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WELD COUNTY HONE RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
30th Regular Meeting
April 24, 1975
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. ROLL CALL
4. MINUTES
5. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS - (To our Guests: Our meetings are open to the public and we
welcome you. All debate is by the Charter Commission
members only. Audience participation is solicited for
public hearings at a later date.)
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. CHARTER DRAFTING - SECOND READING OF CHARTER
1. Drafting Committee Report - Mr. Bain
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark
10. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1975 - 7130 P.M.
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HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
APRIL 24, 1975
Tape #29
30th 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 Thursday, April 24, 1975, at the hour of 7:30 P.M.
INVOCATION: Charter Commission member, John Chuck Carlson, opened the meeting
with the invocation.
ROLL CALL: In the temporary absence of the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, Mr. Glen Rd.
Anderson called the meeting to order and 17 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.
District #1: District #2: District #3:
Glenn K. Billings Glen R. Anderson Philip G. Bowles
Norman Brown J. L. Johnson Walter L. Bain
Bob E. White William H. Southard John T. Martin
John L. Weigand George H. Brooks Ruben Schissler
Edwin Lesh Harold Fahrenbruch
Nancy C. Clark
Also present was the Legal Counsel for the Charter Commission, Mr. William
West.
Those absent were:
At Large: District #2: District #3:
Edward L. Dunbar W. E. Rosenoff Charley Baumgartner
Donald E. Altergott
MINUTES: The minutes for the April 17, 1975 meeting were submitted in rough draft.
Motion by Mr. Weigand, seconded by Mr. Schissler, to: Accept the April 15, 1975
minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
CHARTER COMMITTEES:
Drafting Committee - Mr. Bain, Chairman
Motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Delete 'January 1 of the year,'
and insert ' the first working day of the year,' on page 34, line 26, Article VI,
Section 6 - 4. Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Martin, to: Adopt Article VI, as amended.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Bowles, to: Strike 'and he shall not be
otherwise employed,' on page 35, line 10, Article VII, Section 7 - 1, (3).
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Anderson directed Mr. West to research the residency requirements for elected
officials.
Motion by Mr. Bain, tot Adopt Article VII, as amended. Motion died for lack of
a second.
Motion by Mr. Southard, to: Change Section 7 - 4 to read: The Chief Deputy shall
have attended and passed the Colorado Tax Assessor's school, or the equivalent
thereof, and shall have had a minimum of five (5) years experience in the
assessment field. Motion withdrawn.
Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Billings, to: Switch Section 7 - 4 with
Section 7 - 5, and add, in Section 7 - 5, after the word shall on line 24, 'be
the Chief Deputy and.' Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Adopt Article VII, as amended.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, to: Strike 'and he shall not be otherwise employed.' Motion
died for lack of a second.
Motion by Mr. Weigand, to: Add 'with the approval of the Board' in Article VIII,
Section 8 - 3, (2). Motion withdrawn.
Motion by Mr. Bowles, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Accept Article VIII, as
presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Bowles, to: Accept Article IX, as presented.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Waldo, to: Strike Section 10 - 1, (2).
Motion failed. Those voting yes were:
Mr. Waldo
Mr. Brown
Mr, White
Mr, Weigand
Mr, Southard
Mr. Fahrenbruch
Motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Insert, after the word
determine, 'that the Undersheriff appointee meets,' on page 43, line 8,
Article X, Section 10 - 4, (3). Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Carlson, to: Strike 'in the jail,' on
page 44, line 4, Article X, Section 10 - 8. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Brooks, to: Adopt Article X, with corrections
and amendments. Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Add 'service contract or joint
agreement, ' to page 42, line 16, Article X, Section 10 - 3, (5). Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Schissler, tot Strike 'equivalent to the
monies handled in the office of the County Treasurer,' on page 46, line 20,
Article XI, Section 11 - 6. Motion failed. (Not an 11 vote majority.) Those
voting yes were:
Mr. Weigand
Mr. Lesh
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Southard
Mr. ltrtin
Mr. Schissler
Motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to: Refer Section 11 - 6 to the
Drafting Committee. Motion withdrawn.
Motion by Mr. Bowles, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Strike 'equivalent to the
monies, ' and insert 'of the type,' on page 46, line 20, Article XI, Section
11 - 6. Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Lash
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Weigand, to: Accept Article XI as amended.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Weigand, to: Accept Article XII. Motion
carried unanimously.
CONTINUE MEETING:
Motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Bain, to: Continue the meeting. Motion
carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Delete the rest of item (1)
beginning with the words, 'with terms,' on page 49, line 24, Article XIII,
Section 13 - 3, (1). Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Strike 'policies, rules,
regulations, job classification, and compensation plans; and insert 'system,'
on page 52, line 21, Article XIII, Section 13 - 8, (2). Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Schissler, to: Delete Section 13 - 9,
(2), page 55.
Substitute motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Lesh, to: Eliminate all of
Section 13 - 9, (1), (2), (3), and replace with Section 13 - 8, (7), page 54,
which shall read:
(7) For the purposes of assisting the Council in carrying out the duties set
forth in paragraph 6 above, the Council may appoint a performance auditor who
shall be responsible solely to the Council. The Council shall determine his
qualifications and compensation. He shall serve at the pleasure of the Council.
Substitute motion carried unanimously.
Motion carried.
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NEW BUSINESS:
Chairman Johnson passed (Kit a schedule of the Public Hearings and a list of the
members assigned to attend each meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Drafting Committee - Mr. Bain, Chairman
A meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, 1975, at 6:45 P.M., in the
Commissioners meeting room.
Health Committee - Mrs. Clark, Chairman
A meeting will be held immediately following adjournment of this meeting.
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There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned at
10:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved as submitted this
day of 1975.
Secretary
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