There will be no meeting of the Estes Park Health Board of Directors late today, Oct. 30, because the district didn’t comply with requirements of the Colorado Sunshine Law in posting the meeting.
Board members were notified that the meeting could not occur before 9 a.m. Thursday. A notification to EPH newsletter subscribers received the cancellation notice at 11:20, which occurred at about the same time a social media post appeared.
By 12:15 p.m., there was no mention of the canceled meeting on the EPH website.
A notice on Facebook about the canceled meeting read, “Due to a technical difficulty that has come up with the posting of the Park Hospital District regular monthly meeting board packet, tonight’s board meeting has been canceled. A reschedule date will be announced as soon as it is available. Thank you for your understanding.”
According to Colorado law, C.R.S. 24-6-402(2)(iii), notice of the meeting with specific agenda information must be made 24 hours in advance. Full agenda information was not posted by 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
By Thursday morning, the full agenda was posted and included items primarily related to the discussion of the administrative functions of the EPH Board, now that it reverts to its formal name, the Park Hospital District Board of Directors.
Board members were expected to discuss decisions made during an 8 a.m. special meeting last Friday, Oct. 24, when they approved using a space at the Vert Coworking space for PHD business and contracting with an individual to perform administrative work.
On the agenda for tonight’s meeting were discussion items about office space, the Board’s employees, and PHD resolution 2025-04 to establish a banking relationship with the Bank of Estes Park.
Minutes from the Oct. 24 meeting, which were posted online on the PHD ‘s webpage but which have now been removed, contained remarks about the admin hire, “There is only one viable candidate who applied to the position with hospital, finance, and IT experience. Concerns over professional appearance were discussed. Candidate feedback was described as ‘very smart’ but also ‘lazy’ and ‘unsatisfactory.’” The minutes indicated that a motion to approve contracting with Linda Lambert was made and seconded; however, there was no indication that the Board voted on the contract.
Also not included in the minutes of the Oct. 24 meeting was a vote on the banking resolution that was listed on today’s agenda as a discussion item only.
The only planned action items noted were to approve the agenda, the prior meeting minutes, the credentialing report, and adjourning the meeting.