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RE: JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY.
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 northern quadrant of Colorado continues to increase in
population and the need for juvenile detention facilities increases with the
population growth, and
WHEREAS, the Brighton detention facility has decreased it's capacity for
holding delinquent youths and other detention facilities throughout the state
are running at capacity, and
WHEREAS, the holding of juveniles in local jails is increasingly met with
criticism and lawsuits, and the federal and state trends are away from
juveniles being detained within a jail structure, and
WHEREAS, there is a critical need for juvenile detention facilities in
the northeast quadrant of the State of Colorado.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County that there is an immediate and urgent need for the construction of
a state administered juvenile detention facility to serve the northeastern
counties of Colorado, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado encourage other related agencies, counties, and courts to
support the establishment of a regional juvenile detention facility in the
northeast quadrant of the state to serve the counties of Larimer, Weld,
Morgan, Washington, Yuma, Phillips, Sedwick and Logan Counties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County encourage the related agencies, counties, and courts in the
northeastern quadrant of the State of Colorado to actively cooperate with the
state in the establishment of such a facility as soon as possible.
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The above and foregoing resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded,
adopted by the following vote on the 23rd day of April, A.D. , 1984.
6. � BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST �y.,v, d WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Weld County Clerk and Recorder f
and Clerk to the Board g. Norman Carlson,
Chairman
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lI}vyft c eJ 1 .Gc,y� J.c•ue a John=on, Pro Tem
Dep ty County Clerk ic
Appr ved to form: Gene Brantner
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Chuck Carlson
County Attorney
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J n Martin
Resolution prepared by F.O.
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