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The Weld County Council met irk regular session in full conformity with the Weld County
Home Rule Charter, Monday, September 18, 2006, 6:30 p.m., at Weld County Centennial
Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, CO.
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ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Vice President Tom Pettit,
Councilwoman Ginny Buczek, Councilman Dwaine Kurtz, and Councilman Chip Marks
were present constituting a quorum of the members. President Gene Stille was excused.
Also present: Weld County Director of the Department of General Services Pat
Persichino and Bev Thomas, council secretary.
REVIEW PROGRAM: Weld County Director of the Department of General Services Pat
Persichino explained his department comes under the authority of Weld County Director
of Finance and Administration Don Warden and includes the following: Personnel
Services/Human Resources (HR), Central Purchasing (CP), Facilities/Buildings &
Grounds and Missile Site Park, Veteran's Service Office, Phone Services, Printing and
Supply, and Special Projects.
Personnel Services/HR, with four employees, serves 1150 county employees. The HR
employees' responsibilities include recruitment, hiring, benefits, salary recommendations,
discipline assistance, equal employment and civil rights, safety and training.
Central Purchasing with two employees, manage Weld County's centralized purchasing
function. 2007 projected purchases by CP total 34 million dollars. CP employees
prepare bids for everything from heavy equipment and vehicles to diapers.
Facilities/Buildings and Grounds (B&G) and the Missile Site Park are maintained by
25.5 employees who maintain 796,600 square feet of county space. B&G employees
include an electrician, a plumber, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning person,
besides outside grounds and general maintenance employees. One employee
administers the contract with a company providing custodial services for county
buildings except for the North Jail Complex which for security reasons is cleaned by four
county employees who supervise and work along side the trustees who are assigned to
custodial duties in the jail. The Missile Site Park is available to the public for picnics and
camping. The building is used primarily for storage and archiving documents and files
by the county. Tours are also available by scheduling a time with the caretaker.
Pat Persichino is the assigned Weld County Veteran's Service Officer. The county has
one veterans counselor who serves the thousands of veterans in Weld County by
assisting eligible veterans in the paperwork required by the Veteran's Administration (VA)
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in securing VA benefits. Data from 2005 indicated Weld County had 14,757 veterans
receiving more than 18 million dollars in VA expenditures.
Phone Services is staffed by two employees who manage the phone needs for Weld
County and the courts system. They provide liaison with the county's computer
contractor in pulling cables and connections for phone and computer hookups. They also
manage cell phone acquisition (currently over 450), radios for people in the field, many
laptops and land lines.
Printing and Supply has two employees who manage printing, supplies, and mail for the
county. All county postage is handled through the print shop as well as all intra county
mail. Bulk printing is done by the print shop as well as determining if print jobs need to go
off site for color or quantity or functions the county is unable to perform.
Special Projects handled by Mr. Persichino includes all the capital building projects for
Weld County government. Buildings such as the jail and additions to it, grader sheds,
Health Department buildings, and other county-owned buildings are all managed by
General Services. The county does not hire independent construction management
contractors, but handles this function in-house resulting in cost savings to the tax payers.
Special projects include the remodels of different buildings and areas. Current special
projects include the Southeast Weld Services Building in Ft. Lupton; remodel of second
floor of Centennial Center for expansion of the District Attorney's office and for the 19th
Judicial First Appearance Center; remodel of second floor of downtown jail for two
additional criminal courtrooms; a new parking lot for Social Services; and phase three of
the North Jail Complex.
Mr. Persichino explained his management style of empowering his people to make
decisions and run their departments so they are invested in positive outcomes. He noted
that one of Weld County's smartest moves was to privatize the motor pool, the kitchen
and nurses at the jail, and computer technology as these services are very expensive to
provide with county employees.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Approval of August 21 Council Minutes
Councilman Dwaine Kurtz made a motion to approve the August 21, 2006 council
minutes. The motion was seconded and carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Salary Setting Resolutions for Weld County Elected Officials
Councilman Dwaine Kurtz made a motion to adopt resolution 153 setting the salaries of
the Weld County Commissioners at $76,000 for the year 2009 and $80,000 for the year
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2010. Councilwoman Ginny Buczek seconded the motion. With a roll call vote the
Councilman Kurtz spoke in favor of getting the Commissioners' salaries closer to the
salaries of other elected officials and persons in the private sector It was noted the
council received a couple of public responses against raising the salaries of elected
county officials. The motion carried unanimously.
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Councilwoman Ginny Buczek made a motion the adopt resolution 154 setting the salary
of the Weld County Sheriff at $105,000 for the years 2007 and 2008 and $111,100 for the
years 2009 and 2010. Councilman Chip Marks seconded the motion. The motion carried
unanimously.
Councilwoman Ginny Buczek made a motion to adopt Resolution 155 setting the salary of
the Weld County Assessor at $81,000 for the years 2007 and 2008 and $87,300 for the
years 2009 and 2010. Councilman Dwaine Kurtz seconded the motion. Councilman
Dwaine Kurtz made a motion to amend the motion to set the Assessor's salary at $80,000
for the years 2007 and 2008 and $85,000 for the years 2009 and 2010. Councilman Chip
Marks seconded the amended motion and with a roll call vote it carried unanimously. The
council secretary was instructed to prepare an updated version of Resolution 155 to be
adopted at the Council's October 16 council meeting.
Councilwoman Ginny Buczek made a motion to adopt resolution 156 setting the salary of
the Weld County Clerk and Recorder at $81,000 for the years 2007 and 2008 and
$87,300 for the years 2009 and 2010. Councilman Chip Marks seconded the motion.
Council members spoke about the dramatic increases in the responsibilities of the County
Clerk and Recorder. With a roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
Announcements
Note was made no persons have petitioned on to the 2006 ballot to run for the Weld
County Council.
Correspondence
Councilman Chip Marks noted the council received no reason from the Weld County
Commissioners why the Commissioners changed to 100 signatures the council's request
to change the Home Rule Charter to require 35 rather than 200 signatures to petition on
to the ballot for the position of Weld County.
Coordinator Reports
Vice President Tom Pettit reported on the September 11 Elected Officials Meeting.
Payment of the Bills
Councilman Dwaine Kurtz made a motion to pay the bills as listed:
Mileage for Vice President Tom Pettit $ 10.42
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Mileage for Councilwoman Ginny Buczek $ 27.20
Mileage for Councilman Chip Marks $ 35.70
The motion was seconded and carried.
ADJOURNMENT: Councilman Chip Marks made a motion to adjourn the meeting at
8:25 p.m. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
October 16, 2006
Date Approved Gene Stille, Council President
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Beverly Thomas, Council Secretary
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