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Dr.Barry Goldsmith
4750 W.29th St.
Apt. 1012
Greeley CO 80634
Wednesday April 25,2012
Weld County Council
1150"O"Street
Greeley,CO 80632
Dear Council Members,
Sadly, I'm writing this letter regarding a gross violation of both ethics and an abuse of power by the
County Commissioners.Specifically, regarding the sale of the ambulance service to Banner Health,an
Arizona based entity.
According to our Weld County Home rule charter,Sec.5-4-10.Statement of Policy,Section F,"all
negotiations will be conducted on the highest level of business ethics."
Section I. It shall be deemed a violation of this Article for any County personnel to:
3.Knowingly underestimate requirements or deny the existence of a requirement to avoid doing
business with a particular supplier.
No local businesses such as Poudre Valley Health Systems or any others were allowed the opportunity to
propose possible provisions to Weld County Residents regarding the ambulance service.
Furthermore,according to the Home Rule Charter-Sec.5-4-160,"Disposal of surplus property"
A. This procedure shall be used for disposing of all County-owned material,equipment and
supplies except for property seized by the Sheriffs office.
B. Estimated sales in amounts or estimated amounts of ten thousand dollars 1$10,000.00)or
more shall be formally advertised,sealed bids shall be taken,and the bids received shall be
submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for award.
With the value of the ambulance service being well over 800,000.00,the County Commissioners decision
to sell the ambulance service without taking bids from any other entity is a clear violation of our home
rule charter.
Therefore it is incumbent upon the County Council to investigate this situation further and stop this
blatant abuse of power perpetrated by the County Commissioners.
Sincerely, �Qf/
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Dr. Barry Gold
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