Larimer County commissioners approve July 14 consent agenda in 3-0 vote

The Larimer County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to approve its July 14 consent agenda in a single vote. No commissioner asked to pull an item for separate discussion, allowing the board to advance a package of routine agreements, licenses, development matters and tax stipulations all at once.

Chair Jody Shadduck-McNally said the consent agenda consisted of "items of no perceived controversy and routine administrative actions" that had already been reviewed by the board. Before the vote, she summarized the agenda at a high level and invited colleagues to remove any item for separate consideration. None did. Commissioner John Kefalas then moved to approve the consent agenda, and the board voted in favor without further deliberation.

The agenda included a development-agreement amendment for the Kidder subdivision that allows property owners to connect to a public water district instead of building and using a shared domestic well. It also included a jail medical-services contract with CorrHealth, LLC for inmate medical and pharmacy services through the end of 2027, and an in-reach nursing home services contract through Larimer County Human Services to expand counseling and transition information for residents in nursing facilities in Weld and Boulder counties.

Commissioners also approved a full and final settlement agreement in Harmon v. Larimer County, a federal lawsuit tied to the death of Ryan Harmon while incarcerated at the Larimer County Jail. The settlement amount is $625,000. Under the agreement, plaintiffs must first dismiss with prejudice all claims against individually named current or former Larimer County Sheriff’s Office defendants before payment is issued, leaving the Board of County Commissioners as the sole defendant for dismissal. The agreement also states the county did not seek confidentiality obligations.

Other consent items included the county’s Core Services Plan for child welfare programs, amendments extending two Volunteers of America meal-service contracts through June 30, 2027, and a wildfire-grant amendment involving the Larimer Conservation District. The board also approved a tavern liquor-license renewal for Wedgewood Wedding & Banquet Center in LaPorte, a special event liquor permit for The Family Center/La Familia’s Fort Collins Nursery Rock Garden Concert Series, a warranty memorandum for the Hough Planned Land Division, and six tax-year 2025 stipulations.