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WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
32nd Regular Meeting
May 1, 1975
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. ROLL CALL
4. MINUTES (April 22, 1975 and April 27, 1975 Meetings.)
5. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS - (To our guests: Our meetings are open to the public and we
welcome you. All debate is by the Charter Commission members
only. Audience participation is solicited for public
hearings at a later date. )
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. CHARTER DRAFTING - SECOND READING OF CHARTER
1. Drafting Committee Report - Mr. Bain, Chairman
COMPLETION OF SECOND READING
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark
10. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - TO BE ANNOUNCED
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HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
MAY 1, 1975
Tapes #31 & #32
32nd Regular Meeting
The Home Rule Charter Commission of Weld County, Colorado, met in session
in full conformity with the law and by-laws of said Commission at the
meeting room of the Weld County Public Health Building, Greeley, Colorado,
on Thursday, May 1, 1975, at the hour of 7:30 P.M.
INVOCATION: Charter Commission member, Mr. Philip G. Bowles, opened the meeting
with the invocation.
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, and
20 of the 21 members were present, constituting a quorum of the members
thereof. Those present were:
At Large:
John Chuck Carlson
Ralph E. Waldo, Jr.
Edward L. Dunbar
District #1: District #2: District #3:
Glenn K. Billings Glen R. Anderson Charley Baumgartner
Norman Brown J. L. Johnson Philip G. Bowles
Bob E. White William H. Southard Donald E. Altergott
John L. Weigand George H. Brooks Walter L. Bain
Edwin Lesh Harold Fahrenbruch John T. Martin
Nancy C. Clark Ruben Schissler
Also present was the Legal Counsel, Mr. William West.
Those absent were:
District #2:
W. E. Rosenoff
MINUTES: The minutes for the April 22, 1975 meeting were submitted in rough draft.
Motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. White, to: Accept the minutes as
presented. Motion carried unanimously.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Mr. Southard presented two charts to the Charter Commission members. It was
decided that the charts would be reproduced and used as a visual aid at the
Public Hearings.
Ron Tollefson, from the Greeley Tribune, will write a summary of the proposed
Charter, to be used as a handout at the public hearings, in place of the complete
Charter.
Charter's will be made available to people requesting them.
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LEGAL COUNSEL:
Mr. William West --
Reporting on the legality of requiring persons to be registered voters, he said
that the term 'registered' should be removed where it appears in the requirements
for signers of petitions.
Motion by Mr. Dunbar, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Strike 'registered'- where
it refers to petitions only. Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Carlson
Mr. Fahrenbruch
Mr. Altergott
Mr. Schissler
Mr. Billings
Mr. Brown
Mr. White
Mr. Johnson
Mr. West, giving an opinion on limiting amendments, stated it would be difficult,
but could be done.
Mr. West stated the County Surveyor's office could be eliminated by January 1,
1976.
CHARTER DRAFTING:
Mr. Bain, Drafting Committee Chairman
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Adopt Section 2 - 2, as
rewritten. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Adopt Section 2 - 4, as
rewritten. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Adopt Section 3 - 8, (4),
(n), page 10, line 21, as rewritten. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Adopt Section 3 - 14, (1), as
rewritten. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Weigand, to: Adopt Section 4 - 2, (A), (1),
as rewritten. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Schissler, to: Adopt Section 4 - 2, (B) ,
(6), as rewritten. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Adopt Section 4 - 2, (B),
(7), as rewritten. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Adopt Section 4 - 4, (A), (4),
(e), (f), and (g), as rewritten. Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Brooks, to: Adopt Section 5 - 1, (1), (2),
(3). Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Brooks, to: Accept Section 16 - 9, as
rewritten.
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Brooks, to: : Strike 'or prevent the
exercise of absolute loyalty and undivided allegiance to' and to add the
word 'and' , in Section 16 - 9. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, as amended, carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Billings, to: Adopt Section 18 - 11, as
presented.
Mr. Anderson read a proposal to the Charter Commission members, regarding the
Extension Service.
Amendment by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Bain, to: Strike the word 'shall'
and insert the word 'may' , in Section 18 - 11. Amendment carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, as amended, carried unanimously.
Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Bain, to: Delete the word 'services'
in lines 3 and 5, on page 25, and line 13, on page 27. Motion carried
unanimously.
FIRST READING:
Motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Add a Section, to be --
Section 4 - 6, (4), (a), (b), and (c), Division of Extension Services, to read:
(a) The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint the Director of the
Division of Extension Services with the recommendation of the State Director
of the Extension Services.
(b). The Director of the Extension Services shall perform such functions and
duties as may be directed by the Board, which shall include the 4H program.
(c) The Division of Extension Services shall perform such functions and duties
as may from time to time be assigned or reassigned to it.
Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Southard
Mr. Bowles
Mr. Altergott
Mr. Bain
Those abstaining were:
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Brooks
CHARTER DRAFTING:
Section 4 - 6, (3), (a), (b), third reading, to read:
(a). The Board of County Commissioners may appoint the head of the Extension
Services who may be known as the County Agent, with the approval of the State
Extension Director.
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(b) The County Agent shall perform such functions and services as are directed
by the Board, which may include the 4H programs.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to: Adopt Section 4 - 6, (3), (a),
and (b). Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Baumgartner
Mr. Southard
Mr. Bowles
Those abstaining were:
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Altergott
Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Lesh, to: Change Section 3 - 4, (2), to
read:
(2) The term of office of a County Commissioner shall be for no more than two
terms.
Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Waldo
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Billings.
Mr. Southard
Mr. Baumgartner
Mr. Bowles
Mr. Bain
Mr. Schissler
Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Add to Section 16 - 8, (d),
to read:
Policy recommendations of such boards shall be considered by the Board of County
Commissioners and either accepted or rejected. If rejected, reasons for rejection
shall be publicly stated.
Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Waldo
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to: Insert 'no proposed amendment
to the Charter shall encompass more than one subject,' following`the,word proposal,
in Section 17 - 1, (6), page 80, line 5. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Fahrenbruch, to: Leave the word
'registered' voters in the Charter. Motion failed. (Not an 11 vote majority.)
Those voting yes were:
Mr. Carlson
Mr. Weigand
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Fahrenbruch
Mr. Schissler
Mr. Billings
Mr. Brown
Motion by Mr. Weigan, seconded by Mr. Lesh, to: Move the Budget Advisory Board
from the Department of Finance to the County Council. Motion failed. (Not an
11 vote majority.) Those voting no were:
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Mr. Waldo
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Billings
Mr. Brown
Mr. White
Mr. Southard
Mr. Bain
Mr. Bowles abstained.
Mr. Dunbar presented an informational sheet to the Charter Commission members
for their discussion.
Chairman Johnson closed the Second Reading of the Charter.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Drafting - Mr. Bain, Chairman
There will be a brief meeting of the Drafting Committee, following adjournment
of this meeting.
Mr. Billings -- First Public Hearing
The first Public Hearing will be held in the main part of the Exhibition Building.
Chairman Johnson explained the format for the public hearings. He also explained
that all Charter Commission members should be in attendence, as this would be a
regular meeting.
There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned at
11:15 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Approved as submitted this
day of 1975.
Secretary
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