February 4, 2026

Present:      Mayor:  Vance Brian, Jr.

Trustees:    Blaine Ice

                   Bill Kissell

                   Rod Swisher

                   Calvin Melcher

                   Johnnie Lyons

                   Dan Tefertiller

Randy Holland, Town Administrator                     Kerstin Rushton, Parent of HHS FBLA

Cynthia S. Humrich, Town Clerk/Treasurer          Mark Stulp, Holly High School FBLA

Tracy Kirmer, Deputy Clerk                                  Lillian Parker, Holly High School FBLA

Austin Hazen, Fire Department Chief                   Alisha Montojo, Holly High School FBLA

Rodney Hazen, Business Owner                           Kaedyn Rushton, Holly High School FBLA

Brenda & Larry Crum, Residents

Call to Order. At 7:00 p.m., Mayor Brian presided over the regular meeting of the Holly Board of Trustees. Roll was called. All present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Additions to the Agenda. Under New Business D) Approve Proclamation for National FBLA Week, February 8-14, 2026 in Holly.

Approval of January 7, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes. A motion to approve January 7, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes was made by Trustee Lyons. Seconded by Trustee Kissell. Motion carried 6-0.

Approval of current bills subject to final approval of Finance Committee Meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2026. A motion was made to approve all current bills subject to final approval of the Finance Committee Meeting on Thursday, February 12, 2026 by Trustee Lyons. Seconded by Trustee Melcher. Motion carried 6-0.

Notices and Communications. None.

Public Appearances. Four members of the Holly High School (FBLA) Future Business Leaders of America presented a short description of their organization, what they are doing and the awards they are working towards.

Reports. Police Report. Update only. The Clerk/Treasurer presented to the Board of Trustees the type of assistance she and the police clerk would be giving to the Town of Granada with completing the quarterly reports for the JAG grant and VALE grant. Also, on where the Town of Holly stands on the (ORI) Originating Agency Identifier paperwork. Discussion followed regarding the JAG grant and the Town of Granada’s plan to hire new police officers. We will continue pursuing the start of Holly Police Department. Administrator Report. Administrator Holland presented to the Board the status of the drinking water project, the powerline at the Holly School project, and the Atmos project throughout Holly. He remarked on the testing of the generators and their current status. He briefly discussed the proposed annexation on the west side of town, and what that means for utilities to the area. He stated that a workshop is planned for February 11, 2026, to meet with the Holly Fire and Ambulance District Board to discuss the Holly Community Center issues. The status of the pool storage construction and the pocket park updates were discussed. He advised the Board as to the incident at the West Ball Park and the two poles that came down. The estimated cost for repairing these damages is going to be expensive. Since no one has come forward to take responsibility for the damages, the expense will fall on the taxpayers of this town. He then reminded the Board of the annual Colorado Rural Water Conference in Loveland, March 16-19, 2026 which he and Tysh will be attending. Clerk/Treasurer Report. Clerk/Treasurer Humrich presented the December financials, the balances of accounts, police/court information for January, and status of all grants. The Town is applying for the DOLA – Department of Local Affairs grant as part of the drinking water project. I presented the code enforcement letter, as signed by Mayor Vance Brian, Jr., which will allow the Town of Holly police clerk to continue code enforcement throughout the period of absence of local law enforcement. An update was given on the Town of Holly DeBrucing and TABOR issue relevant to our mill levy. We will be having a 2026 election on April 7, 2026 for two mayoral candidates and three trustee candidates. This will be a mail-in ballot election as opposed to the past poll ballot elections. Active, registered voters of this community will be able to drop their ballots off at the Town of Holly office, either in the outside black box or inside in the blue ballot box from the day the ballots are mailed out until 7:00 p.m. April 7, 2026 on election day. You may mail your ballot in, but it must be in the Town of Holly’s postal box by 4:45 p.m. April 7, 2026 in order for it to count. Suggestion is that if it is not mailed locally at least two days prior to election day, that you bring your ballot to the Town of Holly office. Library Report. The library report was included in the board packets. There were 91 patrons, 52 checkouts, and 0 computer users. We encourage everyone to go check all the monthly activities happening at our local library. A motion was made to accept all reports as given by Trustee Swisher. Seconded by Trustee Tefertiller. Motion carried 6-0.

Old or Unfinished Business. Approve the Sewer Project Bid Contract. A motion to approve the Sewer Project Bid Contract as made by Trustee Lyons. Seconded by Trustee Kissell. Motion carried 6-0.

New Business. Resolution 2026-2 – A Resolution Authorizing the Town Clerk to Appoint Election Judges for the Town of Holly Regular Municipal Elections to be Held the First Tuesday of April in Each Even-Numbered Year and Establishing a Rate of Pay. A motion to approve Resolution 2026-2 – A Resolution Authorizing the Town Clerk to Appoint Election Judges for the Town of Holly Regular Municipal Elections to be Held the First Tuesday of April in Each Even-Numbered Year and Establishing a Rate of Pay was made by Trustee Ice. Seconded by Trustee Kissell. Motion carried 6-0. Resolution 2026-3 – A Resolution Authorizing the Conduct of a Mail Ballot Election for the Town of Holly’s Regular Municipal Election and/or Special Election, Setting Forth Details in Relation Thereto. A motion to approve Resolution 2026-3 – A Resolution Authorizing the Conduct of a Mail Ballot Election for the Town of Holly’s Regular Municipal Election and/or Special Election, Setting Forth Details in Relation Thereto was made by Trustee Ice. Seconded by Trustee Melcher. Motion carried 6-0. Approval of Town of Holly Theater HVAC system. Discussion about the situation occurred; the Board requested three bids for a new HVAC system. A motion to table the approval of Town of Holly Theater HVAC system was made by Trustee Lyons. Seconded by Trustee Melcher. Motion carried 6-0. Approval of Proclamation for FBLA – Future Business Leaders of America’s National FBLA Week, February 8-14, 2026 in the Town of Holly. A motion was made to approve the Proclamation for National FBLA Week, February 8-14, 2026 in the Town of Holly.

Miscellaneous. None.

Adjournment. At 8:08 p.m., a motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Trustee Melcher. Seconded by Trustee Tefertiller. Motion carried 6-0.

/s/ Vance Brian, Jr., Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Cynthia S. Humrich, Clerk/Treasurer