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Home My WebLink About20062457 RESOLUTION RE: SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 7, 2006, AMENDMENTS TO THE WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER 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,Article XVI I,Section 17-1(1)(b)of the Weld County Home Rule Charter provides for the submittal to the qualified electors proposed Home Rule Charter amendments by Resolution of this Board, and WHEREAS,after study and consideration,the Board determines that the following proposed amendments to Article XIII, Section 13-9 (2) of the Weld County Home Rule Charter, shall be referred to the ballot for the November 7, 2006, general election (highlight and strikeout show changes): Section 13-9. Nomination of Councilmen. (2) Nomination petitions may be circulated and signed beginning on the one hundred and twenty-fifth(125th)day and ending on the seventy-fifth(75th)day prior to the day of the election. Each petition shall be signed by qualified electors to the to the following numbers: (a) For a candidate in the Council at large, at least one hundred (100)qualified electors residing within the County; (b) For a candidate from a geographic district, at least one hundred (100) qualified electors residing in the candidate's district. WHEREAS,the Board further determines that the Clerk to the Board shall publish the full text of the proposed amendment within 30 days of this Resolution, along with notice that the issue of such proposed amendment will be determined at the general election on November 7, 2006. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,Colorado,that the proposed amendment to Article XIII,Section 13-9(2)of the Weld County Home Rule Charter,as set forth above, be referred to the ballot for the November 7,2006,general election, and that the question regarding such amendment be presented in the form shown in Exhibit "A." BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board publish notice of the election,along with the full text of the proposed amendment,within 30 days of this Resolution in the legal newspaper for Weld County. 2006-2457 BC0036 Qc ; cA, C-h-P as _vc, SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 7, 2006, AMENDMENTS TO THE WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER PAGE 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that each elector voting at the election and desirous of voting for or against said amendment shall cast his or her ballots as provided by law either"Yes" or"No" on the proposition shown as "QUESTION" in Exhibit "A." The above and foregoing Resolution was,on motion duly made and seconded,adopted by the following vote on the 6th day of September, A.D., 2006. (---^« {''.•k j BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1 it "4` ELD C NTY, COLORADO 1 ATTEST: isie ` egg Iv . Geile, Chair Weld Co my Clerk to the U C� ,. 4 / viii. David E. Long, Pro-Tem BY: Depu lerk to he Board W iam H. Jerke n AP D AS T , if\iN U Robert D. Masd n my ttorney# dotGlenn Vaad --- Date of signature: gI1210(e 2006-2457 BC0036 EXHIBIT "A" Weld County Ballot Question 1A Shall Article XIII § 13-9 (2) of the Weld County Home Rule Charter be amended to read as follows? . Section 13-9. Nomination of Councilmen. (2) Nomination petitions may be circulated and signed beginning on the one hundred and twenty-fifth (125th) day and ending on the seventy-fifth (75th) day prior to the day of the election. Each petition shall be signed by qualified electors to the to the following numbers: (a) For a candidate in the Council at large, at least one hundred (100) qualified electors residing within the County; (b) For a candidate from a geographic district, at least one hundred (100) qualified electors residing in the candidate's district. e in NOTICE OF BALLOT ISSUE person c Applications 1401 North d 17th PROOF OF PUBLICATION FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION , Avenue,p.m.Greeley, Colera3, 2006.. FORT LUPTON GENERAL ELECTION 5:00 November 3, be DOCKET M2008-G5 Voted absenteet ballots willcof STATE OF COLORADO accepted by e Election k a d In accordance with the applicable the Weld County Clerk and provisions of the Colorado Recorder's Office at 1401 North COUNTY OF WELD SS. Election Code and the Weld 17th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado, County Home Rule Charter, an from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., election will be held on November Monday through Friday, prior to 7, 2006, to consider an the election,or until 7:00 p.m. on amendment to Article XIII,Section the day of election. 13 ? 9(2) of the Weld County I, Karen Lambert, do solemnly swear that I Home Rule Charter. The question to be presented to am the Publisher of the Fort Lupton Press; persons eligible is: The precinct for this election is WELD COUNTY BALLOT Weld County. Persons eligible to QUESTION p1A: that the same is a weekly newspaper printed vote may vote on November 7, 2006, between the hours of 7:00 "SHALL ARTICLE XIII§13?9(2) and published in the County of Weld, State O p.m.at the following OF THE WELD COUNTY HOME vote centers: RULE CHARTER BE AMENDED of Colorado, and has a general circulation TO READ AS FOLLOWS? Briggsdale RE ? 10J, 515 Leslie, SECTION 13 ? 9. NOMINATION therein; that said newspaper has been Briggsdale; OF COUNCILMEN. Evangelical Free Church of Eaton, published continuously and uninterruptedly 1325 3rd Street, Eaton; Erie High (2) NOMINATION PETITIONS School,3180 County Road 5,Erie; MAY BE CIRCULATED AND in said county of Adams for a period of more Evans Community Complex, 1100 SIGNED BEGINNING ON THE than fifty-two consecutive weeks prior to the 37th Street, Evans; Dos Rios ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY? Elementary School, 2201 34th N(125TH) SEVENTYAY AND first publication of the annexed legal notice Street,Evans; (75TH)THE PRIOR ? Cave h Club Hd Evan400s; HE DAY LECT TO Sagebrush Boulevard, Evans; THE DAY OF THE ELECTION. Or advertisement; that said newspaper has Firestone Town Hall, 151 Grant EACH PETITION SHALL BE Avenue, Firestone; Fort Lupton SIGNED BY QUALIFIED been admitted to the United States mails as Community Rec. Center, 203 ELECTORS TO THE South Harrison, Fort Lupton; FOLLOWING NUMBERS: second-class matter under the provisions of Carbon Valley Frederick; ation,701 5th Street, Weld County (A) FOR A CANDIDATE IN THE the act of March 3, 1879, or any Election Office, 1401 North 17th COUNCIL AT LARGE,AT LEAST Street, Greeley; New Frontier ONE HUNDRED (100) amendments thereof, and that said Building, 2429 35th Avenue, QUALIFIED ELECTORS Greeley; St. Marys (DeLazzer RESIDING WITHIN THE newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly Hall),2222 23rd Avenue,Greeley; COUNTY; Best Western (Regency), 701 8th qualified for publishing legal notices and Street,Greeley; (B) FOR A CANDIDATE FROM A Farr Branch Library, 1939 61st GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT, AT advertisements within the meaning of the Avenue, Greeley; Bonell Good LEAST ONE HUNDRED (100) Samaritan Community, 708 22nd QUALIFIED ELECTORS laws of the State of Colorado. That the Street, Greeley; Winograd RESIDING IN THE CANDIDATE'S Elementary School, 320 71st DISTRICT." annexed legal notice or advertisement was Avenue, Greeley; UNC (Spruce Room A, B, 8 C), UNC Center, Each elector voting at the election published in the regular and entire issue of 10th Avenue and 20th Street, and desirous of voting for or Greeley; Greeley Family Funplex, against said amendment shall cast every number of said weekly newspaper for 1501 65th Avenue, Greeley; his or her ballots as provided by the period of 1 consecutive insertion(s); and Cache Bank and Trust,4601 West law either "Vest or "No" on the 20th Street, Greeley; Rodarte proposition shown. If passed, the that the first publication of said notice was in Center, 920 "A" Street, Greeley; text of the amendment shall be Grover Fire Hall, 319 Chatoga incorporated into the Weld County the issue of newspaper, dated 27th day of Avenue, Grover;Johnstown Town Home Rule Charter. Hall, ; Charlotte Street, September, 2006, and the last on the 27th School, 7558 Hoff Elementary Roa Persons eligibleoon tothe vote are School, urg' County Road 59, persons who,registered date vote in the day of September, 2006. 2 First Platte a Valley Fire, election are tionthe to a of o First ,Street. Kersey;2nd LaSalle general a election in State is Town LaSalle; Hall,Lochbuie128 North Street,y or her present esd have ress in al eld School, 1 Eloulevtary Cr her tle address in Weld School,Lochbuie;2 Southwest Boulevard, Countyele for at least 30 days prior to (Dl Weld Office the election. (Del Camino), t; County Road Scho Longmont; Mead Middle BE IT ALSO KNOWN d that ay Mead; 620 Welker Avenue, of the in theamendment may Mead; Milliken Town Hall, 1001 beCl examined in the office of the Broad 42315 23 Milliken; Road High Clerk to the Board of in e School, ymer; County Road 133, Weld Commissioners,n termed in the New Ln Nunn Town Hall, Weld County Centennial Center, loo 185 o Avenue, Nunn; Greeley,915 70th Srado 631, Fldar, Plattevillevenu P1 Hall, 400 Grand ghFriday, 80a m 5:00 Avenue, PI atteville; Windsor thp.m. E- Friday, 8:00s a.m. to 5:an Community Recreation Center,so E-Mail messages sent of 250 11th Street,0Windsor; Street, individual Commissioner hemay not Town Hall, 301 Walnut Street, be Inclusion in the o file. To Windsor. ensure In dence your E-Mall correspondence Into the case The vote centers y le the Flle, please send a copy to Fort Lupton Community R egeslpk�se.weln a r NeWelw County Building, �" Office, New Frontier Building, BOARD OF COUNTY Southwest Weld Office (Del COMMISSIONERS Publisher, Subscribed an sworn be ore me, this the Camino)and Windsor Community WELD COUNTY,COLORADO Recreation Center will also be 22nd day of September, 2006. open for early voting from DATED:September 22,2006 Monday, October 23, 2006, PUBLISHED: September 27, through Friday, November 3, 2006,in the Fort Lupton Press 2006,between 8:00 a.m.and 5:00 p.m.Emergency voting will also be hon a these locations r6, Monday, November 6, 2006,m. between 8:00 a.m.and 5:00 p.m. C l_� Applications for absentee ballots / Notary Public. may be submitted to the Election I Department of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office by mail:Weld County Election Office, P.O. Box 459, Greeley, Colorado 80632, or by Fax: 970 ? 304 ? ''ri `, it 6566, for the election until 5:00 �. , p.m., on October 31, 2006. CASE NO.401951 key 33001 NOTICE OF BALLOT ISSUE FOR NOVEMBER 7, 2006, GENERAL ELECTION DOCKET#2006-65 In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Colorado Election Code and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, an election will be held on November 7, 2006, to consider an amendment to Article XIII, Section 13-9(2) of the Weld County Home Rule Charter. The precinct for this election is Weld County. Persons eligible to vote may vote on November 7, 2006, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the following vote centers: Briggsdale RE-10J, 515 Leslie, Briggsdale; Evangelical Free Church of Eaton, 1325 3rd Street, Eaton; Erie High School, 3180 County Road 5, Erie; Evans Community Complex, 1100 37th Street, Evans; Dos Rios Elementary School, 2201 34th Street, Evans; Cave Creek Club House, 3400 Sagebrush Boulevard, Evans; Firestone Town Hall, 151 Grant Avenue, Firestone; Fort Lupton Community Rec. Center, 203 South Harrison, Fort Lupton; Carbon Valley Recreation, 701 5th Street, Frederick; Weld County Election Office, 1401 North 17th Street, Greeley; New Frontier Building, 2429 35th Avenue, Greeley; St. Mary's (DeLazzer Hall), 2222 23rd Avenue, Greeley; Best Western (Regency), 701 8th Street, Greeley; Farr Branch Library, 1939 61st Avenue, Greeley; Bonell Good Samaritan Community, 708 22nd Street, Greeley; Winograd Elementary School, 320 71st Avenue, Greeley; UNC (Spruce Room A, B, & C), UNC Center, 10th Avenue and 20th Street, Greeley; Greeley Family Funplex, 1501 65th Avenue, Greeley; Cache Bank and Trust, 4601 West 20th Street, Greeley; Rodarte Center, 920 "A" Street, Greeley; Grover Fire Hall, 319 Chatoga Avenue, Grover; Johnstown Town Hall, 101 Charlotte Street, Johnstown; Hoff Elementary School, 7558 County Road 59, Keenesburg; Platte Valley Fire, 211 First Street, Kersey; LaSalle Town Hall, 128 North 2nd Street, LaSalle; Lochbuie Elementary School, 201 Bonanza Boulevard, Lochbuie; Southwest Weld Office (Del Camino), 4209 County Road 24.5, Longmont; Mead Middle School, 620 Welker Avenue, Mead; Milliken Town Hall, 1001 Broad Street, Milliken; Prairie High School, 42315 County Road 133, New Raymer; Nunn Town Hall, 185 Lincoln Avenue, Nunn; Platteville Town Hall, 400 Grand Avenue, Platteville; Windsor Community Recreation Center, 250 11th Street, Windsor; Windsor Town Hall, 301 Walnut Street, Windsor. The vote centers located at the Fort Lupton Community Rec.Center,Weld County Election Office, New Frontier Building,Southwest Weld Office(Del Camino)and Windsor Community Recreation Center will also be open for early voting from Monday, October 23, 2006, through Friday, November 3,2006, between 8:00 a.m.and 5:00 p.m. Emergency voting will also be held at these locations on Monday, November 6, 2006, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Applications for absentee ballots may be submitted to the Election Department of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office by mail: Weld County Election Office,P.O. Box 459,Greeley,Colorado 80632,or by Fax: 970-304-6566,for the election until 5:00 p.m.,on October 31,2006. Applications may be made in person at 1401 North 17th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado, until 5:00 p.m. on November 3, 2006. Voted absentee ballots will be accepted by the Election Office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office at 1401 North 17th Avenue,Greeley,Colorado,from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, prior to the election,or until 7:00 p.m.on the day of election. The question to be presented to persons eligible is: WELD COUNTY BALLOT QUESTION #1A: "SHALL ARTICLE XI II§13-9(2)OF THE WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS? SECTION 13-9. NOMINATION OF COUNCILMEN. (2) NOMINATION PETITIONS MAY BE CIRCULATED AND SIGNED BEGINNING ON THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH(125TH)DAY AND ENDING ON THE SEVENTY-FIFTH(75TH)DAY PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE ELECTION. EACH PETITION SHALL BE SIGNED BY QUALIFIED ELECTORS TO THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS: (A) FORA CANDIDATE IN THE COUNCIL AT LARGE,AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED(100)QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING WITHIN THE COUNTY; (B) FORA CANDIDATE FROM A GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT,AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED(100)QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING IN THE CANDIDATE'S DISTRICT." Each elector voting at the election and desirous of voting for or against said amendment shall cast his or her ballots as provided by law either"Yes"or"No"on the proposition shown. If passed, the text of the amendment shall be incorporated into the Weld County Home Rule Charter. Persons eligible to vote are persons who, on the date of the election are registered to vote in a general election in the State of Colorado and have resided at his or her present address in Weld County for at least 30 days prior to the election. BE IT ALSO KNOWN that copies of the proposed amendment may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, located in the Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street,Third Floor,Greeley, Colorado 80631, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. E-Mail messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your E-Mail correspondence into the case file, please send a copy to egesick@co.weld.co.us. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DATED: September 22, 2006 PUBLISHED: September 27, 2006, in the Fort Lupton Press Hello