As the city of Ouray works to crack down on illegal short-term rentals, Ouray County is considering ways to improve its own enforcement, potentially by outsourcing that work.

The county allows 100 active short-term rental licenses, County Planning Director Mark Castrodale said, all of which are currently issued. But they have no way to know how many rentals are operating illegally with a license beyond that number, he said, and his office doesn’t have the manpower to look into it.

“We don’t ...