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WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
31st Regular Meeting
April 29, 1975
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. ROLL CALL
4. MINUTES (April 17, 1975 and April 22, 1975.)
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
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark
10. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - THURSDAY, May 1, 1975 - 7:30 P.M.
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MINUTES
HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
APRIL 29, 1975
Tapes #30 & #31
31st 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 Tuesday, April 29, 1975, at the hour of 7;30 P.M.
INVOCATION: Charter Commission member, Mr. Ralph E. Waldo, Jr., opened the
meeting with the invocation.
ROLL CALL: In the temporary absence of the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, the meeting
was called to order by Mr. Glen R. Anderson, and 19 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 Philip G. Bowles
Norman Brown J. L. Johnson Donald E. Altergott
Bob E. White William H. Southard Walter L. Bain
John L. Weigand George H. Brooks Ruben Schissler
Edwin Lesh W. E. Rosenoff
Nancy C. Clark Harold Fahrenbruch
Also present was the Legal Counsel for the Commission, Mr. William West.
Those absent were:
District #3:
Charley Baumgartner
John T. Martin
MINUTES: The minutes for the April 17, 1975 meeting were submitted in rough draft.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Accept the minutes as
presented. Motion carried unanimously.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS;
Mr. West -- Legal Counsel
Mr. West, giving a report on the three year residency requirements that now
exist in the Charter, stated, that in his opinion, they would be unconstitutional.
He recommended a one year requirement.
He also recommended an age limit of 21.
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Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mr. Bain, to: Insert 'one year' in lieu of
the three year residency requirements for all elected offices. Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Weigand, tot Insert an age limit of 21
years of age, for all elected offices. Motion carried. Those voting no were;
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Bowles
Motion by Mr. Weigand, seconded by Mr. Dunbar, to; Accept the number of 250
registered electors signing circulated petitions. Motion withdrawn.
Motion by Mr. Weigand, seconded by Mr. Carlson, tot Accept the number of 200
registered electors signing circulated petitions. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Brooks, to: Change 'forty-fifth day'
to seventy and to change 'twenty-fifth day' to forty on page 55A, line 9,
Section 13 - 9, (2).
Amendment by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Brooks, tot Change 'seventy' to ninety
and to change 'forty-fifth' to ninety days. Amendment carried. Those voting
no were;
Mr. Dunbar
Motion by Mrs. Clark, as amended, carried. Those voting no were;
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. West will research whether it is legal to require a person signing a
petition to be a registered elector.
Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to; Strike 13 - 9, (8), (b),
and 13 - 9, (9), (a), and (b), on page 55C and 55D. Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Anderson, as temporary Chairman, directed Section 13 - 10 back to the
Drafting Committee.
A sentence will be added at the end of Section 14 - 4, which will read:
The audit shall be available for inspection in the office of the Clerk to
the Board of County Commissioners.
Motion by Mr. Weigand, seconded by Mr. Schissler, to: Add to Section 14 - 7, (2),
(c), page 60, line 4: 'official notification or other publication as prescribed
by the rules and regulations of the Board. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Waldo, to: Adopt Article IXV as amended.
Motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Weigand, to: Adopt the policy that any
increase in the ad valorem tax, over and above 57, in one year would have to
go to a vote of the people. Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Billings
Mr. Bowles
Mr. Altergott
Mr. Bain
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Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Dunbar, to: Rewrite Section 14 - 7, (2),
(a), to read:
(2) Increased Levy -- procedure
(a) If the Board be of the opinion, the amount of tax limited by
the preceeding Section will be insufficient for the County needs for
the current year, it may submit the question of an increased levy to
the qualified electors of the county or other taxing district at a
general or special election called for the purpose and in the manner
provided by law or this Charter for calling special elections in the
County.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, to adopt Article RIV carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Rosenoff, to: Strike Section 15 - 3, (1).
Motion failed. Those voting yes were:
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Rosenoff
Mr. Bowles
Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Lash, to: Delete 'for (6 months) one year.'
Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Waldo
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Rosenoff
Mr. Fahrenbruch
Mr. Schissler
CONTINUE MEETING:
Motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to continue the meeting. Motion
carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Rosenoff, to: Delete 'no other election on
recall of that same officer may be held for at least one year, ' in lines 13 and 14,
Section 15 - 3, page 62. Motion failed. Those voting yes were:
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Rosenoff
Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Bain, to: Change 20% to 10% on line 4,
page 63, Section 15 - 3, (2). Motion withdrawn.
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Billings, to: Substitute the word retained
for the word recalled on line 4, page 66, Section 15 - 3, (7). Motion carried.
Those voting no were:
Mr. Waldo
Mr, Rosenoff
Mr. Bain
The Chairman directed all of Section 15 - 3, (7) to the Drafting Committee for
clarification.
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Change 20% to 5%, in line 28,
page 67, Section 15 - 4, (1), (a). Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Waldo, to: Change 21 days to 30 days on
page 68, line 1. Motion failed (Not an 11 vote majority). Those voting no were:
Mr. Carlson
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Billings
Mr. Brown
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Fahrenbruch
Mr. Schissler
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. White, to: Change one year to two years,
on page 71, line 3, Section 15 - 4, (3), (c). Motion carried. Those voting no
were:
Mr. Rosenoff
Mr. Bain
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Adopt Article XV as amended.
Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Brooks
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Leah, to: Add to Section 16 - 8, (c), the
following --
(a) Members appointed for three year terms
(b) No member shall serve no more than two terms on any one board.
Amendment by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Add under (a), 'except as
otherwise provided for in this Charter. ' Amendment failed. Those voting yes
were:
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Bain
Those abstaining were:
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Waldo
Mr. Billings
Amendment by Mr. Carlson, seconded by Mr. Schissler, to: Add 'two consecutive
terms' under (b). Amendment carried. Those voting no were:
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Johnson
Motion by Mr. Brown, as amended, carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Southard
Mr. Bain
Motion by Mr. Southard, to: Discontinue drafting. Motion died for lack of a
second.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Dunbar, to: Adopt Article XVI as amended.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Dunbkr, to: Adopt Article XVII as presented.
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?lotion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Weigand, to: Refer Section 17 - 1 to Legal
Counsel (for a possible motion later). Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Adopt Article XVIII. Motion
carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
Department of Planning and Zoning Services -- Mr. Weigand..-- New Drafting of
Section 4 - 4.
Motion by Mr. Weigand, seconded by Mr. Dunbar, tot Adopt the redrafting of
Section 4 - 4. Motion carried unanimously.
?lotion by Mr. Dunbar, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Adopt page 29A. Motion
carried unanimously.
Amendment by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Weigand, tot Add to (2), 'environmental
and economic impact statements and any other necessary informantion' . Motion
withdrawn.
Amendment by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Waldo, to: Change (2) to read: 'the
application shall include all information that may be required by the Board of
County Commissioners for a determination of the application, including
environmental impact and economic statements.' Motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS OF COMMITTJtl_S:
Drafting - There will be a meeting of the Drafting Committee on Thursday,
May 1, 1975, at 6:45 P.M., in the Commissioners meeting room.
There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned at
12:15 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved as submitted this
day of 1975.
Secretary
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