HomeMy WebLinkAbout860371.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
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, by order dated March 14 , 1986 , the Bankruptcy Court
for the Northern District of Texas granted an application by Great
Western Sugar Company to sell its assets in Weld County, free and
clear of the outstanding liens for real and personal property
taxes, and
WHEREAS, real and personal property taxes are due Weld County
on said assets from the bankrupt, Great Western Sugar Company, for
the years 1984 , 1985 , and 1986 , no part of which have been paid,
and
WHEREAS, it appears to the Board of County Commissioners ,
that it is in the best interests of Weld County to retain special
counsel, knowledgeable in bankruptcy practices and licensed to
appear before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern
District of Texas to represent the interests of Weld County and
the collection of its taxes through appropriate legal proceedings,
and
WHEREAS, the Counties of Logan, Morgan and Sedgwick also have
outstanding balances due and owing from Great Western Sugar
Company for taxes that have not been paid, and
WHEREAS , said Counties have agreed to coordinate their
collection activities with those of Weld County, and
WHEREAS, Bill C. Hunter, a Professional Corporation, 2 Forest
Plaza, Suite 170 , 12201 Merit Drive, Dallas, Texas 75251 , has
been highly recommended as a duly licensed attorney of the United
States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern District of
Texas , knowledgeable in bankruptcy practice , and
WHEREAS, Bill C. Hunter, a Professional Corporation, has
agreed to represent the Counties of Logan, Morgan , Sedgwick, and
Weld for the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) per hour, to be
allocated in proportion of each County' s respective taxes due to
the sum total of all taxes due and payable, and
WHEREAS , the aforementioned Counties are agreeable to the
allocation of payment of said fees in the proportion that each
individual respective County' s taxes bear to the aggregate sum of
all taxes due and payable, and
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RE: APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL
WHEREAS, pursuant to said formula , Weld County will pay an
amount equal to 22. 171 percent of the monies billed by Bill C.
Hunter, a Professional Corporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that pursuant to Section
5-4 of the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Bill C. Hunter, a
Professional Corporation, is hereby appointed special counsel to
represent the interests of the weld County Treasurer, Francis M.
Loustalet, in the collection of real and personal property taxes
owned Weld County by Great Western Sugar Company.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that Bill C. Hunter, a
Professional Corporation, will be compensated at the rate of two
hundred dollars ($200) per hour, of which Weld County shall pay
22. 171 percent thereof in accordance with the allocation formula
above set forth among Logan, Morgan, and Sedgwick Counties.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 23rd day of
April, AA..D�.,,,L1986 .
ATTEST: " A Q Idt4f BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(/ WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Weld County Clerk and Recorder EXCUSED
and Clerk to the Board Jacque ,, Johnso• Chairman
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