Yuma County, Colorado: Commissioners

Contact the County Commissioners.
County Administrator: Andrea Calhoon
Administrative Office Yuma County Courthouse 310 Ash, Suite A Wray, CO 80758	Mon. - Fri. 8:00am - 4:30pm	Phone: 970-332-5796 Fax: 970-332-3411

Yuma County Government is operated by three Commissioners. They are:

Trent Bushner - District 1 and 2018 Chairman of the Board of Commissioners

Dean Wingfield - District 2

Robin Wiley – District 3

The Yuma County Commissioners manage the business affairs of the county, which includes apportioning and levying taxes, overseeing the organization, and budgeting of all county programs. Each of the Commissioners sit on various operating and advisory boards as representatives of Yuma County.

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Upcoming Meetings:

Yuma County Commissioner meetings, at which the adoption of any proposed policy, position, resolution, rule, regulation, or formal action occurs, shall be held only after full and timely notice to the public. The Bulletin Board outside of the Yuma Commissioner's meeting room is the official posting location for all Commissioner and Planning Commission agendas, hearings, and public notices. Work-sessions and meetings scheduled by the Board of County Commissioners are subject to change and are posted 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

The Yuma County Commissioners hold two regular meetings a month. One is scheduled near the 15th of each month, depending on other meetings or commissioner obligations. The second monthly meeting is generally the last working day of the month. The Commissioners may schedule special meetings.

Regular Commissioner meetings start at 8:00 a.m. and continue through the day until all business has been addressed. Regular meetings and special meeting agendas will be posted 24 hours in advance of the meeting time as required by CRS 24-6-402. A time can be reserved for individuals to speak at the Commissioners meetings, to request scheduling on the agenda; interested citizens should contact the Commissioners administration prior to the scheduled meeting at 970-332-5796.

Times noted on the agenda are an approximate time of when the board will be meeting with the party scheduled. The Commissioners reserve the right to hear agenda items in any order.

Meetings and work-sessions scheduled by the Board of County Commissioners are open to the public. Executive Sessions can be called during any meeting posted as a public meeting but not work-sessions. Executive Sessions will be closed to the public as outlined in the Colorado Revised Statutes 24-6-402.

Administrator Andrea Calhoon can be heard at open periods of time throughout the day. The Administrative report can include but is not limited to: discussion of calls, correspondence, personnel issues, and presentation of documents for approval; i.e., resolutions, intergovernmental agreements, well permits, grants, and similar documents for approval and signature.

The Yuma County Commissioners are invited and often attend the same meetings, and in order to save county mileage expenses, the Commissioners may travel together to these meetings. Meetings to which the Commissioners are invited are not posted at the Commissioners' bulletin board.

The following list are meetings where any combination of two Commissioners, or where all three Commissioners may be traveling together. You may check at the Commissioners' office as to the specific date of the next meeting for any of the following:

Regular Monthly Meetings

Yuma County Landfill
Yuma County Fairboard
Northeast Colorado Health Department
Centennial Mental Health
Developmentally Disabled
E911 - Communications Board
W-Y 911 Authority Board
Northeastern Colorado Transportation Authority
Economic Development
Northeastern Colorado Association of Local Government
County Planning Commission

Meetings scheduled as needed

Golden Plains Extension
Colorado Counties, Inc.
13th Judicial District Review Board
Regional Commissioner Meetings
Meetings between the City of Wray, the City of Yuma, the Town of Eckley, and the Yuma County Commissioners
County Technical Services, Inc. [Insurance meetings]
CCI Summer Conference
CCI Winter Conference

The above listing is not an all-inclusive list of the meetings attended by the Yuma County Commissioners. Because of their position, the Commissioners are invited to many meetings and functions in the community and throughout the region.

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Commissioners

Yuma County Commissioners - Minutes will be posted on the website only after being approved by the Board of County Commissioners.

2013 Minutes	2014 Minutes	2015 Minutes	2016 Minutes	2017 Minutes
January 15	January 14	January 13	January 15	January 17
January 31	January 31	January 23	January 29	January 24
February 15	February 18	February 5 Special Meeting	February 16	February 7
February 28	February 28	February 13	February 29	February 14
March 18	March 12	February 27	March 15	February 28
March 29	March 28	March 16	March 22 (Special Meeting)	March 20
April 15	April 15	March 27	March 31	March 31
April 30	April 30	April 6 Special Meeting	April 15	April 14
May 16	May 15	April 14	April 29	April 28
May 31	May 30	April 30	May 16	May 15
June 14	June 16	May 15	May 31	May 22
June 28	June 30	May 28	June 14	May 31
July 15	July 15	June 15	June 30	June 14
July 31	July 31	June 30	July 15	June 30
August 15	August 15	July 14	July 29	July 14
August 30	August 29	July 21 Special Meeting	August 15	July 31
September 16	September 15	July 23 Special Meeting	August 31	August 15
September 30	September 30	July 30	September 14	August 21
October 15	October 16	August 13	September 30	August 31
October 31	October 31	August 31	October 11
November 13	November 17	September 15	October 17
November 27	November 26	September 30	October 31
December 16	December 16	October 14	November 15
December 31	December 31	October 30	November 28
		November 13	December 13
		November 30	December 30
		December 15
		December 31

Health and Human Services

The Health and Human Services Department Supervisor produces the minutes for the Board of Health and Human Services, which is the Yuma County Commissioners.

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Many actions of the Board of County Commissioners are done through a resolution format. Resolutions are approved by board motion and noted in the minutes. Resolutions are enacted by the BOCC and are available for viewing at the Administrative Office, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

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Starting in September of each year, the Commissioners start the budget process for the following year. The Commissioners set and approve the budgets for all county departments and funds. Yuma County Commissioners must approve the budget in December with a certified copy of the adopted budget to the State Division of Local Governments by January 30th.

2006 Budget

2007 Budget

2008 Budget

2009 Budget

2010 Budget

2011 Budget

2012 Budget

2013 Budget

2014 Budget

2015 Budget

2016 Budget

2017 Budget

2018 Budget

2008 Audit

2009 Audit

2010 Audit

2011 Audit

2012 Audit

2013 Audit

2014 Audit

2015 Audit

2016 Audit

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The Board of County Commissioners approve permits for the following:

Underground and Utility Permit: Issued for crossing county roads with lines, i.e. electric, telephone, and water. Processed by the Road and Bridge Department.
Yuma County Transport Permit: Issued for transporting over width or over length loads on county roads. Processed by the Road and Bridge Department.
Yuma County Permit Ordinance 1982-1: Issued prior to drilling gas wells. Processed by the Administration Department.
Ordinance 1982-1: Page 1 and Page 2
Land Use Permits: Issued according to the Yuma County Land Use Code. Processed by the Land Use Administrator through the Administration Department.

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Approximately 50 board appointments are made by the Yuma County Commissioners. As the board appointments expire the positions will be listed in the papers and on this web site. Individuals may request to serve on the open board positions by contacting the Administration office according to the open board notice.

The Yuma County Commissioners appoint one or more board members to:

Yuma County Planning Commission
Fair Board
Eckley Cemetery District Board
Kirk Cemetery District Board
East Yuma County Cemetery District Board
West Yuma County Cemetery District Board
Weed and Pest Control District Board
Yuma County Economic Development Board
W-Y Authority Board
W-Y Combined Communications Board
Northeast Colorado Bookmobile
Revolving Loan Fund
RETAC
Child Protection Team
Adult Protection Team

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Documents within the Administrative Office are considered public record. Copies of documents can be requested by contacting the administrative office. Copies of documents with the Clerk's recording information are $.25 per page. If the item needs to be certified an additional charge of $1.00 will be added.

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Contact the Land Use Administrator (970-332-0930) for new addresses.

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State of Colorado Official Web Site

Colorado Counties Inc.

Yuma County Economic Development

City of Yuma

City of Wray

Department of Local Affairs

State Demography Office

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