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Home My WebLink About751092.tiff WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION 24th Regular Meeting April 3, 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. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES - CHARTER DRAFTING - FIRST READING 1. Report - Mr. West, Legal Counsel 2. Health Committee Additions and Revisions 3. Revisions by other committees 4. Completion of all items for First Reading. 8. NEW BUSINESS 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF CHARTER COMMITTEES Public Relations 10. ADJOURNMENT NEXT REGULAR MEETING - TUESDAY - APRIL 8, 1975 7j /O 9.2-' '` MINUTES HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION APRIL 3, 1975 Tapes #22 & #23 24th 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 3, 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 Anderson called the meeting to order and 20 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 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 Mr. Johnson, Chairman, arrived at 8:30 and assumed the Chairmanship. Also present was the Legal Counsel for the Charter Commission, Mr. William West. Those absent were: At Large: Edward L. Dunbar MINUTES: The minutes were submitted in rough draft (April 1, 1975 meeting). Mrs. Clark made a motion and Mr. Weigand seconded. Motion is: To accept the minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: Mr. William West - Legal Counsel - Public Trustees Office - The Public Trustee is a State Office and not a County Office. CHARTER COMMITTEE REPORTS: Health Committee - Mrs. Clark, Chairman Mr. Brown made a motion and Mrs. Clark seconded it. Motion is: Under Item I, to strike 'with the approval of' and to replace it with 'upon consultation. ' Motion carried unanimously. Item I to read: -2- I, The Director of Health will be appointed by the County Commissioners upon consultation of the Board of Health. Mr. Bain made a motion and Mr. Bowles seconded it. Motion is: That we delete Item #1I of the Health Committee report. Motion carried unanimously. Dr. Brooks made a motion and Mr. Bowles seconded it. Motion is: That we delete Item #1II, A, 1, only. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Brown made a motion and Mr. Martin seconded it. Motion is: That we adopt #1II, B, C, D, E, & F. Mr. Bain made an amendment to the motion. Motion is: To omit C & E. Motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Brown's motion carried. Those voting no were: Mr. Billings Mrs. Clark Mr, Anderson Mr. Southard Dr. Brooks Mr. Rosenoff Mr. Bain Mrs. Clark made a motion and Mr. Bain seconded it. Motion is: That the County Commissioners shall appoint seven (7) persons (not 9) to the Board of Health. Motion failed. Those voting yes were: Mrs, Clark Mr. Rosenoff Mr. Bain Mr, Martin Mr. Schissler Mr. Brown made a motion and Mr. Southard seconded it. Motion is: To adopt item IV, A, deleting #1. Motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Clark made a motion and Mr. Schissler seconded it. Motion is: To accept #4, B, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, a, b, c, d, e, & f, by concept. Motion carried unanimously. County Governance Committee: The County Governance Committee made a recommendation to be included in their report. Mr. Anderson made a motion and Dr, Brooks seconded it. Motion is: That the recommendation be accepted. Recommendation is: The County Governance Committee recommends that the County Commissioners act as a board of appeals for complaints on actions taken by all boards or Departments; appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Such complaints shall be heard only after all other administrative remedies have been exhausted. Motion carried unanimously. -3- Dr. Brooks made a motion and Mr. Anderson seconded it. Motion is: . That the Chairman direct the Governance Committee have their report typed so it can be presented to the Commission members. Chairman Johnson directed the County Governance Committee to have their report typed and presented to the Commission at the next meeting. Mr. Billings made a motion and Dr. Brooks seconded it. Motion is: That we adopt the five (5) major departments: Personnel, Purchasing and Finance as one department, Health as one department, Engineering as one department, Communications as one department, and Planning as one department, with the five (5) County Commissioners acting equally. The departments are to be rotated annually among the Commissioners. Motion carried unanimously. Chairman Johnson made a motion and Dr. Brooks seconded it. Motion is: That we qualify the Sheriff as being a minimum of a graduate of a certified law enforcement agency or have five (5) years experience as a law enforcement administrator in the rank of Sergeant, or above. Motion carried. Those voting no were: Mr. Waldo Mr. Brown Mr. White Mr. Weigand Mr. Lesh Mr. Southard Mr. Fahrenbruch Mr. Schissler CONTINUE MEETING: The hour being 10:00 P.M. , Mr. Weigand made a motion and Mr. Brown seconded it. Motion is: To continue meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Carlson made a motion and Mr. Brown seconded it. Motion is: That the Finance and Taxation Committee make a study on severed mineral interests and present a report on their preference at the next meeting. Motion carried. Mr. White voted no. NEW BUSINESS: Public Hearings: Mr. Anderson made a motion and Dr. Brooks seconded it: Motion is: That the first Public Hearing be held in Greeley, and the Chairman of the Commission conduct the meeting and provide for a meeting place. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting will be held on April 28, at 7:30 P.M. Mr. Anderson amended the motion and Mrs. Clark seconded it. Motion is: That the meeting be held in the Exhibition Building, if available. Mr. Anderson made a motion and Dr. Brooks seconded it. Motion is: That we hold at least five (5) meetings, and that the entire Commission attend the first meeting and the Commission split up on the following meetings. Mr. Waldo amended the motion and Mr. Brown seconded it. 'Amendment is: That we have meetings in Keenesburg, Platteville, Fort Lupton, Dacono, Johnstown, Windsor, Eaton, Ault, Nunn, Grover, Briggsdale, Kersey, Greeley, New Raymer, and Grover. Mr. Waldo made a motion and Mr. Brown seconded it. Motion is: That we have meetings in each of the major school districts in the County. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Anderson and Mr. Waldo withdrew their previous motions. A Chairman will be selected for each of the Public Hearings. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Public Relations - Mrs. Clark, Chairman - KYOU Radio will be broadcasting an interview of one of the Charter Commission members, the morning following the meetings. Combined meeting of the Finance and Taxation Committee and the County Governance Committee on Saturday, April 5, 1975, at 1:00 P.M. There being no further'buainess at this time, Chairman Johnson adjourned the meeting at 10:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Approved as submitted this day of 1975. Secretary Hello