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RESOLUTION
RE: PROCEDURES REGARDING PETITIONS TO AMEND OR REPEAL 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, certain provisions under Article XVII of the Weld
County Home Rule Charter pertaining to amendments to the Charter
require clarification or the specification of procedures in order
to carry out the provisions of the Charter and to comply with
State statute, and
WHEREAS, State statute at CRS, 30-11-506 (2) , requires that
an action to repeal a county home rule charter or form a new
charter commission may be initiated by petition signed by at
least fifteen (15%) of the registered, qualified electors of the
County and that the charter should be read to be consistent with
the requirements of State law, and
WHEREAS, a review of past practices and procedures used for
other types of petitions pursuant to the election laws of the
State of Colorado has been used as a basis for the procedures set
forth herein regarding handling of petitions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the following
procedures and clarifications are adopted in order to implement
Article XVII of the Weld County Home Rule Charter:
1 . For the purposes of implementation of Section 17-1 (2)
of the Weld County Home Rule Charter in a manner consistent with
the terms of CRS, §30-11-506 (2) , the term "qualified electors"
shall be interpreted to include registered, qualified, electors .
2 . For the purposes of Section 17-1 (3) of the Weld County
Home Rule Charter, the date of initiation of a proposed
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amendment, when initiated by petition, shall be the date said
petition is filed with the Board of County Commissioners.
3. Petitions filed pursuant to Section 17-1 of the Weld
County Home Rule Charter may be circulated at any time and shall
be of a form which shall contain the following information:
a. A statement indicating what is to be accomplished
by the petition, stated in a clear, concise manner to the
signer of the petition with appropriate citation of
authority to State statute and the Weld County Home Rule
Charter.
b. A statement directing the Board of County Commis-
sioners to carry out certain actions pursuant to State law
or the Weld County Home Rule Charter.
c. If the petition is for the amendment of a parti-
cular provision of the Weld County Home Rule Charter, the
petition shall state the section or subsection of the Weld
County Home Rule Charter as it will read if the amendment is
duly adopted.
d. Each line on the petition must provide the
following information: The signature of the signer of the
petition, the printed name of the signer of the petition,
the signer' s place of residence, and the date of signing.
The place of residence shall be designated by street and
number or by Weld County Road number or legal description
and an indication of the appropriate city or town but in no
case shall designation be by Post Office box.
e. Each circulator of a petition page must subscribe
and swear to an Affidavit of Circulator before a person
authorized by the State of Colorado to administer oaths and
each page of the Petition must be signed by the circulator.
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 25th day of
April, A. D. , 1984 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: \ 2Q( 442/tq WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Weld County Clerk and Recorder &
and Clerk to the Boa Norman Carlson, Chairman
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D puty County Clerk INcqu ine J son -Tem
APPRO D AS TO FORM: EXCUSED
A/� \ { Gene R. Brant r
County Attorney
C u k Carls n
J n T. Martin
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