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RE: SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS AT A SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE
COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO, AN AMENDMENT TO THE 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, the Weld County Clerk and Recorder reported on March 1, 1995, that staff had
reviewed the Petition to Initiate an Amendment to the Home Rule Charter for Weld County, which
report to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Clerk and Recorder indicated there appeared to be a
sufficient number of valid signatures on said petition, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XVII, Section 17-1 (1) (a) and (3) the Board shall publish
notice of and call an election to be held not less than 30 nor more than 120 days after publication;
the text of any proposed amendment to be published with said notice, and
WHEREAS, the Board directs the Weld County Clerk to the Board to publish the full text
of said proposed amendment along with a Notice of Election no later than March 30, 1995, and
WHEREAS, within 30 days of receipt of the abovementioned report, which constitutes
initiation of a proposed amendment to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, the Board, pursuant
to Article XVII Section 17-1 (3), shall publish notice of and call an election to be held not less than
30 nor more than 120 days after said publication, and
WHEREAS, there is no general election within the 120 days following date of publication.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the initiated amendment to the Weld County Home Rule Charter be
considered at a special election to be held June 13, 1995.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board shall publish notice
of the election along with the full text of the proposed amendments in the Windsor Beacon, the
legal newspaper for Weld County, no later than March 30, 1995.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the form of the question and the text of the amendment
be as set forth in the petition submitted to this Board by the Weld County Clerk and Recorder on
February 27, 1995.
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RE: CONDUCT SPECIAL ELECTION - JUNE 13, 1995
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each elector voting at said election and desirous of
voting for or against said amendment should cast his or her vote as provided by law either "Yes"
or "No" on the proposition shown as "Question" in the Petition to Amend the Home Rule Charter
for Weld County, a sample of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated by this
reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Special Election called for June 13, 1995, may be
conducted in accordance with the Mail Ballot Election Act and the regulations of the Secretary of
State promulgated thereunder if the Clerk and Recorder is so directed by separate resolution of the
Board.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 8th day of March, A.D., 1995.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WC D COUNTY, COL RADO
ATTEST:
Weld County Clerk to the Board
BY:
& Deputy CIeto the Board
APPROVE AS TO FORM:
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Dale K. Hall, Chairm
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arbara J. Kirkmey r, Pro-Te
eorge E�Baxter
Constance L. Harbe
W. H. Webster
950403
CR0013
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
DOCKET #95-26
In accordance with the provisions of Colorado Statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter,
notice is hereby given that a Special Election regarding an amendment to the Weld County Home
Rule Charter will be held until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the 13th day of June, 1995, pursuant to a
Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners dated March 8, 1995.
The election precinct shall be the entire County of Weld, Colorado, and shall be by mail ballot as
set forth in a Resolution dated March 8, 1991.
The question presented shall be: "Shall the Home Rule Charter for Weld County, Colorado, be
amended by adding a new Section 15-5 to Article XV -- election Required Regarding Siting of
Correctional or Detention Facilities -- which Article XV, Section 15-5 provides that, from and after
the date of adoption of this Article XV, Section 15-5, neither Weld County, nor any department,
agent or employee thereof, shall issue a certificate of occupancy to allow the occupancy or use of,
nor shall any person, corporation or entity occupy, operate or use any structure or building within
Weld County as a correctional facility, pre -parole facility, jail, prison or other place of incarceration,
whether or not the structure building or facility is owned or operated as either a public or private
facility, unless and until the location and siting of such correctional or detention facility, jail prison,
pre -parole facility or other place of incarceration has been approved by a majority of the registered
electors of Weld County voting on such question at a regular or special election?"
If passed, the text of the Amendment shall be as follows:
Article XV, Section 15-5 -- Neither Weld County, nor any department, agent or employee thereof,
shall issue a certificate of occupancy to allow the occupancy or use of, nor shall any person,
corporation or entity occupy, operate or use any structure or building within Weld County as a
correctional facility, pre -parole facility, jail, prison or other place of incarceration, whether or not the
structure building or facility is owned or operated as either a public or private facility, unless and
until the location and siting of such correctional or detention facility, jail prison, pre -parole facility
or other place of incarceration has been approved by a majority of the registered electors of Weld
County voting on such question at a regular or special election
Person eligible to vote are persons who, on the date of this election, are qualified and registered
to vote in a general election in the State of Colorado and have been a resident of the County of
Weld.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
BY: DONALD D. WARDEN
WELD COUNTY CLERK TO THE BOARD
BY: SHELLY K. MILLER
DEPUTY CLERK TO THE BOARD
DATED: March 8, 1995
PUBLISHED: March 30, 1995, in the Windsor Beacon
March 31, 1995, in the Greeley Tribune
April 1, 1995, in the Fort Lupton Press
950403
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF COLORADO
NOTICE_ OF SPECMI.
Ft FCTION
DOCKET 4195-26
In accordance with the provi-
sions of Colorado Statute
and the Weld County Home
Rule Charter. notice is here-
by given that a Special
Election regarding an
amendment to the Weld
County Home Rule Charter
will be held until 5:00 p.m. on
Tuesday. the 13th day of
June, 1995, pursuant to a
Resolution of the Board of
County Commissioners
dated March 8, 1995.
The election precinct shall be
the entire County of Weld,
Colorado, end shall be by
mail ballot as set forth in a
Resolution dated March 8,
1091.
The question presented shall
be: 'Shall the Home Rule
Charter for Weld County,
Colorado, be amended by
adding a new Section 15-5
to Article XV — election
Required Regarding Siting of
Correctional or Detention
Facilities— which Article XV.
Section 15-5 provides that
from and after the date of
adoption of this Article XV,
Section 15-5, neither Weld
County, nor any department,
agent or employee thereof,
shall issue a certificate of
occupancy to allow the occu-
pancy or use of, nor shall any
person, corporation or orally
occupy, Operate or use any
structure or building within
Weld County as a correction-
al facility, pre -parole facility,
jail, prison or other place of
incarceration, whether or not
the structure building or facil-
ity is owned or operated as
either a public or private facil-
ity, unless and until the loca-
tion and siting -d- such -ear-,
sectional or detention facWt,
jail prison, pre -parole facility
or other place of incarcera-
tion has been approved by a
majority of the registered
electors of Weld County vot-
ing on such question at a
regular or special election?'
If passed, the text of the
Amendment shall be as fol-
lows:
Article XV, Section 15-5 —
Neither Weld County, nor
any department, agent or
employee thereof, shall issue
a certificate of occupancy to
allow the occupancy or use
of, nor shall any person, cor-
poration or entity occupy,
operate or use any structure
or building within Weld
County as a correctional
facility. pre -parole facility,
jail, prison or other place of
incarceration, whether or not
the structure building or facil-
ity is owned or operated as
either a public or private facil-
ity, unless and until the loca-
tion and siting of such cor-
rectional or detention facility,
jail prison. pre -parole facility
or other place of incarcera-
tion has been approved by a
majority of the registered
electors of Weld Count' vot-
ing on such question at a
regular or special election
Person eligible to vote are
persons who, on the date of
this election, are qualified
and registered to vote in a
general election in the State
of Colorado and have been a
resident of the County of
Weld.
BOARD OF COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COL-
ORADO
BY: DONALD D. WARDEN
WELD COUNTY CLERK TO
THE BOARD
BY: SHELLY K. MILLER
DEPUTY CLERK TO THE
BOARD -
DATED: March 8, 1995
Published in the Windsor
Beacon on Werth 30, 1995.
COUNTY OF WELD
I, ROGER A. LIPKER, of said County of Weld, being duly
sworn, say that I am publisher of
WINDSOR BEACON
a weekly newspaper having a general circulation in said
County and State, published in the town of WINDSOR, in
said County and State; and that the notice, of which the
annexed is a true copy, has been published in said weekly
for successive weeks, that the notice was
publish in the regular and entire issue of every number of
the paper during the period and time of publication, and in
the newspaper proper and not in a supplement, and that
the first publication of said notice was in said paper bearing
the date of the
3_ day of � Lr� cI A.D., 19 qS'' and the
last publication the date of the
_day of A.D., 19_ and that
the said WINDSOR BEACON has been published
continuously and uninterruptedly for the period of 5
consecutive weeks, in said County and State, prior to the
date of first publication of said notice, and the same is a
newspaper within the meaning of an Act to regulate printing
of legal notices and advertisements, approved May 18,
1931, and
all prior acts so far as in force.
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0 3JSLISHER
Su scribed and sworn to before me this 3-0 day of
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NOTARY PUBLIC
My commission expires
950403
Affidavit of Publication
NOTICE Of SPECIAL ELECTION
STATE OF COLORADO
County of Weld SS.
I A. Winkler Riesel of said County of Adams being duly
sworn, say that 1 am publisher of
FORT LUPTON PRESS
that the same is a weekly newspaper of general circulation
was printed and published in the town of
FORT LUPTON
in said county and state that the notice of advertisement, of
which the annexed is a true copy has been published in said
weekly newspaper for
ONE consecutive weeks: that the notice
was published in the regular and entire issue of every
number of said newspaper during the period and time of
publication of said notice and in the newspaper proper and
not in a supplement thereof: that the first publication of
said notice was contained in the issue of said newspaper
bearing the date of
APRIL 1. A.D. 1995 and the last publication
thereof, in the issue of said newspaper, bearing date,
the alt_ day of_LiPRIL 1995, that the aid
FORT LUPTON PRESS
has been published continuously and uninterruptedly during
the period of at least fifty-two consecutive weeks next prior
to the first issue thereof containing said notice or
advertisement above referred to: and that said newspaper
was at the time of each of the publications of said notice
duly qualified for that purpose within the meaning of an
act entitled. 'An Act Concerning Legal Notices,
Advertisements and Publications and the Fees of Printers
and Publishers thereof, and to Repeal all Acts and Parts of
Acts in Conflict with the Provisions of this Act" approved
April 7, 1921, and all amendments thereof, and particularly
as amended by an act approved, March 30, 1923, and an act
approved May 13, 1931.
'
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1St day of
APRIL A.D. J995
P.O. BOX 125
FT. LUPTON. CO 80621
My Commission expires December 27, 1997
DOCKET e%-26
In accordance with the provisions
of Colorado Statute and the Weld
County Home Rule Charter, notice is
hereby given that a Special Election
legordng an amendment to the Weld
County Home Rule Charter wtl be held
untl5:W p.m. on Tuesday, the 13th day
of JIMW, 1995. pursuant to a Resolution
of the Board of County Commissioners
doted March 8. 1995.
The election precinct shall be the
mike County of Weld, Colorado, and
shall be by mall ballot as set forth In a
Resolution doted March 8. 1991.
The question presented shall be:
'Shall the Home Rule Charter for Weld
County, Colorado, be amended by
addnganewsectlon 15-5to Miele XV
— election Required Regarding Siting
of Cassectional or Detention Facilities
— which Article XV, Section 15-5
provides that, from and after the date
of adoption of this Article XV, Section
15-5. neither Weld County, nor any
department, agent or employee
thereof, shall Issue a certificate of
occupancy to allow fheoccupancy or
use of, norshall any person, corporation
or entity occupy, operate or use any
structureor building within Weld County
as a correctional tocUly. pre'porole
fact?. KW, prison or other place of
Incarceration, whether or not the
structure building or facility is owned or
operated as either a putt or private
facMy unless and until the location
and siting of such correctional of
detention facity, toll prison. pre -parole
facety or other place of Incarceration
has been approved by a majority of
the registered electors of Weld County
voting on such question at a regular or
Special election?'
if poised, the text of the Amendment
shot be as follows:
Article XV, Section 155 — Neither
Weld County. nor any department,
agent or employee thereof, shall Issue
a certificate of occ upancy to glow the
occupancy or use of, nor mat any
person, corporation or entity occupy,
operatearuseanybuilding within Weld
County as a correctional facility, pre-
parale foctlty.lau, prison or other place
of incarceration, whether or not the
structure building or facility Is owned or
operated as either a public or private
faculty, unless and until the location
and siting of such correctional or
detention facilty, lallprison, pte.parole
tacitly of other place of Incarceration
has been approved by a majority of
the registered electors of Weld County
voting on such question at a regular or
special election
Person eligible to vote are persons
who. on the date of the election, are
qualified and registered to vote In a
general election In the State of
Colorado and have been a resident of
the County of Weld.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
BY: DONALD D. WARDEN
WELD COUNTY CLERK TO THE BOARD
BY: SHELLY K. MILLER
DEPUTY CLERK TO THE BOARD
DATED: March 8. 1995
Published In the Fort Lupton Press April
1,1995.
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF COLORADO
as
County of Weld,
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONDOCKET elq
24
In accordance with the provisions of Colorado Statute and the Weld
County Home Rule Charter, notice is hereby given that a Special Election
regarding an amendment to the Weld County Home Rule Charter will be
held until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the 13th day of June, 1996, pursuant to
a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners dated March 8,
1996.
The election precinct shall be the entire County of Weld, Colorado, and
shall be by mail ballot as set forth in a Resolution dated March B, 1991.
The question presented shall be: 'Shall the Home Rule Charier for Weld
County, Coorado, be amended by adding a new Section 15-5 to Article
XV -- election Required Regarding Siting of Correctional or Detention
Facilities -- which Article XV, Section 16.6 provides that, from and after
the date of adoption of this oorrrtem emle plSection oyee thereof, shall issue a cneither ertificate of
nor any department, agent p Ye
occupancy to allow theseen nor structure
any person, corpo-
ration or County
a occupy, l or use re- sroletfac or building within
Weld plac o incarceration,
n acoation, correctional tthe e uehb, jail,prisonfe p-
other place of incarcee as whether or not the vatestructure building or wand
uis the i operated as either a public or private d facility, ualesy and
prmlocation and siting of oche correctional tece t deteatlon facility, sjail
prison, ppre-parolerity of facr ility
registered sterher eld electorsofWeld incarcerationCounty voting
approved e t majority g
It such se , the
at a regularnd special eall be asf
Apiece d,, text 1he6, -- Neither
shWeld be estyll ws:
nor
age, Salton 5 all County, nor any occupancy
meow
thagent oray employee thereof, r shall lissue a rson,c teor or corporation
or ent to y allow
the occupancy ouanosnorurellabypergwihinWeldonorerassc-
pg operate or use any lecture ri within Weld County cs r cor-
rectional ra facility,or pre -parole facility,id, prison cir other place of operated
iler fed
ss whether na publicbli nor the structureefacility,
acilbuilding ar (auty ih locati nr sing
as euch a or par dot entioin facility,
and o the eparofe and sting
of such ceofincarcerationcorrectional hsh tenllp, roby a mo-paro f theirle or
other place o has been approved by a majority of the regis-
tered or
tered electors of Weld County voting on such question at a regular or
special election
Persons eligible to vote are I who, on the election
of t n election, are
qualified and en sto a general of eIn the Stara of
Colorado and have been a residentO of the County COUNTY Weld.
BOARDO OF
COUNTY, COLORADO
BY: DONALD D. WARDEN
WELD COUNTY LE K SHELLY O THE
K. MILLER
OABY:
DATED: Merck 8, 1995 DEPUTY CLERK TO THE BOARD
The Overby Defy Tribune
March 31, 1996
l Julie Stanley of
said County of Weld, being duly sworn, say that I am
an advertising clerk of
THE GREELEY DAILY TRIBUNE, and
THE GREELEY REPUBLICAN
that the same is a daily newspaper of general
circulation and printed and published in the City of
Greeley, in said county and state; that the notice or
advertisement, of which the annexed is a true copy, has
been published in said daily newspaper for consecutive
(days) (weeks); that the notice was published in the
regular and entire issue of every number of said
newspaper during the period and time of publication of
said notice, and in the newspaper proper and not in a
supplement thereof; that the first publication of said
notice was contained in the issue of said newspaper
bearing date
Thirty -First
day of March A.D 19 95 ••
and the last publication thereof; in the issue of said
newspaper bearing date the
Thirty -First
day of March AD 1995 •
that said The Greeley Daily Tribune and The Greeley
Republican, has been published continuously and
uninterruptedly during the period of at least six
months next prior to the first issue thereof contained
said notice or advertisement above referred to; that said
newspaper has been admitted to the United States
mails as second-class matter under the provisions of the
Act of March 3, 1879, or any amendments thereof; and
that said newspaper is a daily newspaper duly qualified
for publishing legal notices and advertisements within
the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado.
March 31, 1995
Total Charge: $33.60
Cc/ Miler-Lic7
Advertising 'erk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
41st day of March A.D 1915_
My commission expires 7-26-96
Notary Public
9-i11 19i
COLORADO
J.A. "SUKI" TSUKAMOTO
Weld County Clerk and Recorder
1402 North 17th Avenue
P.O. Box 459
Greeley, Colorado 80632
(303) 353-3840
March 1, 1995
Board of
of Weld
915 10th
Greeley,
County Commissioners
County, Colorado
Street
CO 80631
RE: Petition to Amend Home Rule Charter
Dear Commissioners:
My office has recently concluded a review of the petition
signatures submitted for the proposed amendment to Article XV,
Section 15-5, of the Weld County Home Rule Charter. You may
recall that the Board of County Commissioners, sitting with the
Clerk and Recorder as the Weld County Ballot Issue Title
Board,set the ballot title on December 5, 1994. A total of 2,054
signatures are necessary for an election on this issue, pursuant
to Article XVII, Section 17-1 of the Charter.
We conclude that 2,429 valid signatures have been received.
Therefore, the petitioners have met the requisite number
necessary for an election and I respectfully request that the
Board set dates for the publication of the entire text of the
amendment and for the election. I also request that the Board
authorize the conducting of the election by mail ballot, pursuant
to Section 1-7.5-104, C.R.S.
Sincerely, ,^
J.A. "Suki" Tsukamoto
County Clerk and Recorder
/bjp
c:
John Hayes
Marvin Hopper
Robert E. Konkle
9.50,x"1
DATE
January 25, 1995 10:30 AM
RECEIVED OF Marvin Hopper
ONE PETITION FOR The Amendment of the C
CONSISTING OF NUMBER OF PAGES
SAID TO CONTAIN 3,340
NUMBER OF SIGNATURES
J.A. "SUKI" TSUKAMOTO
CLERK AND RECORDE
BY
DEPUTY
SIGNATURE OF PERSON RETURNING
*PETITIONER WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING AS TO ANY DEFECTS IN THE REQUISITE NUMBER
OF SIGNATURES.
950493
The following petitions were received in the Clerk to the Board's Office on 1/25/95. Each petition
contained eight pages, however, not all pages of each petition were signed. A total of 360 pages
contained at least one signature. (Petition #046 was not accepted by the Deputy Clerk because
it was not properly signed by the circulator.)
033
048
047
133
132
135
050
134
051
161
053
037
036
158
159
100
109
152
038
012
088
024
023
039
002
001
101
014
111
110
108
022
021
015
146
145
143
013
061
074
131
130
150
148
162
096
093
092
091
043
060
165
117
163
157
075
139
125
137
141
076
155
156
151
142
140
115
129
128
127
160
010
119
122
123
118
120
099
026
025
018
016
114
113
112
106
054
035
087
090
086
034
056
032
027
009
008
005
004
077
062
065
069
072
073
041
085
084
082
040
029
9504193
When sorted, the petitions are as follows:
001
002
004
005
008
009
010
012
013
014
015
016
018
021
022
023
024
025
026
027
029
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040
041
043
047
048
050
051
053
054
056
060
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065
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072
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076
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082
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WARNING:
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW:
For anyone to sign any initiative or referendum petition with any name other
than his or her own or to knowingly sign his or her name more than once for
the same measure or to knowingly sign a petition when not a registered elector
who is eligible to vote on the measure.
DO NOT SIGN THIS PETELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON
ITIUNLESS
YOU
A WEL MCOUCOUNTY
TY , REGISTERED ELECTOR
.
TO BE A WELD COUNTY REGISTERED ELECTOR, YOU MUST BE A CITIZEN OF
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO AND REGISTERED TO VOTE.
Do not sign this petition unless you have read or have had read to you the
proposed initiative or referred measure or the summary of an initiated measure
in its entirety and understand its meaning.
TITLE: Shall the Home Rule Charter for Weld County, Colorado, be amended by
adding a new Article XV, Section 15-5 - Election Required Regarding Siting of
Correctional or Detention Facilities - providing that, from and after the date
of adoption of this Article XV, Section 15-5, neither Weld County, nor any
department, agent or employee thereof, shall issue a certificate of occupancy to
allow the occupancy or use of, nor shall any person, corporation or entity
occupy, operate or use, any structure or building withinorn We
d CoCounty
place of as
correctional facility, pre -parole facility, jail, pr
incarceration, whether or not the structure, building or facility is owned or
operated as either a public or private facility, unless and until the location
and siting of such correctional or detention facility, jail, prison, pre -parole
facility or other place of incarceration has been approved by a majority of the
registered electors of Weld County voting on such question at a regular or
special election?
We, the undersigned registered electors of Weld County, Colorado, acting
Charter
fin ccordnce ora Weld aCounty, h hereby the provisions
the ewithin ction l petitions (oe bmittingf the Home Raleproposed
amendment to Article XV of the Home Rule Charter for Weld County to the
registered electors of Weld County, Colorado,
and
reques
t
thecall
Board
fCounty
Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, to publish
n
o be eld ot less thirty ) nor more than one hundred
twentyo(120)rdays tafter hsuch npublication, pursuant 3tto the provisions of Section
17-1(3of tregistered
proposed
ent to be
said election by the regi ter d electors ofWeldCounty,M
votedon atColorado,
is as follows:
Article XV, Section 15-5 Election Required Regarding Siting of
Correctional or Detention Facilities
Effective as of the date of adoption by the electors of Weld County of this
Article XV, Section 15-5, no certificate of occupancy shall be issued by Weld
County, or any department, employee or agent thereof, for the occupancy or
operation of any building or other structure which will be occupied, used or
operated as, and no person, corporation or entity shall occupy, use or operate
any building or structure as, a correctional facility, pre -parole facility, jail,
prison or other place of incarceration, whether or not said building or structure
is privately owned and/or operated, or is owned and/or operated by Weld County
or, to the extent permitted by law, the State of aved f C a majority y orado, unless
leostanduntil runtilethe
he
location and siting thereof has been app by
electors of Weld county voting at a regular or special election held on such
question. This Article XV, Section 15-5 is adopted in order to implement the
provision of C.R.S. S 17-2-401 (d) relating to the authority of Weld County to
maintain zoning and siting control over correctional facilities within the
County, and this Article XV, Section 15-5 shall survive any amendment or repeal
of said Section S 17-2-401 (d), C.R.S.
The provisions of this Article XV, Section 15-5 shall be self-executing,
shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the electors of Weld County,
Colorado, and shall be applicable to any structure, building or facility which
is not on the date of such adoption by the electors occupied and in use as a
detention facility, correctional facility, pre -parole facility, jail, prison or
place of incarceration pursuant to a certificate of occupancy lawfully issued by
Weld County, Colorado.
Series No. ,_J'JO'J01
WARNING'
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW'
For anyone to sign any initiative or referendum petition with any name other
than his or her own or to knowingly sign his or her name more than once for
the same measure or to knowingly sign a petition when not a registered elector
who is eligible to vote on the measure.
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AND ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THIS MEASURE.
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WELD COUNTY, COLORADO AND REGISTERED TO VOTE.
Do not sign this petition unless you have read or have had read to you the
proposed initiative or referred measure or the summary of an initiated measure
in its entirety and understand its meaning.
TITLEt Shall the Home Rule Charter for Weld County, Colorado, be amended by
adding a new Article XV, Section 15-5 - Election Required Regarding Siting of
Correctional or Detention Facilities - providing that, from and after the date
of adoption of this Article XV, Section 15-5, neither Weld County, nor any
department, agent or employee thereof, shall issue a certificate of occupancy to
allow the occupancy or use of, nor shall any person, corporation or entity
occupy, operate or use, any structure or building within Weld County as a
correctional facility, pre -parole facility, jail, prison or other place of
incarceration, whether or not the structure, building or facility is owned or
operated as.either a public or private facility, unless and until the location
and siting of such correctional or detention facility, jail, prison, pre -parole
facility or other place of incarceration has been approved by a majority of the
registered electors of Weld County voting on such question at a regular or
special election?
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