Present, County Represented
Roger Stagner, Meagan Hillman – Prowers
Troy Bishop – Baca
Joni Wilk, Jennifer – Bent
Rob Oquist, Donna Rohde – Otero
Dennis Pearson, Meagan Hillman – Kiowa
Call to Order
Meagan Hillman called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m.
Approval of Agenda
Dennis Pearson and Rob Oquist moved and seconded the approval of the Agenda – Agenda approved.
Approval of Minutes
Joni Wilk and Rob Oquist moved and seconded the approval of the minutes – Minutes approved.
Public Comment
No public comment at this time.
Facilitator Update
Rose gave an update in regards to subcommittee advisory roles. With the final approval from Donna, the Board gave direction to Rose to post the application for the advisory subcommittee.
Rose also gave an update on the Harm Reduction and Criminal Justice RFP’s for the 2nd year funding that will be going out soon. The RFP’s will reflect the new language from the MOU and the settlement dollar language.
Financial Manager Report
Wendy updated the Board on the financials. A spreadsheet with all the RFP awards from 2023 and 2024 was presented. Reminder that some of the counties that have not returned the contracts for the 2024 $10,000 mini grants. Please get those in and so we can get the checks issued.
Open Discussion on the Criminal Justice Funding
Wendy gave an update on the concerns that she heard from the Attorney Generals office in regards to the Sheriff offices’ presentations at the last meeting. The State was holding their meeting for the COAC on March 11th and would give us an update after their meeting on the proposal that was submitted by Felix and his Sheriff’s office. It was noted that in the MOU that Crisis Response was the purpose listed in the MOU for Criminal Justice and the Board will need a written ruling from the COAC before they move ahead with the Criminal Justice requests, because the Board will have to pay back the funding if it is issued incorrectly.
VOTING ITEM: Colorado Health Network Modification on Contract
Danny Willis from the Colorado Health Network presented, asking for a modification on their current contract with SECOR. They would like to hire an integrated care coordinator, instead of a clinical social worker. This would make it easier to hire as well as for their resource management. This will not change the dollars they requested; just the position.
Rob Oquist and Troy Bishop moved and seconded the approval of modifications to the contract, motion approved.
VOTING ITEM: Catholic Charities of Southern Colorado Prevention and Education funding extension request to December 31, 2025.
Emelin Medina presented on behalf of Catholic Charities of Southern Colorado. They requested that with the delay in getting the funding until October that you have the full calendar year in 2025 to use the $50,000 they had requested.
Donna Rohde and Rob Oquest moved and seconded the approval of the extended date to December 31, 2025, motion approved.
Other Business:
Rose asked if March and April, the Board would like to have two meetings or cut back to only once a month again. The Board gave direction to only have one meeting each of those months and will revisit the future meeting expansion in May. The next board meeting was set for April 14th.
Also, the Board asked that the update from the State AG’s office for the monitors be put on the next agenda for discussion and follow-up.
No other business was discussed.
Adjournment
Rob Oquist and Troy Bishop moved for adjournment. Adjournment was at 3:30 p.m.
Next Meeting:
Monday, April 14, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.