Board of County Commissioners

Board Members

• Hilary Cooper, District 1 Commissioner
  Term Expires: January 14, 2025
• Lance Waring, District 2 Commissioner
  Term Expires: January 12, 2027
• Kris Holstrom, District 3 Commissioner
  Term Expires: January 14, 2025

Mission

The San Miguel County Board of Commissioners works to ensure our residents are healthy and flourishing and that our communities are safe and vibrant by:

• Providing essential community services
• Practicing responsible stewardship of our environment
• Prioritizing long-term fiscal stability, and
• Partnering with others to enhance the quality of life in San Miguel County and the region

Responsibilities

The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) serves as both the administrative and policy-making body for San Miguel County. While, generally, the BOCC has only those powers specifically conferred by the state General Assembly, courts have held that they have such implied powers as may be necessary to carry out their specified powers. Constitutionally, the BOCC also sits as the County Board of Equalization. The Board also fills all vacancies in county offices other than those for County Commissioner and for Public Trustee. All powers of the county, as a legal entity, are exercised by the Board of County Commissioners and not by its individual members.

Commissioner Districts

Commissioners are elected at large for 4-year staggered terms, though each must live in the geographic district for which he/she is running. San Miguel County Commissioners elected in 2016 and in 2018 and thereafter will be limited to two terms. Electors, in 2015, voted to restore term limitations on county commissioners.