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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2011-7
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of
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, the Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000-1, enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld,
including the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent
nature enacted on or before said date of adoption, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirements therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be,
and hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are
revised to read as follows.
CHAPTER 2
Administration
Amend Sec. 2-12-150. Use of household appliances in the workplace.
A. Employees working in County buildings equipped with stoves, ovens, and/or microwave
ovens located in designated kitchen areas may use those appliances to heat and
prepare food during shifts extending into normal meal times. No food preparation
involving the heating of oils or greases shall be allowed. Employees using kitchen area
appliances shall not leave them unattended. County Health and Wellness
representatives for each department shall be responsible for assuring that fire
extinguishers are properly located within the kitchen areas and that employees using the
appliances are properly trained in their use. No toaster ovens, hot plates, or electric
grills shall be used in any County buildings. Toasters, coffee and/or tea makers,
popcorn makers, and crock pots may be used for food and drink heating and preparation
only in areas approved for such use. All such appliances must be: 1) certified and listed
by a nationally recognized independent testing laboratory, such as Underwriters
Laboratories (UL), 2) equipped with automatic turn-off capability, and 3) maintained in a
clean and safe condition.
B. Space heaters may be used by employees only in accordance with the following
conditions:
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1. The employee must inspect the heater prior to each use and its specifications,
and its location must be documented with the department's Health and Wellness
representative so random/annual inspections may be performed.
2. The heater must be: a) certified and listed by a nationally recognized
independent testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL), b)
equipped with automatic turn-off capability, c) maintained in a clean and safe
condition, d) cool to touch when in operation, e) have an enclosed or closely
guarded heating element and a built-in automatic shut-off tip-over protection, f)
equipped with a high temperature-limiting device, g) not exceed 1,500 watts
maximum output, and h) have an on/off switch.
C. Employees using any of the appliances listed above in the workplace are responsible for
their safe use and may be liable for the total cost of any damages to County buildings,
equipment, or personal property resulting from mishaps caused by use of household
appliances in the workplace.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby
is, directed to arrange for Colorado Code Publishing to supplement the Weld County Code with
the amendments contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and
subsections as they currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies
regarding capitalization, grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, divisions,
sections, and subsections in said Code.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The
Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in
each and every section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses, or phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
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The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2011-7 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 10th day of August, A.D., 2011.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Sean P. Conway, Pro-Tem
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
William F. Garcia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David E. Long
County Attorney
Douglas Rademacher
First Reading: June 29, 2011
Publication: July 6, 2011, in the Fort Lupton Press
Second Reading: July 18, 2011
Publication: July 27, 2011, in the Fort Lupton Press
Final Reading: August 10, 2011
Publication: August 17, 2011, in the Fort Lupton Press
Effective: August 22, 2011
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