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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
April 6, 1977 APR 1 1977 is
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The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity
with the Weld County Home Rule Charter at 401 N. 15th Avenue,
Greeley, Colorado, on Wednesday, April 6, 1977 at 1:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL: The meeting began with prayer by Nancy Clark, president. On roll
call the following Council members were present:
President Nancy Clark
Vice President Bob White
Councilman John T. Martip
Councilman Robert Martin
Absent: Floyd Oliver
MINUTES: The minutes of March 16, 1977 were approved by motion of Bob White
and seconded by John Martin. Motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS
SOUTH WELD TOWNS MEETING: Nancy Clark and Bob Martin attended the Southern
Weld Towns meeting on March 24. They both briefly commented on
the meeting.
TREASURER: Nancy Clark read a letter from County Treasurer Mike Loustalet.
He suggested April 20 as a time to discuss with the Council the
salaries of elected officials.
COUNCIL MOVING: Nancy Clark reported United Way could not move as of April 1
and gave them an extension of a few weeks. Judge Carpenter wishes
the Council to completely redecorate their new location in the
Court House. The Council felt they cannot afford it and were not
sure how long they would be there if space is available in phase
three of the County Complex. The move will take place after
April 20 and the May 4th regular meeting will be in the Court House.
PRESS RELEASES: Nancy Clark reported she attended the Weld County Weekly
Publishers' Association meeting. She felt three things were learned
about the Council's monthly news releases: 1) news releases contained
old news, 2) some felt the information was of value, and 3) others
said this was the first time they had ever received anything from
county government.
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Nancy Clark concluded that the Council needs to change their
format and prepare news releases dealing with philosophical
questions. She suggested publishing a series that answeres
questions citizens might have as to the function of the Council.
All of the Council members would participate in writing them
but they would be reflecting the opinion of the Council as a
whole. Bob White then made a motion to send news releases of
this nature once a month on a trial basis. John Martin seconded
and motion carried. Nancy Clark had written the first news
release and read it to the Council.
GUIDELINES FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Bob White felt that the Charter
explains conflict of interest well. He made a motion to send a
letter he had composed with an attached copy of Charter Section
16-9(3) to all elected officials. The letter encouraged the
elected officials to properly inform any employees or appointed
board members which might be affected by this section of conflict
of interest. Bob Martin seconded the motion and carried unanimously.
Nancy Clark discussed the possibility of the Council developing a
code of ethics for the commissioners and all elected officials.
The Council decided to collect information from various legislators
on codes of ethics and conflict of interest and to have a work
session discussing their findings. This will again be discussed
at the next meeting.
GRAND JURY: Nancy Clark read a prepared letter to District Attorney Robert
Miller requesting that a grand jury be convened. The Council
recommended that Road and Bridge and related areas be considered
as well as other concerns brought to his attention which may
include criminal violations. Bob White made a motion to approve
this letter and have it sent to Mr. Miller. Bob Martin seconded
the motion and it carried unanimously.
HUMAN RESOURCES: It was reported that Walt Speckman had a new report prepared
on Human Resources and would welcome an opportunity to discuss this
with the Council. Nancy Clark will schedule this for May.
Bob White suggested visiting the Human Resources department. He
also added that the Council missed Gil Olson's department while on
the tour of the Engineering Department and would like to visit there.
Nancy Clark will also schedule this.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully subbmitted,
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Mr. Robert Miller
District Attorney
Weld County
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Mr. Miller:
The County Council would like to request that a Grand Jury be
convened.
The Council has reviewed many aspects of county government since
its beginning in January 1976. Generally, we believe that Weld
County citizens can be proud of its government and the innovative changes
made as a result of the Home Rule Charter. However, there remains
some unanswered questions that a review by a Grand Jury could resolve.
The County Council recommends that you include in the Grand Jury
Road and Bridge and related areas of Weld County government, as well
as other concerns that have been called to your attention which may
include criminal violations.
Thank you for considering these matters.
Respectfully,
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Nancy C ark
Chairperson
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JOHN T. MARTIN, PRESIDENT - HOME 857-2471 - out 657.6675 NANCY CLARK, VICE PRESIDENT . PHONE 359-3169
COUNCILMEN . FLOYD OLIVER, SR. (352-1663) • LACY WILKINSON (353-1793) - BOB E. WHITE (656-2508)
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