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“All I can say right now is I’m going to do my best to make things right. Our county is too special a place to be ruined by bad decisions,” said Dave Morlan during the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners regular meeting Tuesday.
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In his public statement, Morlan responded to the board’s unanimous decision not to reappoint him as the County Road and Bridge Director, a role he has held for 17 of the 35 years he has worked for the county.
“I believe my success has been because I’ve always listened to all sides of these issues, I’ve always had great open communication with the boards I’ve served, and I’ve made all of my decisions with the majority of Rio Blanco County Constituents in mind,” Morlan said.
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RBC | Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners reviewed supplemental expenditures in the 2020 budget with Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth Tuesday. An additional $1.8 million was spent in 2020, most of which was offset by grant revenues, CARES act expenditures and other sources.
An additional $6,930 was moved into Emergency Management for COVID-related expenses, offset by grant revenues. The Meeker and Rangely Airports each received $20,000 in CARES act funding. $10,300 was spent through the County Attorney’s office for mediation and costs associated with a Board of Assessment Appeals hearing. $23,075 was spent through the Sheriff’s Detention Center for “telehealth equipment” and was offset by additional grant allocations.
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RBC | Rio Blanco County’s proposed 2021 budget is set for adoption by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. During work session Tuesday the board reviewed the budget with Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth.
Overall revenue is projected to increase by $355,772 and expenses by $651,315 for a net difference of about $300,000. The majority of expenditures over revenue are related to capital improvement projects for Meeker Airport and Rangely Airport entitlement funds. The county plans to cover 5% of the cost of airport improvement projects and remaining costs will be covered by federal/state funding.
Severance tax revenues are projected to decrease by about 75% from 2020, Federal Mineral Lease (FML) is expected to decrease by 2%, based on the assumption that oil and gas prices will increase in 2021. If they do not, FML payments could decrease further.