled later.

Ending: The board moved through the administrative slate efficiently; most items were approved unanimously and without substantive debate. The meeting proceeded to public comment and later public hearings on planning topics.
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