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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
September 19, 2011
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ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by President Don Mueller.
Councilwomen Perry Buck and Ginny Buczek and Councilmen Charles Tucker and
John Kivimaki were present, constituting a quorum of members. Also present was Don
Warden and Council Secretary Karla Ford.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilwoman Buczek made a motion approve the
September 19, 2011 agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Buck and
carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilman Kivimaki made a motion to approve the
August 15, 2011 minutes. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tucker and
carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment.
PROGRAM REVIEW:
Don Warden presented information on the Weld County 2012 proposed budget. He
stated the Elected Officials and Department Heads have done a great job reviewing and
reducing their budgets. He noted that the jail population has remained low, around 580
daily count of inmates. This trend has helped with the capital fund and also operational
cost savings.
Mr. Warden distributed a handout and informed the council about certain areas of the
budget. The all funds revenue is up about 7.5% and the all funds expenditures are up
7.7%. Most of this increase in expenditures will be in public works roads. This is due to
the heavy truck hauling in the north eastern part of the county from new energy
companies.
This year was a reappraisal year for the assessed value. The reappraisal for residential
dropped 4% this year, commercial was down 2%, industrial was up 2%, agricultural was
up 17%, natural resources was up 4% and oil and gas was up 46%.
There is $66 million in the Beginning Fund Balance. The county keeps this high reserve
due to the influx of oil and gas. Mr. Warden gave an overview of changes that will take
place in the certain areas of the budget such as revenue and expenditures for the
general fund, public works, social services and health fund.
Due to one of the state budget cuts, Weld County will not receive any tobacco tax as it
will all stay at the state level.
In response to Councilwoman Buczek, Mr. Warden stated the bilingual ballots are not
_mandatory this year, but it will roughly cost $100,000 - $150,000 more and
Weld Clerk and Recorder Steve Moreno has planned for that in the upcoming budget.
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In response to Councilman Kivimaki, Mr. Warden stated the Board of County
Commissioners is working on a decision of county employees receiving a raise for
2012. A decision has not yet been made. There has not been a raise in two years. As
far as the health insurance for employees, a higher deductable health reimbursement
plan will be put in place. This will help keep costs down.
Additional expenditures will include an increase in communications due to a salary
adjustment for dispatchers. Building and grounds and utility costs continue to go up.
Five year capital programs include Jail Capital Reserve, Communication System
Reserve, Jail Expansion, Land Reserve, Communications System, Miscellaneous
Projects, Public Works Projects and Courts.
Information on the propriety funds summary included— paramedic service enterprise
fund, motor vehicle fund, health insurance fund, insurance fund, phone service fund,
weld county finance corporation — currently inactive.
There will be very few issues for budget hearings. Mr. Warden, again, commended all
the departments in reviewing and submitting budgets that are reflective of keeping the
Weld County budget on track.
In response to Councilman Kivimaki regarding possible future funding by the state, Mr.
Warden stated some foresee with the state of Colorado state budget and under current
tax structure, that between now and 2025 the growth in K-12, Higher Education,
Medicaid and Department of Corrections will strip any future growth in revenue. This
will affect the county by the programs that the county currently offers. State funded
programs may eventually be cut. He is encouraging the Board of Commissioners to
work with non-profit agencies and complete a needs assessment in defining where the
real needs in the county are and how partners can help with those needs.
NEW BUSINESS:
Correspondence from Michael T. Leintz
A copy of a certified letter from Michael T. Leintz was distributed to the council. This
letter was regarding a personal injury claim. This will be forwarded to the Weld County
Legal Department.
Meetings at New Administration Building
Due to the meeting being held at the new Administration Building, there is a new place
for meeting agendas. When there is a guest speaker or public comment, those
individuals will be asked to note their personal information on the sign-in sheet.
Information sheets regarding the council will be available with the secretary at each
meeting.
Coordinator Reports
-Councilman Tucker attended the Ag Water Tour and stated it is one of the best tours he
has attended. Councilwoman Buck attended the Progressive 15 Conference. She
received information regarding northern Colorado. Councilwoman Buczek attended the
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Ft. Lupton fort dedication. She stated over 26,000 hours were donated by the
community to complete this project.
Upcoming Meetings/Events
The Council was invited to the Greeley Chamber Ag Tour on September 23rd, Weld
County Commissioners Cup on September 30th and the 2012 Weld County Budget
Work Session on October 25th
Payment of Bills
Councilman Kivimaki made a motion to pay bills as listed below:
Mileage for Councilman Don Mueller $ 11.77
Mileage for Councilman Charles Tucker $ 40.66
Mileage for Councilwoman Ginny Buczek $ 44.94
Mileage for Councilman John Kivimaki $ 50.02
Mileage for Councilwoman Perry Buck $155.68
Foundation for Water Education — C Tucker $ 30.00
Ag Tour— Livestock in Weld Co. — C Tucker $ 20.00
The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Buczek and passed.
ADJOURNMENT: By acclamation, the eting was ad'our ed at 8:00p.m.
October 17, 2011 Council P s de t Don Mueller
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C until Secre ary Karla Ford
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