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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
August 4, 1993
Tapes #14-93 & 15-93
The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity with ck Weld
County Home Rule Charter at the Centennial Center, 915 Tenth Street, Greeley,
Colorado, on Wednesday, August 4, 1993, at 7:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order by President Young, and the following members
were present, constituting a quorum of the members thereof: President Young,
Vice President Campbell and Councilman Gardner. Councilwoman Janda and
Councilman Orr were excused.
Also present were Patrick Armijo and the Council secretary.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Vice President Campbell made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 7, 1993
meeting. Councilman Gardner seconded the motion. Vote was taken and the motion
to approve the minutes carried unanimously.
APPOINTMENTS:
President Young noted the appointments listed and mentioned that he would attend
the Elected Officials ' Meeting on August 9, 1993.
ADDITIONS TO AGENDA:
There were no additions to the Agenda at this time.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The correspondence received was duly noted by President Young and was
subsequently circulated among the Council members.
REPORTS:
COORDINATOR REPORTS
President Young distributed some materials pertaining to "Reinventing Weld County
Government" copied from Finance Director, Don Warden's master notebook on the
subject. He had spent some time determining what had become of the program
during the past six months and found that progress had particularly been made in
the employee suggestion area. A serious effort is also underway to streamline
the various departments. He encouraged Council members to peruse Mr. Warden's
notebook.
The August 9 meeting between the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and the
County Commissioners was attended by President Young, who shared a handout of the
goals of the Weld County Oil & Gas Task Force and stated the need for input on
policy. He received one telephone call regarding the Weld County Treasurer
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during his KFKA radio interview.
OLD BUSINESS:
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION FOLLOW-UP
This item appeared on the agenda as a result of a motion made at Council's April
meeting to bring the issue up again in four months. Sheriff Jordan had since
stated that a third party mediator may be brought in at some point, and President
Young had offered him financial assistance from the Council in this endeavor.
Councilman Gardner remarked that some dissatisfaction from the reorganization
remains but it appears to be dissipating with the passage of time. This issue
was then left at that.
DISCUSSION RE PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE WELD COUNTY TREASURER
Neither Vice President Campbell nor Councilman Gardner had had the opportunity
to meet with Weld County Treasurer, Mike Loustalet. President Young distributed
some materials regarding new State legislation on governmental trust funds and
explained about the separation of funds and managers. He still has concerns
regarding the lack of background checks. He then informed Council of information
he had learned regarding a performance audit of the Treasurer's Office, stating
that a Request for Proposal is the first step, followed by a selection process.
The cost of an audit is determined during the request for proposal process. The
two companies responding to inquiries requested specific parameters regarding an
audit. Councilman Gardner suggested putting Council's specifications in writing.
Another issue arose from President Young's audit discussions with assistant Weld
County attorney, Lee Morrison. Mr. Morrison suggested that Council meet with
attorney Dan Harkins, who is representing Weld County in its attempt to recoup
some of its lost funds, at its next meeting or a special meeting. The intention
is to have Mr. Harkins explain the litigation so that additional problems are not
created.
Vice President Campbell made a motion to table this issue for another month due
to the lack of Council members in attendance, adding that the President should
call a special meeting if necessary. Councilman Gardner seconded the motion.
Vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously. President Young will pursue
the special meeting.
CORONER'S OFFICE FOLLOW-UP
Vice President Campbell had met with Weld County Coroner, Wes Hall, regarding
some concerns brought up at the previous Council meeting by citizen Frank
Stewart. In response to the question of someone working without pay, the example
of Sheriff's volunteers was brought up. The chief deputy coroner is content with
his particular volunteer situation. There had also been concern about an alleged
pay vs. hours worked discrepancy between the other two deputies, one of whom is
Mr. Hall's son-in-law, Mr. Dennis Bowker. Vice President Campbell explained that
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although the on-call deputy is on-call 24 hours a day, he averages only ten
calls, or 20 hours, a week. Mr. Bowker works 15 hours per week in an office
setting and does not go on calls. Vice President Campbell stated that the
Coroner is doing an exemplary job and it appears that all is going well within
the office. President Young requested additional information regarding the pay
and suggested that Vice President Campbell contact Mr. Stewart regarding his
findings.
OLD BUSINESS:
PAYMENT OF THE BILLS
Councilman Gardner made a motion to approve the payment of the bills. Vice
President Campbell seconded the motion. Vote was taken and the motion carried
unanimously.
Mileage for Ralph Campbell $30.00
Reimbursement for James Gardner $30. 73
Mileage for David Young $ 8.00
SECRETARIAL RESEARCH REQUESTS
Vice President Campbell requested clarification on Claud Hanes' memo regarding
salvage radios.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
There were no public comments.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
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MINUTES
WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
August 23, 1993
Tape #15-93 _ - . ..
The Weld County Council met in special session in full confdrmity with the Weld
County Home Rule Charter in the First Floor Assembly Room at the Centennial
Center, 915 Tenth Street, Greeley, Colorado, on Monday, August 23, 1993, at 4:30
p.m.
ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order by President Young, and the following members
were present, constituting a quorum of the members thereof: President Young,
Vice President Campbell, Councilman Gardner and Councilman Orr. Councilwoman
Janda was excused.
Also present were Weld County Attorney Bruce Barker, Lee Morrison and Patrick
Armijo.
NEW BUSINESS:
LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING WELD COUNTY TREASURER PERFORMANCE AUDIT
President Young briefly explained the background of this one-item agenda.
Because of the confidential nature of the discussion, including information
regarding pending litigation, Vice President Campbell then made a motion for an
executive session of the Council. Seconded by Councilman Gardner, vote was taken
and the motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was called back to order by President Young at 7:40 p.m. after
Council had met with attorney Dan Harkins in executive session. Councilman Orr
made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Vice President Campbell seconded the
motion. Vote was taken and the motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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