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GREELEY,COLORADO 80632
COLORADO
August 20, 1996
Secretary of State
1560 Broadway
Denver, CO 80202
Board of County Commissioners
915 Tenth Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Weld County Council
915 Tenth Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Secretary of State, Board, and Council:
Pursuant to § 24-18-109(3)(b) and § 24-18-110, C.R.S., this letter constitutes disclosure of a
relationship which may have the appearance of a conflict of interest in my official duty as a
member of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado.
I am currently the appointee of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners on the Board
of Directors for the Weld County Community Center Foundation, D/B/A Centennial
Developmental Services, Inc. ("CDSI"). CDSI is the "Community Centered Board" in Weld
County, as that term is defined in Section 27-10.5-102 (3), C.R.S. The corporation is authorized
to provide case management services to persons with developmental disabilities in Weld County.
It is funded from various public and private sources. A total of$41,105 was appropriated by the
Board of County Commissioners to the CDSI 1996 budget. The CDSI Bylaws call for the
membership of the CDSI Board of Directors to include "individuals with substantial
management or policy making responsibilities" in government. The Board of County
Commissioners' practice has been to appoint one of its members to the CDSI Board at the
beginning of each calendar year.
One of the current CDSI Directors has raised the question of whether my positions on both the
Board of County Commissioners and the CDSI Board of Directors present a conflict of interest.
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Conflict of Interest Letter
August 20, 1996
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Specifically, the allegation seems to be that my decision-making role as a Commissioner with
respect to Weld County's budget (and the amount of the budget contributed to CDSI on an
annual basis) is in conflict with my role as a CDSI Director. The Director who has raised the
issue believes that I must excuse myself from participating in CDSI Board decisions as a result
of this perceived conflict, in an effort to somehow comply with the requirements of Sections 14-
18-105 and 24-18-109(3)(a), C.R.S.
I have discussed this allegation with Bruce T. Barker, Weld County Attorney. He and I concur
that the perceived conflict of interest does not exist. I therefore intend to participate in all
decisions before the CDSI Board, unless I have a personal or private interest in a decision which
would prohibit such participation.
Yours very truly,
troaleal—
Constance Harbert
Weld County Commissioner
pc: Judy Griego
Bruce Barker
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