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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL Cl( � 1 a '�
November 5, 1981
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The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity with the
Weld County Home Rule Charter at 91: Tenth Street, Greeley, Colorado, November 5,
1981, at 1:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The following members were present in person: President Patricia Anderson,
Vice President Ralph Waldo, Jr. , Robert Martin, Sr. , Howard Foster, and De Ann
Emerson. Also present for all or portions of the meeting were: Don Warden, Com-
missioner June Steinmark, Mary Ann Feuerstein, members of the Greeley Area Chamber
of Commerce, three members of the press, and council secretary, Susan Elton.
MINUTES APPROVED
Ralph Waldo made a motion to approve the minutes of the County Council ' s
meeting of October 1, 1981, as written. Councilman Bob Martin seconded the motion
and it carried unanimously.
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA
Mike Loustalet was unable to attend the meeting. In his place was Mary
Ann Feuerstein.
REPORTS
Each council member reported breifly on the portionsof the Budget Hearings
he/she participated in.
Bob Martin also reported on his attendance at a commissioners' work session
on October 12, 1981.
No one was able to attend the Commissioners' Board meeting on 11/4/81.
NEW BUSINESS
President Pat Anderson read the letter the council received from the Board
of County Commissioners stating their anticipation of requesting the amount of
$57,456 in excess of the five per cent limitation, to be included in the Road and
Bridge fund under Contract Services for road improvements in 1982. The final
budget hearing for the Board is set for November 9, 1981. The Board would request
a response from the Council by November 13, 1981, in order for the Board to estab-
lish a final county mill levy for the Assessor in accordance with State Statutes.
There was discussion among the members of the Council , Mr. Warden, and
Commissioner Steinmark regarding tax mill levy, the county 5% limitation, the state
7% limitation, and how much the Council is allowed to grant to the Board of
Commissioners. Mr. Warden explained that even though Weld County is a Home Rule
County we are still under the State Constitution when it comes to revenue and
taxation limits.
Ralph Waldo said he was sorry to see that new construction on roads and
bridges was so far down on the Commissioners' list. Also, that he was bothered
by the average increases in salaries being as high as 12.5% for next year. Com-
missioner Steinmark explained that this is justified through a benchmark survey
which determines job descriptions and base pay in areas outside of Weld County
departments. She further explained that Weld has had a shortage of nurses because
they are offered low pay. Also, they feel the Sheriff's deputys must be paid
competitively with other agencies so they won't leave Weld County.
At the conclusion of the discussion, Bob Martin stated that he feels some
government subdivision needs to ask for a declaratory judgement on those portions
of the Weld County Charter that obviously conflict with State Statutes.
Ralph Waldo addressed himself to the Memorandum from the Commissioners re-
garding Audit Policy. The Council had asked the Commissioners to set a policy with
regard to auditing agencies receiving appropriations from the county; that these
agencies consent in writing to any and all future audit requests made by the Council
or by the Commissioners, and that this consent be required from the agency before
they receive the funding from the County Commissioners. The Board determined that
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it will be the policy of the Commissioners that each agency receiving county funds
will be required to furnish to the Board of County Commissioners a copy of the
audit required by the local government audit law which is 29-1-601, C.R.S. 1973,
et seq. This audit would be made available to the Council and should provide
information as to exactly where the dollars received by the agency are being spent.
Mr. Waldo stated that this would do the council absolutely no good. The
information you would be looking for would not be found in an audit report. Any-
body that gets ;nosey from the county should be subject to an audit to determine
whether it is using good business practices, dealing fairly with the public,
employing practices, pricing, and purchasing. This information should be available
for inspection to determine whether they are carrying things out properly.
He went on to say that it is the Council 's duty to investigate the operation
of the county and to ocassionally make a report to the people. "This continues he
went on, "the inability of County Council to perform functions given under the
Charter. It will force us to get a declaratory judgement on what authority we do
have. "
The president was given permission to fill out the objectives on the Third
Quarter Objective Tracking Statement.
Mrs. Feuerstein next explained her departments and the many duties related
to the Clerk and Recorders position. It's her feelings that salaries should be
commensurate with the responsibilities that go with the job. She feels that her
current salary is fair and that there really is no other job to compare it to, in
regards to responsibility and salary. She was in agreement with the salary set
by the state for other counties, which is $28,800.
She was asked how she liked the "step" in her salary schedule which gave
her an increase in salary each year. It was her feelings that perhaps it
was all right, although you'd be getting less money that way, depending, of
course, on how much the Council would set the salary at.
The Council approved payment of the listed bills by the following votes:
Payment to Hyland Associates for services rendered, $2,514.25; motion to pay by
Ralph Waldo, seconded by De Ann Emerson. Passed unanimously.
Payment to replace two cassette tapes to Planning Department; motion to pay by
Bob Martin, seconded by Howard Foster. Carried unanimously.
Payment to Windsor Beacon for renewed subscription, $9.00; motion by De Ann Emerson,
seconded by Howard Foster, carried unanimously.
Payment to Pat Anderson ($51.20) and Howard Foster ($78.00) for October mileage
was passed unanimously after motion and second.
The Chamberof Commerce is setting 'up a task group to re-examine the Charter
five per cent limitation. The president appointed Ralph Waldo, De Ann Emerson, and
Bob Martin to be members of this task group.
The Council set the time of Tuesday, November 10, 1981, 9:00 a.m. to have
a special meeting to approve or disapprove the Commissioners' request to exceed the
five per cent limitation, after they have their final budget hearing on November 9..
ADJOURNMENT
There was no further business. Upon motion made and seconded, the meeting
was adjourned. The time of adjournment was 3:52 p.m. , November 5, 1981.
The next meeting will be a special meeting scheduled November 10, 1981,
at 9:00 a.m.
The next regularly scheduled meetin • December 3, 198 at 1:30 p.m.
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atricia Anderso, , President
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Date Approved Susal Elton, Secretary
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