County says Vail conference necessary

MONTROSE — County officials say a conference attended earlier this month was money well spent and will benefit Montrose.

Commissioners David White, Gary Ellis and Ron Henderson attended the Colorado Counties Inc. summer meeting in Vail, at the Vail Cascade, June 8-10.

County Manager Joe Kerby and Public Affairs Director Ana Mostaccero attended with them, while Health and Human Services Director Peg Mewes and Environmental Health Manager Richard Thompson joined the conference for only one day.

Registration for the conference was $335 per person, including meals. Lodging was $100 per person, per day.

Mostaccero and Mewes were session presenters. Thompson did not stay in the hotel.

The attendees carpooled in private vehicles, with the exception of one county vehicle that was taken.

The county estimates it spent $3,445 —  less than the $5,359 reported spent by the city of Montrose, which took heat recently for sending seven people to the Colorado Municipal League conference, also held in Vail. (The city’s initial estimate was around $3,800; the figure was updated to include meals and other miscellaneous expenses).

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