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Douglas County students return to school They come in for orientation as hybrid learning gets underway BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Douglas County students are back in district schools. The Douglas County School District brought students back to class 20% at a time the week of Aug. 17, meaning students would have one day of school that week, as they underwent orientation for a starkly different school year than those of pre-pandemic times. The third-largest school district in Colorado with 68,000 students — and Douglas County’s largest employer, with 8,300 people on the district’s payroll — DCSD opted for a “hybrid” learning model during the on-going COVID-19 health crisis. Students enrolled in hybrid learning will attend two days in-person and three days online at home each week. Several students who were first to return on Aug. 17 said they are glad to be back with friends and teachers and that they enjoy smaller class sizes. But they also miss friends SEE SCHOOL, P4
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Jeanny Welsch would tell herself whenever she made a trip to Safeway from her nearby home at the Enclave in Lone Tree that, next time, she
Douglas County, Tri-County in talks over relationship Health agency, 3 counties seek a compromise, officials say BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
and non-residents, to take part in cleaning up a couple blocks in the city. “How big of an impact is it? No one can really say,” said Steve Sorensen, cofounder of the Lone Tree Sustainability Team. “We’re trying to make people aware of what they can do on a regular basis. It’s still our home. We have to, for better or worse, take
Not long after Douglas County commissioners announced that the county would withdraw from the TriCounty Health Department amid the COVID-19 pandemic — a decision that sparked an outpouring of comments from county residents — commissioners began discussions with the department about the possibility of staying with the agency, according to Tri-County’s top official and a county commissioner. Now, Tri-County and all three of the counties it serves — including Adams and Arapahoe — are working to find a way they could all remain together, officials told Colorado Community Media. “We’re all in discussions. We’re trying to figure out what are the best interests of all three counties and Tri-County Health,” Commissioner Lora Thomas said in an interview last week. In an Aug. 13 meeting, Tri-County’s board of health created a committee to explore whether its bylaws could be changed to appease Douglas County,
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Alex Guenther, 11, and Brady Guenther, 8, pose on Aug. 17, when they returned to Cougar Run Elementary School in Highlands Ranch for orientation. COURTESY PHOTO
Lone Tree residents pitch in to stash trash Volunteers wield garbage bags to make a difference
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would bring a garbage bag. “When I walk to Safeway, I think, ‘Gosh what are people thinking?’” Welsch said, as she emptied her bag full of garbage at a nearby public trash container. “I guess this is the next time.” A group of 20 Lone Tree residents spent their Saturday morning Aug. 15 picking up garbage. The Lone Tree Sustainability Team made a call out to as many people, residents
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South Suburban residents test out new disc golf course The free course in Highlands Ranch opened in mid-July BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A new 18-hole disc golf course has opened in Highlands Ranch and residents from all over metro Denver are stopping by to check it out. “It’s a great sport and a great way to get out and get some exercise,” said George Marion, a Denver resident who uses the course. The object of disc golf is similar to regular golf — to make it from the tee to the hole in as few attempts as possible, according to a release from the Highlands Ranch Metro District. Only instead of a club and golf ball, players toss a variety of discs. The West Fork Disc Golf Course, at 9095 S. Broadway, opened July 15. “It’s a great social distancing game,” said Lemar Wuerth, another user of the course. “You always meet really cool people when playing.” The public course, with 18 holes, stretches across about a mile. “The project was completed for less than the budgeted amount of $480,000,” according to the release. South Suburban Parks and Recreation, a partner on the project, contributed $160,000. “The baskets look beautiful,” disc golfer Eric Naegele said. “Aesthetically, they did a really good job on (the course.)”
Skyler Lee, 13, tries out the new disc golf course in Highlands Ranch.
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Lemar Wuerth tosses a disc while playing at the newly opened West Fork Disc Golf Course. Wuerth enjoys the activity in part because social distancing is possible, he said.
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Eric Naegele throws a disc toward a hole at the new West Fork Disc Golf Course.
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placed in a different cohort and are uneasy with some changes in place this year. Students have been divided into two groups — called cohorts — cutting typical class sizes in half for the 2020-21 school year. The cohorts will alternate in-person and online learning days. Keirra Griffith, 10, who is in fifth grade at Soaring Hawk Elementary School in Castle Rock, said she spent her first day talking with teachers, playing games and learning about changes to this year. Teachers told students they would wipe down tables and chairs between classes. Students have to wear a mask inside but not outside. At lunch Keirra ate at tables with three students seated on each side and six at each table maximum. “I wanted to go back but I wasn’t worried if it wasn’t able to, because I didn’t mind doing it online,” she said. Keirra’s parents, Sean and Kelley Griffith, said that like many families, they were nervous about the return of students, but also excited for their children to have some normalcy. And as two working parents, full online learning is not feasible for their family, Kelley said. This district offered 100% online learning to families an as alternative to hybrid learning. Sean checks virus data daily, he said. He expects an outbreak will be inevitable with students back in schools. It’s up to parents, the Griffiths said, to be responsible and keep sick children home. Kelley said they are satisfied with precautions put in place by the district and are settling in to a new normal amid COVID-19. “I think to a degree we have to learn to live with it,” she said. Their main hope is that students have more structure in online learning than they did during the emergency switch to remote learning in the spring. At Trailblazer Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, some students said they did not like having to wear masks while indoors. “I can’t understand anyone,” said fifth-grader Anya Fournier, 10. Anya’s mom, Aimee Fournier, made sure her children were ready for each day by packing their backpacks with extra masks and hand sanitizer. In their lunchboxes, she put more hand sanitizer and a note: “Please wash your hands before you eat.” Her children are somewhat anxious about wearing masks and about the chance of getting sick, she said. “The small class size is exciting,” Fournier said. “I don’t fully understand (the at-home portion) yet. I don’t know if it’s online or assignments at home that support what they’re learning.” Jenny Guenther, whose children Alex and Brady attend Cougar Run Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, echoed Fournier. The one piece about hybrid schooling she still needs more answers about is how online learning days will work, she said. Still, she feels Cougar Run has gone “above and beyond” communicating with families. Teachers sent families a video tour of the classrooms the week before orientation to give parents and families a look at school, which she said calmed her children’s nerves. Her 11-year-old daughter Alex, a
Students file back into school at Clear Sky Elementary School in Castle Rock on Aug. 17, shortly before the first day of the 2020-21 school year came to a close. PHOTO BY JESSICA GIBBS
Students returned to Trailblazer Elementary in Highlands Ranch for their orientation week beginning Aug. 17.
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A school bus sits outside Clear Sky Elementary School in Castle Rock on Aug. 17 as students’ first day back in school of the 2020-21 school year came to a close. PHOTO BY JESSICA GIBBS
sixth-grader at Cougar Run, was also impressed. She feels her teachers are well organized. “The videos that my teacher made were so nice because they showed us what it would look like,” Alex said. Brady is also excited to be back. He loves his small class and wishes he could go to school with them every day. School is “kind of weird” this year, he said, and his teachers braced him for many changes. “We’re going to be doing some
Members of the cross country team at Legend High School in Parker wait as teammates receive temperature checks prior to practice Aug. 17, the start of back-toschool week in Douglas County. PHOTO BY NICK PUCKETT unusual stuff, like we can’t really do regular school work, like we can’t have partners,” he said. “Some of it’s
OK, some of it’s really not.” Reporter Elliott Wenzler contributed to this story.
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The look of online learning in Douglas County District staff aimed to answer more questions before start of school year
STARTING THE YEAR The Douglas County School District’s 2020-21 school year is getting off to an unusual start during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers returned to work on Aug. 4, to undergo a number of professional development days as they prepared to launch both online and hybrid learning models. Students were to undergo orientation the week of Aug. 17. No more than 20% of hybrid students were to attend school each day that week, meaning students will have one day of in-person schooling that week. Students enrolled in full online learning were to undergo a virtual orientation that week but also could attend in-person orientation at their school if they choose. Both hybrid and online students will have their first full day of school on Aug. 24.
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Families this month got a closer look at what online learning will look like in local schools as Douglas County School District staff recently sought to answer more of the countless questions surrounding school during COVID-19. Chief Academic Officer Marlena Gross-Taylor and other district staff gave an overview of the online learning option being offered this year at the school board’s Aug. 4 meeting. The e-learning program being used during the pandemic, called Edgenuity, is the alternative to hybrid learning. Under hybrid learning, students will attend two days of class at school and three at home online. The e-learning program is 100% online schooling. Online students enrolled in the e-learning program will undergo a virtual orientation but also be allowed to attend in-person orientation at their school, Gross-Taylor said. Online students will be registered with their school and taught by a district-licensed teacher. Attendance will be taken daily. Teachers and students will log on at the same time for live session every day as well. Lessons will be recorded to students can review them. Students will be graded, and teachers will hold officer hours.
How parents can help Parents and families can also undergo virtual orientation and get additional training on using Google classroom and Canvas, another online platform. There are numerous ways district parents can support their children learning online, Gross-Taylor said. First, establish a routine. Whether that be sitting down at the kitchen table or a desk, parents should help children get into the rhythm of attending class daily. Parents should still notify teachers if a child cannot participate in class, just as they would in pre-pandemic times. Gross-Taylor also asked parents to help their children get physical activity during breaks and to monitor screen time. “Kids cannot be on the computer all
day long. That is not healthy for kids or adults,” she said. “We do not want them to be fatigued. We are not trying to recreate the school day in that we are having students online every minute for the 7 and 1/5 hours.” It was not clear as of the Aug. 4 meeting what advanced placement courses would be available. Although district staff said Edgenuity offers an extensive list of options, whether or not a school can offer a specific course to students would depend on if there is a certified teacher available to teacher the curriculum. Chief Assessment and Data Officer Matt Reynolds likened the process to a jigsaw puzzle. “We would have to look at staffing,” he said. A learning curve Purchasing the curriculum will come from CARES Act and ESSER funding. “So, none of the funding for this program will be coming out of our general fund,” Gross-Taylor said. Board directors will review the final purchase price and contract at their Aug. 18 meeting, although the cost could ring up to $800,000, according to past district estimates. The Edgenuity program is not new to the Douglas County School District. Gross-Taylor said it’s been in use since roughly 2016. The curriculum can be used on its own or customized by teachers. That was a draw for board President David Ray, who said he appreciated the program was not a standalone curriculum and could be used by teachers in a variety of ways.
‘Kids cannot be on the computer all day long. That is not healthy for kids or adults. We do not want them to be fatigued.’ Marlena Gross-Taylor, DCSD chief academic officer “Sometimes we get online and we check out the reviews and go OK, there’s negative reviews, but the reality is it’s about how our teachers will actually deliver the instruction that makes a huge difference,” he said. Gross-Taylor said the program’s flexibility will allow the district to leverage teachers’ experience. “As our teachers are designing lessons and delivery, we have to think about already the teacher expertise that we have in Douglas County,” Gross-Taylor said. Still, she acknowledged the learning curve that lies ahead for educators. Some district teachers have advanced degrees in that area, but the new learning model will be new to many, she said.. “Designing lessons, particularly digital online lessons, is not something that most teachers go through in their teacher preparation,” she said.
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Colorado’s mask rule extended into mid-September Polis says wearing masks ‘may have significant economic benefits’ THE COLORADO SUN
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Aug. 14 extended his statewide mask-wearing mandate, aimed at reducing spread of the coronavirus, into midSeptember. The mandate, requiring Coloradans 11 years old and above to wear a mask when in indoor public spaces, was set to expire in mid-August. It will now be in effect until at least Sept. 13. Violators may be “subject to civil or criminal penalties, including but not limited to prosecution for trespass,” the governor’s order says. “We have learned that widespread mask use is a low cost and highly effective way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections by as much as 65%,” Polis said in his order extending the mandate. “Broad adoption of mask wearing in
Colorado may have significant economic benefits by allowing the State to prevent re-closures of businesses and schools and, ultimately, return to our normal lives more quickly.” The extension, which lasts 30 days, was expected. Polis was initially hesitant to enact a mask mandate, but after cases and hospitalizations began rising steadily in Colorado, and after a host of counties and cities enacted mask-wearing requirements, he embraced the idea. Local public health departments in Colorado, which have been doing public mask-wearing surveillance, report they have seen 90% compliance in recent weeks, coinciding with Polis’ order. That’s after those percentages were slipping in June. This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. Used by permission. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com.
Gov. Jared Polis wears a Colorado-themed mask in this photo from his Twitter feed. PHOTO VIA JARED POLIS ON TWITTER
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A photo board, showing several images of Becky Redeker. Her body was discovered in a forest in Douglas County, but has only now been identified. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER
Douglas County identifies body found in 1993 The 20-year-old woman has been known as ‘Jane Doe’ until now
Sometimes it’s the little things that can keep us all safe and healthy. Following COVID-19 safety precautions at home and when out in public whether shopping, at a restaurant, or meeting up with a few friends helps keep our community strong. Frequent hand washing or using hand sanitizer when it’s not feasible to wash, maintaining physical distance from others, wearing facial coverings when recommended, and staying home when you are sick are ways to help keep you and your neighbors healthy and safe.
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The Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office has taken a step forward in solving a cold cases after investigators, using genetic genealogy, confirmed the identity of a woman found dead in an area between Woodland Park and Decker in 1993. Rebecca “Becky” Redeker, 20, was known as “Jane Doe” for decades after her death. The woman, who spent much of her life in the Colorado Springs area, was found when Sheriff Tony Spurlock was a sergeant with the office. “I remember seeing her at the scene,” he said at a press conference held on Aug. 13 to announce Redeker’s identification. Redeker also lived in the Manitou Springs area from 1985 to 1988 and attended Coronado High School in 1989. That year, she was living in a group home in Colorado Springs. In 1990 and 1991, she lived at a group home in Denver and in 1992 she moved around to multiple other areas include Black Forest, Green Mountain Falls and Woodland Park, according to a release from the sheriff ’s office. Twice in 1989, she was reported missing. In March of 1990, she was reported missing again, according to DCSO. She was found dead in June 1993 near the Rainbow Falls campground of the Pike San Isabel National Forest, Spurlock said. Investigators believe she had already been dead for 72 hours when she was found and that she was likely homeless at the time of her death. Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth was also at the sheriff ’s office at the time, working as a detective. “As a new detective in 1993 I had no idea this case would haunt me for 27 years,” she said at the press conference. “She is someone. She is no longer our Jane Doe. Thank God for that.” Now, the sheriff ’s office is working on its next phase of the case: the death investigation. “We are asking for anyone who knew Becky, who recognizes any of these photographs of her, anyone that
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COVID-19 testing locations Wondering where to obtain COVID-19 diagnostic testing? For links and information about providers near you please visit douglas.co.us/covid19-testing-locations Sheriff Tony Spurlock speaks at an Aug. 13 press conference announcing the identity of a woman found dead in Douglas County in 1993. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER she was with in the summer of 1993, anyone she might have talked to … or anyone who saw her, if they could contact the Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office” Spurlock said. “We really need that.” Anyone who knew or interacted with Redeker can call 303-784-7815 to speak with the lead detective in the case. The sheriff ’s office was able to get in touch with Redeker’s remaining family, which includes her brother and mother, Spurlock said. “You can imagine how difficult it is for them to have not known where their daughter was,” Spurlock said. The Metro Denver Crime Stoppers organization announced during the press conference that they have increased the reward for information leading to an arrest in the case to $10,000. So far, Redeker’s cause of death is unknown and there are no persons of interest in the case, Spurlock said. Detective Shannon Jensen, who works with DCSO cold cases, identified Redeker by combing through genealogical data on the database GEDMatch. Using DNA from Redeker, she found the woman’s fourth cousin and then began working to identify closer relatives, Jensen said. Throughout the process, she used 65 family trees consisting of 4,400 possible relatives of the woman. “We had to do a lot of digging,” she said.
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Cycling event survives with move to Castle Rock Young competitors tackle 6-mile course at Miller Park BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Dave Muscianisi did not know if he would be able to put on the Colorado Junior Cup in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-year-old youth cycling competition is typically held in Bailey after nine to 12 months of planning. Muscianisi, the race founder and director, could have held the competition in Bailey again this year if he ran the races as a time trial, he said. That would have meant a competitor would leave the start chute every two minutes, but that was not an ideal format, he said. Muscianisi was ready to cancel. Then he got word Castle Rock would allow him to hold his race in town with a set up more similar to a traditional mass start. Muscianisi organized his event in three weeks, and on Aug. 15, young cycling enthusiasts took on a 6-mile course at Philip S. Miller Park. “We just wanted to have an event that brought kids together,” Muscianisi said. Despite evading cancellation, the Colorado Junior Cup looked different this year, Muscianisi said. He blocked out the day’s schedule to try and limit crowd sizes. Cyclists can register to compete in the event as soon as they are able to walk through age 18. Races for the four age brackets
Cyclists take off at the start of one race during the 2020 Colorado Junior Cup in Castle Rock’s Philip S. Miller Park. PHOTOS BY JESSICA GIBBS were scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. and go past 2:30 p.m. He spaced the finish and start lines 2,000 feet apart. Spectators were discouraged from congregating at either. Registration was held in The Millhouse building a suitable distance from the course, he said. In other years, the young cyclists pile on top of each other at the start line when their race is ready to begin. To scale that down Muscianisi set up “a monstrously long start chute,” he said, lining cyclists up four across and spacing their rows apart.
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About 250 racers competed in the Colorado Junior Cup this year, roughly 25 more than last year. Taya Tousley, of Golden, was beaming after finishing second in the girls 11-to-14 age bracket. The 10-year-old typically finishes in third or fourth, she said, and was excited to see improvement. She started racing roughly two years ago an instantly fell in love with cycling, she said. “I like that I get to push myself and I just really enjoy the sport,” she said. “I try to go to every race that I can.” The Colorado Junior Cup was her first race in nearly a year, as the pandemic cancelled events in the past few months, she said. “It feels really, really good to race again,” she said. Tony Tousley, Taya’s father, said he almost did not bring his family to the event. A lieutenant for Aurora Fire Rescue, Tousley said he understands the health risks of COVID-19. “It’s hard, it’s just such an unknown time right now,” he said. “There’s mixed feelings for sure.” Tousley launched a small startup called TAIR Cycles, a custom bike shop based in Golden, after Taya’s passion for cycling ignited. He specializes in custom, lightweight bikes built specifically for juvenile cyclists. While running a tent at the 2020 race, Tousley spaced his display bikes six feet apart, wore a mask and tried to follow social distancing, he said. As a small business, cycling events
Racers wait at the start line during the Colorado Junior Cup cycling race.
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COVID testing: Important, say officials, but is it free? Some health plans have refused to pay costs, lawmakers say BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
More than half a year after COVID-19 emerged as a major threat to Coloradans, a big question remains surrounding a key element in the war against the disease: testing, and whether it should be free for everyone. Widespread confusion over whether getting tested for the virus is free has continued months after Congress appeared to put the question to bed with two laws in March, and questions have still lingered this summer as to when the public may be hit with unexpected costs. Some health insurance offered by Americans’ employers — known as self-funded or self-insured health plans — have refused to pay for COVID-19 tests at all or have required that consumers pay some costs, according to a letter from congressional Democrats to federal officials in July. That’s despite the fact that federal guidance issued in late June appeared to affirm that insurers refusing to pay for tests for those with COVID-19 symptoms, or who had recent exposure to COVID-19, is unlawful. Self-insured plans must cover services related to testing, according to the June 23 guidance by the federal Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury. But that guidance served up another
Area residents receive COVID-19 tests at one of the state’s two new fast-track testing sites at Water World in Federal Heights on Aug. 14. The tests, performed by Mako Medical for the state and for Adams County, are free of charge. PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY complication: A rule that COVID-19 testing for employment purposes — such as when a workplace requires tests before employees return to work — are not required to be covered. Neither is testing under proactive public health efforts to better understand how the coronavirus is spreading. Colorado officials have, at times, been quick to paint the cost of testing as simple. “Testing is free,” a March 10 state news release said. “Whether you have Medicaid or
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Employer-based plans in spotlight In their July 7 letter, congressional Democrats cited a report by Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit news outlet that covers national health policy. Many Americans are covered by self-funded plans, where an employer’s money pays the claims, KHN reported. It may not be clear to employees that they are in such a plan, the outlet added. Many of the companies with those plans have operated as if they’re exempt from the federal rules, the outlet reported May 22. The U.S. Labor Department, which regulates self-funded health plans, could not immediately be reached for comment on whether self-funded plans are widely refusing to pay for COVID-19 tests or requiring consumers to bear part of the cost in Colorado and other states. The Colorado Division of Insurance didn’t have information on that question because of its lack of authority over self-funded plans, Vincent Plymell, the division’s assistant commissioner, told Colorado Community Media. SEE TESTING, P17
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3rd trial set for trucker accused of killing state trooper Term-limited district attorney might return for trial BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A third trial has been set for a Denver truck driver accused of crashing into and killing a Colorado state trooper from Parker nearly four years ago near Castle Rock, and it is possible a term-limited 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler, who will have left office by that time, could return for the trial as a special deputy district attorney. Eighteenth District Court Judge Jeffrey Holmes on Aug. 14 scheduled the third trial for Noe Gamez-Ruiz to begin on Jan. 11. Gamez-Ruiz is accused of striking and killing Trooper Cody Donahue, of Parker, on Nov. 25, 2016.
Gamez-Ruiz pleaded not guilty to charges of careless passing of an emergency vehicle resulting in death and careless driving resulting in death, both Class 1 traffic offenses, according to Donahue online court records. Donahue was investigating an unrelated accident on the right shoulder of Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock when Gamez-Ruiz passed the scene driving a U.S. Foods truck in the far-right lane. Defense attorneys have argued in two previous trials that Donahue’s death was a tragic accident, that Gamez-Ruiz had significantly slowed his speed and was blocked from switching lanes by another driver. Prosecutors disputed that, saying the accident was visible from far away and that Gamez-Ruiz had the time and training as an experienced driver to avoid hitting Donahue. In a virtual court hearing held
Aug. 14, Chief Deputy District Attorney Tom Byrnes told Holmes that Brauchler “was intending to handle this upcoming trial” and requested the trial begin either Dec. 7 or Dec. 14. Defense attorney Steve Burstein said he had other court hearings that conflicted with those dates and he could not schedule the trial in December. He proposed a January or February trial. Holmes confirmed with Byrnes that Brauchler had not been lead counsel during previous trials, although he had attended past hearings. Burstein led both previous trials for the defense. Byrnes said he oversaw the second trial for the prosecution. “While I do understand his desire to handle this,” Holmes said, “I think the unavailability of defense counsel, who has been trying this case, in the month of December is a more compelling reason for postponing it further into the new year.” Brauchler could return for the trial
as a special deputy district attorney after leaving office, Holmes said, if his successor “deems that to be an appropriate thing to do.” A spokeswoman for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Brauchler does not comment on open cases when asked if he would have interest in returning for the trial after leaving office. The case has twice ended in a mistrial after defense attorneys learned of information not provided to them before the two previous trials began. The discovery errors also resulted in sanctions against prosecutors. District Judge Shay Whitaker lessened the sentence Gamez-Ruiz could face as a sanction for the first mistrial and dismissed a Class 5 felony charge of criminally negligent homicide as a sanction for the second mistrial. Prosecutors appealed dismissing the felony, the top charge against Gamez-Ruiz, but the Colorado Court of Appeals upheld Whitaker’s decision.
Douglas County outdoor exploration game under way STAFF REPORT
The Decode Douglas County outdoors exploration game was created to get people out of the house and into the fresh air, according to a news release from the county. The first step is to pick up a decoder booklet or print it from home. Locations and a printable version are available at douglas.co.us/de-
code. This site also includes rules, instructions and a starting point for the adventure. The booklet will lead participants to eight Douglas County Open Spaces and parks where they will discover a wooden post with a passport stamp on top containing a numeric clue, according to the release. To play, booklet holders are asked to use a crayon or pencil to
create a rubbing of the clue and find the next location. Once all eight stamp rubbings are collected, the code is cracked. The numbers can be used to open the locks on the Decode Douglas County Outdoors treasure chest -- inside is a prize, according to the release. Those who make it to this step will also be entered into the grand prize drawing.
The activity must be completed before Dec. 1. The program is open to both county residents and nonresidents. “Douglas County hopes this fun, interactive program helps citizens of all ages discover new parks, trails and open spaces right in their own backyards,” County Commissioner Lora Thomas said in the release.
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rchbishop Desmond Tutu, in the documentary film “I AM,” was asked how to change the world. “How do you eat an elephant?” he replied. “One bite at a time.” Behind the humor, FINANCIAL what Tutu meant STRATEGIES was that everything in life that seems daunting, overwhelming and even impossible can be accomplished gradually by taking on just a little at a time.¹ Many of us may feel that our current Patricia Kummer economic situation is also daunting and staying on track with our financial plans may seem impossible. Some have lost jobs, others took early retirement, investments are volatile, medical costs are rising; the list goes on and on. When our world changes and becomes unpredictable, we tend to shy
away from trying to plan in any way. Investors may feel whipsawed by a handful of stocks hitting all-time record highs, while so many other industries are struggling. It is also difficult to grasp what is going on in the economy when our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter decreased 32.9%.² Corporate earnings are also negative, however, 89% of companies that reported are 22.4% above estimates.³ We call this “less bad.” So maybe we are not drowning but certainly gasping for air. We can also be concerned about the political arena, a global recession and China. All of this reminds me of New York Times columnist and author Carl Richards, CFP®. His famous drawing of two spheres puts this into perspective. Picture two circles about four inches, each overlapping about one-half inch in the middle. In the circle on the left are, “Things That Matter.” In the circle on the right are, “Things You Can Control.” In the tiny part where they overlap are, “Things You
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I’m the one who is out of step. If everyone is doing it, it can’t be wrong, right? It does make me wonder how half the people on the road passed their driver’s test. (I guess we can all behave for 10 or 15 minutes.) Come ride with me: If we can get from here to Home Depot without witnessing 10 moving violations I’ll buy you a velocipede. Did you know it’s against the law to park on the wrong side of the street in a residential neighborhood? Some of my neighbors haven’t heard the news. If someone doesn’t know which side of the street to park on, maybe they shouldn’t be allowed to order Chinese. Or own a dish washer. I probably expect too much of people. You’re lucky I’m not governor. I’d make it illegal for anyone wearing perfume to get on an elevator. I’d make it illegal for anyone who wasn’t a baseball player to wear a baseball cap backwards. I’d make it illegal for anyone to say, “Me and her.” Each and every day in Colorado, there are over 3 million rear-end SEE SMITH, P13
Should Focus On.” There is your first bite of the elephant; a half-inch list of things that are important that you can actually impact. That’s where you start to plan. The rest is noise, or, on some days, mayhem. Richards states, “The amount of time we spend worrying seems to go up exponentially when we don’t have a plan.” So how do you plan during all of this uncertainty? One step at a time. It is important to stay focused on the goal, even if you have been derailed temporarily. Keeping your eye on the target can help you make better decisions along the way. One common mistake people make is looking for the quick fix or magic bullet. We advisors see investors searching for the “shiny object” instead of going back and working the financial plan. Chances are the things that appear to be too good to be true can oftentimes get you into more trouble than if you just stick to the plan. Let your advisor help you make the adjustments needed to address your short-term needs
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while still keeping on track for the end goal. You will feel less stress and gain confidence in your decisions, which can be something solid to lean on during times of uncertainty. You don’t need to fix everything at once — that could result in throwing darts at the wrong target. You will find that keeping your plan current helps you make progress, one solid step at a time. 1.Psychology Today; 2. Bureau of Economic Analysis; 3. FactSet Patricia Kummer has been a Certified Financial Planner and a fiduciary for over 30 years and is Managing Director for Mariner, LLC d/b/a Mariner Wealth Advisors, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser. Please visit www.marinerwealthadvisors.com for more information or refer to the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website (www. adviserinfo.sec.gov). Securities offered through MSEC, LLC, Member FINRA & SIPC, 5700 W. 112th Suite 500, Overland Park, KS 66211.
‘Nobody’s perfect’ is perfect to remember
ou may have had the perfect meal recently, accompanied by a perfect bottle of wine. Maybe you had a perfect tee shot, driving it dead center in the middle WINNING of the fairway. Or WORDS maybe you had the perfect start of your day with time spent reading, exercising, and a healthy breakfast. But have you ever met a perfect person? I don’t mean the perfect person for you; many have met Michael Norton their soulmate in life. And I don’t mean the perfect person to help you out when you needed it, like the perfect friend. What I am asking is, have you ever met a perfect person? A person who is perfect in every way. There is not a blemish to be found on them or in them. They are never wrong. They have never made a mistake. They have never had a bad day or created a bad experience for anyone. They practically walk on water. Oh, well there was that one perfect guy who walked on water. But since then, who? Like me, who is far from perfect,
I am sure you have met a few folks along the way who believe that they are perfect in every way. When they are wrong, it’s usually someone else’s fault. When they are right, they are really right. And they usually prefer to keep company with friends who they believe are less than perfect, just to maintain an air of superiority. Believe it or not, some of those perfect people who are without fault even judge the rest of us at times. Although you may feel like this column isn’t off to a typical “Winning Words” or positive attitude vibe found in previous columns, I assure you it is. You see, my hope is that I can take some of the pressure off of those of us who are less than perfect, reminding us that we do not have to be perfect, we can just be ourselves. People who love us will love us for our awesomeness, our mediocrity, and our faults. And they will love having perfect meals with us, helping us to finish off those perfect bottles of wine. An acclaimed author and speaker, Dr. Maryann Rosenthal, gave us some incredible advice when she said, “Strive for excellence and not perfection.” That was sound guidance, especially for those of us who are
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Darien Wilson won’t disappoint This November, we have an opportunity to elect a highly qualified candidate to the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners. Darien Wilson is a local small business owner who will prioritize science, data and facts to restore our economy and protect our community. If businesses are to thrive, they need to be able to stay open with safe conditions supported by county leadership. To protect our economic welfare, the BOCC should set the example and show how we can shop safely by wearing masks, keeping distant, and listening to local health officials, which raises the confidence of local consumers. Instead they have spent their time criticizing the judgment of experts because they don’t like the answers. Recently, Darien hosted a videoconference with a local pulmonologist who shared his experiences and insights with regard to the pandemic. Darien demonstrates that she will listen to experts and smart science to make good public policy that protects our lives and jobs. She won’t use politics to attack doctors and nurses working to save lives. Darien understands that economic prosperity and public health are inextricably linked. Her opponent is a career politician whose refusal to respect experts trying to protect
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striving so hard for perfection. This was an eye-opener for me because even though I have been far from perfect, I used to put a lot of pressure on myself to live up to that standard for myself and other people. And knowing that I was never going to walk on water, I chose to take her advice and strive for excellence instead of perfection. Striving for excellence doesn’t mean that we will be excellent. Striving for excellence means that we will do everything we can to be better at whatever it is we want to be better at. Being better to ourselves and our loved ones, being better at our work, better at staying fit, better at looking at the world around us and determining to be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem. And as we strive for excellence, sometimes we
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collisions caused by motorists following too closely, resulting in numerous injuries and deaths and millions of dollars in auto repairs and medical care. What difference does it make if I am exaggerating? No one will drive any differently because of something I say. And another thing. We all want to hear your music just as much as you do; so be sure to turn it up, and increase the bass. An automobile allows each and every one of us the freedom to move about this great country of ours as fast and inconsiderately and obnoxiously as possible. Those were Henry Ford’s sentiments to a “T.”
our neighbors and economy during this unprecedented crisis shows she prioritizes extreme politics at our expense. Darien doesn’t just pay lip service to the importance of fiscal responsibility and the difficulty of keeping small businesses profitable. She lives it and I trust her to make the right decisions as our next County Commissioner. Constance Ingram Highlands Ranch Shame on county commissioners On Aug. 6, our county commissioners published a letter commending our citizens for the low rate of hospitalizations for COVID-19. Not a word about the predominant reasons for our success: masks and social distancing. Four weeks before that, they published a letter saying they chose to “opt out” of the Tri-County Health Department mandate requiring face coverings when in public places. They also chose to terminate membership in Tri-County Health. Commissioner Laydon spoke of the fact that 75% of our people were voluntarily wearing masks, giving us low infection numbers, therefore it was not necessary to mandate that everyone wear one. Commissioner Thomas questioned the efficacy of the mask mandate. She believed trusting
citizens to continue doing what they do without a mandate is the best approach. So, they acknowledge masks are effective in slowing the virus spread. They acknowledge that it has given us remarkably favorable public health data. Where is the logic? If our numbers are so good with 75%, would they not be even better with 100%? Commissioner Thomas questions the efficacy. If not for masks and social separation, please tell us Commis-
sioner Thomas, why are our numbers so low. And finally, an overwhelming majority of us (75%) believe that masks are of value, yet our commissioners chose to act in favor of the minority. A minority who stand a greater risk of spreading the virus. Commissioners should act in the best interest of all citizens. Shame on you commissioners. Howard Montrose, Castle Rock
will achieve it, but if we fall short, we will have achieved more than we had ever hoped to achieve. If you do happen to have a perfect person in your life, never let them judge you. They have no idea the road you have traveled. But what you can do is strive for excellence in accepting who they are, and refusing to judge them in return. If they are important to you, strive for excellence in loving them. How about you? Are you striving for excellence knowing that by doing so it will elevate your performance? Are you wrestling with trying to be perfect? I really would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing. com, and when we can remember that “Nobody’s Perfect” it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.
Has this ever happened? You’re in the far right lane on the freeway. A car is entering from a ramp on the right of you. Driver doesn’t signal. Just comes on in. Harry and I see all of these expensive-looking vehicles and can’t believe that turn signals didn’t come standard. Of course, how can you signal if you’re on the phone? Or rearranging your eyelashes? Smacking your coffee? Cranking the stereo? Petting the dog? Reaching in your purse? Checking out the Global Positioning System? It’s a lost cause. I know that. I’m talking to myself. Common sense? She left town a long time ago — going 80 in a 55. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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t was Feb. 24 when Jason Justice and his four bandmates in Gumbo le Funque, a New Orleans-style funk group, believed they were each coming down with the flu. Their symptoms came on right during Mardi Gras season, the band’s busiest time of year, and for days, the group played long strings of gigs as their symptoms grew worse. Looking back on the events, Justice isn’t surprised that he and his bandmates soon learned they had COVID-19. But at the time, the news was unexpected — and the band had no way of knowing that the illness they were facing was just the beginning of a long struggle that Justice says is far from over. “The whole bottom fell out of the industry,” said Justice, the band’s lead singer and saxophone player. He listed the major hurdles the band has faced: The two-and-a-half-months shutdown in which local musicians weren’t playing at all; the many venues that have stayed closed throughout the summer; and an ongoing Denver County order requiring performers to wear masks, preventing those who play brass or wind instruments from performing in Denver. Now, there are only two places Justice has been performing in the area, he said. In August, he’ll play two gigs and in September, three — less than a third of the number of gigs he played over the same two months in 2019. Across the board, bands are facing a different extent of what Justice calls a disaster, based on the band’s following, whether it’s a local, regional or national act and other factors. But regardless of how deeply musicians have been affected by COVID-19, Denver artists agree: No one’s made it unscathed, making every show a blessing. “By the time March rolled around, we had to cancel three months’ worth of shows,” said Amy Brophy, bassist in rock, blues and alternative band Riverside Drive. “Even now, 90% of our venues are able to pay what they did last summer. It’s been a big step back for a band trying to gain momentum, but we’re so grateful these venues are having live music at all.” Despite the discouraging nature of the challenges local musicians have faced over the past five months, those challenges made it all the more rewarding this summer, when musicians have been able to return to the stage. As he considers the hurdles, Justice remembers a night a couple of months ago, when he and a fellow musician played their first gig since Feb. 29. “For the two of us to be able to play music together, it was really incredible. Music is the reason I get up in the morning and put my horn together and keep practicing, keep writing,” he said. “There are gigs coming back, but it’s been a wild ride.” The state of live music now Not all venues in the Denver area that previously had live music have
Band members of Riverside Drive, drummer Sean Hartel, bassist Amy Brophy and guitar player Daniel Brophy, at a gig at Morrison Holiday Bar at the end of June 2020. COURTESY OF AMY BROPHY brought that element back, or even reopened at all. Justice said several of his regular venues have told him that, due to the cost of opening at limited capacity, they plan to keep their doors shut until March or April of 2021. However, the state of Colorado does have guidelines, last updated in June, for those who choose to reinstate live music. The guidelines require that patrons are seated 25 feet or further from performers. Working within these guidelines hasn’t been possible for every area venue. But for some, like Blue Spruce Brewing Company, bringing back live music has been both possible and a priority in recent months. The brewery, which has locations at 4151 E. County Line Road in Centennial and 10577 W. Centennial Road in Littleton, held its first show since the pandemic on July 4 and has been inviting more musicians to play since then. “Even from last year, we doubled our sales (made during live shows) just because people are dying to experience live music,” said co-owner Theresa Kane. In the Littleton location specifically, the brewery holds weekly shows on Thursday nights on its patio, which it expanded to accommodate social distancing through a county variance. During shows, guests fill the patio and some bring lawn chairs and listen to musicians while staying six feet apart in the parking lot, Kane said. “They’re excited to get out of the house and be able to do something different that’s not in their house or just eating at a restaurant,” she said. “We’ve been known for our music and since we could bring it back, we did.” As they navigate the new normal for live music, venues have tried a variety of new tactics. For instance, Herman’s Hideaway at 1578 S. Broadway in Denver has taken a slow approach to reintroducing shows, has asked musicians to bring their own microphones and even had one singer stand behind a Plexiglas barrier during a
performance, said talent buyer Chris Thomas. “We’re a little bit more on the cautious side,” he said. “It’s not business as usual. But the community in general has had a desire to make it work, and I’m optimistic.” Just as much as the teams at Herman’s Hideaway and Blue Spruce Brewing wanted to restore a part of normal life for guests, they also reinstated the music for the benefit of local musicians. “The musicians I have brought back are so excited to be able to play and they’re very grateful,” Kane said. Local restaurants’ and bars’ commitment to hiring musicians when they can has made all the difference for many of the acts in the area, including Twenty Hands High, a country and southern rock band that plays in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and other regional states. The two-and-a-half months that CW Wooten, guitar player and singer in the band, couldn’t play any gigs, “it was like sliding into a complete halt,” he said. “It was awful to be cut off from your fans and even your bandmates.” About $25,000 worth of gigs were canceled for Wooten, including shows as far in advance as September. That said, since the summer began, things have been looking up for the musician and his fairly well-known band, which has tens of thousands of followers on Facebook. In July and August 2019, Wooten played 32 gigs; in July and August 2020, he’ll play 29. Not all venues can pay their typical rates, he added, but many are trying their best to do so. “We did 150 shows last year, and we’re on track do more than 100 shows this year,” Wooten said. “Outdoor venues are probably the biggest thing keeping live music going right now because you have a little more leeway with the restrictions.” Considering that, Wooten said it’s important for musicians that the rate of COVID’s spread declines before the
WHERE TO FIND LIVE MUSIC The following is a list of some venues in and around Denver that currently offer live music on a regular basis: Jake’s Roadhouse, 5980 Lamar St., Arvada Rockabillies Bar and Grill, 12363 W. 64th Ave., Arvada Colorado Cork & Keg, 971 Park St., Castle Rock Blue Spruce Brewing Company, 4151 E County Line Road, Centennial Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver Herman’s Hideaway, 1578 South Broadway, Denver Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver In the Zone, 15600 W. 44th Ave., Golden The Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden The Rusty Bucket Bar and Grill, 3355 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood Fraco’s Bar, 5302 South Federal Circle, Littleton Lincoln Station Coffee/Pizza/Music, 9360 Station St., Lone Tree @ Cheers, 11964 Washington St., Northglenn Tailgate Tavern & Grill, 19552 E. Main St., Parker Takoda Tavern, 12365 Pine Bluffs Way, Parker Hoffbrau Colorado, 9110 Wadsworth Pkwy, Westminster winter months, when outdoor venues will no longer be an option. He remains optimistic, adding how grateful he’s been for venues’ support and his fans’ support — even some higher-risk fans have found ways to listen to outdoor shows by setting up in nearby parks, away from crowds, he said. Similarly to Wooten, Brophy said she hopes the industry could rebound — she just doesn’t know when. “I think a lot of people will retain that fear, but my hope is that we will return to normal because we have to move forward,” she said. “That our fans are going to get out there and weather the storm, that’s the hope and the dream that most musicians are holding onto.”
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spen Grove Shopping Center in Littleton has made a point of being dog-friendly, and with that comes a furry host. After a photo contest drew 300 entries, a little guy who has had a tough SONYA’S life was chosen. SAMPLER Gumby was found living on the streets in Los Angeles — so injured he lost a jaw and all his teeth. Fortunately, a young woman adopted him and he’s a joyful companion, we are told. He and his human companion Sonya Ellingboe will join other pups and their people at Aspen Grove’s new Picnic Park, located near the grassy knoll by the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Purchase food at any Aspen Grove restaurant and bring it to the new picnic tables. South Platte River Trail walkers are also welcome. Aspen Grove Shopping Center is at 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive. Art from afar “Vibrant Bounty” is the title of an exhibit at the Littleton Museum through Oct. 17. It comes from China’s Shaanxi Province, one of the cradles of civilization, and includes toys, children’s clothing, prints and household items. Museum hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. 303-795-3950. Painting classes Castle Rock watercolorist Cindy Welch is offering online watercolor classes, which started Aug. 18.
Water lilies Register with Hudson Gardens and they will notify you when a water lily is about to bloom, so you can go watch a “performance.” 6115 S. Santa Fe Drive, Littleton. Also available: fitness classes, yoga. Entrance is free. Donations are welcome. See hudsongardens.org. Fall outing The Jackson Hole Wyoming Fall Arts Festival is going to be held Sept. 9-20 with special events including the Quick Draw and Auction on Sept. 19, when artists will create masterpieces in 90 minutes from 8-9:30 a.m. and auction them at 10:30. Western Visions Jewelry Show Takin’ It To the Streets and Sunday Art Brunch are happening ... This year’s fall festival poster is by Thomas Blackshear. Information: jacksonholechamber.com.
Gumby, a rescue dog who survived a rough stretch on the streets of Los Angeles, is the winner of the Aspen Grove Shopping Center dog photo contest. PHOTO BY KARI GEHA/COURTESY OF ASPEN GROVE SHOPPING CENTER
Classes are offered as a live Zoom meeting at 2 p.m. and recorded so a student can download and watch at a convenient time later via a link from Welch. The last class will be a live critique session. Welch’s work is exhibited at Rhyolite Gallery, 505 Second St. in downtown Castle Rock. Visit CindyWelchArtist.com for class information and a view of her work.
Kirkland Museum The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Arts at 1201 Bannock St., Denver, is now open again to the public. It currently has 4,400 works on exhibit, from a collection of more than 30,000. Items are exhibited salon style, in settings with furniture, china and other objects enhanced by paintings on the walls. Timed tickets
Arvada Center Arvada Center announces a return to programming on Feb. 26 with “Small Mouth Sounds” Feb. 26 to May 2, 2021. Originally scheduled for spring 2020, when the whole world closed down. No word yet on any holiday events ... see arvadacenter. org. Denver Art Museum Denver Art Museum’s “Norman Rockwell: Imagining Freedom” retrospective exhibit runs through Sept. 7, with its many warm insights into his American scene. By appointment — reserve in advance. Timed tickets. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; denverartmuseum.org. 720-913-0130.
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Design and Build Competition looks for proposals that could take shape
BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
For many years, the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood has held a Design and Build Competition. At first, it was aimed at younger students in the area, but it has lately been redirected to collegiate level architects and designers.
“Occhiolism,” the winning entry in the Museum of Outdoor Arts Design and Build Competition, is proposed as a home in the Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona. COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF OUTDOOR ARTS “The spirit of Design and Build has always been to solve problems and create through collaboration,” the
museum wrote in its competition brief for 2020. “All proposals must include narrative about how collaboration
would be utilized in realizing the design. (i.e. fabricators, engineers and architects must work together to realize any design.)” First, second and third prizes are awarded ($5,000, $2,500, $1,000). “Someday, I hope we can build one of these,” project director Tim Vacca said of the Design and Build projects. The initial call for artists stated the rules and a number of entries were received with accompanying narrative. It stated site options and requested a design for “Art as Sanctuary.”
Possible locations included: Wooded, Deciduous Forest; Coastal Bluff; Low Desert; Tropical Rainforest ... Winners were a pair of students from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro — Isaac Bodhi Backhaus and Katherine Tardif — and their project, “Occhiolism,” is proposed for a location about 10 miles west of the tiny community of Why in the scorching hot Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona. (Tardif is now enrolled in CU’s School of Architecture for a master’s degree.)
Douglas County sponsors election-themed art contest BY MICHAEL KARLIK COLORADO POLITICS
The Douglas County Clerk and Recorder’s office is holding an electionyear graphic design contest for school children, with submissions due by Sept. 18. “The Elections Division of the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder’s Office invites local youth to explore and express what America and our
democratic process mean to them through art,” the county wrote in its announcement. There are four separate themes based on the ages of the entrants. For kindergarten through third grade, the task is to illustrate landscapes or places with “America the Beautiful.” Grades four through six are asked to answer the question “What does America mean to you?” through the theme of “My American Dream.”
Grades seven and eight will explore what it means to be a good citizen with “Citizenship in My Community.” Finally, high school students will illustrate “My Vote, My Voice,” a reference to the importance of voting rights. Graphic design entries must be between 8-by-10 inches and 18-by-24 inches. Judges will designate first, second and third place entries in each category. The Douglas County and school district offices will display the
artwork. The Elections Division will announce the winners on Oct. 5. The first day for county clerks to mail ballots to Colorado voters is Oct. 9. For more information, visit tinyurl. com/DougcoArtContest. This story is from Colorado Politics, a statewide political and public policy news journal. Used by permission. For more, visit coloradopolitics.com.
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responsibility of our own backyard.” Steve and Carol Sorensen founded the Lone Tree Sustainability Team last year, setting out to form a committee geared toward promoting long-term solutions to environmental needs of the young city. Volunteers at the Aug. 15 trash cleanup started at Fairways Park but had no requirement for where to go or how many bags to fill. The Sorensens asked them to take photos of whatever “loot” they ended up with. “If you never start, you’ll never make a change,” Steve Sorensen said. “It’s not that we have to organize this at any given moment. You can go out with a trash bag. Take the initiative.” The Sorensens were encouraged by the turnout, after what they described as an “informal” communication about the event through local social media channels. “It’s the start. Maybe next time they can bring a friend or two and then they can bring a friend or two,” Carol Sorensen said. “There’s this pent-up demand to connect with people right now, given what we’ve been through. This is an opportunity to be part of the community.”
Carol Sorensen, cofounder of the Lone Tree Sustainability Team, sheathes her trash picker in an empty field north of the Lone Tree Medical Plaza along Yosemite Street Aug. 15. P
Steven Sorensen, cofounder of the Lone Tree Sustainability Team, picks a piece of plastic out of the weeds in a ditch near Yosemite Street Aug. 15. PHOTOS BY NICK PUCKETT
Steve Sorensen stands in an empty lot near the Lone Tree Medical Plaza on Yosemite Street Aug. 15. Carol Sorensen looks for trash in the background.
Steve Sorensen, in black, searches for trash in a lot near Yosemite Street and Heritage Hills Boulevard in Lone Tree Aug. 15. Other trash-seekers take a break on the opposite side of the street. Sorensen and his wife, Carol, are the founders of the Lone Tree Sustainability Team, a new group initially focused on promoting sustainable practices within the city. The COVID pandemic has forced the group to adapt and try simpler means of improving the health of their community. The Sorensens organized the trash pickup near the Fairways and Enclave subdivisions at the heart of the city.
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“Knowing the varied nature of employers (and) self-funded plans, it is likely that their approach to these situations is also varied,” Plymell said. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act — passed by Congress in mid-March and amended by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act — health care coverage must generally provide COVID-19 testing and the health care office visits that ultimately result in a test, without any cost-sharing. That’s a term that means the costs consumers pay out of their own pockets, including deductibles, copayments and coinsurance. The federal June 23 guidance says both insured and self-insured group health plans are required to comply with those requirements. Testing for workplaces, pandemic data That federal guidance says the requirements don’t apply for testing for employment purposes or testing as part of certain public health datagathering about the pandemic. “Clinical decisions about testing are made by the individual’s attending health-care provider and may include testing of individuals with signs or symptoms compatible with COVID-19, as well as (individuals without symptoms) with known or suspected recent exposure” to the coronavirus, the federal guidance says. It adds: “Testing conducted to screen for general workplace health and safety, such as employee ‘return to work’ programs,” or for public health surveillance for the coronavirus, “is
beyond the scope” of the law. Congressional Democrats — Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey, Robert Scott of Virginia and Richard Neal of Massachusetts, and Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Ron Wyden of Oregon — took issue with that interpretation. “We find the administration’s revised guidance deeply concerning as it appears to be a change that is without basis in the plain language of the statute,” the lawmakers wrote in the July 7 letter. They added: “Widespread testing must be in place to detect and stop the spread of COVID-19, and ensuring safety in the workplace is critical.” As of Aug. 6, the Colorado Division of Insurance didn’t know if some private insurers stopped fully covering all consumer costs for testing required by a workplace or for public health surveillance purposes, Plymell said. The rub over public health datagathering may be moot in Colorado, according to the state public-health department. “We do several different types of surveillance testing to understand the burden of disease in Colorado — none of those samples are billed to private insurance,” the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in a statement. “The costs of analysis are captured by public health funding for public health surveillance programs. For example, we take a systematic sample of specimens that test negative for influenza and test them for COVID at the state lab.” When testing is covered The Colorado Division of Insurance estimates that one-third of Coloradans’ health insurance plans are ones the division regulates; one-third are self-funded plans that the division doesn’t regulate; and one-third
are public plans, such as Medicaid, Medicare and those of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to Plymell. People with any kind of private health insurance should have free access to the COVID-19 test — along with health care provider visits associated with getting the test — with no co-pays, deductibles or co-insurance charged, according to the state insurance division. Under the division’s emergency regulation, that’s true not only if a doctor recommends a test but also if a person feels they have symptoms and they need to get tested, Plymell said. And if a person is asymptomatic but is told by their health care provider that it is medically appropriate to be tested anyway, the test and visit should be covered with no cost-sharing. “Being exposed to COVID-19 or believing one had been exposed would be the likely scenario why a provider would deem a test medically appropriate if the person was asymptomatic,” Plymell said. Other reasons would likely be on a case-by-case basis. But Coloradans likely wouldn’t be covered without cost-sharing “if someone is asymptomatic and they think it would just be a good idea to get a test,” Plymell said. Coloradans should check with their health care provider to be sure of costs. Medicare, Medicaid, VA For Coloradans with Medicare, all of the costs are covered if a doctor orders a COVID-19 test, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Under Colorado’s Medicaid program — Health First Colorado — and the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), all
the costs of testing and the doctors’ visits associated with getting tested are covered, according to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. Tests for Medicare and Medicaid members must be ordered by the member’s doctor or other health care provider, said Marc Williams, spokesman for the department. “Medicaid will cover the test at 100% provided the patient is enrolled in Medicaid and the provider is also a Medicaid-enrolled provider,” Williams said. Medicaid members can locate enrolled providers through the “find a provider” page at healthfirstcolorado. com/find-doctors, according to Williams. The Veterans Affairs website says testing is based on many factors, including the severity of symptoms, other existing illnesses or conditions, possible exposure and other criteria. VA health facilities have been testing veterans who meet the testing criteria provided by the federal Centers for Disease Control, the site says. There’s no charge for testing, according to the VA. For the uninsured A government program to reimburse health care providers and facilities for testing and treatment of COVID-19 for uninsured individuals provides funds to eligible providers, said Scott Kodish, a spokesman for the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. Health care providers can request reimbursement and will be reimbursed generally at Medicare rates, subject to available funding, Kodish has said. SEE TESTING, P31
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said agency Executive Director Dr. John Douglas, who also confirmed that talks with county officials are underway. “It’s not clear whether or not what would make Douglas County comfortable will work for the other counties,” Douglas said in an interview. “The other counties have to be convinced that whatever change might be proposed would work for them.” Douglas County announced July 9 that it would be splitting from TriCounty Health Department, a day after the agency’s board voted to approve an order requiring the wearing of masks in public in Douglas, Arapahoe and Adams counties. At the time, commissioners cited objections to the mask order being imposed by a non-elected health board. At a July 14 county meeting, Commissioner Abe Laydon complained about “a mandate which could fine or criminalize” people not wearing masks, although he also said he supported the voluntary use of masks. But in last week’s interview, Thomas said the county’s move “has nothing to do with masks. The decision for the county to withdraw from TriCounty Health was based on our need for governance and policy making autonomy.” ‘A mandate would be useful’ Commissioners voted to leave Tri-County at a work session, not a regularly scheduled board meeting. The meeting was posted 24 hours in advance and, like all work sessions, was not recorded. No minutes or sum-
The three Douglas County commissioners speaking at a chamber of commerce breakfast earlier this year. mary were taken and no members of the media were present, according to a spokesperson. Thomas said that the commissioners decided to split from Tri-County because the agency’s board of health went against recommendations from Douglas, the TCHD chief, about the need for a mask order in the county. But in an interview, Douglas responded that the board did not go against his advice. “I’ve tried to explain to Douglas County the inaccuracy of that,” he said. “The accurate version of events is that I thought a (mask) mandate would be useful in all three of our
counties ... but that the mandate could be differently framed based on the incidence rate in each of our three counties.” Thomas said that Douglas did not believe the county needed a mask order, but Douglas clarified that while he thought the order would be helpful, he thought it should be carried out differently so that elected county officials felt more in control of the decision. “I didn’t think that (Douglas County didn’t need a mask order.) I didn’t mean to communicate that. I don’t think I did communicate that,” Douglas said. “I do believe when the governor issued his mandate, everybody
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER
benefited, including Douglas County.” After Tri-County Health announced its mask order, Gov. Jared Polis imposed a 30-day statewide mask-wearing requirement applying to indoor settings. Last week he extended that order another 30 days. While the county negotiates with Tri-County, the health department will still provide its citizens with health services, Thomas and Douglas said. Those services will be available from Tri-County until at least July 11, 2021, based on the county’s withdrawal letter. SEE TALKS, P20
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No timeline has been outlined for when a decision will be made regarding Douglas County’s future public health services. “I don’t think the timeline is as critical as getting a good outcome,” Thomas said when asked about specific timing. Discussions of the future When the county attorney’s withdrawal letter was first submitted to Tri-County, Douglas said he believes that most people took it “at face value.” Based on the state statute cited in the letter, the county was required to give a full year’s notice and then either form their own health department or join a different department. “The assumption (was) that they would have been planning to create their own health department because they’re required to have a health department by statute,” Douglas said. But before long, he said, county officials reached out to discuss a possible compromise, which would allow them to stay within the health department. “Within a week or two after that, there began to be discussions of what the future could look like,” Douglas said. But in last week’s interview, Thomas implied that the letter informing TriCounty of the county’s plan to leave did not necessarily mean the commissioners actually intended to do so. “That was part of a statutory requirement that we needed to make. So we followed the law,” she said. “But what’s important is the outcome. And we are working to make sure that
Tri-County Health Department is based in Greenwood Village. The health department serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER outcome works well for (the health department and its three member counties).” When asked if the intention of the letter was to gain leverage in negotiations, Thomas did not answer the question directly but said: “Everybody has opportunities to win through this discussion.” Soon after the separation decision was announced, the county held an open meeting to allow citizens to comment on the decision. All who spoke voiced opposition to the decision. “I do not support the Douglas County commissioner’s clearly partisan, political decision to sever ties with the Tri-County Health Department” and the decision to opt out of the mask order, said one speaker, Brian Clarke of Highlands Ranch. Two Democratic candidates for county commissioner in November’s election have also criticized aspects of the Republican incumbents’ Tri-County pullout plan, saying that forming
‘Not impossible’ While no official steps appear to have been taken to form a new health department, commissioners won’t officially rule out that possibility. When asked if that option is still on the table, Thomas said: “Right now we’re really focusing our efforts on these discussions with the counties and Tri-County to see if we can find a resolution now that works well for everybody.” If the county does decide to move forward with a new health department, there are multiple steps that will need to be taken before the relationship with Tri-County is severed in 11 months, said Glen Mays, a professor and chair of the Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy in Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “There’s a lot of work that needs to occur,” he said. “A year strikes me as an aggressive, ambitious timeline. But not impossible.” The county would need to decide how the health department would operate, what services it will offer, how its data analytics infrastructure would be set up, define a funding mechanism and hire a full staff, all in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, Mays said. “The thing about standing up a new health department in a surge capacity, it’s got to pose some unique challenges,” he said. “We’re also in an economic recession where state and local revenues have really tanked and are not projected to recover very quickly.” If the county wasn’t able to complete
all these tasks in the next 11 months, the risk is that the county could be without essential services during the pandemic, Mays said. The most recently formed health department in the state is Silver Thread Public Health District, which serves Hinsdale and Mineral counties in the southwest part of the state. It was created in 2016. That district took two full years to get off the ground, said Tara Hardy, the district’s public health director. “We ran into some glitches,” she said about the process. Many of these speed bumps were around how the health department would operate and be funded and required months of discussions and negotiations, she said. Douglas County also considered creating its own health department in 2004, when then-commissioners created a committee to study the feasibility of the option. That study recommended that the county not leave Tri-County, according to the document acquired by Colorado Community Media through a public records request. “There are economies of scale associated with belonging to a multicounty health department,” according to the study. “We would not be able to keep the per-capita cost as low if we had our own health department.” The study also found that a Douglas County-only health department likely wouldn’t respond as quickly or as well as Tri-County to a large-scale public health emergency or infectious disease outbreak, according to the document. While the study recommended that the county conduct similar studies periodically, no future studies exist, according to a county spokesperson.
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Coronavirus changes world of sports recruiting Adjustments needed because of shifting schedules for high school sports BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Coronavirus has impacted Colorado sports — high school, college and professional — and the future is also uncertain. Recruiting of high school athletes has to be adjusted since the Colorado High School Activities Association divided its sports into four seven-week seasons, with traditional fall sports of football, boys soccer, gymnastics and field hockey being moved to spring. College coaches are challenged and have had to go online to virtual visit with potential. High school athletes have to be diligent about sending films to colleges. Boys golf, boys tennis, softball and cross country are currently being played in what is called Season A in the latest CHSAA release. Season B will run from early January to March and includes basketball, girls swimming, spirit and wrestling. Season C will be contested between March 1 and May with boys soccer, unified bowling, girls volleyball, football, baseball, girls golf, girls soccer and boys and girls
lacrosse being played. Baseball, girls golf, lacrosse, girls soccer and track and field will be held in Season D from late April to late June. Doug Nisenson, football coach at ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch, says the NCAA needs to alter the national signing dates after the football season was moved. The early signing date for Division I football is currently on Dec. 16, 2020 with the regular signing period on Feb. 2, 2021. Division I men’s basketball signing period ends May 19, 2010 and all other sports on Aug. 1, 2021. “Right now our coaches are waiting to hear what the NCAA changes are going to be,” said Nisenson. “If the NCAA doesn’t move signing day we’re going to play our season after signing day. “It is obviously going to impact recruiting from the standpoint if colleges are potentially interested in a kid and we want to see his senior films, unless they are interested enough that we aren’t going to get senior film and offer him then there’s the high probability they are going to miss out on that.” The recruiting impact will be felt more by the mid-level players rather that the highly regarded prospects. “Obviously if you are kid that is hoping to get a little scholarship money to go to a smaller school and SEE RECRUITING, P22
ThunderRidge football coach Doug Nisenson says the NCAA needs to alter the national signing dates after Colorado’s high school football season was moved to spring. COURTESY PHOTO
On ‘trishaw’ rides, seniors find freedom from isolation Cycling Without Age offers elderly break from boredom, wind in their hair BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Like many senior-community residents in the age of COVID-19, Bonnie Douglas endures a lot of boredom and loneliness. With seniors at heightened risk from the novel coronavirus, senior facilities have curtailed social activities, restricted visitors and canceled communal meals. But thanks to a growing group of volunteers and an odd-looking bicycle, Douglas, 80, is one of many Littletonarea seniors finding joy and respite out on the city’s trails. As often as she can, Douglas signs up for bike rides through Cycling Without Age. The group, founded in Denmark in 2012, takes seniors on rides aboard “trishaws” -- specialized bikes with a love seat-like bench on the front, powered by a rider assisted by an electric motor. Douglas said she loves gliding along the Mary Carter Greenway, often guided by former Littleton Mayor Phil Cernanec, who was instrumental in starting the Littleton chapter and now enjoys sharing his love of bicycling and knowledge of the city with riders. “I physically can’t bike anymore, and I didn’t realize how much I missed it,” said Douglas as she finished a
Former Littleton Mayor Phil Cernanec, left, gives Bonnie Douglas a “trishaw” ride through Hudson Gardens on July 28. Cernanec helped found Littleton’s chapter of Cycling Without Age, which takes seniors on rides around town. DAVID GILBERT
GO FOR A RIDE Cycling Without Age’s Littleton chapter offers rides to seniors for no charge. The chapter’s coverage area is within a five-mile radius from Littleton city limits, but riders must meet pilots near the Mary Carter Greenway trail. Rides are held Monday through Friday and are roughly two hours long. CWA Littleton is also looking for more volunteer pilots. Pilots undergo three to five hours of training. The group is also seeking donations to buy another trishaw, which will cost at least $10,000. More information on how to arrange rides, volunteer as a pilot or donate is at CWALittleton.com. mid-ride ice cream cone from Nixon’s coffee shop along the trail on July 28. “It’s so refreshing being out in God’s world.” Life in a senior home can be dull during the pandemic, she said. “I spend so much time in my room,” she said. “For a while you can find things to do -- puzzles, playing on the computer, Bible study -- but it’s hard. We’re all feeling that loneliness. But when I’m out on the trishaw, I feel like I’m queen for a day.” On recent rides, Douglas said she’s spotted deer, snowy egrets and a bald eagle. On her 80th birthday, her volunteer “pilot” enlisted people along the trail to sing “Happy Birthday” to her. “It’s been such a blessing,” she said. A half-dozen of Douglas’ fellow Riverpointe Senior Living residents all used the same word to describe
trishaw rides: Freedom. “It’s a chance for some fresh air,” said Ruby Schumacher, 92. “I get to feel the wind in my hair,” said Marion Purdy, 83. “It’s so pleasant gliding along beneath the green leaves,” said Merlin Logan, 89. Cycling Without Age is a godsend in a challenging time, said Ashley Simmons, Riverpointe’s resident services director. Simmons and her staff are doing their best to keep life lively during the pandemic, but restrictions can feel stifling. “We’ve been dealing with fear and isolation,” Simmons said. “This is a great, safe way for residents to get out and explore.” The stimulation of trishaw rides is excellent for alleviating the mental health impacts of lockdowns, said Barb Lotze, the president of CWA’s Littleton chapter, and director of busi-
ness development for Visiting Angels, a senior services provider. “We’re seeing a lot of depression, especially among those with dementia,” Lotze said. “These rides are so important. There’s no end in sight to the coronavirus, and this is the least we can do to help.” Lotze helped line up private donors to order the trishaw from Denmark, at a cost of $10,000. The group held its first rides last November, then took a hiatus through the winter. But when the pandemic hit in March, the program’s popularity exploded. For Cernanec, the former mayor who now volunteers as a trishaw pilot, CWA is part of a lifelong commitment to helping the elderly live full lives. “Life isn’t just about living a long time, it’s also about how you’re living,” said Cernanec, who has sat for years on the board of the Area Agency on Aging.
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Club football fall league proposed Idea follows CHSAA decision to postpone prep play until spring BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
After the announcement that the Colorado High School Activities Association would not play football this fall, there is a move to initiate a club fall football league for high school players. “We’re trying to figure out how to get people involved and get them to the next level,” said Matt Frederic, a parent of a football player at Heritage High School in Littleton. “People were frustrated when they got the news (CHSAA announcement) because it has really put a lot of kids in a bad situation.” Several schools have been contacted, including Fairview, Cherry Creek, Arapahoe, Heritage, Mountain Vista, ThunderRidge, Highlands Ranch, Rock Canyon, Valor Christian, Pomona, Columbine, Chatfield and Grandview. “There are a number of teams we have contacted,” said Frederic. “Some were curious and said now is
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play DII football or get an academic scholarship and play DIII football, if you didn’t have tape as a junior that’s going to be really difficult unless the signing date is moved and coaches are given that time to evaluate, watch tape, go to games and do all the things that they would normally do,” said Nisenson. Doug Schafer, girls volleyball coach at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, said colleges and players have to make adjustments without camps hosted by colleges and
the time. Some backed off. They were more worried about their kids playing football.” Fields, insurance and officials have been lined up and the teams would follow CHSAA rules for the games. The biggest problem is determining whether schools would allow players to use equipment and helmets. “The problem is can we find enough players and equipment for it to work,” added Frederick. Frederick said the goal would be to have 10 teams, start play in September and “let kids play and let kids that want to play at the next level have more game films.” “It is easier said than done,” he continued. “It comes down to people talk a good game, then we say: `OK, the time is here, what do we have?’ They wait a little bit and bend a little bit. Most of us that are doing this don’t believe there will be a spring football league. I believe kids have the right to play football, the right to play soccer or whatever sport it is.” So club football still has to be considered a long shot. “Most coaches are for it,” said Frederic. “It all depends on if schools will allow them to use their equipment. Equipment could be a game breaker for sure.”
national tournaments which attract many recruiters. “The colleges have to make adjustments by having to rely more on tape,” he said. “The players have to adjust by being more specific with their tape and having it be a little more important and also do the best they can to be seen in the spring when there are going to be some national tournaments.” Arapahoe boys and girls soccer coach Mark Hampshire termed the whole situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic as “frustrating, disappointing and sad.” “Not being able to play high school sports in a timely matter will have an impact,” he continued.
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911 Board Coordinator 7,110.75 911 Data Specialist 4,563.40 ACA Program Manager 4,936.17 Accountant II 5,338.53 Accountant II 4,738.40 Accountant II 4,036.50 Accounting Clerk II 3,751.88 Accounting Clerk II 4,475.25 Accounting Clerk II 3,749.29 Accounting Clerk II 3,512.52 Accounting Specialist 4,974.29 Admin Support Specialist 3,416.00 Admin Support Specialist 4,247.36 Admin Support Specialist 3,918.75 Administrative Assistant 5,532.08 Administrative Assistant 4,445.39 Administrative Assistant 4,434.07 Administrative Assistant 4,401.34 Administrative Assistant 4,588.50 Administrative Assistant 5,340.06 Administrative Assistant 5,774.90 Administrative Secretary 4,485.08 Administrative Secretary 4,542.01 Administrative Secretary 4,434.89 Administrative Secretary 4,215.30 Administrative Secretary 4,542.01 Administrative Secretary 4,084.11 Administrative Secretary 4,262.00 Administrative Secretary 4,290.25 Administrative Specialist 4,831.21 Administrative Specialist 4,466.97 Administrative Specialist 4,766.95 Administrative Specialist 4,025.74 Adult Services Program Manager 8,214.58 Appeals Administrator 7,101.82 Applications Specialist 7,905.68 Applications Specialist 7,905.68 Applications Support Specialist 7,177.47 Appraisal Solutions Administrator 6,839.24 Appraiser I 4,284.90 Appraiser I 4,053.75 Appraiser I 3,881.25 Appraiser I 4,271.84 Appraiser I 4,605.87 Appraiser II 4,954.42 Appraiser II 4,750.00 Appraiser II 4,950.00 Appraiser II 5,183.22 Appraiser II 4,750.00 Appraiser II 4,830.00 Appraiser III 6,382.50 Appraiser III 5,908.13 Appraiser III 6,534.65 Appraiser III 6,253.13 Appraiser III 5,994.38 Appraiser IV 7,331.25 Apprentice Appraiser 3,120.00 Apprentice Appraiser 3,708.33 Assessment Administrator 7,676.25 Assessment Technician I 2,156.50 Assessment Technician I 3,883.19 Assessment Technician I 3,881.25 Assessment Technician I 4,083.31 Assessment Technician II 4,926.39 Assessment Technician II 4,475.31 Assessor Analyst II 7,417.50 Asset & Inventory Manager 7,333.33 Asset Management Technician 5,388.30 Assistant County Attorney 7,488.05 Assistant Dir, Comm & Resource Svc 10,507.45 Assistant Director PW Engineering 12,666.01 Assistant Director, OSNR 7,563.95 Assistant Director, Planning Service 10,556.05 Assistant Supervisor Resid. Appraisal 6,253.49 Assistant Supervisor, Concrete 6,311.43 Assistant Supervisor, District 7,541.89 Assistant Supervisor, District 6,927.42 Assistant Supervisor, District 6,598.30 Assistant Supervisor, District 7,014.80 Assistant Supervisor, District 6,454.86 Assistant Supervisor, District 7,431.27 Assistant Supervisor, District 7,067.06 Assistant Supervisor, District 6,263.65 Assistant Supervisor, Drainage 8,094.82 Assistant Supervisor, JC Facilities 8,078.86 Assistant Supervisor, Mechanic 5,285.49 Assistant Supervisor, Mechanic 5,235.03 Assistant Supervisor, Mechanic 5,447.24 Assistant Supervisor, Signal 7,276.25 Assistant Supervisor, Traffic 6,593.38 Assistant.Dir,Pks,Trails,Bldg Grnds 11,132.81 Associate Analyst 4,910.50 Bankruptcy & Tax Technician 4,057.63 Benefits Specialist 5,094.54 Building Contractor Licensing Specialist 4,550.28 Budget Analyst II 7,276.08 Building Inspector I 5,266.39 Building Inspector II 5,871.58 Building Inspector II 5,792.65 Building Inspector III 7,146.05 Building Inspector III 6,547.01 Building Inspector III 7,437.03 Building Inspector III 7,258.42 Building Inspector III 6,408.81 Building Maintenance Technician 3,708.00 Building Maintenance Technician 3,903.76 Building Maintenance Technician 3,635.40 Building Maintenance Worker 3,630.41
Building Maintenance Worker Building Maintenance Worker Building Support Technician Building Support Technician Building Support Technician Business Analyst II Business Resource Technician CALEA Program Manager Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Case Services Technician Caseworker A - Screener Caseworker A - Screener Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Caseworker B Cashier Central Receiving/Mail Clerk Central Receiving/Mail Clerk Chief Building Official Chief Deputy Chief Deputy Chief Deputy Chief Deputy Assessor Chief Deputy C&R Chief Deputy Coroner Chief Deputy Treasurer Chief Information Officer Chief Planner Chief Planner Chief Planner Chief Technology Officer Civil/Warrant Specialist Civil/Warrant Specialist Civil/Warrant Specialist CJRA Support Specialist CJRA Support Specialist CJS Officer I CJS Officer I CJS Officer I CJS Officer II CJS Officer II CJS Officer II CJS Officer II CJS Officer II CJS Officer II CJS Specialist CJS Specialist CJS Specialist Clerk I Clerk I Clerk I Clerk III Clerk III Clerk III Clerk III Clerk III Clerk III CO Works Assessment Specialist Collaboration Mgmt Prog Coordinator Collaboration Services Trainer Comm & Change Management Lead Communication Projects Manager Communications Manager Community Resource Coordinator Community Resource Specialist Community Svcs Program Specialist Concrete Finisher I Concrete Finisher I Concrete Finisher II Concrete Finisher II Concrete Finisher II Contracts/Financial Ops Admin Coroner Investigator I Coroner Investigator I Coroner Investigator I Coroner Investigator I Coroner Investigator II Coroner Investigator II Coroner Investigator II
3,780.71 3,034.53 3,868.45 3,795.00 1,228.10 7,348.61 3,873.51 4,550.90 11,981.68 12,635.11 11,542.00 11,981.16 11,354.99 10,867.50 12,367.30 4,074.02 3,365.50 3,227.72 4,600.82 4,664.40 4,190.04 4,368.00 4,315.70 4,398.75 4,315.76 4,541.67 4,315.79 4,600.83 4,315.79 7,488.00 4,129.01 4,240.31 5,846.92 5,439.18 4,955.93 4,398.75 4,273.86 6,152.47 4,485.00 5,051.81 4,302.76 4,437.56 4,148.63 4,068.92 4,747.29 4,466.82 857.65 3,701.07 3,567.21 9,810.94 13,625.95 13,625.95 13,625.95 10,087.37 11,183.33 9,556.16 8,021.25 15,888.98 7,785.18 7,110.97 7,696.08 14,490.67 5,452.55 4,900.90 5,498.06 4,462.49 6,223.80 3,666.67 3,616.00 4,330.86 4,696.41 7,124.50 3,333.60 3,949.35 4,791.10 4,673.96 3,536.33 3,466.67 3,433.33 3,024.00 1,788.00 2,852.18 3,538.15 3,542.00 4,054.93 4,348.75 3,465.00 3,914.54 3,650.96 5,000.00 7,207.76 6,734.00 6,916.67 8,996.42 5,872.83 4,858.08 4,814.61 4,903.32 4,546.06 5,212.45 4,918.06 5,211.82 5,796.00 3,000.00 5,160.32 5,097.37 520.00 4,230.00 5,235.38 230.08
Coroner Investigator III Coroner Investigator III County Attorney County Commissioner County Commissioner County Commissioner County Manager Crime Analyst Crime Scene Specialist Crime Scene Technician Crime Scene Technician Crime Tech/Forensic Chemist CS Establishmnt & Modify Specialist CS Establishmnt & Modify Specialist Curator Data Imaging Clerk Data Imaging Clerk Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy
5,499.13 6,467.20 16,312.00 10,040.42 9,457.50 9,457.50 17,134.00 7,428.97 5,282.93 8,133.09 8,420.93 7,428.94 4,041.67 4,619.64 5,482.32 1,985.00 2,393.93 7,465.13 7,886.48 7,657.28 7,828.08 8,308.46 7,401.08 6,591.90 7,126.14 7,539.86 7,035.58 7,401.08 7,338.14 10,112.53 7,401.08 6,668.83 7,821.88 6,150.94 7,093.34 7,571.88 5,632.23 5,879.58 7,177.65 7,529.18 8,148.33 7,949.98 7,614.58 6,641.12 6,888.70 6,951.53 5,879.58 7,443.78 7,443.78 5,159.58 7,079.75 7,076.17 6,150.94 5,584.45 7,149.71 7,486.48 7,657.28 7,401.08 7,401.08 7,245.88 6,646.86 7,742.68 5,160.03 6,432.08 7,015.06 5,879.58 7,651.08 7,582.67 7,146.94 6,745.77 5,552.60 5,648.15 7,785.38 7,486.48 7,401.08 7,571.88 7,401.08 7,401.08 6,320.54 7,173.60 7,614.58 5,659.32 6,635.50 6,938.08 7,502.37 6,083.10 5,680.00 7,401.08 6,235.74 5,606.13 6,686.28 7,401.08 6,269.66 6,150.94 6,142.46 7,896.64 7,116.76 7,828.08 9,105.67 5,879.58 7,401.08 7,843.23 5,160.03 7,838.76 7,764.03 7,283.02 7,401.08 8,319.13 5,479.61 3,725.42
Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy
7,864.58 7,736.48 7,651.08 6,218.78 7,529.18 7,072.71 7,571.88 7,571.88 5,740.10 5,879.58 7,806.73 5,520.75 7,401.08 5,546.59 7,657.28 3,725.42 6,015.26 7,550.53 8,383.18 7,486.48 7,443.78 7,849.43 7,071.77 7,785.38 5,947.42 6,201.82 6,586.92 6,670.75 7,207.41 7,821.88 5,990.54 5,160.04 3,416.00 7,998.88 7,571.88 10,112.53 7,443.78 7,571.88 3,725.42 7,486.48 7,571.88 8,498.88 7,401.08 7,401.08 6,676.70 8,842.21 7,401.08 7,299.42 7,401.08 5,584.45 6,456.22 7,529.18 7,571.88 4,341.76 6,478.53 5,487.05 7,635.93 7,475.81 8,334.28 6,261.75 5,571.84 7,053.53 5,278.66 7,892.13 8,212.38 7,657.28 7,055.88 8,191.03 7,401.08 8,212.38 7,742.68 7,401.08 7,401.08 6,235.74 6,354.46 7,913.48 7,443.78 5,879.58 7,785.38 4,881.50 7,529.18 8,467.31 7,593.23 3,244.87 7,821.88 5,904.72 5,981.34 9,045.03 3,725.42 5,879.58 7,486.48 7,622.22 7,401.08 6,668.83 7,635.93 7,401.08 7,299.42 7,083.74 10,603.58 8,191.03 7,422.43 7,742.68 7,907.28 7,319.71 6,557.98 7,401.08 5,947.42 7,401.08 5,711.85 8,334.46
Deputy 9,023.68 Deputy 7,486.48 Deputy 7,486.48 Deputy 6,083.10 Deputy 8,553.98 Deputy 7,401.08 Deputy 7,657.28 Deputy 5,879.58 Deputy 8,152.81 Deputy 7,784.46 Deputy 5,918.88 Deputy 7,401.08 Deputy 6,167.90 Deputy 7,401.08 Deputy 5,323.32 Deputy 7,443.78 Deputy 6,478.53 Deputy 8,393.86 Deputy 8,895.58 Deputy 7,742.68 Deputy 7,849.43 Deputy 7,443.78 Deputy 7,821.88 Deputy 8,126.98 Deputy 7,657.28 Deputy 6,015.26 Deputy 3,725.42 Deputy 6,442.40 Deputy 7,821.88 Deputy 8,810.18 Deputy 3,725.42 Deputy 6,014.43 Deputy 11,382.86 Deputy 7,593.23 Deputy 5,879.58 Deputy 7,529.18 Deputy 5,520.75 Deputy 7,465.13 Deputy 5,520.75 Deputy 7,401.08 Deputy 9,658.84 Deputy 5,879.58 Deputy 7,843.23 Deputy 5,219.12 Deputy 6,261.75 Deputy 7,657.28 Deputy 5,648.15 Deputy 5,839.25 Deputy 8,163.48 Deputy 6,468.78 Deputy 8,163.48 Deputy 7,401.08 Deputy 7,486.48 Deputy 6,928.50 Deputy 7,571.88 Deputy 7,892.13 Deputy 7,401.08 Deputy 6,659.18 Deputy 8,105.63 Deputy 3,229.23 Deputy 7,486.48 Deputy 8,419.68 Deputy 7,116.76 Deputy 5,981.34 Deputy 6,133.98 Deputy 7,742.68 Deputy 6,692.40 Deputy 6,218.78 Deputy 7,736.48 Deputy 6,625.82 Deputy 6,812.38 Deputy 7,907.28 Deputy 7,238.53 Deputy 5,879.58 Deputy 8,383.18 Deputy 6,356.82 Deputy 6,261.75 Deputy 7,689.31 Deputy 7,401.08 Deputy 7,401.08 Deputy 7,913.48 Deputy 7,569.71 Deputy 5,520.75 Deputy 6,049.18 Deputy Chief Bldg Official 9,700.21 Deputy County Attorney 16,337.56 Deputy County Manager 14,037.39 Deputy Director, Emergency Management 6,999.71 Deputy Director, Human Services 10,747.10 Deputy, Elections 7,500.00 Deputy, Motor Vehicle 8,206.50 Deputy, Recording 7,687.12 Detention Specialist 512.92 Detention Specialist 3,441.03 Detention Specialist 5,294.44 Detention Specialist 3,612.36 Detention Specialist 5,187.59 Detention Specialist 4,167.08 Detention Specialist 3,879.41 Detention Specialist 3,441.03 Detention Specialist 3,695.73 Detention Specialist 3,851.94 Detention Specialist 3,441.56 Detention Specialist 3,570.41 Detention Specialist 6,104.12 Detention Specialist 3,382.50 Detention Specialist 7,083.36 Detention Specialist 3,936.80 Continued to Next Page: Salaries: 937770
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Public Notices Continued From Last Page: Page 2 of 3 Detention Specialist 3,500.89 Detention Specialist 4,202.05 Detention Specialist 4,429.54 Detention Specialist 3,500.89 Detention Specialist 3,500.89 Detention Specialist 4,118.88 Detention Specialist 3,955.39 Detention Specialist 3,632.19 Detention Specialist 6,127.03 Detention Specialist 3,617.04 Detention Specialist 3,803.89 Detention Specialist 4,334.14 Detention Specialist 3,441.03 Detention Specialist 5,233.49 Detention Specialist 5,231.93 Detention Specialist 3,620.78 Detention Specialist 4,054.61 Detention Specialist 4,756.96 Detention Specialist 3,934.13 Detention Specialist 3,541.40 Detention Specialist 4,111.16 Detention Specialist 5,175.00 Detention Specialist 3,706.42 Detention Specialist 3,759.69 Detention Specialist 3,570.41 Detention Specialist 4,626.05 Detention Specialist 4,841.90 Detention Specialist 4,702.70 Detention Specialist 5,653.57 Detention Specialist 3,382.50 Detention Specialist 4,383.44 Detention Specialist 3,962.98 Detention Specialist 2,801.56 Detention Specialist 7,876.93 Detention Specialist 5,247.45 Detention Specialist 5,935.75 Detention Specialist 3,690.27 Detention Specialist 5,203.28 Detention Specialist 3,383.63 Detention Specialist 3,382.50 Director, Budget 12,327.81 Director, Comm & Public Affairs 12,671.06 Director, Community Development 14,448.23 Director, Community Justice Services 11,918.28 Director, Emergency Management 9,499.66 Director, Finance 13,299.32 Director, Human Resources 13,753.43 Director, Human Services 13,086.67 Director, Open Space & Nat Resource 11,652.29 Director, Public Works Engineering 14,411.43 Director, Public Works Ops 10,712.25 Director,Facilities,Fleet & Emg Services 10,517.78 Director,Facilities,Fleet & Emg Services 13,173.44 Discovery Support Specialist 5,702.85 Dispatcher 4,851.94 Dispatcher 6,844.99 Dispatcher 4,333.33 Dispatcher 7,926.79 Dispatcher 6,492.90 Dispatcher 4,333.33 Dispatcher 4,333.33 Dispatcher 7,548.16 Dispatcher 4,558.33 Dispatcher 5,007.45 Dispatcher 5,754.25 Dispatcher 5,750.08 Dispatcher 5,258.75 Dispatcher 5,546.25 Dispatcher 4,333.33 Dispatcher 9,116.77 Dispatcher 4,462.00 Dispatcher 5,472.86 Dispatcher 7,521.12 Dispatcher 5,219.42 Dispatcher 4,333.33 Dispatcher 4,398.33 Elected Official - Assessor 10,040.42 Elected Official - Clerk & Recorder 10,040.42 Elected Official - Coroner 10,040.42 Elected Official - County Surveyor 632.58 Elected Official - Sheriff 12,777.67 Elected Official - Treasurer 10,040.42 Elections Specialist I 3,408.60 Elections Specialist I 3,229.20 Elections Specialist I 3,467.61 Elections Specialist I 3,262.50 Elections Specialist I 5,037.92 Elections Specialist I 3,247.72 Elections Specialist II 4,341.11 Elections Specialist II 4,259.65 Elections Specialist III 5,371.05 Elections Warehouse Worker 2,911.43 Electrical Inspector I 5,002.50 Electrical Inspector II 6,258.48 Electrical Inspector II 5,597.19 Electrical Inspector II 5,360.13 Electrical Inspector III 7,762.62 Electrical Inspector III 6,182.12 Electrical Inspector III 6,481.53 Electronic Equipment Technician 5,118.41 Eligibility Specialist 4,669.53 Eligibility Specialist 3,456.16 Eligibility Specialist 4,844.40 Eligibility Specialist 3,626.76 Eligibility Specialist 4,052.65 Eligibility Specialist 3,634.64 Eligibility Specialist 4,145.93 Eligibility Specialist 3,261.92 Eligibility Technician 3,245.35 Eligibility Technician 3,504.95 Eligibility Technician 3,126.08 Eligibility Technician 3,126.08 Eligibility Technician 3,248.93 Eligibility Technician 3,171.79 Eligibility Technician 3,186.83 Eligibility Technician 3,329.66 Eligibility Technician 3,672.74 Eligibility Technician 3,171.79 Eligibility Technician 3,532.39 Eligibility Technician 2,020.48 Eligibility Technician 3,319.33 Eligibility Technician 3,094.00 Emergency Management Coordinator 6,730.52 Emergency Services Manager 7,548.69 Emergency Services Operator 4,254.52 Emergency Services Operator 4,236.35 Engineer I 5,733.81 Engineer I 5,291.87 Engineer II 6,561.56 Engineer II 6,429.85 Engineer III 9,182.09 Engineer III 7,760.26 Engineer III 8,470.27 Engineer III 9,843.02 Engineer III 8,760.85 Engineer III 9,602.64 Engineer III Traffic Management 7,759.89 Engineer IV 10,127.99 Engineer IV 9,887.63 Engineer IV 9,744.27 Engineer IV 9,296.67 Engineer IV 10,063.05 Engineer IV 10,886.73 Engineer IV 11,298.41 Engineer IV, Capital Projects 9,166.67
Engineer IV, Capital Projects Engineer IV, Principal Traffic Engineer IV, Special Projects Engineer IV, Special Projects Engineering Insp. IV Contract Maint. Engineering Insp. IV Contract Maint. Engineering Inspector II Engineering Inspector II Engineering Inspector II Engineering Inspector III Engineering Intern Engineering Intern Engineering Intern Engineering Intern Engineering Special Projects Manager Engineering Support Specialist Engineering Technician Engineering Technician Engineering Technician Engineering Technician Environmental Resources Specialist Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator I Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Equipment Operator II Erosion Control Inspector II Erosion Control Inspector II Erosion Control Inspector III Erosion Control Inspector III Event Coordinator Evidence Technician Evidence Technician FAC Safety & Security Coord Fair Coordinator Fair Coordinator Fairgrounds Maintenance Tech Fairgrounds Maintenance Tech Fairgrounds Maintenance Tech Fairgrounds Maintenance Tech Family Egmt Mtg Facilitator Fleet Coordinator Fleet Transportation Tech Forensic Analyst-Dig. Evidence Forensic Crime Lab Manager Geospatial Database Admin GIS Analyst GIS Specialist GIS Specialist II GIS Specialist II Health & Wellness Coordinator Hiring Technician Hiring Technician Historical Restoration Special HRLETF Range Spec/Equip Operator HRLETF Range Specialist HS Program Manager HS Program Manager HS Program Manager Human Resources Assistant Human Resources Generalist Human Resources Generalist Human Resources Technician Human Services Clerk Human Services Clerk Human Services Clerk Human Services Clerk Human Services Clerk Human Services Clerk Investigations Specialist Investment Administrator/Acct. Journeyman Electrician Journeyman Electrician Land Management Specialist/Ranger Land Management Specialist/Ranger Land Management Specialist/Ranger Lead Building Specialist Lead Caseworker Lead Caseworker Lead Caseworker Lead Caseworker Lead Caseworker Lead Caseworker Lead Child Support Specialist Lead CJS Officer Lead Dispatcher Lead Dispatcher Lead Dispatcher Lead Dispatcher Lead Dispatcher Lead Eligibility Specialist Lead Eligibility Specialist Lead Eligibility Specialist Lead Foreclosure Technician Lead Human Services Clerk Lead Motor Vehicle Specialist Lead Motor Vehicle Specialist Lead Motor Vehicle Specialist Lead Motor Vehicle Specialist Lead Motor Vehicle Specialist Lead Recording Technician Lead Records Clerk Lead Records Clerk
10,000.64 10,518.96 10,533.71 9,166.67 10,596.09 10,904.44 7,109.64 6,976.20 5,795.22 9,141.47 2,856.00 2,720.00 2,856.00 2,856.00 11,661.00 3,511.29 4,360.89 5,546.65 5,146.28 4,830.00 6,570.00 1,970.28 5,383.54 3,767.42 4,102.76 4,822.35 4,317.66 4,525.50 4,102.76 4,102.76 4,962.49 4,414.92 5,849.46 4,675.83 4,499.15 4,102.76 4,547.46 4,509.74 4,274.19 3,985.65 4,719.00 5,296.71 5,704.83 7,946.04 5,240.97 5,048.67 5,600.05 5,229.84 4,871.14 4,927.11 6,228.95 5,801.83 6,300.91 5,328.89 4,683.84 5,170.96 4,903.32 6,004.96 3,573.07 5,265.75 5,169.45 4,831.76 5,856.94 4,348.49 6,035.61 5,048.37 4,385.20 5,862.65 5,963.56 5,450.37 5,088.75 5,173.68 6,952.96 5,810.91 4,097.52 5,736.40 5,666.67 5,333.03 4,000.00 3,940.65 3,298.55 3,306.91 4,424.50 3,371.36 5,407.15 5,047.00 3,484.16 7,503.75 8,414.46 8,948.42 6,546.98 5,347.50 6,210.00 6,747.91 7,337.89 4,975.85 5,827.05 6,663.89 4,247.38 5,639.78 8,963.15 8,652.34 8,209.33 4,366.15 5,000.00 5,512.58 4,151.98 3,504.95 3,139.50 3,032.90 3,139.50 3,139.50 3,033.33 4,926.34 9,367.17 6,975.99 7,205.67 5,343.96 5,115.02 3,403.80 4,018.98 5,106.18 6,338.35 5,086.85 5,953.15 4,762.00 5,023.20 5,906.66 5,717.34 7,320.01 7,412.30 6,761.08 7,489.80 6,512.13 3,871.83 5,161.43 4,093.77 4,533.30 3,526.16 4,171.22 4,885.49 4,413.97 4,983.06 4,655.70 5,373.99 4,467.14 4,155.53
Lead Screening Caseworker 3,912.46 Lead Statutory Programs Specialist 4,791.62 Lead Training Administrator 3,473.92 Legal Assistant 5,061.58 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,140.00 Lieutenant 10,140.00 Lieutenant 10,140.00 Lieutenant 9,557.92 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,657.50 Lieutenant 10,140.00 Lieutenant 10,140.00 Lieutenant 10,140.00 Lieutenant 9,557.92 Lobby Control Specialist 4,967.03 Logistics and Technology Specialist 5,523.41 Mail Courier 3,541.51 Manager, Accounting 10,091.42 Manager, Benefits 9,076.70 Manager, Budget 10,091.25 Manager, Budget & Logistics 10,960.67 Manager, Bus. Res. & Eng Fin Svcs 8,122.08 Manager, Business Office 8,257.44 Manager, Business Resources 5,245.47 Manager, Business Resources 6,100.20 Manager, Business Services & Ops 7,340.64 Manager, Capital Improvement Projects13,555.74 Manager, CJS Division 7,790.83 Manager, CJS Division 8,183.21 Manager, Coroner Administration 6,045.00 Manager, Elections Services 6,116.93 Manager, Fairgrounds 7,519.61 Manager, Fleet Services 9,487.50 Manager, Fleet Transportation 5,273.50 Manager, GIS Services 10,110.31 Manager, HS & IV-D Administrator 8,489.17 Manager, Human Resources 8,166.67 Manager, IT 10,750.00 Manager, IT 10,505.73 Manager, IT 10,833.33 Manager, IT 12,032.48 Manager, IT 11,247.35 Manager, IT 9,533.33 Manager, IT 11,970.33 Manager, IT 9,450.00 Manager, IT 11,934.34 Manager, IT 10,486.67 Manager, IT 12,304.42 Manager, Motor Vehicle Operations 6,182.90 Manager, Permits,Inspect & Utilities 13,503.04 Manager, Planning 9,480.08 Manager, Planning 8,469.75 Manager, Planning 8,780.04 Manager, Programs Integrity 9,732.42 Manager, Public Outreach & Asst. 8,544.45 Manager, Public Safety Technician 11,354.99 Manager, Recording Operations 5,150.38 Manager, Self-Sufficiency & Fam Support 8,489.17 Manager, Zoning Compliance 9,000.04 Manager,Parks,Trails, Bldg Grounds 10,950.58 Managing County Attorney 12,915.16 Mechanic 4,957.48 Mechanic 5,785.67 Mechanic 4,327.50 Mechanic 4,969.38 Mechanic 4,542.30 Mechanic 5,017.94 Mechanic 4,992.00 Mechanic 5,141.88 Mechanic 4,993.70 Mechanic 5,017.94 Mechanic 5,796.75 Mechanic 4,564.35 Mechanic 4,790.00 Mental Health Initiative Coordinator 6,214.00 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,734.24 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,759.49 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 4,120.09 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,975.94 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,692.76 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 4,009.01 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,393.00 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,799.19 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 2,733.04 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,725.87 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,504.53 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 2,337.30 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,211.83 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,730.98 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 2,168.47 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 2,516.00 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,195.00 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,578.51 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,888.03 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,766.75 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 4,504.25 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,318.90 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,631.53 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 4,665.04 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 2,568.72 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,824.38 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 2,439.94 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,513.35 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,350.30 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,853.02 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 2,780.48 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 4,012.16 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 4,057.75 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 3,791.50 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 4,697.26 Motor Vehicle Specialist I 4,335.89 Motor Vehicle Specialist II 5,465.03 Motor Vehicle Specialist II 3,887.41 Motor Vehicle Specialist II 4,888.97 Motor Vehicle Specialist II 2,979.72 Motor Vehicle Specialist III 4,279.15 Motor Vehicle Trainer 5,440.13 Motor Vehicle Trainer 4,396.51 Natural Resource Specialist 5,576.42 Night Custodian 2,811.90 Night Custodian 3,350.73 Night Custodian 2,898.00 Night Custodian 2,767.27 Night Custodian 2,818.75 Night Custodian 2,792.24 Night Custodian 2,888.34 Noxious Weed Support Specialist 4,862.17 Office Manager 7,606.30 Paralegal 5,002.50 Paralegal 5,543.63 Paralegal 5,347.50 Paralegal 6,681.44 Parks Maintenance Tech II 4,380.85 Parks Maintenance Tech II 5,603.60 Parks Maintenance Tech II 5,376.69 Parks Maintenance Tech II 3,677.87 Parks Maintenance Tech II 4,800.33 Parks Maintenance Tech II 3,544.88 Parks Maintenance Tech II 3,684.85
Parks Maintenance Tech II Parks Maintenance Tech II Parks Maintenance Tech II Parks Maintenance Tech II Parks Maintenance Tech II Parts Inventory Specialist Payroll/Accounts Payable Specialist Personnel Coordinator Planner Planning Technician Planning Technician Planning Technician Planning Technician Planning/Addressing Specialist Plans Examiner I Plans Examiner I Plans Examiner I Plans Examiner II Plans Examiner II Principal Applications Spec Principal Planner Principal Planner Principal Software Engineer Principal Software Engineer Problem Manager Professional Support Professional Support Professional Support Professional Support Professional Support Program Development Manager Project & Content Coordinator Project & Systems Coordinator Project Analyst Project Analyst Project Coord-Youth Education Project Manager II Property Tax Specialist Property Tax Specialist Public Assistance Planner Public Policy Analyst Public Trustee Purchasing Specialist Radio Systems Administrator Radio Systems Specialist Radio Systems Specialist Radio Systems Specialist Real Prop Acquisition Spec II Receptionist Recording Technician I Recording Technician I Recording Technician I Recording Technician I Recording Technician I Recording Technician I Recording Technician I Recording Technician II Records Clerk Records Clerk Records Clerk Records Clerk Records Clerk Records Clerk Records Clerk Records Clerk Records Clerk Reintegration Programs Coordinator Risk Manager Sales and Use Tax Specialist Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Seasonal Parks Technician Senior Planner Senior Planner Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Service & Parts Coordinator Signal Electronics Specialist Signal Technician Signal Technician Site Development Admin Site Development Admin Special Projects Manager Special Projects Manager Special Projects Manager Special Projects Manager Special Projects Manager Sr. Accounting Clerk Sr. Accounting Clerk Sr. Accounting Clerk Sr. Accounting Clerk
3,677.87 5,127.83 3,994.26 3,519.17 4,452.66 3,933.00 5,057.10 6,691.71 5,086.78 3,927.14 3,873.49 4,351.15 3,843.19 6,611.18 5,616.00 5,386.02 5,327.23 7,299.11 6,720.17 9,951.70 5,696.54 6,008.33 11,749.98 11,293.14 8,602.49 1,979.64 120.00 3,909.78 2,081.40 6,092.43 8,260.00 6,781.75 6,640.69 5,949.96 6,319.39 7,268.29 9,692.77 3,443.36 3,363.75 5,058.82 5,469.04 6,041.67 4,600.83 9,110.76 8,032.81 7,974.29 7,703.53 8,300.00 3,690.38 2,946.67 2,964.38 3,148.88 2,946.67 2,946.67 3,049.80 3,334.53 3,434.29 5,782.49 4,602.44 4,139.71 3,261.92 3,290.15 4,106.74 3,261.92 3,346.61 3,340.54 4,816.50 7,808.29 5,248.33 1,550.00 2,560.00 2,604.00 2,604.00 2,402.50 2,688.00 2,556.00 3,017.50 2,720.00 2,542.00 2,400.00 997.50 1,267.50 2,280.00 2,085.00 960.00 2,688.00 2,816.00 6,519.67 5,291.56 9,411.53 8,811.34 9,679.93 9,002.55 9,827.55 9,840.97 9,407.62 10,377.77 13,746.19 4,153.60 8,523.83 9,787.29 9,092.58 9,867.81 8,622.15 9,829.99 9,465.21 8,091.58 8,384.40 10,452.83 8,612.58 9,304.17 9,518.89 8,705.83 8,622.15 8,241.75 9,411.53 9,571.29 10,082.53 9,411.53 8,699.54 9,304.17 10,438.69 8,711.96 8,241.75 10,324.09 10,887.73 8,068.83 9,010.10 9,953.55 8,241.75 7,886.83 9,465.21 5,003.90 6,158.32 4,547.64 4,347.00 5,530.07 5,463.64 7,270.55 5,936.67 7,321.02 7,847.58 6,355.70 4,173.06 5,154.65 5,444.01 4,817.37
Sr. Admin Support Specialist 4,438.12 Sr. Apps & Systems Specialist 8,450.00 Sr. Apps & Systems Specialist 7,240.48 Sr. Apps & Systems Specialist 4,287.06 Sr. Apps & Systems Specialist 9,530.83 Sr. Apps & Systems Specialist 7,916.67 Sr. Assistant County Attorney 9,815.25 Sr. Assistant County Attorney 11,126.25 Sr. Assistant County Attorney 8,700.64 Sr. Asst Cnty Atty 10,087.37 Sr. Asst Cnty Atty 10,177.50 Sr. Asst Cnty Atty 10,671.45 Sr. Budget Analyst 7,894.35 Sr. Budget Analyst 7,331.25 Sr. Budget Analyst 6,468.75 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 4,260.90 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 6,387.30 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 4,438.50 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 4,532.00 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 4,499.15 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 4,761.00 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 4,606.27 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 3,784.00 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 5,428.58 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 4,838.34 Sr. Building Maintenance Technician 4,352.06 Sr. Business Analyst 8,162.70 Sr. Business Analyst 8,333.50 Sr. Communications Specialist 7,072.50 Sr. Computer Systems Analyst 9,424.10 Sr. Database Administrator 9,373.22 Sr. Database Developer 10,065.00 Sr. Database Developer 10,333.96 Sr. Emergency Services Operator 5,174.29 Sr. Emergency Services Operator 5,152.19 Sr. ERP Analyst 10,476.18 Sr. ERP Analyst 9,974.20 Sr. Facilities Security Technician 6,393.26 Sr. Facilities Security Technician 6,695.44 Sr. Facilities Security Technician 6,115.93 Sr. GIS Analyst 6,329.96 Sr. GIS Analyst 7,056.72 Sr. GIS Analyst 6,976.41 Sr. Grant Accountant 6,000.00 Sr. HRIS Analyst 9,187.50 Sr. Human Resources Generalist 6,153.50 Sr. HVAC Technician 4,657.00 Sr. HVAC Technician 6,597.61 Sr. HVAC Technician 5,863.28 Sr. Investigations Specialist 5,109.34 Sr. Land Mgmt Specialist/Ranger 6,547.25 Sr. Manager, PMO Services 13,280.00 Sr. Manager, Application Services 13,497.92 Sr. Network Engineer 9,056.25 Sr. Network Engineer 8,333.33 Sr. Paralegal 8,326.50 Sr. Parks Maintenance Technician 5,035.02 Sr. Project Manager 9,884.94 Sr. Project Manager 9,870.83 Sr. Project Manager 9,487.50 Sr. Project Manager 9,901.50 Sr. Project Manager 11,151.52 Sr. SharePoint Administrator 9,533.33 Sr. SharePoint Administrator 26,674.28 Sr. Signal Technician 5,693.24 Sr. Signal Technician 5,446.51 Sr. Software Engineer 10,035.47 Sr. Software Engineer 9,896.75 Sr. Software Engineer 10,076.75 Sr. Software Engineer 9,625.00 Sr. Support Specialist 6,385.00 Sr. Support Specialist 6,132.81 Sr. System Administrator 8,566.95 Sr. System Administrator 8,654.41 Sr. System Administrator 10,247.88 Sr. System Administrator 10,096.67 Sr. System Administrator 8,927.22 Sr. Telecommunications Engineer 9,230.56 Sr. Traffic Technician 5,582.53 Sr. Traffic Technician 5,273.93 Sr. Wildfire Mitigation Specialist 7,379.72 Statutory Programs Specialist 2,904.00 Statutory Programs Specialist 2,095.50 Statutory Programs Specialist 2,112.00 Statutory Programs Specialist 3,856.41 Stormwater Specialist 5,414.60 Supervisor, Accounting 7,396.63 Supervisor, Accounting 6,718.53 Supervisor, Branch 4,742.67 Supervisor, Branch 5,187.50 Supervisor, Branch 5,100.61 Supervisor, Branch 4,444.39 Supervisor, Branch 4,306.67 Supervisor, Building Inspection 7,836.33 Supervisor, Building Inspection 8,421.39 Supervisor, Business Services 5,277.47 Supervisor, Caseworker 5,804.71 Supervisor, Caseworker 6,256.14 Supervisor, Caseworker 5,754.08 Supervisor, Caseworker 7,529.45 Supervisor, Caseworker 5,754.08 Supervisor, Caseworker 5,804.71 Supervisor, Caseworker 7,102.43 Supervisor, Caseworker 7,051.28 Supervisor, Caseworker 6,688.77 Supervisor, Child Support 6,055.01 Supervisor, Commercial Appraisal 8,199.36 Supervisor, Community Justice Services 6,835.64 Supervisor, Community Justice Services 5,410.62 Supervisor, Community Services 6,970.09 Supervisor, Dispatch 8,609.26 Supervisor, Dispatch 7,543.43 Supervisor, Dispatch 6,843.22 Supervisor, Dispatch 8,503.58 Supervisor, Dispatch 8,654.89 Supervisor, Dispatch 6,545.61 Supervisor, District 8,198.06 Supervisor, District 8,033.08 Supervisor, District 7,933.67 Supervisor, District 7,990.37 Supervisor, Eligibility 5,451.07 Supervisor, Eligibility 3,446.24 Supervisor, Eligibility 5,317.83 Supervisor, Eligibility 6,048.55 Supervisor, Engineering Inspections 10,350.09 Supervisor, Environmental Insp 8,446.89 Supervisor, Facilities Maint 7,972.58 Supervisor, Facilities Maint 7,072.67 Supervisor, Facilities Tech Systems 7,961.58 Supervisor, Fairgrounds 7,176.35 Supervisor, Fleet 6,731.04 Supervisor, HVAC 7,027.19 Supervisor, Investigations 6,422.47 Supervisor, JC Facilities 7,141.50 Supervisor, Land Appraisal 7,417.50 Supervisor, Logistics & Technology 7,060.43 Supervisor, Noxious Weed 6,693.95 Supervisor, Parks District 7,881.99 Supervisor, Parks District 7,660.81 Supervisor, Parks District 7,013.50 Supervisor, Parks District 7,132.15 Supervisor, Payroll 7,568.44 Supervisor, Personal Prop. Appraisal 7,992.05 Supervisor, Planning 7,918.60 Supervisor, Plans Examiner 7,466.07 Continued to Next Page: Salaries: 937770
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Public Notices Legals Bids and Settlements Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #028-20 STUCCO REPAIR & RECOAT PROJECT The Department of Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Support Services of Douglas County, Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and highly-qualified contractors for the repair and recoat of the entire exterior stucco surfaces at two (2) County building locations. The buildings include the Elections Warehouse at 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock and the CSU Extension Office at 410 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock. PLEASE BRING A MASK/FACE (NOSE & MOUTH) COVERING AND A BUSINESS CARD. SIGN-IN SHEETS WILL NOT BE PASSED AROUND, CARDS WILL BE DROPPED INTO AN ENVELOPE. ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 @ 10:00 A.M., THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY SITE VISIT RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL ALLOW ALL POTENTIAL BIDDERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE WORK SITE LOCATIONS AND DISCUSS THE PROJECT DETAILS. THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BEGIN JUST OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOORS OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE ELECTIONS WAREHOUSE, 125 STEPHANIE PLACE, CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80109. ONLY THOSE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ATTENDING THE MANDATORY SITE VISIT WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A BID ON THIS PROJECT. The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the IFB documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses. Three (3) copies of your bid response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 028-20, Stucco Repair & Recoat Project”
and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted. Bids will be received until 11:00am, on Thursday, September 10, 2020 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder. Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Legal Notice No. 937798 First Publication: August 20, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on the 21st day of SEPTEMBER 2020, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and ACADEMY SPORTS TURF, LLC for the BAYOU GULCH REGIONAL PARK SYNTHETIC TURF REPLACMENT PROJECT (PO#40287); and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said ACADEMY SPORTS TURF, LLC for or on account for the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said 21st day of SEPTEMBER 2020, to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Douglas County Government, Board of County Commissioners, c/o Parks, Trails & Building Grounds, 100 Third Street,
Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim. The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Carolyn S. Riggs, CPPB, Purchasing Supervisor, Douglas County Government.
to do so. Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful vendor.
Legal Notice No. 937799 First Publication: August 20, 2020 Last Publication: August 27, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Legal Notice No. 937800 First Publication: August 20, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Please direct any questions concerning this RFP to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #022-20 EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM The Human Resources Department of Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests proposals from responsible and qualified firms to provide high-quality Employee Service Award gifts for our employees as they celebrate a five (5) year employment anniversary. As a government employer, we are seeking high-quality gifts at a reasonable price that would not be viewed by the public taxpayers as extravagant. The RFP documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. RFP documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. While the RFP documents are available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic proposal responses. RFP responses will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2020 by Douglas County Government, Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. All responses must be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “Request for Proposal (RFP) #022-20, Employee Service Award Program”. Proposal responses will not be considered which are received after the time stated and any proposals so received will be returned unopened. Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said proposal and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County
Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - MUHAMMAD AND FALAK MURIB LIVING TRUST - INA GROUP LLC MUHAMMED F MURIB AKA MUHAMED HAZEM FETHALLAH MURIB AKA MUHAMMED HAZEM FETHALLAH MURIB AKA MUHAMMED FETHALLAH MURIB AKA MUHAMID F MURHIB AKA MUHAMMID MURHIB AKA MACK MARIV AKA MUHAMMED F MURID & FALAK S MURIB AKA FALAK MURIB - KDB HOMES INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION - C T CORPORATION SYSTEM REGISTERED AGENT KDB HOMES INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION - CURT NELSON PRESIDENT OF KDB HOMES INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION - CURT NELSON PRESIDENT OF KDB HOMES INC A DELAWARE CORPORATION C/O C T CORPORATION SYSTEM REGISTERED AGENT - O’ROURKE LAW FIRM LLC - PROFESSIONAL FINANCE COMPANY INC - MICHAEL V SHOOP REGISTERED AGENT PROFESSIONAL FINANCE COMPANY INC - SAPPHIRE POINTE MASTER ASSOCIATION INC C/O BRC REAL ESTATE - ZACHARY A GOLDBERG ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR SAPPHIRE POINTE MASTER ASSOCIATION INC - SAPPHIRE POINTE MASTER ASSOCIATION INC - TMMC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGISTERED AGENT SAPPHIRE POINTE MASTER ASSOCIATION INC - ZACH-
ARY A GOLDBERG ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR SAPPHIRE POINTE MASTER ASSOCIATION INC C/O MOELLER GRAF PC - MOELLER GRAF PC - THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO C/O GEORGE H BRAUCHLER 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY - THE MUHAMMED AND FALAK MURIB LIVING TRUST MUHAMMED HAZEM FETHALLAH MURIB AND FALAK MURIB TRUSTEES - ZACHARY A GOLDBERG ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR SAPPHIRE POINTE MASTER ASSOCIATION INC A COLORADO NONPROFIT CORPORATION
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2016 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to INA GROUP LLC the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: LOT 52 BLOCK 1 MAHER RANCH FILING 1 0.249 AM/L
and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to INA GROUP LLC. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2015. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of MUHAMMAD AND FALAK MURIB LIVING TRUST for said year 2015
That said INA GROUP LLC on the 3rd day of February 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 19th day of November 2020 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 6th day of August 2020 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No. 937747 First Publication: August 6, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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Douglas County Salaries Continued Continued From Last Page: Page 3 of 3 Supervisor, Purchasing Supervisor, Residential Appraisal Supervisor, Resource Services Supervisor, Signal Supervisor, Special Projects District Supervisor, Special Projects Facilities Supervisor, Traffic Services Supervisor, Youth Services Support Specialist II Support Specialist II Support Specialist II Support Specialist II Surveyor/CADD Administrator System Administrator I System Administrator II System Administrator II System Administrator II
8,049.71 7,417.50 7,064.20 7,934.57 7,959.58 8,045.42 7,961.42 7,276.31 2,415.36 5,103.21 5,128.68 4,737.33 7,534.46 5,355.69 6,776.55 6,276.93 6,366.17
Systems Analyst Tax Lien and Adjustment Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Tax Workoff Specialist Telecommunications/Fiber Technician Temporary Labor Support Temporary Labor Support Temporary Labor Support Traffic Technician I Traffic Technician I Traffic Technician II
7,583.33 5,055.98 360.36 223.80 162.00 129.00 150.00 138.00 79.68 36.00 192.00 36.00 5,685.58 1,680.00 510.00 756.00 4,239.66 3,408.53 5,009.22
Traffic Technician II 4,347.36 Traffic Technician II 4,030.12 Traffic Technician II 4,541.79 Training & Development Coordinator 7,998.47 Training Support Specialist 3,519.00 Undersheriff 13,941.97 Utility Locator 5,149.64 Veterans Services Officer 2,177.60 Victim Assistance Advocate 4,815.58 Victim Assistance Advocate 5,995.61 Victim Assistance Advocate 5,109.97 Victim Assistance Advocate 5,519.42 Visual Content Producer 5,651.10 Volunteer Coordinator 4,509.84 Weed & Mosquito Control Coordinator 6,486.58 Weed Technician 4,323.90 Weed Technician 4,259.58 WrapAround Facilitator 4,563.94 WrapAround Facilitator 4,041.86
Zoning Compliance Official Zoning Compliance Official
5,333.33 5,439.90
The above is a statement of gross salaries for Douglas County Government employees. This includes regular pay, overtime, sick and vacation pay, (where applicable) paid to employees during the month ending June 30, 2020. In addition to wages paid, Douglas County Government offers the following fringe benefits to all benefit eligible employees: Employee-paid health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance premiums; matching retirement; the required employer’s match for Social Security and Medicare; unemployment insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; life insurance; accidental death and dismemberment insurance; workers’ compensation; flexible spending program administration fees (if applicable); and an employee
assistance program. Some employees may also be offered auto, uniform, phone, and / or tool allowances, as well as recognition awards. The County wide average percentage of salaries paid for the aforementioned benefits is 36.25%. This notice is published under the direction of the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with C.R.S. 30-25-111. ANDREW COPLAND, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Legal Notice No. 937770 First Publication: August 20, 2020 Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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Public Notices Public Notice Commissioner’s Proceedings July 2020 Vendor Name Total Description 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUVENILE $ 15,000.00 Juvenile Services 360 RAIL SERVICES 59.37 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder 3D SPECIALTIES INC 11,754.21 Sign Parts & Supplies 3M COMPANY 5,192.65 Sign Parts & Supplies ABBEY , EUNICE SANTOS 521.36 Election Judges/Referee Fees ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS INC 589.41 Clothing & Uniforms ACADEMY SPORTS TURF LLC 613,685.75 Synthetic Turf Replacement ACORN PETROLEUM INC 125,457.46 Fleet Tanks Fuel AD MILLER SERVICES INC 711,178.18 Highland Heritage Expansion ADAMS, JENNIFER 355.39 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder ADAMS, MARK 569.46 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder ADAPTIVE INTERVENTIONS 28,173.34 Mental Health Services ADKINS , JEANNE 317.24 Election Judges/Referee Fees ADVANCED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INC 2,641.00 Repair & Maintenance Service AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES 363,161.27 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler AGING RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY 35,344.95 Senior Services Grant ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEMS INC 6,748.40 Alcohol Monitoring Fees ALL ANIMAL RECOVERY 2,125.00 Other Purchased Services ALLEN , JUDITH F 991.62 Election Judges/Referee Fees ALLHEALTH NETWORK 6,445.23 Medical, Dental & Vet Services ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES INC 370,439.73 Property Insurance ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES 50,335.81 Security Services ALTITUDE SIGNAL LLC 4,480.80 Traffic Signal Parts AMAILCO INC 1,281.58 Service Contracts AMBU INC 285.42 Operating Supplies AMERICAN CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS 1,665,089.84 Southern Connector Project AMERICAN LEGION - HARRY C MILLER POST 270.00 Facilities Use Fees AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION 2,553.00 Building/Land Lease/Rent ANIMAL CARE CENTER OF CASTLE PINES 2,124.19 Medical, Dental & Vet Services APDC COLORADO LANGUAGE CONNECTION 2,524.73 Translation Services APEX DESIGN PC 25,194.02 Traffic Signals - Engineering APEX SOFTWARE 4,050.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance APONTE PUBLIC AFFAIRS INC 1,833.33 Lobbying Services APPLIED CONTROL EQUIPMENT 6,786.26 2019 BPPT Rebate ARAMARK SERVICES INC 43,821.47 Inmate Meals ARAPAHOE COUNTY 7,458.36 HS Connects Quarterly Fee ARAPAHOE COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES 11,237.70 Legal Services ARAPAHOE/ DOUGLAS WORKS WORKFORCE CENTER 31,852.60 Case Management ARCHITERRA GROUP INC 18,503.50 Parks & Recreation Improvement ARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES 227,733.27 Medical, Dental & Vet Services ARMORED KNIGHTS INC 2,448.60 Armored Car Services ASKINS, HAILEY 465.16 Travel Expense ASPEN VIEW ACADEMY 27,000.00 Schools ASSOCIATED BAG COMPANY 206.84 Operating Supplies AUBURN VENTURES LP 990.00 Transportation Services Grant AUTOMATED BUILDING SOLUTIONS 1,360.00 Service Contracts AVERETT, ASHLEY 222.41 Travel Expense B & H PHOTO-VIDEO 39.00 Operating Equipment BACKSTROM, JOHNATHON DOUGLAS 365.47 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder BAKER, LORI 2,500.00 Escrow Payable BALCOMB & GREEN 2,340.00 Legal Services BARCO’S PAINTING OF COLORADO 22,650.00 Exterior Painting BARNES , MARY 380.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees BARRETT , JOHN J 409.44 Election Judges/Referee Fees BASELINE ASSOCIATES INC 3,360.00 Recruitment Costs BEACON COMMUNICATIONS LLC 12,069.57 Sheriff Boardroom Video Conferencing BEAUMONT, KAYDANNIELLE A 268.12 Travel Expense BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS INC 540.00 Recruitment Costs BEN FRANKLIN ACADEMY 417.77 Schools BENSON-SELOVER , CAROL 30.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC 13,050.83 Design/Soft Costs BERBEE, LINDSEY M 250.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management BERGER , JANET DEKLOTZ 440.86 Election Judges/Referee Fees BERGER , STEVEN RONALD 440.86 Election Judges/Referee Fees BEST WESTERN PLUS COTTONTREE INN 2,676.96 Instructor Travel BEYOND TECHNOLOGY INC 445.37 Computer Supplies BIERMANN , SHARON 638.26 Election Judges/Referee Fees BJORK, PATSY 300.67 Travel Expense BLACK HILLS COLORADO GAS UTILITY CO 39,874.00 Escrow Payable BLACK HILLS ENERGY 11,974.92 Utilities/Gas BLAIR , RICK 213.28 Election Judges/Referee Fees BLASIOTTI, ROBERT 537.40 Travel Expense BLUE LINE ACADEMY LLC 2,400.00 Gang Investigation Class BLYTH , DORIS 266.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees BOB BARKER COMPANY 5,509.89 Operating Supplies BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIES 2,321.63 Construction Maintenance Materials BOEHM, RICHARD 150.00 Fee Refunds-Community Justice System BONDS , NANCY E 345.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees BORNHOFT, DAVID W 4,778.50 Other Purchased Services BORNHOFT, JANINE 1,384.00 Livestock Management-Bovine BORNHOFT, JANINE 3,104.68 Other Purchased Services BOURDEON, JENNIFER 140.00 Wellness Program BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD 9,653.75 Roads, Street, DrainageEngineering BOWSER, STEVEN R 363.87 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder BOX INC 14,700.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance BOYDEN, KAREN 450.34 Travel Expense BRADFORD , BRET 149.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees BRENNER , AMANDA 998.18 Election Judges/Referee Fees BRIDGEVIEW IT INC 14,192.50 Contract Work/Temporary Agency BRODY CHEMICAL 1,459.84 Operating Supplies BRONNER, LORA 45.00 Reimburse Clothing/Uniforms BROUGH-LEFTIN, TIA M 150.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management BROWN , DANIEL WILLIAM 238.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees BROWN , DANNY R 866.60 Election Judges/Referee Fees BROWN , GERALD COLAS 903.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees BROWN , SALLY L 1,000.02 Election Judges/Referee Fees BRUMMETT , SHERYL 430.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees BURKHART, TONI 38.93 Travel Expense BURNS FIGA & WILL PC 2,441.75 Legal Services CALIBRE ENGINEERING INC 4,524.00 Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay CARING COMMUNITIES OF COLORADO 57,394.00 Mental Health Services CARLSON , SARAH M 263.62 Election Judges/Referee Fees CASI COLORADO ASPHALT SERVICES 875.00 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler CASON , FRANCES M 623.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees CASTELLANO, JOE 168.69 Insurance Claims-Property CASTILLO LEWIS, VICTORIA 71.30 Travel Expense CASTLE ROCK HOME CARE INC 11,852.50 Senior Services Grant CASTLE ROCK SENIOR CENTER 11,522.75 Transportation Services Grant CATAMOUNT CONSTRUCTORS 2,500.00 Escrow Payable CATON, SAMANTHA 138.47 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder CBM CONSULTING 7,726.42 Other Professional Services CCMSI 129,397.29 Workers Compensation Claims CCOM 6,184.30 Recruitment Costs CCP INDUSTRIES INC 281.57 Operating Supplies CCS PRESENTATION SYSTEMS 225.00 Other Professional Services CEMEX MATERIALS INC 5,478.88 Aggregate Products CENTENNIAL PRINTING 150.00 Printing/Copying/Reports CENTURA HEALTH 798.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services CENTURY LINK 17,098.92 Telephone/Communications CERTIFIED BUSINESS SERVICES 489.72 Office Supplies CFC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 2,500.00 Escrow Payable CHADDERDON , KEITH E 1,271.84 Election Judges/Referee Fees CHARM-TEX INC 533.60 Prisoner Maintenance Supplies CHARRY, JORGE A 4,335.00 Instructor Travel CHERRY CREEK BASIN WATER AUTHORITY 5,580.00 Due to State-Cherry Creek Basin CHURCH OF THE ROCK 4,213.58 Temporary Assistance to Needy Families CINTAS CORPORATION 5,421.00 Service Contracts CITY OF AURORA 31,436.62 Due to Aurora-MV License Fee CITY OF CASTLE PINES 77,764.42 Due to Castle Pines-MV License CITY OF CASTLE PINES 15,869.86 Intergovernmental-Castle Pines CITY OF LITTLETON 2,763.39 Due to Littleton-MV License
CITY OF LONE TREE 3,950.16 CITY OF LONE TREE 132,500.60 CITY OF WOODLAND PARK 1,432.25 CIVIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 179.95 CL CLARKE INC 12,414.16 CLERKIN, SINCLAIR & MAHFOUZ LLP 5,123.79 CMI INC 171.04 CODE-4 COUNSELING 4,230.00 COLORADO CODE CONSULTING LLC 2,100.00 COLORADO COMMERCIAL ROOFING 436.00 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 3,855.14 COLORADO CORONERS ASSOCIATION 2,450.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT 495.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 3,300.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 8,651.38 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 3,118,740.26 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22,410.00 COLORADO DESIGNSCAPES INC 16,600.00 COLORADO DOORWAYS INC 457.00 COLORADO EQUESTRIAN PARTNERS 38,500.00 COLORADO PAINT COMPANY 49,445.00 COLORADO SEAMLESS SYSTEMS INC 4,420.00 COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE 25.00 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 81,290.41 COLUMBIA ULTIMATE 2,339.00 COLUMBINE PAPER & MAINTENANCE COMBINED SYSTEMS COMMUNITY MEDIATION CONCEPTS COMMUNITY POWER CORPORATION COMPASSCOM SOFTWARE CORP COMPUTRONIX INC CONTINUUM OF COLORADO CONVERGEONE INC
385.89 9,849.90 361.00 3,512.82 4,262.62 23,920.00 8,550.00 1,132.86
COOK STREET CONSULTING INC CORHIO COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION INC
12,500.00 25.00 6,635.92
COUNTY SHERIFF’S OF COLORADO COVERT TRACK GROUP INC CPFF HONOR GUARD ACADEMY CPRCOLORADO.COM CPS DISTRIBUTORS INC CRISIS CENTER CRISIS CENTER
1,080.00 7,235.00 600.00 149.00 10,042.32 31,250.00 4,427.04
CROSSPURPOSE
2,940.00
CRYSTAL VALLEY RANCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 26.00 CTL THOMPSON INC 186.00 D L ADAMS ASSOCIATES 2,195.00 D4 EXCAVATING INC 300.00 DALTON , BETH 336.14 DAVIS, BLAKE 159.50 DAVIS, JOCELYN 150.00
Due to Lone Tree-MV License Intergovernmental-Lone Tree Bulk Water Books & Subscription Employee Auto Allowance Insurance Claims-Property Operating Supplies Therapy Elevator Witness Test Gutter & Roof Repairs Newspaper Notices/Advertising Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Due to State-PH Marriage License Due to State-HS Marriage License Due to State -Drivers License Due to State-MV Due to State-eRecording Kirk Hall/Elections Concrete Pads Repair & Maintenance Supplies Escrow Payable Paint & Road Striping Elections-Roof Maintenance Due to State-Voter Confidentiality 2nd Quarter 2020 Personnel Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Janitorial Supplies Firearm Supplies Other Professional Services 2019 BPPT Rebate Telephone/Communications Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Consulting Services Software/Hardware Subscription Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Stealth Trackers Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Training Services Repair & Maintenance Supplies Contributions Reimbursement for Community Services Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Parks & Recreation Improvement Noise Impact Studies Permit Refund Election Judges/Referee Fees Travel Expense Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management Medical, Dental & Vet Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Election Judges/Referee Fees Election Judges/Referee Fees Software Development Support 2019 BPPT Rebate Parks & Recreation Improvement Mill Levy Distribution June 2020 Election Judges/Referee Fees Tuition Reimbursement Legal Services Justice Center Improvements Election Judges/Referee Fees Contributions
DAWN B HOLMES INC 11,870.00 DEMKO DIJULIO , DEBORAH 1,257.44 DENNIS , PHILIP A 336.00 DENNY , DENISE 135.38 DENOVO VENTURES LLC 6,450.00 DENVER SPRINGS 8,252.56 DESIGN CONCEPTS CLA INC 2,704.35 DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS INC 1,807,960.45 DIECK , DENNIS 633.64 DIETRICH, JENNIFER 1,890.00 DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 18TH DISTRICT 693,816.42 DLH ARCHITECTURE LLC 12,103.75 DOHERTY , KATHLEEN 187.88 DOUGLAS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT 56,500.00 DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION 5,422.25 Security Services DOUGLAS COUNTY INMATE WELFARE ACCOUNT 1,937.50 Professional Services/Booking Fees DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 550.00 Professional Membership & Licenses DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF 92.00 Legal Services DR LORI ROMONT PHD LP LLC 950.00 Other Professional Services DREHER CONSULTING SERVICES LLC 14,495.00 Technology Consulting Services DUCHEIN , BRADLEY J 844.90 Election Judges/Referee Fees DUCHEIN , SUSAN LOUISE 667.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees DUDLEY, CHRISTOPHER J 810.00 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder DYCK, DAINNA J 122.71 Travel Expense EA YARD WORK DBA THOMAS STIEB 188.37 Insurance Claims-Property ECKHARDT, MARK E 62.80 Travel Expense ECUBE LABS CO 335,900.00 Solar Powered Waste Compactors EILERS, JASON 25.99 Construction Maintenance Materials ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA NIGHT VISION 10,293.00 Night Vision Goggles ELEPHANT ROCK EVENT LLC 51.10 Event Application Fee ELIZABETH GARAGE DOORS LLC 1,200.00 Repair & Maintenance Service ELLIARD, JADA M 175.43 Travel Expense EMR ENTERPRISES LLC 6,997.38 Seeding ENGLAND, RICHARD 382.50 Child Welfare Consulting ENTERPRISE 379.62 Travel Expense ENVIROTECH SERVICES INC 36,157.29 Dust Suppressant ENVISION IT PARTNERS 2,488.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance ERO RESOURCES CORPORATION 7,690.33 Natural Resource Site Review ESKER SOFTWARE INC 1,007.39 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance ESPINOSA, LEELLYN MARIE 70.00 Fee Refunds-Community Justice System EVANS, SANDRA A 9,326.50 Other Professional Services EWING IRRIGATION GOLF INDUSTRIAL 257.18 Operating Supplies EZ LINER INDUSTRIES 7,509.94 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts FABICK , SHARON 321.02 Election Judges/Referee Fees FALCON ROAD MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 66,727.00 Cars, Vans, Pickups FASTENAL COMPANY 89.10 Office Supplies FEDEX 50.64 Postage & Delivery Service FEHER , JOHN J 658.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees FELSBURG, HOLT AND ULLEVIG 80,460.18 Roads, Street, DrainageEngineering FERRARO, STEVEN DALE 255.19 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder FIORE & SONS INC 5,000.00 Escrow Payable FIRE ALARM SERVICES INC 925.00 Equipment & Motor Vehicle Parts FLEXENTIAL COLORADO CORP 95,355.01 2019 BPPT Rebate FLONNES , JOSEPH 1,164.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees FLOOD, MICHAEL 160.08 Travel Expense FRANKTOWN ANIMAL CLINIC 848.96 Medical, Dental & Vet Services FRENCH, JA’DAE 274.25 Travel Expense FRONT RANGE LEGAL PROCESS SERVICE 110.00 Process Service Fees FRONTIER FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL COMPANY 1,497.19 Repair & Maintenance Supplies FUNK DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION 5,000.00 Escrow Payable G2 SOLUTIONS 16,802.50 Glycol Replenishment GALLS LLC 25,076.05 Clothing & Uniforms GAME TIME 12,688.12 Highland Heritage Park Swings GARDNER, DEBORAH 125.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management GEOSHACK 210.00 Consumable Tools GIRARD, DAVID E 650.00 Veteran Stipend GLASS, STEPHANIE R 143.13 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder GMCO CORPORATION 46,860.00 Dust Suppressant GORMAN, THOMAS J 14,146.83 Other Professional Services GOUDY, MALISA 76.38 Travel Expense GOURD, THADDEUS R 125.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management GRAINGER 65.04 Janitorial Supplies GRANITE INLINER 300,051.00 Highlands Ranch Parkway Pipe Repair GRANT, JILL 100.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show
GREAT ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTS GREAT WESTERN SEAL & GASKET GREER , RODGER D GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC HAGGAN , ROSELLA FAE HALL III, ROBERT LLEWELLYN HAMILTON , PATSY HARRISON COUNTY SHERIFF HAUBERT , SANDRA HAYDEN, JOHN HBS HDR ENGINEERING INC HEALTH ADVOCATE SOLUTIONS INC HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES HEALTHCARE MEDICAL WASTE SERVICES LLC HELENA AGRI ENTERPRISES HELP & HOPE CENTER
595.50 12,250.00 799.26 54,742.50 43,203.00 316.12 144.62 275.38 60.00 152.88 68.80 80.00 66,118.32 2,549.80 9,088.75 45.00 13,843.05 21,111.59
HERLIN , CAROLYN 420.16 HIGHLANDS RANCH LAW ENFORCEMENT 32,493.30 HIRERIGHT LLC 2,137.00 HML TRAINING INC 8,017.08 HML TRAINING INC 199.63 HODITS, SARAH 195.15 HOFFMAN, DARCY 650.00 HOME CARE ASSISTANCE OF DOUGLAS COUNTY 2,386.00 HOPPER, KARIN D 453.60 HOWELL , CHARLES 270.62 HUDICK EXCAVATING INC 2,500.00 HUERTA, JENNIFER M 222.71 HUMANE SOCIETY OF PIKES PEAK 34,975.00 HUMPHREY , KAREN 280.00 ID INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES LLC 4,479.50 IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA 5,529.00 IMO US WEST LLC 252.00 INGRAM , DENISE M 1,250.72 INGRANDO , DELLA B 164.50 INSIGHT PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES 1,250.00 INTEGRATED CLEANING SERVICES 26,977.39 INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEMS INC 5,277.50 INTOXIMETERS 266.50 IREA 117,586.12 J & A TRAFFIC PRODUCTS 3,583.50 J BROWER PSYCHOLOGICAL SRVS & CONSULTING 955.00 J P MORGAN CHASE BANK 765,745.37 JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC JACQTHAL ENTERPRISES JAIN, SMITA JAKUBOWSKI, MATTHEW JAMES R PEPPER LLC JBS PIPELINE CONTRACTORS JEFFERSON COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S CIVIL UNIT JENSEN, SHANNON JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO JOHN ELWAY CHEVROLET JOHNSON, JOI JONES , MICHAEL JOSEPH KAHN CONSTRUCTION KANE, THOMAS J KARY CABINET COMPANY INC KB CONSTRUCTION INC KENNEDY - COLORADO LLC KENT, RYAN KIEWIT INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY KITELEY, CHERYL
25,874.76 5,623.08 103.00 19.00 12,290.00 157,852.50 24.00
Management Ecological Consulting Services Emergency Response Supplies Election Judges/Referee Fees Construction Inspection Services Road-Street Drainage-Construction Election Judges/Referee Fees Election Judges/Referee Fees Election Judges/Referee Fees Other Purchased Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Waste Disposal Services State-CDOT Consulting Services Mental Health Services Biohazard Waste Removal Operating Supplies Reimbursement for Community Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Academy Training Recruitment Costs Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Veteran Stipend Senior Services Grant Other Professional Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Escrow Payable Travel Expense Animal Control Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Other Professional Services Service Contracts Fleet Car Wash Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Election Judges/Referee Fees Training Services Service Contracts Boiler Controls Operating Supplies Utilities/Electric Sign Parts & Supplies Recruitment Costs PCard Purchases 05/05/20-06/04/20 Roads, Street, DrainageEngineering Other Professional Services Citizen Refund Metro Area Meeting Expense Roofing Inspections Road-Street Drainage-Construction Books & Subscription
38,301.61 18.60 550.00 729.00 35,779.00 90.85 1,321.44 83,943.02 77.26 40,710.00 21,351.00 13,717.62 21.74 4,562.10 125.00
Foster Care Collaborative Other Purchased Services Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Senior Services Grant Cars, Vans, Pickups Travel Expense Election Judges/Referee Fees Justice Center Dock Remodel Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Courtroom Millwork Parks & Recreation Improvement Building/Land Lease/Rent Travel Expense Asphalt & Asphalt Filler Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management KLOPFENSTEIN , WILLIAM 548.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees KOFOED, KRISTEN 180.99 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder KOWALSKI , KARREN 325.36 Election Judges/Referee Fees KRAUSE , SASHA 303.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees KROL , KATHLEEN 442.12 Election Judges/Referee Fees KSL CONSULTING INC 6,650.00 Information Technology Consulting L L JOHNSON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY 8,434.00 Turf Equipment LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA 490.00 Forensic Testing LANGUAGE TESTING INTERNATIONAL 120.00 Recruitment Costs LATTERY , FLO 152.88 Election Judges/Referee Fees LAVELL , JUDY 639.24 Election Judges/Referee Fees LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS 31.78 2019 BPPT Rebate LIGHTING ACCESSORY & WARNING SYSTEMS 138,399.44 Cars, Vans, Pickups LILEY FISHERIES AND AQUATIC CONSULTING 2,565.00 Repair & Maintenance Service LILLY , DANISE M 337.26 Election Judges/Referee Fees LILLY , KREGG BRYAN 952.14 Election Judges/Referee Fees LINDNER , PATRICIA G 338.52 Election Judges/Referee Fees LITTLE BEAR TREE SERVICE LLC 1,250.00 Other Professional Services LITTLETON EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER 279.00 Livestock Management-Equine LITTLETON RETIRED MEN’S CLUB 150.00 Facilities Use Fees LIVING CENTER LLC 300.00 Medical, Dental & Vet Services LOCLYZ MEDIA SERVICES 4,862.50 Digital Media Services LOHMILLER & COMPANY 5,410.00 Operating Supplies LONG BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES INC 7,600.00 Economizer LUKKEN , TERRY MILTON 841.26 Election Judges/Referee Fees LYTLE WATER SOLUTIONS LLC 2,315.00 Water Consulting Services MACIAS MUSCO , DOROTHY M 169.12 Election Judges/Referee Fees MARQUEZ, RYAN J 223.56 Travel Expense MARTINEZ , RUBY JOANN 977.62 Election Judges/Referee Fees MARTINEZ, DENNIS D 131.97 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder MASTER’S TOUCH, THE 1,148.00 Postage & Delivery Service MATABI, JOTHAM 429.64 Travel Expense MAYER, KIERSTEN J 33.36 Travel Expense MCALLISTER-ADAIR , PAMELA KIM 204.26 Election Judges/Referee Fees MCCALL, LAURIE 25.00 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder MCDONALD , JAN M 1,276.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees MCFARLAND, SARAH 125.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management MCGUIRE , ROBERT GEORGE 610.26 Election Judges/Referee Fees MCI METRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICE 25,448.00 Traffic Signals - Construction MCINTOSH, DAVID W 125.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management MCKEOWN , KATHLYN 332.36 Election Judges/Referee Fees MEADORS COURT REPORTING 701.85 Legal Services MERIDIAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 1,209.40 Water & Sewer METRO TAXI 175.00 Transportation Services Grant MEYER , EUGENE V 579.88 Election Judges/Referee Fees MEYER , RICHARD OTTO 956.76 Election Judges/Referee Fees MGT OF AMERICA CONSULTING LLC 7,700.00 Cost Allocation Plans MILDREN, JODI B 223.10 Travel Expense MILE HIGH SHOOTING ACCESSORIES 7,197.00 Firearm Supplies MILLER , KATHLEEN 341.60 Election Judges/Referee Fees MILLER WENHOLD CAPITOL 9,166.66 Lobbying Services MISARE , SALLY A 284.48 Election Judges/Referee Fees MITCHELL, MICHAEL 100.57 Travel Expense MOBILE RECORD SHREDDERS 3,064.86 Waste Disposal Services MONTELEONE , RUTH ANN 150.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees MORGENTHALER , DEIRDRE 723.24 Election Judges/Referee Fees MORTON ELECTRIC INC 68,327.66 Variable Message Sign Project MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 69,089.32 Communication Equipment MOUNTAIN MOBILE TELEVISION LLC 22,845.45 2019 BPPT Rebate MOUNTAIN VIEW ELECTRIC INC 732.48 Utilities/Electric MTM RECOGNITION 1,864.78 Recognition Programs MUELLER, WILLIAM 89.67 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder MULLER ENGINEERING COMPANY INC 2,444.01 Miller/Trail/Justice Center Pond Design MULTICARD 1,254.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Continued to Next Page: NO. 937806
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ing sites did not list a recommendation for a doctor’s note for testing in May. Coloradans should contact the state publichealth department or the sites themselves for questions about insurance and other requirements they may have for getting tested. Find the list of locations and contact information at the bottom of the page at tinyurl.com/ TestingLocationList at the “find a community testing site” link. After months of limits on who has priority for testing, the state announced in May that test capacity had grown to include members of the general public with symptoms. Asymptomatic Coloradans could also be tested at some locations, according to testing sites’ information at the time.
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The Colorado Department of Human Services has recognized the Douglas County Department of Human Services with a “2020 C-Stat Distinguished Performance Award,” according to a press release from the county. “Your remarkable performance over this last year helped ensure that Douglas County families in need didn’t go hungry, were connected to meaningful work opportunities, and remained safe,” said Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon to Human Services employees at the virtual award ceremony conducted on July 30, according to the release. The county’s “outstanding” performance efforts were tied to programs that help Coloradans, including helping more local
families move toward a stronger economic future by connecting them with meaningful work opportunities and workforce development programs, delivering crucial food and energy assistance in a timely manner and keeping vulnerable adults and children safe, according to the release. “We believe in being peoplefirst, and it clearly shows that Douglas County lives that out every day,” CDHS executive director Michelle Barnes said in the release. “Douglas County is leading the way as a top performer by delivering fast and consistent services, helping Coloradans find resources and meet the needs of their families.” In total, the county was recognized for achieving the annual goal on 19 different measures,
For those served by those providers, there are no charges to uninsured patients. An online CDC page lists health care providers who have agreed to the terms of the program and received reimbursement for COVID-19 testing of uninsured individuals: tinyurl.com/LocationsForUninsured. Uninsured Coloradans should contact the state Health Care Policy Department at 303-866-2993 to ask about options. To apply for Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus, visit coloradopeak. secure.force.com.
including the percentage of current child support collected, food assistance payment, case and procedural error rate, and timeliness of Colorado Works applications. C-Stat is a performance management tool to help CDHS better focus on and improve performance outcomes that enhance people’s lives. The Distinguished Performance Award recognizes counties that are timely, safe and accurate in work and meeting goals. Counties that meet their goals are more likely to be meeting the needs of individuals and families in their community, and more likely to have higher completion rates of applications. Douglas County was one of 19 that received a 2020 C-Stat Distinguished Performance Award.
Local testing sites Some of Colorado’s dozens of local test-
Public Notices Douglas County Warrants Continued From Last Page: Page 2 of 2; 937806 MULVEY , DEBORAH METZGER 587.86 Election Judges/Referee Fees MUNOZ, MARIA 167.79 Travel Expense MURRAY, DANIEL R 300.58 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS 24,986.00 Repair & Maintenance Service MYERS, KEITH ANTHONY 370.57 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION INC 4,331.00 Challenger/Dupont Park Lighting NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION 250.00 Professional Membership & Licenses NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE 8,123.28 Insurance Claims-Property NB CONSULTING INC 5,576.33 Other Professional Services NET TRANSCRIPTS 2,157.85 Transcription Services NIBLACK , DAN L 309.12 Election Judges/Referee Fees NIBLACK , MARY 172.76 Election Judges/Referee Fees NIGHT MUSICK INC 30,200.00 Community Outreach NILEMO, KYLE 159.50 Travel Expense NILEX INC 87.00 Construction Maintenance Materials NMS LABS 6,338.00 Forensic Testing NORTH AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY 6,647.00 Escrow Payable NORTH STAR ACADEMY 8,771.68 Schools NTT CLOUD COMMUNICATIONS 83.99 Telephone/Communications NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS 5,850.00 Operating Supplies OBERLE , LINDA SUE 141.26 Election Judges/Referee Fees ORMSBEE, SONIA 38.08 Travel Expense OWENS , PAUL ROBERT 150.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees PACIFIC OFFICE AUTOMATION INC 633.93 Equipment Rental/Copier Charges PALLAS, TONNA 840.00 Workers Compensation Claims PALS , JAMES HAROLD 362.74 Election Judges/Referee Fees PANORAMA WELLNESS AND SPORTS INSTITUTE 3,000.00 Training Services PARADIGM SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC 7,379.25 Planner Services PARAGON SUBROGATION SERVICES 6,557.22 Insurance Claims-Property PARKER , BRIGITTE 278.88 Election Judges/Referee Fees PARKER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT 2,402.85 Water & Sewer PARRISH JR, ANTHONY 198.32 Travel Expense PASS CENTER 750.00 Other Professional Services PELAYO, HECTOR 75.00 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder PETERS , JANELLE I 435.12 Election Judges/Referee Fees PETERS POORMON LLC 174,420.00 Insurance Claims-Liability PETERSON, PAYSON W 400.00 Judges/Referees Fee/Fair Rodeo PHYSICIANS MEDICAL IMAGING 119.28 Operating Supplies PIERCE, BENJAMIN A 200.00 Clothing & Uniforms PINERY HOMEOWNERS 939.94 Security Services PINERY WATER & WASTEWATER DISTRICT 9,082.91 Water & Sewer PINYON ENVIRONMENTAL INC 271.00 Other Professional Services PMAM CORPORATION 4,943.60 Alarm Administration Expenses POCKET OUTDOOR MEDIA INC 7,260.00 Fee Refunds-Parks & Trails POLICE & FIRE COMMUNICATION 8,690.00 Repair & Maintenance Supplies POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 30.00 Other Purchased Services PORTER, TODD 5.64 Travel Expense PR DIAMOND PRODUCTS INC 465.00 Construction Maintenance Materials PRATHER, JOY 125.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management PRECISION FIRE PROTECTION INC 5,700.00 Fire Sprinklers PRITCHETT , RONALD 903.14 Election Judges/Referee Fees PRO COM - PRO COMPLIANCE 3,019.65 Medical, Dental & Vet Services PROFESSIONAL RODEO COWBOY’S ASSOCIATION 56,950.00 County Fair Awards/Fair Rodeo PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS 8,925.00 Recruitment Costs RARE EARTH SCIENCE LLC 150.00 Other Professional Services READ , EDWARD J 923.86 Election Judges/Referee Fees REAL TIME NETWORKS INC 4,950.00 Computer Equipment REALM 15,253.13 Computer Equipment RED SKIES SERVICES 3,500.00 Fire Mitigation Consulting RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES 3,858.70 Highlands Ranch Video Review REYNOLDS , JILLIAN 564.62 Election Judges/Referee Fees REYNOLDS CONSTRUCTION LLC 2,500.00 Escrow Payable RG LANDSCAPING SERVICES LLC 4,591.43 Landscape Repair RHINEHART OIL CO INC 649.69 Propane Gas RICE, YVETTE M 70.00 Instructor Travel RICHWINE , MARJORIE K 622.02 Election Judges/Referee Fees RIEGEL , MICHAEL 155.12 Election Judges/Referee Fees RIGHT ON LEARNING 16,000.00 Tutoring Services RINKER MATERIALS 3,386.00 Construction Maintenance Materials RME LTD LLC ELITE SURFACE INFRASTRUCTURE 23,756.25 Road-Street Drainage-Construction ROACH, TRAVIS MICHAEL 262.47 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIR SOLUTIONS 37.28 Operating Supplies ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAIL SERVICES 859.09 Postage & Delivery Service ROCKY MOUNTAIN OFFENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 330.00 UA Testing ROCKY TOP RESOURCES INC 9,200.00 Slash Grinding ROHRER , BARBARA A 603.12 Election Judges/Referee Fees ROSE MEDICAL CENTER 9.91 Forensic Testing ROTHENMEYER , WILLIAM 163.38 Election Judges/Referee Fees ROXBOROUGH WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 594.90 Water & Sewer
RUNBECK ELECTION SERVICES INC RYDER , LYNETTE J RYLIE’S ARK SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY SALT LAKE WHOLESALE SPORTS SANDOVAL CUSTOM CREATIONS INC SCHAUER, HANNE K SCHEUBER & DARDEN ARCHITECTS SCHMIDT, SANDY SCHOEBERL , MARK WILLIAM SCHOEBERL , SHIRLEY M SCHULTE INDUSTRIES LTD S-COMM FIBER INC SEARCY , SANDRA SECURITY INSTALL SOLUTIONS INC SEDALIA LANDFILL SEDALIA WATER & SANITATION SEIPLE, WENDY SIMMS SEMPERA SENTER, GOLDFARB & RICE LLC SHADY TREE SERVICE LLC SHEARER , PAMELA SHILOH HOME INC SHOULTZ, STEVE SHRED-IT C/O STERICYCLE INC SILVER CROWN LANDSCAPE MATERIALS SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC
165,133.16 603.12 600.00 9,415.98 10,618.85 24,808.00 24.96 17,264.00 319.77 943.60 155.26 26,723.60 29,046.00 603.26 360.00 3,920.75 199.60 30.12 11,968.00 220.00 47,323.00 549.50 14,311.42 570.30 149.66 5,429.00 25,150.50
SKYVIEW WEATHER SMARTSAFETY SOFTWARE INC
5,750.00 37,707.00
SMITH VILLAZOR LLP SMITH, KAREN A SNYDER , KEN SOLLY, PAMELA SOO , NANCY JORGENSEN SOTOMAYOR , DELANEY SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC SPIVEY, ANGIE MICHELLE SPURLOCK, ANTHONY G. STADLER, BRANDY STANLEY CONSULTANTS INC STATE OF COLORADO STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH STONEGATE VILLAGE METRO STRACK INC SUMMIT PRO RODEO LLC SUNDQUIST, AARON THOMAS SURBECK, JON SUSO 4 ROXBOROUGH LP
5,000.00 1,087.50 636.72 59.15 357.98 1,122.63 2,544.61 601.52 1,167.30 41.54 65.75 113.28 41,812.50 9,564.33 20,000.00 946.82 1,351.41 62,630.00 533.62 146.18 1,500.00
SWARCO REFLEX LLC SWARTZ, RICHARD S SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED T D MERTLICH INC T R TRAINING INC TACTICAL & SURVIVAL SPECIALISTS TAYLOR, DEBBIE TAYLOR, VIVIAN A TECHNO RESCUE LLC TELLIGEN TERRACARE ASSOCIATES LLC TEZAK HEAVY EQUIPMENT CO INC THIN LINE THREADS LLC THOMAS , CHERLYN THOMAS SCIENTIFIC THOMPSON, STACY THOMSEN, MICHAEL W THOMSON REUTERS WEST TIBBETTS, ALYSHA TIERRA GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD TIMBERS DEVELOPMENT GROUP INC TO THE RESCUE TOUCH PHRASE DEVELOPMENT LLC
20,000.00 175.00 405.00 7,082.42 5,822.92 24,932.03 391.51 11,090.33 70,013.25 4,290.16 315.00 21,415.56 279.00 170.24 1,368.31 168.00 650.00 6,262.68 35.75 336.00 2,220.00 2,010.00 5,750.00
TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TOWN OF LARKSPUR TOWN OF LARKSPUR TOWN OF PARKER TOWN OF PARKER TPM STAFFING SERVICES
644,181.49 202,009.75 90.00 403.41 359,757.50 218,759.50 1,758.07
Printing/Copying/Reports Election Judges/Referee Fees Facilities Use Fees Operating Supplies Firearm Supplies Cars, Vans, Pickups Operating Supplies Architectural Services Other Professional Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Election Judges/Referee Fees Cars, Vans, Pickups Parks & Recreation Improvement Election Judges/Referee Fees Repair & Maintenance Service Waste Disposal Services Water & Sewer Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Computer Consulting Services Legal Services Arborist Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Building/Land Lease/Rent Travel Expense Other Purchased Services Aggregate Products Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Weather Forecasting Services Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Legal Services Election Judges/Referee Fees Election Judges/Referee Fees Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Election Judges/Referee Fees Election Judges/Referee Fees Office Supplies Building/Land Lease/Rent Operating Supplies Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Metro Area Meeting Expense Travel Expense Road-Street Drainage-Construction Postage & Delivery Service Schools Water & Sewer Emergency Response Supplies County Fair Service/Fair Rodeo Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Professional Membership & Licenses Paint & Road Striping Other Purchased Services Process Service Fees Other Professional Services Other Professional Services Communication Equipment Insurance Claims-Property Other Professional Services Waste Disposal Services Wellness Program Repair & Maintenance Supplies Plum Creek Restoration Clothing & Uniforms Election Judges/Referee Fees Emergency Response Supplies Prisoner Haircuts Veteran Stipend Books & Subscription Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Other Professional Services Escrow Payable Transportation Services Grant Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance Due to Castle Rock-MV License Intergovernmental-Castle Rock Due to Larkspur-MV License Intergovernmental-Larkspur Due to Parker-MV License Intergovernmental-Parker Contract Work/Temporary Agency
TRANS AERO LIMITED TRAUTMAN, DAVID TRES RIOS SILVER TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TRI-TECH FORENSICS TRUE NORTH SURVEYING & MAPPING TST INFRASTRUCTURE LLC TUFF SHED INC TUKUA, STEVE & MARY TUMEY , PHYLLIS A TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC UBBEN, TYLER UCHEALTH UMB BANK UNCC-UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF COLORADO UNDERWOOD, SHANNON K UNITED REPROGRAPHIC SUPPLY INC UNITED STATES TREASURY US BANK VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC VAN NOORDT, TIM VANCE BROTHERS INC VERIZON WIRELESS SERVICES VIGIL , EUGENIA LOU VISA U.S.A. VISITING ANGELS OF DENVER VITEK , MICHAEL R VOSS SIGNS LLC VOYAGES COUNSELING WADE , MICHAEL WAGNER EQUIPMENT COMPANY WAGNER, JEREMY WALZ, ELIZABETH WARE, JULIE WARREN , DIANA WARRIOR KIT WASTEZERO INC WATER & EARTH TECHNOLOGIES INC WEBOLUTIONS INC WEISS, REBECCA ANNE WELLS FARGO BANK WENGER , COLLEEN WES TEST WESCO DISTRIBUTION INC WESIERSKI , BRIDGET E WESIERSKI , WALTER P WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC WESTERN STATES SHERIFFS WESTSIDE TOWING INC WHEELER-CLOUSE , SAMMYE WHITE , DONNA KATHLEEN WHITTLESEY, STEPHEN WILLIS TOWERS WATSON SOUTHEAST INC WILSON , WILLIAM G WINNE , ALAN WL CONTRACTORS INC WRIGHT , JOHN WS DARLEY & COMPANY XCEL ENERGY YANEY, GORDON YOUNG WILLIAMS PC ZIEGLER , LARRY ELLWOOD ZUNIGA, PEDRO TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2020
164,295.20 50.00 270.00 6,466.53 222.50 4,800.00 2,305.00 24,994.00 2,500.00 874.72 18,232.50 15,000.00 38.13 1,382.00 329.65
Helicopter Services Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder County Fair Awards/Fair Marketing Nurse Support Program Operating Supplies Control Survey Louviers Water Supply Study Sheriff Department Sheds Escrow Payable Election Judges/Referee Fees Computer Supplies Software/Hardware Subscription Travel Expense Medical, Dental & Vet Services Banking Service Fees
2,407.84 Utility Notification Services 125.00 Judges/Referees/Fair Show Management 70.69 Operating Supplies 7,482.84 Quarterly Federal Excise Tax 109.68 Banking Service Fees 211,636.00 Traffic Signal Poles 159.50 Travel Expense 59,367.61 Asphalt & Asphalt Filler 622.76 Cell Phone Service 552.86 Election Judges/Referee Fees 384,054.46 2019 BPPT Rebate 6,696.00 Senior Services Grant 620.76 Election Judges/Referee Fees 1,043.75 Operating Supplies 2,872.50 Child Welfare Therapy 1,188.00 Election Judges/Referee Fees 48,052.59 Equipment Repairs 58.65 Travel Expense 294.40 Travel Expense 215.78 Reimburse Operating Equipment 639.52 Election Judges/Referee Fees 350.00 Repair & Maintenance Service 460.00 Janitorial Supplies 15,385.10 Hayman Gauge Maintenance 10,585.00 Software/Hardware Support/ Maintenance 75.00 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder 100.00 Paying Agent Fees 276.50 Election Judges/Referee Fees 34,995.00 Road Repair, Maintenance & Overlay 9,232.38 Traffic Signal Parts 670.56 Election Judges/Referee Fees 670.24 Election Judges/Referee Fees 17,957.50 Operating Supplies 100.00 Professional Membership & Licenses 3,395.00 Vehicle Tow Services 340.62 Election Judges/Referee Fees 904.12 Election Judges/Referee Fees 310.88 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder 8,652.00 Liability Insurance 157.64 Election Judges/Referee Fees 337.26 Election Judges/Referee Fees 1,878.08 Traffic Signal Utilities 155.12 Election Judges/Referee Fees 400,000.00 Emergency Response Supplies 18,669.48 Utilities/Electric & Gas 144.52 Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder 40,255.68 Contract Work/Temporary Agency 261.24 Election Judges/Referee Fees 155.00 Security Deposit Refund-Fairground 18,754,333.79
THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 2020 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. N. ANDREW COPLAND, CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Legal Notice No.: 937806 First Publication: August 20, 2020
Last Publication: August 20, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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Equine event is special for school for the blind In 1st outing since February, students meet mounted unit BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
In their first outing in months, students and staff from Littleton’s Colorado Center for the Blind got in touch with their equestrian side on Aug. 3, grooming horses from the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Mounted Patrol at Sterne Park. “It’s really calming,” said Derek Roberts, a student at the renowned school that teaches blind people skills in self-reliance, as he ran his fingertips along the back of Ruthie, a 22-yearold mare. “I try to be a calm person myself. I’d like to think we’re making a connection.” The visit from the Sheriff ’s Mounted Patrol was the center’s first outing since Feburary, said Dan Burke, the center’s spokesperson. Normally, summers at the Center for the Blind would be filled with activities like whitewater rafting and rock climbing, he said, but amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, a lot
of programs are on hold. Summer camps for teens are on hiatus, as are classes for seniors. The center is down to 18 students in its main program, from 28 to 30 normally. “It’s going to be this way for a while,” Burke said. “We’re adjusting to the limitations.” The event was a natural fit for the mounted patrol, said Lt. Rich Anselmi, who heads the unit. “We really cherish opportunities to go out and connect with the community,” Anselmi said. “Grooming a horse is a very tactile experience — you do it by feel. We thought this would be a really good fit.” All of the unit’s horses are owned by volunteers or officers themselves. The unit boasts more than 20 volunteers, many of them teenagers. While four of the unit’s horses are owned by officers and tasked with everything from park patrol to search and rescue, others are retired from the Westernaires precision drill team. Others, like Love Bug, are miniature horses and certified therapy animals. Restarted in 2019 after a 30-year gap, the Sheriff ’s Mounted Patrol Unit only became fully functional in
June. Anselmi said it’s a great way to connect with the community. “It can be hard to connect with the public from inside a patrol car,” Anselmi said. “Even when we’re on foot, people don’t always want to chat. But when we bring out the horses, everyone loves to come up and meet them. It’s a really fun way to get people more comfortable with law enforcement.” Getting up close and personal with the horses was an enriching experience, students and staff at the Center for the Blind said. “It’s amazing,” said Eliza Portugal, who teaches Braille, as she scratched Love Bug behind the ears. “I’ve never felt an entire horse before.” For others, the experience was nostalgic. “I used to ride horses in Philadelphia, but it’s been a long time,” said student Mark Leary as he brushed out the mane of Rainbow, a Shetland pony. “This really takes me back. It’s a good feeling.” Working with horses is therapeutic, Anselmi said. “As the old saying goes,” he said, “There’s nothing better for the inside of a person than the outside of a horse.”
Eliza Portugal pets Love Bug, a miniature therapy horse.
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Yevette Delconte brushes Booger’s mane.
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