Yuma County, Colorado: Commissioners

Contact the County Commissioners.
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

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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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 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 you, by contacting the commissioners' office 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 Linda Briggs 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
CEBT Insurance

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.

2007 Minutes	2008 Minutes
	January 15
	January 31
	February 13 (Special Meeting)
	February 19
	February 29
	March 17
	March 28
	April 15
April 30
May 15
May 31
June 15
June 29
July 02 (Special Meeting)
July 16
July 18 (Special Meeting)
July 31
August 14
August 31
September 17
September 28
October 15
October 31
November 15
November 30
December 17

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

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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 Administration Department for new addresses. Measurements may be required prior to issuing an address.

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State of Colorado Official Web Site

Colorado Counties Inc.

Yuma County Economic Development

City of Yuma

Department of Local Affairs

State Demography Office

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