Click the link to read the article on the Elbert County News website (Ellis Arnold). Here’s an excerpt:
June 25, 2024
Because the town argues that Craft was not qualified to serve on the water provider’s board, the complaint says that legally, “a vacancy existed since his appointment in 2022 by the Town.” The Kiowa Board of Trustees — the equivalent of a town council — object to Craft’s activity on the water provider’s board, according to the suit.
“Mr. Craft has publicly stated an intent to unlawfully terminate a separate operating agreement between the Town and KWWA,” the complaint says. “Mr. Craft’s actions create a risk of irreparable harm to the Town of Kiowa and the Board of Trustees, because he is exercising authority and duties to which he has no lawful right.”
According to the complaint, in order to serve on the water provider’s board, a person must meet one of three criteria:
• They are a resident of the town who is registered to vote in Colorado;
• They own “real property” within the town boundaries;
• Or they are the person designated by the owner of real property within the boundaries of the town to be qualified to serve on the board by such owner. (The designation by an owner does not require that the person be appointed to the board.)
Craft’s designation to serve did not meet the third criteria, the complaint argues.