HomeMy WebLinkAbout20082857.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AS HEARING
OFFICER FOR APPEALS OF CASES INVOLVING VEHICLES TOWED PURSUANT TO
WELD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE POLICY
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, pursuant to Federal case law involving civil rights violations, the Weld County
Sheriff has adopted a policy concerning the right of a vehicle owner to appeal an officer's decision
to have a motor vehicle towed without the consent of the owner of the motor vehicle, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to such policy, the owner of the motor vehicle has a right to request
a hearing to contest the decision of the officer, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appoint a hearing officer to hear such appeals, and
WHEREAS, it has been recommended to the Board of County Commissioners that the
Director of Administrative Services, or the designee of the Director of Administrative Services, be
appointed as the hearing officer.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Director of Administrative Services be appointed as hearing officer to
hear, or to designate someone to hear, appeals of decisions of Deputies of the Weld County
Sheriffs Office to authorize the towing of motor vehicles without the consent of the owners of such
motor vehicles, pursuant to the policy established by the Weld County Sheriff.
The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 27th day of October, A.D., 2008.
E'L' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1I e��/ �, ► 6 . ELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
1:9Q9i iam H. Jerke, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the B•'•�?- $
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BY:'N . �Lu c' 6"I
-- Robert D Ma , Pro-Tem
Depu. Cler to the Board
Wi F. Garcia
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David E. Long
ounty Attorney
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Date of signature: I I I I' b, ougla Rademac
2008-2857
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