December 22, 2025 Otero County Board of Commissioners Agenda

Rob Oquist - Commissioner Dist. 1

Tim Knabenshue - Commissioner Dist. 2

Jim Baldwin - Commissioner Dist. 3

Kaysie Schmidt - County Administrator

Rose Pugliese – Interim County Attorney

Agenda

1. Opening Prayer
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Call to Order
4. Public Comment (limit of 3 minutes)
5. Presentations
   1. Recognition of Chris Menges, Substance Use Disorder Program Director, for receiving the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration Community Champion Award – Rick Ritter, Executive Director, Otero County Health Department
6. Consent Agenda. The Chair will remove any Consent Agenda item upon request by any Commissioner or assigned staff. Items removed upon request will be considered separately by the Board immediately following the action on the remaining Consent Agenda, to be continued to another meeting date, or handled in a manner otherwise determined at the discretion of the Board.
   1. Approval of Minutes
   2. Approval of Bills & Payroll
   3. Department of Human Services Financial Report, ending November 30, 2025
7. Old Business
8. New Business
   1. Approval of Valley-Wide Secure Transportation Permits for 2026
   2. Approval of DOLA Administrative Planning Grant
   3. Approval of Master Services Agreement with Chloeta Holdings, LLC
   4. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding - Southern Colorado Integrated Health Consortium (HRSA-25-038)
   5. Approval of Resolution 2025-25 – Resolution to Declaring Non-Implementation of the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code as an Unfunded Mandate and Affirming Local Control Pursuant to C.R.S. § 29-1-304.5
   6. Approval of Resolution 2025-26 - Resolution Opposing the Colorado Public Utilities Commission "Clean Heat" Natural Gas Phase-Out and Advocating for Energy Choice and Affordability
9. Departmental Reports
   1. Public Trustee Report, Sharon Jones
   2. Sales Tax Report
10. Commissioners’ Report
11. Discussion
12. Announcements
    1. Otero County offices and Landfill will be closed on Wednesday, December 24th, and Thursday, December 25th, in observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
    2. Otero County offices and Landfill will be closed on Wednesday, December 31st, and Thursday, January 1st, 2026, in observance of New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.