June 3, 2026 

Present:      Mayor: Greg Tomlinson

Trustees:    Blaine Ice

                  Johnnie Lyons

                  Dan Tefertiller

                  Brenda Crum

                  Marsha Willhite

 

Randy Holland, Town Administrator                       Rod Hazen, Business Owner/Resident

Cynthia S. Humrich, Town Clerk/Treasurer            Austin Hazen, Fire Department Chief

Tracy Kirmer , Deputy Clerk/Resident                    Larry Crum, Resident

Kendall Sitts, Resident                                            Mike & Barbara VanCampen, Business Owner/Resident

Sherri Brownfield, Business Owner/Resident

 

Call to Order. At 7:01 p.m., Mayor Tomlinson opened the regular meeting of the Holly Board of Trustees.

Roll was called. All present except Trustee Lozano. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Additions to the Agenda. None.

Approval of May 6, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes. A motion to approve May 6, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes was made by Trustee Lyons. Seconded by Trustee Tefertiller. Motion carried 5-0.

Approval of current bills subject to final approval of Finance Committee Meeting on Friday, June 12, 2026. A motion was made to approve all current bills subject to final approval of the Finance Committee Meeting on Friday, June 12, 2026 by Trustee Willhite. Seconded by Trustee Tefertiller. Motion carried 5-0.

Notices and Communications. None.

Public Appearances. Kendall Sitts, request donation for Demolition Derby, the Pride Committee.

Reports. Police Report. Update only. The Clerk/Treasurer presented that there were two tickets issued on multiple dog violations for May court; both were resolved. Restating that Holly now has their ORI, OSN and we now have the computer software issue resolved. The police clerk has her SOR, where she can now input and pull needed data. I have not received an email back from Sheriff Zordell answering our questions, and discussion followed with regard to the status of an IGA with the Sheriff’s office. Administrator Report. Administrator Holland presented to the Board the status of the Holly School electric power line, the Atmos project, the HVAC system replacement at the Holly theater, and the latest power outage issue. He continued with the drinking water project, new water tank issue of either choosing to move the tower, have less pressure or utilize an on-ground tank. His recommendation was to continue with the design of an on-ground tank & booster system. He stated that the picnic table is placed at the pocket park and fencing will be completed soon. Ramon went to Mesa Hotline School in May, finding it very informative. Some concrete work needs to be completed to finish the new building at the pool; it will be ready for the upcoming season. We will add lighting as we move forward. We have started the interview process with Pool staffing and will be filling the pool after Memorial Day weekend. Lifeguard certification will be June 10 and 11, with tentative pool opening on the 13th. We will be testing and adjusting the lights before the Demolition Derby on June 6. We are scheduled on June 10th for bucket truck and pole top rescue in La Junta; we will send two people. We have been contacted regarding EV charging stations and will find out more information. Cynthia went to the DOLA presentation for grant funds in May. There are CAMU meter protection issues at the legislative session that we will be watching. PUC may issue rate increases that could affect us through Excel Energy. We will be monitoring this also. Discussion followed on a rate study for all utilities to be done. Administrator Holland stated that the SECOG grants would be completed by mid-June. Clerk/Treasurer Report. Clerk/Treasurer Humrich presented the April financials, the balances of accounts, police/court information for May, and the status of all grants. We discussed details of all projects beginning with the DOLA grant for which we have been offered a $750,000 grant. The sewer – water main project should take place this summer. Discussion followed on the Holly Community Center, the SECOG grants, and the CDS and RHCP funding projects. Trustee Willhite began a discussion on the building issues at the Community Complex and what should transpire. Mayor Tomlinson declared an emergency remediation of that building. So, the Holly Community Building is closed due to health issues, as nothing has been done since 2022 to remediate this situation. The directive was given to Administrator Holland to get 2 to 3 managerial firm bids for the removal of mold – entire abatement – after which construction decisions can be made with a possible lease agreement change. The selected company will report to the Administrator. He will email the Board and report back to all necessary agencies. We began a discussion on the collection of utility bills and possible options available. Regarding the library’s grant fund award for books, we must have everything completed by June 5th, thus we will need to borrow some funds to purchase the remainder of books tomorrow in order to make that deadline. It is earlier than last year. The funds are logged and as soon as we receive the funds from the State Library Grant office, we transfer back to the general fund. The Board of Trustees was asked if anyone would have a problem with this; no issues came forth. Regarding the East Lot, I did send the agreement that expired in September of 2022 to the attorney for advice and we then discussed the options. Library Report. The library report was included in the board packets. There were 59 adult patrons, 84 youth patrons, 28 adult checkouts, 44 youth checkouts and 2 computer users. We encourage everyone to go check all the new monthly activities happening at our local library. A motion was made to accept all reports as given by Trustee Willhite. Seconded by Trustee Crum. Motion carried 5-0.

Old or Unfinished Business. None.

New Business. Donation of $500.00 to Demolition Derby. Trustee Lyons recused himself because he assisted with the implementation of the event. He presented to the Board all the donated time the Town of Holly gives to help with the derby. A motion to approve a $500.00 donation to Holly Pride for the Demolition Derby was made by Trustee Crum. Seconded by Trustee Tefertiller. Motion carried 4-0. Trustee Lyons abstained. A Prospective RV Park Business – Mike VanCampen. Discussion began on Mr. VanCampen’s business proposal to put in an RV Park next to his existing business on Hwy 50. Trustee Willhite recused herself from the vote as she is related. A motion was made to approve Mr. VanCampen’s request to put his land into an RV park by Trustee Lyons. Seconded by Trustee Ice. Motion carried 4-0 with Trustee Willhite abstaining. Approved Petitions for Annexation of Property to West Side of Town of Holly, Town Limits. Discussion began on the annexation project of the west property. A motion to approve all Petitions to Annexation for the Town of Holly, to include the West Ball Park and 11th street, Church of Christ, Tract 1 and Tract 2 of Tract 4 Rushton property, and the two tracts to Rushton property on the north side of Hwy 50 was made by Trustee Tefertiller. Second by Trustee Ice. Motion carried 5-0. Discussion followed with the possibility of the County keeping the road and doing the egress as their contribution. A request for this to be checked into was made by Trustee Willhite. Town of Holly's Strategic Plan for up to 10 years – Workshop. Discussion on creating a strategic plan for up to 10 years with the possibility of a workshop to follow up. Mayor Tomlinson requested to begin with a small planning group. Trustee Ice stated that after the small group comes up with a plan, a workshop be set for final approval before bringing the plan to the board meeting for a vote. Consensus by the Board was to move forward with this plan. Resolution 2026-5 – A Resolution Concerning the Collection of Utility Service Fees. It was stated that Resolution 2026-5 and Resolution 2026-6 were created, not necessarily for voting approval at this time, but to be looked at, discussed and if required to have changes made. Discussion began on collection of utility service issues. Tabled. Resolution 2026-6 A Resolution Amending Resolution 2023-3 Relating to the Disconnection of Utilities for any Delinquent Electrical, Water, or Sewer Accounts of the Town of Holly, Colorado. Discussion on Resolution 2026-6 regarding delinquent utility accounts and possible options. Suggestions were made for revising the Resolution and to table this for now. 20-year Tornado Disaster March 28, 2027. Discussion began with what was done in 2008 and then at the 10-year reunion to commemorate the event. Trustee Willhite reminded the board that the Town of Holly was one of the first communities to get code red. Trustee Willhite would like to see the Town of Holly put on a 20th-year commemoration service and to possibly partner with the Cemetery Board on a memorial there. A committee was created to design a plan for this commemoration and bring it to the board for approval. Miscellaneous. A reminder was given that the Ordinances that Holly adopted during the intergovernmental agreement with Granada are no longer valid. Mayor Tomlinson stated that many people want to get something done about the speeding in town; discussion followed. It was stated that we have a radar wagon and possibly this could be utilized. The clerk stated that we talked with a vendor about putting cameras up and she would find that information to bring back to the board. A question was asked about the street sweeper and use of it this year. The administrator stated that it needs bearings put in it and that we have the bearings. Trustee Tefertiller requested that the 10th Street dirt in gutters be cleaned out so the water will not stand in the road as bad. A request was made to have the rebar at the community building fixed.

Adjournment. At 9:06 pm, a motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Trustee Lyons. Seconded by Trustee Tefertiller. Motion carried 5-0.

/s/ Greg Tomlinson, Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Cynthia S. Humrich, Clerk/Treasurer