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July 15, 1980
LWRCOG Governing Board
201 East 4th Street, Room 201
Loveland, CO 80537
Dear Governing Board Members:
During the last several months the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado has spent much time and effort examining and delibe-
rating over the role of Weld County in the Larimer-Weld Council of
Governments. Although there is an appreciation by members of the Board
that Weld County has certain responsibilities in intergovernmental
cooperation and e₹forts , the Board questions if COG is the most appro-
priate means to meet these responsibilities.
The structure of COG's by-laws , programs , and funding have frustrated
the relationship of the representatives of the various local governments
who are members of COG.. In addition, COG' s role programmatically has
changed significantly as it ends 1980 and approaches 1981 . Two major
programs of COG will be eliminated in 1981 as the counties assume the
Aging Program and Criminal Justice is eliminated at the Federal level .
Also, the Transportation and Air Quality programs significantly shift to
the Metropolitan Planning Organizations located in the Greeley and Ft.
Collins areas. Even with these reductions in program service delivery,
there is an unwillingness to reduce administrative overhead associated
with these programs at the COG level .
In our opinion the remaining programs associated with land use, housing,
water quality, data service, A-95 review, and government regional ser-
vices do not justify the $224,239 of local cost, of which Weld County's
share would be $62,800.
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The responsibilities and duties that Weld County has in intergovern-
mental relations , water quality, transportation, and technical assis-
tance the Board has concluded, can best be accomplished in a more cost
effective way by direct involvement and control of the programs within
the existing Weld County structure. The Board of County Commissioners
is committed to providing the essential services offered by COG to the
citizens of Weld County and municipalities beginning January 1 , 1981
without COG' s involvement. For these reasons the Board of County Com-
missioners of Weld County have decided to formally withdraw membership
from the Council of Governments on December 31 , 1980. With this early
notification hopefully other members of COG can assess the future of COG
without Weld County's involvement in planning for 1981 .
Very truly yours,
BOARD OF WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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