HomeMy WebLinkAbout20112888.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE WELD COUNTY FEDERAL MINERAL LEASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BYLAWS
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, 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 has been presented with bylaws which were adopted by the Weld
County Federal Mineral Lease Board of Directors at its meeting on October 26, 2011, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said bylaws, a copy of
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the attached bylaws for the Weld County Federal Mineral Lease Board of
Directors be, and hereby are, approved.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 31st day of October, A.D., 2011.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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BYLAWS OF THE
WELD COUNTY FEDERAL MINERAL LEASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
I. Organization of Weld County Federal Mineral Lease Board of Directors.
A. Membership and Terms. The Weld County Federal Mineral Lease Board of Directors
("Board of Directors") shall consist of three (3) regular voting members and one (1)
alternate, all to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County.
The alternate shall attend all meetings and participate as in voting when a regular voting
member is unable to attend. One (1) of the three (3) regular voting members shall be a
Weld County Commissioner. All terms of the regular voting members and the alternate
shall be set by the Board of County Commissioners, with no term being more than two
(2) years in length. All regular voting members and the alternate shall serve during their
appointed terms at the pleasure of the Board of County Commissioners, and may be
removed at any time by a majority vote of the Commissioners.
B. Meetings. The District Board shall meet quarterly at the Southwest Weld County
Administration Building, 4209 WCR 24.5, Longmont, Colorado. At its first meeting of
the year, the District Board shall adopt a schedule of meetings for that year, and
determine if it desires to meet outside of the District at the Weld County Administration
Building 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado. Notices of each District Board meeting,
including the date, time and place, shall be posted at least 24 hours in advance of any
such meeting at the District's Official Place of Postings. The President of the District
Board may call special meetings of the District Board whenever Board action is
necessary before a regularly scheduled meeting may be held. A record shall be kept of
all Board of Public Health meetings. Such records shall consist of minutes of all District
Board deliberations and decisions. A quorum shall consist of three (3) members of the
District Board. An affirmative vote of two (2) members shall be necessary to pass any
motion.
C. Selection of Officers. The District Board shall, at its first meeting of the year, elect from
among its members a President and a Secretary.
D. Robert's Rules of Order. All matters not governed by these Bylaws shall be governed
by the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
E. Amendment of Bylaws. A recommendation for amendment to these Bylaws may occur
at any meeting of the District Board by an affirmative vote of the three (3) regular voting
members. All amendments to these Bylaws must be approved by the Board of County
Commissioner in order to be effective.
II. Purpose and Duties of the District Board.
A. The District Board shall, on an annual basis, distribute all of the funding the District
receives from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to areas within the District that
are socially or economically impacted by the development,processing, or energy
conversion of fuels and minerals leased under the Federal "Mineral Lands Leasing Act"
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of February 25, 1920, as amended; however,the Board of Directors may use up to ten
percent of the annual funding for any administrative costs of the District.
B. The District Board may:
1. Review any reports or studies made and may seek any additional reports or studies it
deems necessary regarding the distribution of funding in the District.
2. Cooperate or contract with any other district to provide any function or service lawfully
authorized to each of the cooperating or contracting districts, including the sharing of
costs, only if the cooperation or contracts are authorized by each district with the
approval of each district's board of directors. Any contract providing for the sharing of
costs may be entered into for any period, not to exceed the existence of the District and
notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the length of any financial contracts or
obligations of governments. Any such contract shall set forth fully the purposes,
powers,rights, obligations, and responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the
contracting parties. Where other provisions of law provide requirements for special
types of intergovernmental contracting or cooperation, those special provisions shall
control.
Approved cn�� eoLty by the District Board.
Approve s u4� i I/27, r by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County.
OCT 3 1 2011
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