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John SwartoutExecutive Director
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Eric BergmanPolicy Director
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Legend:CCI – Colorado Counties, Inc.ACCA – Association of Colorado County AdministratorsCALPHO – Colorado Association of Local Public Health OfficialsCARSE – Colorado Association of Road Supervisors and EngineersCHSDA – Colorado Human ServicesDirectors AssociationCTSI – County Technical Services, Inc. NACo – National Association of Counties
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Monday, December 2, 20199 am – Noon Child Welfare Allocation Committee (CWAC) Meeting Foothills
10am – 3:30pm
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Gold Camp10:30am – Gen Z: Not a Millennial Reboot12:30pm – Brick by Brick: Building Data & Analytics into County Government2:30pm – Colorado’s New Climate and Clean Air Landscape – What County Leaders Need to Know
1 pm – 6 pm Registration Desk Open Conference Center Lobby1 pm – 5 pm Works Allocation Committee (WAC) Meeting Foothills1 pm – 2 pm CCI Public Lands Steering Committee Meeting Salon D1:30 pm – 3 pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session | Veterans and County Government Salon A1:30 pm – 3 pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session | Best Value Contracting Salon B2 pm– 5pm CARSE Board of Directors Meeting Rampart2:15 pm – 3 pm Xcel Energy Salon F2:45 pm – 3:15pm Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor Tables Outside Grand Ballroom3 pm – 4:30 pm CCI/CDOR Quarterly Meeting on Sales Tax Issues Salon D3:15 pm – 4:30 pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session | How to Be a Good Leader Salon A3:15 pm – 4:30 pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session | Affordable Housing Salon B3:30 pm – 4:00 pm ACCA Business Meeting Gold Camp4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Wildlife Director Telluride5 pm – 7 pm President’s Reception– Sponsored by Wagner Equipment Summit Ballroom
Tuesday, December 3, 20197 am – 5 pm Registration Desk Open Conference Center Lobby7 am – 8:45 am CCI Breakfast for All Delegates - Sponsored by CTSI Ballroom 27 am – 8:45 am CARSE Membership Breakfast Meeting Pikes Peak 3-49 am – 10:30 am CCI Opening General Session Salon AB10:30 am – 10:45 am Coffee Break/Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor Tables Outside Grand Ballroom10:45 am – Noon CCI General Session | Cabinet Updates Salons AB10:45 am – Noon CARSE Issue Session | Governmental Immunity – What it Means and What it Doesn’t Mean Pikes Peak 3-410:45 am – Noon CHSDA Issue Session | Colorado Readiness for Family First: By the Numbers Pikes Peak 1-2Noon – 2:30 pm CCI District Meetings and Lunch – Sponsored by Colorado Retirement Association
Eastern – Rampart | Front Range – Salon FG | Mountain – Salon C | Southern – Foothills | Western – Salon DENoon – 1 pm Lunch for Delegates Not Attending District Meetings Summit Ballroom12:30 pm – 12:45 pm CHSDA Business Meeting & Working Lunch Pikes Peak 1-212:45 pm – 2 pm CHSDA Issue Session | Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Pikes Peak 1-21:45 pm – 2:30 pm CARSE Issue Session | Partially Grouted Riprap Pikes Peak 3-42:15 pm – 4 pm CHSDA Issue Session | Implications of Colorado’s Family First Candidacy Definition Pikes Peak 1-22:30 pm – 2:40pm CCI 50,000+ Caucus Meeting | Election of CCI Board Secretary & Treasurer Salon FG2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor Tables Grand Ballroom Foyer | Pikes Peak Foyer2:45 pm – 3:45pm CCI Business Meeting Salon A2:45 pm – 4:15pm CARSE Issue Session | Land Movement Repair Methods Pikes Peak 3-43:45 pm – 4pm Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor Tables Grand Ballroom Foyer | Pikes Peak Foyer4 pm – 5:15pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session | Short Term Rentals: A Market That’s Here to Stay Salon B
4 pm – 5:15pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session Outside the Box: A Nontraditional Partnership Tackles Teen Suicide and Foster Youth Issues Together Salon A
4 pm – 5:15pm CARSE Issue Session | Colorado 811 – Road Grading Ticket Update Pikes Peak 3-46 pm – 8 pm CCI Dinner and Awards Summit Ballroom
Wednesday, December 4, 20197 am – Noon Registration Desk Open Conference Center Lobby7 am – 8:30 am CCI Breakfast for All Delegates Ballroom 27 am – 8:30 am Women’s Commissioner Breakfast Rampart8:45 am – 10 am CCI General Issue Session | Not All Wounds are Visible: An Update on Behavioral Health Issues in Colorado Salon AB8:45 am – 9:15am CARSE Issue Session | A.A.S. Highway Maintenance Management Pikes Peak 3-4
8:45 am – 10:15 am CHSDA Issue SessionExpanding FFPSA Services and Access Equity: Lessons from other States and Emerging Efforts in Colorado Pikes Peak 1-2
9:15 am – 10 am CARSE Issue Session | County Road & Bridge Funding: Developing a Sustainable Program Pikes Peak 3-410 am - 10:15 am Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor Tables Grand Ballroom Foyer | Pikes Peak Foyer10:15 am – 11:30 am CCI Concurrent Issue Session | Wildfire Mitigation & Forest Health Salon AB10:15 am – 11:30 am CCI Concurrent Issue Session | The Little Plant That Could: The Future of Hemp in Colorado Foothills10:15 am – 11:45 am CARSE Issue Session | Chip Seal – How does your county do it? Pikes Peak 3-410:30 am – 11:45 am CHSDA Issue Session | County Level Planning and Preparation Efforts for Family First Implementation Pikes Peak 1-211 am – Noon CARSE Issue Session | Snow & Ice Control – Policies and Methods Pikes Peak 3-411:45 am Grab-and-Go Lunch Ballroom 2
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9 am – NoonCWAC MeetingFoothills
10 am – 3:30pmACCA Annual Winter Conference – Separate Registration RequiredGold Camp
10:30am – Gen Z: Not a Millennial RebootThis session will explore this next generation and how you as an employer need to begin preparing for them.
Speaker: Evan Abbott, Director, Organization Development & Learning, Employers Counsel
12:30pm – Brick by Brick: Building Data & Analytics into County GovernmentThis session will discuss the power of data and analytics within government, the potential for data sharing and available data platforms and tools to help support this new adventure with data.
Speaker: Jared Gryzkiewicz, Intelligence Lead, Larimer County IT Department
2:30pm – Colorado’s New Climate and Clean Air Landscape – What County Leaders Need to Know Speakers: Will Toor, Director, Colorado Energy Office; John Putnam, Director of Environmental Programs, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
1 pm – 6 pmRegistration OpenConference Center Lobby
1 pm – 5 pm Works Allocation Committee (WAC) Meeting Foothills
1 pm – 2 pm CCI Public Lands Steering Committee Meeting Salon D
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Commissioner events are highlighted in green; however, all delegates are welcome to attend all events.
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1:30 pm – 3 pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session — Veterans and County Government Salon A
A moderated panel of county and state-level veterans service experts will discuss the positive and negative impacts of military veterans on county governments, counties’ role in serving veterans through the Veterans Administration and other resources, discuss best practices in delivering veterans services, and take questions from commissioners and staff in an open forum. Panelists: Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, Commissioner, Adams County; Marshall Bosworth, County Veterans Service Officer, El Paso County; Brian Oney, State Veterans Service Officer, Colorado Department of Military & Veterans Affairs; Duane Dailey, Immediate Past Chair, Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs
Moderator: Norm Steen, Commissioner, Teller County
1:30 pm – 3 pmCCI Concurrent Issue Session — Best Value ContractingSalon B
Governments increasingly recognize that enabling the use of Best Value Contracting maximizes the value of all procurements and ultimately improves the way they conduct business. Best Value Contracting considers the whole picture beyond just cost on quality capital projects. Join us for a panel discussion on Best Value Contracting for major capital projects and how it can benefit your organization. Speakers: Steve O’Dorisio, Commissioner, Adams County; Sean Braden, Manager of Planning, Design & Construction, Adams County; Jen Tierney, Procurement & Contracts Manager, Adams County; Dax Diaz, Preconstruction Manager, FCI Constructors, Inc.; Greg Schmidt, President & CEO, Saunders Construction Inc.; Dave Davia, Executive Vice President & CEO, Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors
2 pm – 5 pmCARSE Board of Directors MeetingRampart
2:15 pm – 3pmXcel EnergySalon F
Come visit with Alice Jackson, the President of the Colorado branch of Xcel Energy, about Colorado’s changing energy landscape.
2:45 pm – 3:15pm Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor TablesOutside Grand Ballroom
3 pm – 4:30 pmCCI/CDOR Quarterly Meeting on Sales Tax IssuesSalon D
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3:15 pm – 4:30 pm CCI Concurrent Issue SessionHow to Be a Good LeaderSalon A
Regardless of how your county’s organizational chart is structured, sound leadership is still a critical quality for every county commissioner. This session – which will be helmed by two human resource specialists – will provide tips to help you succeed in your role as elected county leadership. Topics of discussion will include how to manage difficult staff, getting along with other county elected officials, effective governance, building team alignment, and strategic planning.
Presenters: Dana Mumey, Senior Human Resources Specialist, County Technical Services, Inc.; Jeff Arnold, President, Leading Associations
Moderator: Sean Wood, Commissioner, Clear Creek County 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
CCI Concurrent Issue SessionAffordable HousingSalon B
There is no question that Colorado is a popular destination for a growing population of property owners, but equally undeniable are the challenges that these volumes of new residents bring. Affordable housing continues to crawl higher on the state’s priority list as more counties and municipalities seek innovative solutions to meet the needs of lower-income communities. This session features a discussion of state efforts and plans with a focus on the new funding allocated last year to DOLA’s Housing Development Grant Fund. In addition, the panel includes a more regional discussion by county commissioners who are actively engaged in housing projects underway within their communities.
Panelists: Alison George, Director, Division of Housing, Department of Local Affairs; Richard Elsner, Commissioner, Park County; Kachina Weaver, Deputy Legislative Director, Governor’s Office;Charles “Chaz” Tedesco, Commissioner, Adams County
Moderator: Hilary Cooper, Commissioner, San Miguel County
3:30 pm – 4 pm ACCA Business MeetingGold Camp
4:30 pm – 5:00pm Wildlife DirectorTelluride
Before the reception, stop by and meet with the new Director of Colorado Park’s & Wildlife, Dan Prenzlow.
5 pm – 7 pm President’s Reception Summit BallroomSponsored by Wagner Equipment
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7 am – 5 pmRegistration OpenConference Center Lobby
7 am – 8:45 am CCI Breakfast for All Delegates Ballroom 2 Sponsored by CTSI
County Workers Compensation Pool & Colorado Counties Casualty & Property Pool Breakfast and Membership Meeting
All counties are invited to join CWCP and CAPP members for their annual breakfast and membership meeting. The members of the County Workers Compensation Pool and the Colorado Counties Casualty and Property Pool will combine the business of both pools into one annual meeting. In addition to updates on pool operations and the insurance market generally, each pool’s members will have the opportunity to vote on their pool’s budget, coverages and contribution formula. In addition, elections will be held to fill positions on the CWCP and CAPP Boards of Directors. And even if your county is not a member of the pools you are eligible to participate in the drawing, held at the conclusion of the meeting, for twelve $50 bills sponsored by Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc., the CWCP and CAPP broker.
7 am – 8:45 am CARSE Membership Breakfast MeetingPikes Peak 3-4
9 am – 10:30 am CCI Opening General Session Salons AB
Governor Jared Polis will give the keynote speech to open the annual CCI Foundation Winter Conference.
Speaker: Governor Jared Polis
Moderator: Mark Roeber, Commissioner, Delta County, CCI President
10:30 am – 10:45 am Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor TablesOutside Grand Ballroom
10:45 am – Noon CCI General Session Cabinet UpdatesSalons AB
Hear from members of Governor Polis’s cabinet and get a chance to ask questions on how they can assist your county.
Panelists: Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & FinancingRick Garcia, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Local Affairs; Lu Cordova, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Revenue
Moderator: Mark Roeber, Commissioner, Delta County, CCI President
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10:45 am – Noon CARSE Issue SessionGovernmental Immunity – What it Means and What it Doesn’t Mean Pikes Peak 3-4
A panel of county attorneys will discuss Governmental Immunity as it relates to snow removal operations, utility locates and utility damage as well as roadside hazards.
Panelists: Frank Haug, Assistant County Attorney, Larimer County; Dawn Johnson, Senior Assistant County Attorney, Douglas County
10:45 am – Noon CHSDA Issue SessionColorado Readiness for Family First: By the Numbers Pikes Peak 1-2
Join Kari Daggett and other guests from the state’s Child Welfare Division as they share key data around Colorado’s readiness to implement Family First, including current numbers and projections on out-of-home placement, prevention services, IV-E reimbursement, and fiscal impact.
Speakers: Kari Daggett, Deputy Director, CDHS Office of Children, Youth & Families, Child Welfare Division; Kelly Sawka, Finance Manager, CDHS Division of Child Welfare
Noon – 2:30 pm CCI District Meetings/LunchSponsored by Colorado Retirement AssociationLunch in Longs Peak Foyer
Eastern District – RampartFront Range District – Salon FGMountain District – Salon CSouthern District – FoothillsWestern District – Salon DE
Noon – 1 pm Delegates LunchSummit Ballroom
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm CHSDA Business Meeting & Working Lunch Pikes Peak 1-2
CHSDA will review and vote on leadership positions. Speaker: Lexie Kuznick, Association Director, CHSDAJaneen McGee, Director of Human Services, Lake County, CHSDA President
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12:45 pm – 2 pm CHSDA Issue SessionColorado Department of Health Care Policy & FinancingPikes Peak 1-2Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, will share the department’s priorities for the upcoming year and collect feedback from counties on potential changes to how HCPF conducts its oversight and quality assurance. Speaker: Kim Bimestefer, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & FinancingHCPF Executive Team
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm CARSE Issue SessionPartially Grouted RiprapPikes Peak 3-4Ayres and Associates will present information on the design and installation of “partially grouted riprap.” Speaker: Jim Schall, Ayres and Associates
2:15 pm – 4 pm CHSDA Issue SessionImplications of Colorado’s Family First Candidacy DefinitionPikes Peak 1-2Directors will lead a discussion and breakout sessions on the implications of Colorado’s proposed candidacy definition under Family First. Speakers: Frank Alexander, Director of Housing & Human Services, Boulder County; Dan Makelky, Director of Human Services, Douglas County
2:30 pm – 2:40 pmCCI 50,000+ Caucus MeetingElection of CCI Board Secretary & Treasurer Salon FGCounty members of the 50,000+ Caucus include: Adams, Arapahoe, City & County of Broomfield, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Garfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor TablesGrand Ballroom FoyerPikes Peak Foyer
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm CCI Business Meeting Salon AThe CCI Business meeting is slated to discuss and approve the proposed 2020 dues and budget.NACo Legislative Conference Meeting – If you plan to attend the NACo Legislative Conference in 2020, please stay for a quick meeting following the adjournment of the CCI Business Meeting to discuss meetings CCI is planning while in Washington, DC.
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2:45 pm – 4:15 pm CARSE Issue Session — Land Movement Repair MethodsPikes Peak 3-4
Engineers from Lithos Engineering will discuss evaluating earth movement issues, assessing risk, selecting repair techniques and relative costs of those different techniques.
Speaker: Robin Dornefest, President, Lithos Engineering; Lance Heyer, Associate, Lithos Engineering
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor TablesGrand Ballroom FoyerPikes Peak Foyer
4 pm – 5:15 pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session — Short Term Rentals: A Market That’s Here to StaySalon B
Gone are the days when VRBO, Airbnb and other platforms offered a novel approach to participate in the budding ‘share economy’. Today, short term rentals are found in all corners of the state and, like most things, have their pros and cons. This session will highlight the role of short-term rentals in the affordable housing debate and showcase how governments are regulating them and their impacts to neighborhoods and local government services.
Speakers: Steve Johnson, Commissioner, Larimer County; Clark Anderson, Executive Director, Community Builders; Bentley Henderson, Assistant County Manager, Summit County
Moderator: John Messner, Commissioner, Gunnison County
4 pm – 5:15 pm CCI Concurrent Issue Session — Outside the Box: A Nontraditional Partnership Tackles Teen Suicide and Foster Youth Issues TogetherSalon A
Are you ready to feel inspired? Leadership from the Colorado Springs Conservatory and El Paso County will share insights as to how they partnered to bring social issues such as teen suicide and foster youth placement to the greater community through performance art and intentional after school programming. The presentation will include inspired performances from the original musical JACK, a moral musical tale and their upcoming production of Turin.com. You’ll hear how this unique partnership between the Conservatory and El Paso County is impacting youth suicide rates and how other initiatives in the county are getting a boost from the county’s talented and civically minded youth. We hope this presentation will provoke youth ‘Passion-based’ partnerships throughout the state!
Speaker: Linda Weise, Founding, Chief Executive Director, Colorado Springs Conservatory
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm CARSE Issue SessionColorado 811 – Road Grading Ticket UpdatePikes Peak 3-4
An update will be given on SB18-167 and the road grading ticket.
Speaker: Dale Miller, CARSE Legislative Liaison
6 pm – 8 pm CCI Dinner and Awards Summit Ballroom
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7 am – Noon Registration Desk OpenConference Center Lobby
7 am – 8:30 am CCI Breakfast for All DelegatesBallroom 2
7 am – 8:30 am Women’s Commissioner Breakfast Rampart
8:45 am – 10 am CCI Concurrent Issue SessionNot All Wounds are Visible: An Update on Behavioral Health Issues in Colorado Salon AB
Colorado consistently falls around 47th in the nation for behavioral and mental health treatment. Colorado leaders are dedicated to addressing this troubling statistic and the root cause of this unenviable ranking. While counties are not the provider of behavioral health services, they see first-hand the effects of a system that is not meeting Coloradoan’s needs in the impact to their jails, human services, public health and law enforcement services. On April 8th Governor Polis created the Behavioral Health Task Force to evaluate and set expectations for the State to not only improve the current system but to find new and innovate ways to assist our most vulnerable populations. In this session experts will share an update on the Governor’s Behavioral Health Task Force, the proposed national opioid litigation settlement, and the work of the Legislative Opioid Interim Committee and state and local strategies to overcome the current challenges.
Speakers: Jose Esquibel, Associate Director, Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention;Summer Gathercole, Senior Advisor for Behavior Health Transformation, Colorado Department of Human Services; Nancy VanDeMark, Managing Partner, Innovela Consulting Group; Robert Werthwein, Director, Office of Behavioral Health, Colorado Department of Human Services
Moderator: Wendy Buxton-Andrade, Commissioner, Prowers County
8:45 am - 9:15 am CARSE Issue SessionA.A.S. Highway Maintenance ManagementPikes Peak 3-4
Susan Baillargen, Director Highway Maintenance Program, Front Range Community College, will present information on the newly accredited AAS in Highway Maintenance Management. A first of its kind in the nation.
Speaker: Susan Baillargen, Director, Highway Maintenance Program, Front Range Community College
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8:45 am - 10:15 am CHSDA Issue SessionExpanding FFPSA Services and Access Equity: Lessons from Other States and Emerging Efforts in Colorado Pikes Peak 1-2 As Colorado moves forward with Family First implementation, a crucial question remains around how we can strategically expand evidence-based prevention services to all counties across the state and ensure equal access for all children, youth, and families. Alexandra Citrin has worked with several states and at the national level to develop strategies that expand the availability of services in rural communities. She has also worked on building long-term strategies to invest in and build evidence for programs that are successfully serving rural communities She will share her insights into ongoing and best practices with us. In addition, staff from the Tennyson Center for Children will share the work they have begun to do in Colorado counties to expand prevention and early intervention strategies and prevent entry into the child welfare system and out of home placement of children.
Speakers: Alexandra Citrin, Senior Associate, Center for the Study of Social Policy; Megan Vogels, Chief Strategy Officer, The Tennyson Center
9:15 am - 10 am CARSE Issue SessionCounty Road & Bridge Funding: Developing a Sustainable ProgramPikes Peak 3-4 The Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association will discuss best practices to develop a sustainable county road and bridge funding program. Evaluating annual maintenance and capital programs, network inventory and condition, and budget funding scenarios. Speaker: Mike Skinner, Director of Engineering, Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association
10 am – 10:15 am Coffee Break/Visit Sponsor TablesGrand Ballroom FoyerPikes Peak Foyer
10:15 am – 11:30 am CCI Concurrent Issue SessionWildfire Mitigation & Forest Health Salon AB
Wildfire is an active, unpredictable threat that demands constant attention and effort to ensure public safety and preserve property. Strategies for wildfire mitigation are dynamic - they demonstrate the efficacy of collaboration at all levels of government, but also showcase innovative regional approaches. This session features a panel of wildfire experts from the federal, state, and local levels that will discuss ongoing wildfire mitigation efforts and achievements. Topics of discussion will include the Colorado Fire Commission and the CSFS Forest Action Plan, a ten-year plan to be finalized this summer.
Panelists: Mike Morgan, Director, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control; Mike Lester, State Forester and Director, Colorado State Forest Service; Lesley Dahlkemper, Commissioner, Jefferson County, and Voting Member, Colorado Fire Commission; Scott Sugg, Assistant Fire Director for Cooperative Fire, USDA Forest Service, and Ex Offico Non-Voting Member, Colorado Fire Commission
Moderator: Ben Tisdel, Commissioner, Ouray County, Member of Colorado Fire Commission
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800 Grant StreetSuite 400
Denver, CO 80203303.861.0507www.ctsi.org
• Management consulting services
• Risk Management
• Loss Prevention Services
• COBRA and HIPPA Administration
• Workers’ compensation insur-ance through the County Workers’ Compensation Pool
• Property and liability insurance through the Colorado Counties Casualty and Property Pool
• Health care coverage through the County Health Pool
• Ancillary insurance programs
• Workers’ compensation claims administration
• Property and liability claims ad-ministration
• Third-party claims administration services for self-insured govern-mental entities
• Claim consultation and review
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CTSI OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING:
• Health Awareness newsletter
• Technical Updates on legal and regulatory issues
• A library of reference books, videos and other training aids.
• Information on rules, regulations and requirements
• Latest case law affecting county practices
• Human resources personnel training
• Salary surveys
• Review of county policies and practices
• Health, safety and regulatory training for elected offi cials and county employees
• Grant writing
• County administration services
• Review of proposed building plans
• Lease/purchase program for county equipment and buildings
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10:15 am – 11:30 am CCI Concurrent Issue SessionThe Little Plant That Could: The Future of Hemp in Colorado Foothills
This past year, the federal government formally legalized the production of hemp in the Farm Bill. That action, combined with the fact that Colorado has become a leader in hemp production since the passage of Amendment 64, moved the Colorado Department of Agriculture this past summer to launch the Colorado Hemp Advancement and Management Plan (CHAMP) in partnership with other state agencies. The CHAMP initiative was designed to tackle a number of pressing industry issues and chart a course forward for this new crop. The panel for this session will discuss the status of hemp in Colorado and provide an update on the work that the CHAMP initiative has done on a number of issues important to counties, including making crop location information available to local law enforcement, ways to track and identify legal hemp transports and developing local government authority to better regulate indoor cultivation and facility security.
Presenters: Brian Koontz, Colorado Department of Agriculture; Sen. Don Coram, Colorado State Senate; Chris Wiseman, Commissioner, Pueblo County; Don Schneider, Commissioner, Sedgwick County
Moderator: Suzanne Bothell, Commissioner, Rio Grande County
10:15 am - 11 am CARSE Issue SessionChip Seal – How does your county do it? Pikes Peak 3-4 This will be a round table discussion on how several counties do chip seal.
10:30 am – 11:45 am CHSDA Issue SessionCounty Level Planning and Preparation Efforts for Family First ImplementationPikes Peak 1-2
While the state’s Family First Implementation Team and workgroups are tasked with making many of the key recommendations around Colorado’s implementation approach, counties can and should be proactively preparing locally. Hear from a diverse panel of county directors and staff as they share examples of efforts they have initiated to help ensure their counties are prepared for Family First implementation.
Speakers: Donna Rhode, Director, Otero County Department of Human Services; Barb Weinstein, Director, Jefferson County Division of Children, Youth and Families; Joe Kellerby, Director, Mesa County Child Welfare Division
10:15 am – 11:30 am CARSE Issue SessionSnow & Ice Control – Policies and MethodsPikes Peak 3-4
This will be a round table discussion about several county’s snow removal policies and their methods they use to perform the removal.
11:45 am Grab-and-Go LunchBallroom 2
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CCI Steering Committee and District Officers
CCI Steering Committee Officers
Agriculture, Wildlife & Rural Affairs Chair: Suzanne Bothell, Rio Grande CountyVice Chair: Steve Child, Pitkin County
General GovernmentChair: Rose Pugliese, Mesa CountyVice Chair: Don Suppes, Delta County
Health & Human ServicesChair: Wendy Buxton-Andrade, Prowers County Vice Chair: Casey Tighe, Jefferson County
Justice and Public SafetyChair: Nancy Jackson, Arapahoe CountyVice Chair: Ben Tisdel, Ouray County
Land Use & Natural ResourcesChair: Tim Payne, Fremont CountyVice Chair: John Messner, Gunnison County
Public LandsChair: Larry Don Suckla, Montezuma CountyVice Chair: Darius Allen, Alamosa County
Taxation & FinanceChair: Mary Hodge, Adams CountyVice Chair: Richard Elsner, Park County
Tourism, Resorts & Economic DevelopmentChair: Libby Szabo, Jefferson CountyVice Chair: Jonathan Houck, Gunnison County
Transportation & TelecommunicationsChair: Norm Steen, Teller CountyVice Chair: Steve O’Dorisio, Adams County
CCI District & Officers
Eastern DistrictDistrict includes: Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma counties.President: Commissioner Byron Pelton, Logan County Vice President: Commissioner Mark Arndt, Morgan County
Front Range DistrictDistrict includes: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, City & County of Broomfield, City & County of Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, and Weld counties.President: Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez Jr., El Paso County Vice President: Commissioner Libby Szabo, Jefferson County
Mountain DistrictDistrict includes: Chaffee, Clear Creek, Custer, Eagle, Fremont, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Park, Pitkin, Summit and Teller counties.President: Commissioner Merrit Linke, Grand County Vice President: Commissioner Dwayne McFall, Fremont County
Southern DistrictDistrict includes: Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties.President: Commissioner Ron Cook, Prowers County Vice President: Commissioner Ramona Weber, Mineral County
Western DistrictDistrict includes: Archuleta, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Juan and San Miguel counties.President: Commissioner Jeff Rector, Rio Blanco County Vice President: Commissioner Don Cook, Moffat County
50,000+ CaucusCounties include: Counties Include: Adams, Arapahoe, City & County of Broomfield, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Garfield, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld.
CCI’s Nine Steering Committees review Member-adopted policy and provide direction on legislative issues within the assigned subject areas. The Steering Committees also study and make recommendations on issues related to assigned subject areas.
CCI’s five districts are formed so that county commissioners in the same geographic region can meet periodically to discuss issues of common concern pertinent to their diverse region of Colorado. Each district elects its own president and vice president.
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Associate Members
For more on CCI’s Associate Members, visit www.ccionline.org
Fourteener Level Pioneer LevelCEBT(Employee Benefits for Counties)
Colorado Barricade(Road Construction Infrastructure and Signs)
Crestone Peak Resources(Utilities and Energy)
Ehlers, Inc.(Consulting, Financial Services,Investments, Municipal Finance)
ACE/Eaton Metals(Drainage/Culverts/Culvert Pipes)
Bohannan Huston(Architecture/Engineering)
Butler Snow(Legal Services/Public Finance)
Caselle, Inc. (Accounting Software)
CCOERA(Retirement Benefits for County Employees)
Colorado Barricade(Road Construction Infrastructure and Signs)
Colorado Oil and Gas Association(Allied Association)
Colorado Petroleum Association (Nonprofit Association)
Colorado Petroleum Council(Energy)
Colorado SIPA(Technology, Website Services)
Colorado State Library(Library Support)
CPS HR Consulting(Human Resources for the Public Sector)
CRL Associates, Inc.(Consulting)
CSU Office of Engagement(Economic Information, Resources & Research)
CTSI(Insurance, Healthcare, Financial Services, County Administration, Budgeting and Human Resources)
Developmental Pathways(Community Service/Disabled People and Their Families)
DLR Group(Architecture, Engineering, Planning, Interior Design)
Eide Bailly(CPAs and Business Advisors)
George K. Baum & Company(Municipal Finance)
Hall and Evans(Legal Services/Public Entities and Their Employees)
Honnen Equipment(Construction and Forestry Equipment)
Iconergy(Architetcure/Engineering, Construction, Consulting, Utilities, and Energy)
InnovAge(Services for Aging Adults)
Jviation, Inc.(Transportation Planning, Design, Construction Management)
Leading Associations(Leadership Training)
Great Outdoors Colorado(Natural Amenity Preservation and Enhancement)
Intermountain RuralElectric Association(Energy)
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP(What goes here?)
Xcel Energy(Energy Resources)
Lombard & Clayton, Inc.(Lobbying, Governmental Relations, Consulting)
Motorola Solutions, Inc.(Mobile Communications)
Purple Wave Auction(Online Auction Company)
RMMI(Digital Document Solutions)
Sewald Hanfling Public Relations(Consulting)
Souder, Miller and Associates (Architecture/Engineering)
Special District Associationof Colorado(Partner Associations)
The Adoption Exchange(Nonprofit)
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association(Energy)
United Power(Electric Cooperative)
Waste Management, Inc.(Waste Management)
(Oil & Gas)
(Retirement Benefits for County Employees)
(Construction & Forestry Equipment)
Founder LevelAmerican Fidelity(Employee Benefits for Counties)
Trailblazer Level
The Colorado Health Foundation(Partner Association)
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