A blog bringing transparency to Delta County, Colorado government.
ALEX ZORN/Grand Junction Daily Sentinel — An ethics complaint filed against Delta County Administrator Robbie LeValley was deemed non-frivolous by The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission this week. LeValley will now have 30 days from Feb. 11 to respond. The complaint, filed Read on…
JoAnn Kalenak, DCCR Blogger — Taxation is a big deal in Delta County. In the results of the most recent election where all tax increase initiatives failed — including a sales tax increase that would have helped fund local law Read on…
Commissioners approved a request by County Clerk and Recorder, Teri Stephenson, to file an Electronic Recording Technology Board Grant request in the amount of $28,000 for the purchase of a marriage license, document preservation and recovery kiosk. The system would Read on…
• During constituent time, a representative from Stop the Wolf Coalition urged Commissioners not to support the reintroduction of the gray wolf back into Colorado. Administrator Robbie LeValley referenced a pending resolution on the matter and Commissioner Don Suppes made the Read on…
KEY BUDGET ELEMENTS: 1) Total allocations = $35,623,713 up $100,000 from 2019 2) Total revenue = $31,697,552 up $800,000 from 2019 2) Total expected ending reserve in 2020 = $13,176,084 up $900,000 from 2019 (37% of total allocations) 3) Read on…
JOANN KALENAK, DCCR SENIOR BLOGGER — Delta County Ballot Issue 1A, commonly know as “Back the Badge,” lost by a little over 200 votes this past Nov. 5. The narrow margin, while a loss, showed how important public safety is even Read on…
JoAnn Kalenak, Senior Blogger, DCCR — For the past several years, I’ve studied Delta County’s budget and audits trying to understand how our citizens are taxed and how our commissioners choose to spend — or not spend — our money. Read on…