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BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I PURPOSE
Section I It is the purpose of these By-Laws to delineate the
authority, responsibilities and inter-relationships
of the Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter
referred to as the Commissioners) , the Community
Corrections Board (hereinafter referred to as the
Board) , and the Community Corrections Project; and to
encourage a flexible, efficient and effective community
corrections program in Weld County. •
Section 2 The Community Corrections Project will operate under
the procedures set forth in Colorado Revised Statute
(1973) , Article 27 of Title 27, and any amendments or
revisions thereto.
ARTICLE II COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Section 1 The ultimate authority for the operation of community
corrections projects lies with the Commissioners.
Section 2 The Commissioners have, by resolution, established a
Board and delegate such powers as are necessary to
accomplish the purposes of community corrections as
established by the above mentioned statute.
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Section 3 The Commissioners, shall reserve the right to veto any
action or resolution taken by the Board.
Section 4 The Board will deliver to the Commissioners minutes of
all scheduled or unscheduled meetings.
Section 5 The Board will deliver to the Commissioners all "Motions
for Actions" (See Article II, Section 3) . The Com-
missioners shall approve or veto such motions. If
such a motion is vetoed, they shall state the cause
in writing and return the motion to the Board for
further possible discussion.
Section 6 The Board will advise the Commissioners of all
"Resolutions" (See Article II, Section 2) . The
Commissioners reserve the right to veto any such
resolutions and will state cause for veto in writing.
. Section 7 The Board shall deliver to the Commissioners all
"Motions of Advisement" (See Article VI', Section 4) .
These motions are considered a courtesy and require
no action from the Commissioners.
Section 8 The Board shall not have the power to over-ride a
veto of the Commissioners.
ARTICLE III BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 Board members will be appointed by the Commissioners
and shall serve two-year terms and may be reappointed.
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Section 2 Each Board member shall be entitled to one vote.
Section -3 The recommended composition of the Board shall include:
the Administrative Assistant to the Commissioners; a
chief of police; a public defender; a district attorney;
a judge; a probation officer; a parole officer; an
educator; a vocational employment counselor; a county
sheriff or deputy; a voc-tech counselor; two ex-
offenders and six members of the community; and that
such membership shall be representative of the various
social and ethnic groups of Weld County.
Section 4 The Board shall continue to serve until such time as
the Commissioners do, by written resolution, order
the Board to dissolve.
ARTICLE IV OFFICERS
Section 1 The officers of the Board shall be a chairman, vice-
chairman, and a secretary, each of whom shall be
elected by a simple majority of the voting members
present. Such other officers and assistant officers,
as may be deemed necessary, may be elected by a simple
majority of the voting members present.
Section 2 The term of office of the officers is one year. The
officers shall be elected annually at the first and •
anniversary meetings of the Community Corrections
Board. Each officer shall hold office until his
successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or
until his death or until he shall resign or shall
have been removed in the manner hereinafter stated,
whichever occurs first.
Section 3 Any officer elected or appointed by the Board may
be removed by resolution of the Board whenever in
their judgement the best interests of the Project
would be served thereby. The cause for removal shall
be included in the minutes and thereby become part of
the public record.
Section 4 A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation,
removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled
by resolution of the Board for the unexpired portion
of the term.
Section 5 The chairman shall be the principal officer of the
Board and shall in general supervise and control all
meetings and enforce these by-laws. The chairman
shall have such other duties as may be prescribed by
the Commissioners.
Section 6 In the course of regular proceedings, in the absence
of the chairman or a vacancy in that office, or where
the chairperson has demonstrated an inability or
refusal to act in the usual course, the vice-chairman
shall perform the duties of the chairman. The vice-
chairman shall perform such other duties as may be
assigned to him by the chairman or the Board.
Section 7 The secretary shall keep the minutes of the Board's
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meetings and shall insure that the Commissioners shall
receive copies of all minutes, motions, resolutions,
reports and any other information deemed necessary.
The secretary shall perform other duties as may be
assigned by the chairman or the Board.
ARTICLE V MEETINGS
Section 1 The time and place for the Board meetings shall be
determined by the chairman. Meeting agendas shall be
mailed to members 10 days prior to the meetings.
Section 2 The Board will meet at least once each month.
Section 3 A quorum shall be deemed formed when there are present
one-third (1/3) of the then presently constituted
voting membership. However, in no case shall less
than six (6) voting members present constitute a quorum.
Section 4 Robert 's Rules of_ Order, as revised, shall govern the
conduct of the Board meetings , except where modified
by a majority vote of the Board.
Section 5 All meetings, scheduled or unscheduled, shall be
public meetings unless otherwise determined by a two-
thirds (2/3) majority of the present voting members.
ARTICLE VI MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
Section 1 If a quorum is formed, a simple majority vote of those
present shall be considered a favorable vote upon all
• motions or resolutions considered by the Board.
Section 2 A motion for a "Resolution" shall be used or made for
all procedural matters of concern to the Board, or
matters concerning the operating procedures of the
Community Corrections Project.
Section 3 A "Motion for Action" shall be used or made when
matters directly related to Project modifications or
budget revisions, or Project success are of major
concern to the Board. Such motions shall be delivered
'to the Commissioners, as soon as possible, for their
approval or veto.
Sectj,on 4 A "Motion for Advisement" shall be used or made for
all other matters which are of concern to the Board
and upon which they have no delegated authority to
act. Such motions of advisement will be delivered to
the Commissioners as a courtesy.
Section 5 Any voting member of the Board may cast a dissenting
or assenting opinion to all motions or resolutions for
further clarification or convenience for the Commissioners.
ARTICLE VII PROJECT STAFF
Section 1 The Commissioners have the complete authority to hire
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and fire the Director and the Director shall make all
appeals to the Commissioners.
Section 2 The Commissioners will accept from the Board, all
motions of advisement concerning the hiring and firing
of the Director.
Section 3 The Director shall attend all meetings of the Board,
and shall not be considered a voting member.
Section 4 The Director shall deliver monthly progress and budget
reports to the Board, and shall be prepared to answer
questions concerning the Project 's current status.
Section 5 The Board agrees that all other staff personnel shall
be hired through the standard county hiring procedures.
Section 6 The Board agrees that all staff personnel problems
including appeals, shall be handled through the standard
county grievance procedures.
Section 7 The Board may request any staff person to be present
at a Board meeting, and to answer all proper and relevant
questions concerning the staff member's duties or
progress.
ARTICLE VIII DELEGATED POWERS
Section 1 The Commissioners delegate to the Board the authority
to oversee the efficient and effective operation of
the Community Corrections Project.
Section 2 All budgeted items will be subject to monthly review
by the Board.
Section 3 All budget revisions shall be reviewed by the Board
with recommendations delivered to the Commissioners
and the funding source.
Section 4 The annual budget and program plan shall be approved
by the Board and the Commissioners.
Section 5 All revisions of the stated Project objectives, methods,
and evaluation shall be subject to review by the Board,
with recommendations delivered to the Commissioners.
Section 6 All major Project modifications not previously mentioned
are subject to review by the Board.
ARTICLE X AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS
Section 1 These by-laws may be amended at any scheduled meeting
of the Board by a majority vote consisting of ten (10)
votes from the voting membership, and subject to approval
by the Commissioners.
Section 2 At least ten (10) days notice in writing shall be
given to the voting members and the Commissioners, of
any proposed amendments to these by-laws. The written
notice shall also include the proposed amendments.
Article ,X, Cont 'd.
Section .3 Amendments to these by-laws shall take effect when they
have been approved and approval is acknowledged by the
signatures of the chairman, the secretary, and the
chairman of the Governing Board of County Commissioners.
ARTICLE XI APPROVAL OF THE BY-LAWS
Section 1 These by-laws will be in effect upon approval of
the Board and the Commissioners with such approval
acknowledged by the dated signatures of the chairman
and secretary of the Board and the chairman of the
Governing Board of County Commissioners.
ARTICLE IX RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 19th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Section 1 These by-laws in no way alter the ability of the
Chief Judge of the Judicial District to contract with
the Commissioners and/or Board as to the specific
operation of the Community Corrections Project
consistent with existing state law.
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