Ouray city officials have severed ties with the Ouray Tourism Office, saying the shutdowns triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave them without the money needed to market the city to visitors and citing concerns about the nonprofit organization’s financial stability.

The city’s three-month contract with the OTO – an interim agreement put into place at the end of last year so the two sides could try to work out a longterm pact – ended Tuesday. The city took over opera...