HomeMy WebLinkAbout751085.tiff WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
18th Regular Meeting - Third Charter Drafting
March 18, 1975
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION - REVEREND DON SHOUSE - ASSISTANT PASTOR - EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH IN EATON
3. ROLL CALL
4. MINUTES - MARCH 11 and 13 minutes to be approved.
5. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS - (To our guests: Our meetings are open to the public and we
welcome you. All debate is by Charter Commission members
only. Audience participation is solicited for public hearings
at a later date. )
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
A. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEES
1. Public Relations - Mrs. Clark
2. Legal Counsel - Mr. William West
B. CHARTER COMMITTEES - CHARTER DRAFTING
1. Drafting - Mr. Bain - Preamble submitted March 11, 1975.
Report on Charter Drafting and Second reading, March 27, 1975.
2. County Governance - Mr. Dunbar - Preliminary report submitted February 13, 1975.
Charter Recommendations submitted March 11, 1975.
3. Finance - Mr. Waldo - Preliminary report submitted January 30, 1975.
Charter Recommendations submitted March 11, 1975.
4. Safety - Dr. Brooks - Recommendations submitted and in debate.
5. Health - Mrs. Clark - Recommendations will be submitted if time permits.
6. Social Services - Mr. Bowles - Recommendations will be submitted if time permits.
7. County Relations - Mr. Martin - Recommendations will be submitted if time permits.
8. Public Utilities - Mr. Weigand - Recommendations will be submitted if time permits.
9. Public Works - Mr. Carlson - Recommendations will be submitted if time permits.
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF CHARTER COMMITTEES
10. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - THURSDAY - MARCH 20 , 1975
ADDITIONAL MEETINGS WILL BE SCHEDULED BY
THE CHAIRMAN, WHEN NECESSARY' I ' ' ' '
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HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
MARCH 18, 1975
Tape #18
18th Regular Meeting
The Home Rule Charter Commission of Weld County, Colorado, met in
session in full conformity with the law and by-laws of said Commission
at the meeting room of the Weld County Public Health Building, Greeley,
Colorado, on Tuesday, March 18 , 1975, at the hour of 7 :30 P.M.
INVOCATION: The Reverend Don Shouse, Assistant Pastor of the Evangelical Free
Church in Eaton, opened the meeting with the invocation
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, and
all of the 21 members were present, constituting a quorum of the
members thereof. Those present were:
At Large:
John Chuck Carlson
Ralph E. Waldo, Jr.
Edward L. Dunbar
District #1: District #2: District #3 :
Glenn K. Billings Glen R. Anderson Charley Baumgartner
Norman Brown J. L. Johnson Philip G. Bowles
Bob E. White William H. Southard Donald E. Altergott
John L. Weigand George H. Brooks Walter L. Bain
Edwin Lesh W. E. Rosenoff John T. Martin
Nancy C.Clark Harold Fahrenbruch Ruben Schissler
MINUTES : The minutes were submitted by mail in rough draft. (March 11, 1975 and
March 13 , 1975) There were no corrections or additions. Mrs. Clark made
a motion that the minutes be accepted as mailed. Mr. Schissler seconded
the motion. Motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS :
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark, Chairman - Dr. Brooks spoke on KYOU on
Friday. More radio and TV apperances are being considered.
Dr. Brooks made a motion to rescind the previous motion on sending out
information and that it be available at the office, for anyone who calls
and asks for it. Mr. Fahrenbruch seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Those voting no were: Mr. Carlson
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Southard
Mr. Altergott
Mr. Bain
Mrs. Clark made a motion that a press release be sent weekly to those who
had requested our weekly information. Mr. Southard seconded the motion.
Motion tabled.
Mr. Brown made a motion to table Mrs. Clark' s motion indefinitely.
Mr. Lesh seconded the motion. Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Southard
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Bowles
Mr. Altergott
Mr. Bain
Mr. Martin
Mrs. Clark abstained.
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Mr. Brown made a motion that a financial report be presented to the
Charter Commission members one time each month. Mr. Martin seconded
the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. West spoke to the Commission members on several subjects.
CHARTER COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Dr. Brooks opened discussion with the motion of last week, which reads:
Mr. Brown made a motion for the adoption of Item C, of the Safety
Committee, in its entirety, and such other items as may be
agreed upon. Mr. Baumgartner seconded the motion.
Mr. Brown, who originally made the motion, withdrew the motion. Mr.
Baumgartner, who seconded the motion, withdrew his second.
Mr. Brown made a motion to refer item C to the Drafting Committee for a
catch-all phrase to include all of it in the Charter. Mr. Baumgartner
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Item D and E, in the Safety Committee report is to be referred to the
Personnel Committee for further consideration. Item D reads:
It is recommended that all members of the Sheriff' s office be
included in the county retirement and insurance plans.
Item E reads:
The Committee recommends that members of the Sheriff ' s office be
rewarded for completion of additional professional training by
promotion and salary increase, assuming that such persons are in
all other respects qualified.
The Safety Committee referred the Ambulance Service and Coroner Office
positions to the Health Committee.
Mr. Waldo made a motion that the functions of the County Council be
1. to appoint a County Observer to perform the duties of auditing,
2. that the County Council set salaries of all elected officials,
3. that the County Council act as a vacancy committee to fill
vacancies of all elected officials and,
4. that they report to the people of the County on job auditing and
job performance in County Government in general.
Dr. Brooks seconded the motion. Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Billings
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Rosenoff
Mr. Schissler
CONTINUE MEETING: The hour being 10:00 P.M. , Mr. Billings made a motion to
continue the meeting. Mr. Dunbar seconded the motion. Motion
carried.
Health Committee:
Mr. Dunbar made a motion that Rule 11, in the Rules and Order of
Business, (30 minute debate) be suspended. Mr. Brown seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Brown made a motion that we create an elective office of Health
Coordinator, placing all county health related programs under one
department. Mr. Fahrenbruch seconded the motion. Motion failed.
Those voting yes were:
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Mr. Waldo
Mr. Brown
Mr. White
Mr. Weigand
Mr. Lesh
Mr. Fahrenbruch
Mr. Baungartner
Mr. Martin
Mr. Schissler
Mr. Carlson made a motion that we leave the County Coroner as an elective
office. Mr. Baumgartner seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Those voting nay were:
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Southard
Dr. Brooks
Mr. Bain
Mr. Brown made a motion that the Health Committee be given another
opportunity to submit a further report. Mr. Anderson seconded the
motion. Motion carried over to the next meeting.
Mr. Southard made a motion that Charter drafting be discontinued and finish
the regular business of the meeting. Mr. Bowles seconded the motion.
Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
Drafting - Mr. Bain, Chairman - There will be a meeting Monday, March 24,
1975, at 3 : 00 P.M. , in the Commissioners meeting room.
Personnel - Mr. White, Chairman - There will be a 5-minute meeting after
this meeting.
Health - Mrs. Clark, Chairman - There will be a short meeting following
this meeting.
There being no further business at this time, the meeting was
adjourned at 11:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved as submitted this
day of 1975.
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