Regular Meeting - Board of County Commissioners
Montrose County Historic Courthouse Boardroom
320 South 1st Street, 3rd Floor
Montrose, CO 81401
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Pledge of Allegiance
Invocation, Pastor Karl Leuthauser, Grace Community Church
Roll Call:
Kirstin Copeland, District 1
Sue Hansen, District 2 -Resigned effective 08/31/2026
Sean Pond, District 3
Public Comment Period:
This is the time for members of the public to present issues of concern or interest to the Board. The Board welcomes and encourages public comment as part of its commitment to transparency and community engagement. Each speaker will be limited to a maximum of three minutes, and the format shall be limited to presentation only. Personal attacks and disagreements, personnel and employment matters, the use of profanity or ethnic, racial or gender-oriented slurs, and disorderly conduct are prohibited, and violators will be required to leave the meeting. All issues requiring further research will be forwarded to the appropriate staff for response at a later time.
County Manager, Joe Kerby, consideration for removal or change in any items on this Agenda.
Consent Agenda:
All matters under the consent agenda are considered routine by the Board of County Commissioners and will be enacted with a single vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is deemed necessary, that item should be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.
Board of County Commissioners
Ratification of the Chair's signature on a letter of support to President Trump regarding FEMA support for the 2026 Gold Mountain Fire.
Board of County Commissioners
Amending Resolution 14 - 2026 adopting Montrose County Fair Board Revised Bylaws to include copy of bylaws.
Planning & Development, Tallmadge Richmond, Planning & Development Director, Subject: Wildfire Resiliency Code IGA.
Consideration and possible approval for an Inter-Governmental Agreement with Norwood Fire Protection District to share administration and enforcement responsibilities of the adopted Wildfire Resiliency Code.
Board of County Commissioners will close the regular session and convene as the Montrose County Board of Health:
County Management, Joe Kerby, County Manager
Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution BOH 2 -2026 appointing a Director of Public Health.
Executive Session:
Adjournment:
Montrose County Technology Accessibility Statement
Montrose County is committed to providing equitable access to our services and communications for all users. Our ongoing accessibility effort works towards being in line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, level AA criteria. These guidelines are designed to make technology accessible for all users, regardless of ability. We welcome comments on how to improve accessibility for users with disabilities and for requests for accommodations to any Montrose County services.
If you are an individual with a disability and want to request a reasonable accommodation to any information and communication technology, or to report inaccessible content, please contact us.
Phone: 970-249-7755 option 7
Email: accessibility@montrosecounty.net