Transparency Notice

Plateau Valley Hospital District

Pursuant to section 32-1-809, Colorado Revised Statutes for Transparency Notices may be filed with Special District Association of Colorado.  This information must be provided annually to the eligible electors of the district no later than January 15 of each year.

*Note that some information provided herein may be subject to change after the notice is posted.

District's Principal Business Office

Company
Plateau Valley Hospital District
Contact
Jessi Clark
Address
58128 Highway 330, Collbran, Colorado 81624
Phone
(970) 487-0211


District's Physical Location

Counties
Mesa


Regular Board Meeting Information

Location
Plateau Valley Medical Clinic - Collbran Conference Room
Address
58128 Highway 330, Collbran, Colorado
Day(s)
3rd Tuesday of the month
Time
05:20 pm


Posting Place for Meeting Notice

Location
Plateau Valley Medical Clinic - Collbran
Address
58128 Highway 330, Collbran, Colorado



Notice of Proposed Action to Fix or Increase Fees, Rates, Tolls, Penalties or Charges for Domestic Water or Sanitary Sewer Services

Location
 
Address
 
Date
 
Notice
 


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Current District Mill Levy

Mills
8.0


Ad Valorem Tax Revenue


Revenue reported may be incomplete or unaudited as of the date this Notice was posted.

Amount($)
1,533,720




Date of Next Regular Election

Date
05/06/2025



Pursuant to 24-72-205 C.R.S.

The district's research and retrieval fee is $30.00 per hour

District Policy
The Plateau Valley Hospital District (the "District") Board of Directors fully supports, and complies with, all Federal and State laws relating to the retention, protection and disclosure of District records including, but not limited to, the Colorado Open Records Act, Title 24, Article 72, Part 2, C.R.S. ("CORA"), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), and the Privacy Rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which interprets and implements HIPAA.
It is the policy of the District that all public records shall be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except as otherwise provided by law. Public records are defined by CORA as all writings made or maintained by the District, regardless of the format or medium of the records, subject to certain exceptions. Public records expessly include e-mail communications. The District maintains an archive of all e-mail messages for emergency backup purposes only; such archived e-mail communications are not individually retrievable and are specifically not intended to create a public record. By action of the Board of Directors of the District, the District Administrator is hereby designated as the official Custodian of Records responsible for the maintenance, care, and keeping of all records of the District. The official Custodian of Records shall have authority to designate such agents as he/she shall determine appropriate to perform any and all acts necessary to enforce and execute the provisions of this policy. Upon receipt, requests by a citizen, entity, Federal or State agency, District member, subpoena, Administrative or Court Order, or other legal process, to inspect and/or copy any District record (collectively referred to as a "Records Request") should be immediately sent to the Custodian of Records.
The following are general policies concerning the release of records:
1. Every Records Request (except patient medical records which are covered in a separate policy) shall be submitted to the District's Custodian of Records in writing and be specific as to the information desired.
2. If any question arises as to the propriety of fully complying with a Records Request, the Custodian of Records shall immediately forward to the District's legal counsel.
3. The District's legal counsel shall determine the District's obligations under the applicable Federal and/or State law(s). If the District is permitted to comply with the Records Request in whole or in part, the District's legal counsel will so notify the District's Custodian of Records, who will assemble the disclosable requested documents for inspections and/or copying in accordance with applicable Federal or State law.
4. If the District's legal counsel determines the District is not permitted by Federal or State law to comply with the Records Request in whole or in part, legal counsel shall provide a written response to the party submitting the Records Request stating the legal basis upon which the Records Request in whole or in part is being denied.
5. The Custodian of Records may set the time during normal office hours and the place for records to be inspected and required that the Custodian of Records or a delegated employee be present while the records are examined. Pusuant to CORA, all records must be made available for inspection within three (3) working days, unless extenuating circumstances exist. The deadline may be extended by seven (7) working days if extenuating circumstances exist and the requesting party is notified of the delay within the statutory period.
6. A person granted the right to inspect District records will also be furnished copies requested at a cost not to exceed $.25 per page in standard size format. The charge for providing a copy, printout or photograph of a public record in a format other than a standard page will be assessed at the actual cost of production. Additionally, in those cases where the location or existence of specific documents must be researched and the documents must be retrieved, sorted or

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reviewed for applicability to the request, and such process requires one or more hours of staff time, the District may charge a research and retrieval fee not to exceed $30 per hour, and no charge shall be made for the first hour of time expended in connection with the research and retrieval of public records. Any fee charged for the research and retrieval will be the same for all requesting parties, whether the person requesting the records is an individual, a representative of the media, a public or private entity, or a for-profit or nonprofit entity.
7. Upon request for records transmission by a person seeking a copy of any public record, the custodian will transmit a copy of the record by U.S. Mail, other delivery service, facsimile, or electronic mail. No transmission fees will be charged to the records requester for transmitting public records via electronic mail. Within three days of receiving the request, the custodian will notify the record requestor that a copy of the record is available but will only be sent to the requestor once the custodian either receives payment or makes arrangements for receiving payment for all costs associated with records transmission and for all other fees lawfully allowed, unless recover of all or any portion of such costs or fees has been waived by the custodian. The custodian will include an estimate of the costs and fees that will be charged.
8. When practical, the copy, printout, or photograph of the requested record will be made in the place where the record is kept, but if it is impractical to do so, the Custodian of Records may allow arrangements to be made for the copy, printout, or photograph to be made at other facilities.  If other facilites are necessary, the cost of providing requested records wil be paid by the person making the request.

This policy shall supersede any previous policy related to records requests.  Medical records requests have a separate policy.

District contact information for open records request:
Jessi Clark


Names of District Board Members

Board President Name
Steven Bryson

Contact Info
58128 Hwy 330 Collbran, CO 81624

Election
No, this office will not be on the next regular election ballot


Board Member 2 Name
John Polhemus

Contact Info
58128 Hwy 330 Collbran, CO 81624

Election
Yes, this office will be on the next regular election ballot


Board Member 3 Name
Donald Mease

Contact Info
58128 Hwy 330 Collbran, CO 81624

Election
No, this office will not be on the next regular election ballot


Board Member 4 Name
Mike Simons

Contact Info
58128 Hwy 330 Collbran, CO 81624

Election
Yes, this office will be on the next regular election ballot


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Board Member 5 Name
Robert Hassell

Contact Info
58128 Hwy 330 Collbran, CO 81624

Election
Yes, this office will be on the next regular election ballot


Board Candidate Self-Nomination Forms

 

Any eligible elector of the special district who desires to be a candidate for the office of special district director must file a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter with the designated election official.

 

Deadline for Self-Nomination Forms

Self-nomination and acceptance forms or letters must be filed not less than 67 days before the date of the regular election.


District Election Results

The district's election results will be posted on the website of the Colorado Secretary of State (www.sos.state.co.us) and the website indicated below, if any.

Website
www.pvhealth.com



Permanent Mail-In Voter Status


Absentee voting and Permanent absentee voter status (formerly Permanent Mail-In voter status): Where to obtain and return forms.

District Business Office



Applications for absentee voting or for permanent absentee voter status are available from and must be returned to the Designated Election Official.

District Business Office



Notice Completed By

Name
Jessi Clark
Company/District
Plateau Valley Hospital District
Title
District Adminstrator
Email
jclark@pvhealth.com
Dated

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12/15/2022













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