Dave Morlan Statement to RBC Board of Commissioners ~ Jan 26, 2021

Rio Blanco County Commissioners on Tuesday January 26, 2021 chose not to re-appoint Dave Morlan as the Director of the Road & Bridge Department. This is his full statement to the board following their decision. Statement transcript: “I just need to make a couple points here about your decision not to re-appoint me. Rio Blanco County is my home, as we all know it is a special place. I've worked for Rio Blanco County for 35 years and I've proudly served as RBC's Road and Bridge Director for the past 17 years, and I do appreciate everyone I've been blessed to serve. I believe my success has been because I’ve always listened to all sides of these issues, I’ve always had great open communication with the boards I’ve served, and I’ve made all of my decisions with the majority of Rio Blanco County Constituents in mind. My team and I at Road and Bridge have accomplished some amazing things. Roads are safer and in better condition than most counties in Colorado. We've all seen Rector and Moyer make decisions that have not been in the best interest of our county. Several decisions have been self-serving and destructive to some really good people. Throughout the last six months, Rector and Moyer have treated me with total disrespect, and I've been shunned because of an employee matter that should have easily been handled by myself and HR. In recent meetings, they’ve assured me that I would be allowed to serve my last year until I retired in December, and obviously that's another lie. All I can say right now is I’m going to do my best to make things right. Our county is too special a place to be ruined by bad decisions.”