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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20132352.tiffRESOLUTION RE: REFERRAL TO WELD COUNTY ELECTORS AT THE COUNTY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2013, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO PURSUE THE CREATION OF A 51ST STATE WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, Section 15-4 of the Weld County Home Rule Charter authorizes the Board, by Resolution, to submit a ballot question to the registered voters of Weld County in the form of a referendum, and WHEREAS, the Board has been in communication with commissioners of at least nine other Colorado counties who, in concert with the Board, have discussed the creation of a 51st state, and WHEREAS, in late July, 2013, the Board held four meetings in Weld County to discuss the concept of creating a 51st state, and WHEREAS, in all four meetings, citizens asked the Board to put the matter to a countywide vote of registered voters at the November 5, 2013, election, and WHEREAS, being the "Governing Body" of Weld County, as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 1-1-104(18), and pursuant to said Charter Section 15-4, the Board desires to call for a Weld County election on November 5, 2013, for registered electors of Weld County to consider the following question: QUESTION: Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, in concert with the county commissioners of other Colorado counties, pursue those counties becoming the 51st state of the United States of America? WHEREAS, that each registered voter at the election and desirous of voting may cast a vote of either "Yes" or "No" to said question. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Board hereby calls for a Weld County election on November 5, 2013, for registered electors of Weld County to consider the following question: QUESTION: Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, in concert with the county commissioners of other Colorado counties, pursue those counties becoming the 51st state of the United States of America? BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that each registered voter at the election and desirous of voting may cast a vote of either "Yes" or "No" to said question. 2013-2352 BC0044 NOVEMBER 5, 2013, COUNTY ELECTION QUESTION OF WHETHER TO PURSUE THE CREATION OF A 51ST STATE PAGE 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board shall publish notice of the election, along with the full text of the above -stated question, within 30 days of this Resolution in the legal newspaper for Weld County. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 19th day of August, A.D., 2013. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUN Y, COLORADO ATTES Weld County Clerk to the Board County Attorney Date of signatur EP 0 4 2013 William F. Garcia, Chair can P. Conway SirkmeyMike Freeman er 2013-2352 BC0044 o cn ti ID e m m L0 zo13-23S2 ?pc Go '1`1 12. 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They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. _ 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. a N 0 W 3.They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 3.They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 2. They should only be supporting the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 1.They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3. 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CITY I c== o d d v00 t'J w. c d Y V � c � ro JW c d °'. = __ d w d U' c j Z W w` m a l7 x n 0, a a'3 — I t I d l a� °"w r� N N:: d o V' LL u; (7 a LL nl [ a' �I_I d sl I d LLiGFO '`'' v;ry a =1"g &ILI I„ w N c d° U' c Q c s W s' L ! �; s j Z E m V' Z .01. a °_ a c a u x d a !y c10 z a N g r 4, O0 m l9 °1 w N o a` c an Florian Auer Schernecke Foster Farnik Fields o u n w oilm u l w1H I c `I c E a �> ,c 2 Van Wyhe Barrett Dancer Mader Sauer I1. FIRST NAME Michael F Tom Floyd _____ L m cm 2> c U W Q >'_ ° 2 2 aI 0 H« �c.E° L u1 o° ° h z m C m I clsi 2' on dlt II, d q d llm,c� Ll«. 2IU,:N Z122i.U' OI ° 13 8 cl o QIu °I cF 'R 2;ml K I`—'� 0'EI .0>`0C G06 w E h C> =1N 12. COMMENTS If this is going to end up on the ballot, how does Greeley opt out? Can we have wording that if the vote within the City of Greeley does not support the initiative Greeley can opt out of this insanity? I was born and raised in Greeley,and i am quite embarrassed at how juvenile this all seems, Being a sore loser and wanting to run off and make your own state is not the right way to go about things, the whole country is laughing at us. This type iof nonsense makes us all look like idiots to the rest of the state, and country) We need to have a state that represents the rural 1 mindset Please stop this nonsense. I look forward to all of you being replaced. I may run myself, and I think I could defeat all of you. Get over the fact that the tea party is not running the state. You cant win them all.... We deserve to at least get to have a say on this! 1 itent _ continue the conversation, make the governor listen to us. Thank you for your hard work on this issue! Lets see if we can get this on the ballot. tour those _—.— This is a ridiculous waste of andiime,who support it are making the entire area a bigger laughingstock than .ever before. 11. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BE TAKING? 4. They should not be supporting either the ballot question this fall or the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 4. They should not be supporting either the ballot question this fall or the Phillips County proposal. CO 80634 4. They should not be supporting either the ballot question this fall or the Phillips County proposal. CO 806314. They should not be supporting either the ballot question this fall or the Phillips County proposal. CO 80610 3.They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3.They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 3.They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 1.They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 4. They should not be supporting either the ballot question this fall or the Phillips County proposal. 4. 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Breuer O h CC a ry 3 It FIRST NAME N - Q a o cc Y c i. 6 c c Q (Travis Y m s r, m o '�- m c Y y T " c v 1° o K K Judy Mike .'+ m }�- E ._ > c v W x p 'Sherwood '" E 2, w c 0 Robert W s cC c. u, -9 E i= c. w Y { N ci c m n F c 'c 6 w `c 0 E 1-- '.c'c "' Y c 9 Christopher 'Christina 12. COMMENTS _ I When I got divorced 40 years ago the papers said Irreconcilable differences Im thinking that Is about what the division between city and rural is all over America not just here in Co.. Add to that Taxation without representation Only the population centers are now being represented because that is where all the numbers are along with all the voting for handouts. Keep our Money out of the people who does not want us in there counties Drilling. They dont want the drilling so they dont need our money Our state is different than California. If Denver wants to be like them then make city laws. The government is getting too big and just because a law works out in a big city doesnt mean the rest of the state benefit. GO FOR ITII I think our new state should be set up according to the original constitution....lets see how that works! (Probably pretty darn well.) I 9. STATE [10. ZIP [11. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BE TAKING? 000000 u 80634)1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 80516)1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 3. They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. 1. 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FIRST NAME T N i J F' m 9 CO T` K w 9 CO O Q yw i� c O a> o 9 co co C p udi 13 E ,c O C q C F _v cy a in �' V N Y 3 9 a y c cN O K-, Z a 'Christina N N" _ 00 Robert Karen F o q c _ 2 11. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD YOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BE TAKING? 12. COMMENTS People in Northern Colorado need to step up and take action and get away from Denver and Boulder. They do not understand what farmers, ranchers, oil field workers dol They dont know what its like to watch a storm come through and destroy your way of life and take money out 1. They should only be referring a question to the ballot this fall to gauge the support in our County. of your pocket for the year) Right Now I Just want to Be free From Denvers Croney Politics Would love to help In any way I can on creating the 51st 1 stateI Go get em. __. 3.They should be supporting both referring a ballot question this fall and the Phillips County proposal. 1. 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IEsther - a v'aai iaoh s a r !Robert Lawrence Cindy w i Aw (Patrick v $ti3 'E^ _ 52 NOTICE RE: REFERRAL TO WELD COUNTY ELECTORS AT THE COUNTY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2013, THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO PURSUE THE CREATION OF A 51ST STATE WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, Section 15-4 of the Weld County Home Rule Charter authorizes the Board, by Resolution, to submit a ballot question to the registered voters of Weld County in the form of a referendum, and WHEREAS, the Board has been in communication with commissioners of at least nine other Colorado counties who, in concert with the Board, have discussed the creation of a 51st state, and WHEREAS, in late July, 2013, the Board held four meetings in Weld County to discuss the concept of creating a 51st state, and WHEREAS, in all four meetings, citizens asked the Board to put the matter to a countywide vote of registered voters at the November 5, 2013, election, and WHEREAS, being the "Governing Body" of Weld County, as that term is defined in C.R.S. § 1-1-104(18), and pursuant to said Charter Section 15-4, the Board desires to call for a Weld County election on November 5, 2013, for registered electors of Weld County to consider the following question: QUESTION: Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, in concert with the county commissioners of other Colorado counties, pursue those counties becoming the 51st state of the United States of America? WHEREAS, that each registered voter at the election and desirous of voting may cast a vote of either "Yes" or "No" to said question. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Board hereby calls for a Weld County election on November 5, 2013, for registered electors of Weld County to consider the following question: QUESTION: Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, in concert with the county commissioners of other Colorado counties, pursue those counties becoming the 51st state of the United States of America? BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that each registered voter at the election and desirous of voting may cast a vote of either "Yes" or "No" to said question. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DATED: August 30, 2013 PUBLISHED: September 4, 2013, in the Greeley Tribune Affidavit of Publication NOTICE RE:REFERRAL TO WELD COUNTY ELECTORS AT THE COUNTY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2013, THE QUESTION OF. WHETHER TO PURSUE THE CREATION 'OF A 51ST STATE_. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld Coun- ty, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the.affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, Section 15-4 of the Weld County Home Rule Char- _ ter authorizes the Board, by Resolution„ to submit a ballot ques- tion to the registered voters of Weld County in the form of a ret- erendum,and WHEREAS, the Board has been in communication with commis- s ioners of at least nine other Colorado counties who, in concert with the Board, have discussed the creation of 51st state, and WHEREAS, in late July, 2013, the Board held four meetings in Weld County to discuss the concept of creating a 51st state, and WHEREAS, in all four meetings, citizens asked the Board to put the matter to a countywide vote of registered voters at the No- vember 5, 2013, election, and WHEREAS, being the 'Governing Body' of Weld County, as that term.is defined in C.R.S. § 1-1-104(18),. and pursuant to said Charter Section 15-4, the Board desires to call for a Weld Coun- ty election on November 5, 2013, for registered electors of Weld County to consider the following question: QUESTION: Shall the Board of County. Commissioners of Weld County, in concert with the county commissioners of other Colo- rado counties, pursue those counties becoming the 51st state of the United States of America? WHEREAS, that each registered voter at the election and desir- ous of voting may cast a vote of either 'Yes' or 'No' to said question: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Board here- by calls for a Weld County election on November 5, 2013, for registered electors of Weld County to consider the following question: QUESTION: .Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, in concert with the county commissioners of other Colo- rado counties,pursue those counties becoming the 51st state of the United States of America? BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that each registered voter at the election and desirous of voting may cast a vote of either 'Yes' or "No" to said question. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORAbO DATED: August 30, 2013 , The Tribune September 4, 2013 STATE OF COLORADO County of Weld, I Desirea Larson ss. of said County of Weld, being duly sworn, say that I am an advertising clerk of THE GREELEY TRIBUNE, that the same is a daily newspaper of general circulation and printed and published in the City of Greeley, in said county and state; that the notice or advertisement, of which the annexed is a true copy, has been published in said daily newspaper for consecutive (days): that the notice was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said newspaper during the period and time of publication of said notice, and in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement thereof; that the first publication of said notice was contained in the Fourth day of September A.D. 2013 and the last publication thereof: in the issue of, said newspaper bearing the date of the Fourth day of September A.D. 2013 that said The Greeley Tribune has been published continuously and uninterruptedly during the period of at least six months next prior to the first issue thereof contained said notice or advertisement above referred to; that said newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3,1879, or any amendments thereof; and that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado. September 4, 2013 Total Charges: $13.65 4th day of My Commission Expires 6/14/2017 /1-efal-X/74 Notary Public ROBERT LITTLE NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 20014018494 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES JUNE 14, 2017 Hello