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RESOLUTION
RE: CREATION OF WELD COUNTY BALLOT ISSUE TITLE BOARD AND ADOPTION OF
PROCEDURES FOR SETTING TITLE ON LOCAL BALLOT ISSUES
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, pursuant to § 1-40-106(2), C.R.S., a "Ballot Issue Title Board" is required to
convene and set the title for any local ballot issue submitted to Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, said§ 1-40-106(2), C.R.S., requires that the local Ballot Issue Title Board consist
of the"designated election official and governing board of the political subdivision" and "shall meet
at the regularly scheduled meetings of the governing board", and
WHEREAS, § 1-40-102(3), C.R.S., defines the "designated election official" for a county as
the County Clerk and Recorder, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners now desires to formally create the Ballot
Issue Title Board for Weld County, Colorado, and desires to establish procedures whereby the Ballot
Issue Title Board convenes and sets titles for local ballot issues upon their submittal to Weld County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that pursuant to § 1-40-106(2), C.R.S., there shall be, and hereby is, created the
Weld County Ballot Issue Title Board, consisting of the members of the Board of County
Commissioners and the Weld County Clerk and Recorder, for the purpose of setting titles for local
ballot issues upon their submittal to Weld County, Colorado. The Chairman, or in his absence the
Chairman Pro-Tem, shall preside as Chairman at any title setting meeting of the Weld County Ballot
Issue Title Board. The Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners shall also serve as the Clerk
to the Weld County Ballot Issue Title Board.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that any request for the setting of a title for local
ballot issue in Weld County, Colorado, shall first be received by the Weld County Clerk and
Recorder,with the title setting meeting of the Weld County Ballot Issue Title Board to take place no
earlier than the date of the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of County Commissioners
twelve days after the receipt of the request by the Clerk and Recorder.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners that the Ballot Issue
Title Board shall, in setting title for any local ballot issue submitted to Weld County, Colorado, follow
the procedures and requirements set forth in § 1-40-101, et seq., C.R.S., specifically § 1-40-
106(3)(b), C.R.S.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners that the Clerk to the
Board is hereby directed to place the above stated creation of the Weld County Ballot Issue Title
Board and procedures for said Board in the Weld County Administrative Manual.
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 5th da of December, A.D., 1994.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Deputy Clerk to the Board� Dale K. Hall, Pro-Tem
APPROV AS TO FORM: EXCUSED
George
G E. Baxter
EXCUSED
County Atto ey Con tance L. Harbert
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Barbara J. Kirkmeyer
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