At a special meeting on Monday, Jan. 5, the Upper San Juan Health Service District Board of Directors, which oversees Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC), considered another resolution related to the termination of the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for 911 dispatch services.
The board previously approved resolution 2025-18 on Nov. 18, 2025, authorizing PSMC CEO Dr. Rhonda Webb to terminate PSMC’s participation in the IGA for consolidated emergency communication services upon four conditions.
However, Chief Administrative Officer Ann Bruzzese explained to the board that one of the conditions cannot yet be met.
As the resolution approved on Jan. 5 explains, “three of the four conditions have been met including having an agreement with [Archuleta] County for dispatch services starting January 1, 2026, waiver of the allocation of equipment at termination of the IGA, and waiver of the 90 days notice to terminate the IGA.”
The resolution notes “one condition cannot be achieved -- the condition for the County (as fiscal agent for 911 Dispatch Services) to provide, by February 28, 2026, each User Agency with a statement of the 2025 year-end dispatch fund balance together with payment to the User Agency of its allocated share (which report/payment shall be subject to subsequent adjustment as a result of the County’s finalized audit).”
The resolution further explains that, according to the county’s legal counsel, “the County will not close its 2025 books until March 22, 2026; thereafter, the County can provide a ‘statement of the year-end dispatch balance and payment shortly after that date, with the check approved on the Accounts Payable and Board approval immediately following that date.’”
Bruzzese explained the resolution would authorize Webb to terminate the IGA with a softer timeline for the accounting and allocated payment of the fund balance.
Board member Gwen Taylor asked if the county could commit to another date, with Bruzzese explaining the county did not, but that the county attorney has worked diligently and that she didn’t know if she could get the county’s agreement on a date.
Board member Erik Foss asked how much money they were talking about, with Bruzzese explaining the most recent estimate was about $60,000.
In response to another question about leaving that funding in an account for dispatch, Bruzzese pointed out PSMC is looking at a bottom line of $60,000 in 2026.
The board ultimately approved the resolution unanimously, with the resolution authorizing “PSMC’s Chief Executive Officer to terminate the IGA as to the Upper San Juan Health Service District effective retroactively to the end of the day on December 31, 2025 on the conditions set forth in written Resolution 2025-18 except the deadline of February 28, 2026 for the County accounting and payment of the fund balance shall be omitted based upon the written confirmation from County legal counsel that the County shall provide PSMC with an accounting and payment of the allocated share of the fund balance promptly after the County closes its books for 2025.”
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