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Approve High Visibility Impaired Driving Enforcement Application for Funding and
Authorize Chair to Sign
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 Board has been presented with a High Visibility Impaired Driving
Enforcement Application for Funding between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by
and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the
Sheriffs Office, and the Colorado Department of Transportation, with further terms and
conditions being as stated in said application, and
Whereas, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said application, a copy
of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, that the High Visibility Impaired Driving Enforcement Application for Funding
between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Sheriffs Office, and the Colorado
Department of Transportation, be, and hereby is, approved.
Be it further resolved by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign
said appication.
The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, approved the above
and foregoing Resolution, on motion duly made and seconded, by the following vote on
the 7th day of May, A.D., 2025:
Perry L. Buck, Chair: Aye
Scott K. James, Pro-Tem: Aye
Jason S. Maxey: Aye
Lynette Peppier: Aye
Kevin D. Ross: Aye
Approved as to Form:
Bruce Barker, County Attorney
Attest:
Esther E. Gesick, Clerk to the Board
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PASS -AROUND REVIEW
PASS -AROUND TITLE: High Visibility Enforcement HVE
DEPARTMENT: Sheriff's Office
PERSON REQUESTING: Captain Matt Turner
DATE: 05/05/2025
Brief description of the problem/issue:
The HVE grant covers 16 enforcement periods from July 1 through June 30 of the fiscal year. This allows the
Sheriff's Office to provide extra patrols during holidays and special events in an effort to reduce traffic fatalities
in Weld County. The grant is used to offset any overtime that is spent.
What options exist for the Board?
The Board can choose to accept the funding from this grant or deny this request.
Consequences:
If we do not receive this grant money, the Sheriff's Office will not be able to provide any extra patrols without
incurring overtime.
Impacts:
The Weld County Sheriff's Office will continue to perform traffic stops in an effort to reduce traffic fatalities, but
without dedicated extra patrols during high risk time periods.
Costs (Current Fiscal Year / Ongoing or Subsequent Fiscal Years):
The Sheriff's Office was awarded $12,250 this year and only has a remaining balance of $410.08.
Recommendation:
We recommend applying and accepting this grant to help make Weld County a safer place for motorists.
Support Recommendation Schedule
Place on BOCC Agenda Work Session Other/Comments:
Perry L. Buck
Scott K. James
Jason S. Maxey
Lynette Peppier
Kevin D. Ross
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operations with community
on the next page.
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To apply
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Law Enforcement
Liaison
Agency Name:
Weld
County Sheriff's
Office
Agency Address:
1950
O Street Greeley,
Co 80631
Enforcement Periods SFY26
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$ Requested
Agency
Contacts
4th
of July
Weekend
7/2/2025 - 7/7/2025
$ 750.00
Grant
Project
Coordinator: Sgt. Jared
Patterson
Email:
jpatterson@weld.gov
Sturgis Rally
7/31/2025 - 8/12/2025
$ 750.00
Phone:
970-400-2851
Labor Day Crackdown*
8/15/2025 - 9/3/2025
$ 750.00
Fall
Festivals
9/n/2025 - 10/22/2025
$ 750.00
Secondary
Contact: Lt.
Marcy
Rools-Foos
Email:
Imroles@weld.gov
Halloween
Weekend
10/31/2025 - n/3/2025
$ 750 00
Phone:
970-400-2883
Thanksgiving
Week
11/20/2025 -12/3/2025
$ 750.00
Holiday
Parties*
12/11/2025 - 12/25/2025
$ 750.00
Budget/
Financial
Contact: Thanh
Matthews
Email:
tmatthews@weld.gov
New Year's Eve Weekend
12/26/2025 - 1/1/2026
$ 750.00
Phone
Number: 970-400-2872
Winter Blitz
1/8/2026 - 1/21/2026
$ 750.00
Super Bowl Weekend
2/5/2026 - 2/n/2026
$ 750.00
Head
of
Agency/ Chief: Sheriff Steve Reams
Email:
sreams@weld.gov
Presidents Week
2/12/2026 - 2/25/2026
$ 750.00
Phone:
970-356-4015
St. Patrick's Day Wknd
3/12/2026 - 3/18/2026
$ 750.00
Spring Events
4/17/2026 - 4/22/2026
$ 750.00
Current Population in Jurisdiction:
359,442
Current Sworn Personnel:
90
Memorial
Day Wave*
5/21/2026 - 5/27/2026
$ 750.00
Authorized Sworn Capacity:
90
Summer Blitz
6/4/2026 - 6/17/2026
$ 750.00
Community Engagement (optional,
see next page)
$ 1,000.00
Problem Identification Data
1/1/2023 - 12/31/2023
*National Enforcement
Mobilization
# of impaired driving arrests:
81
# of impaired driving crashes:
120
# of impaired driving injury crashes:
42
Total
Grant Request: $ 12,250.00
# of impaired driving fatal
crashes:
11
If any fields highlighted in yellow are left
blank, your application may not be accepted.
Application
Agreement
& Signature
1 attest this agency is compliant with C.R.S. 24-31-903 — Division of Criminal Justice Report; Law Enforcement Integrity Reporting.
You may contact cdps dcj lei@state.co.us or visit Law Enforcement Integrity for compliance information. initial: aC53
I declare under penalty of perjury in the second degree, and any of the applicable state or federal laws, that the statements made
knowledge.
within this application are true and complete to the best of my initial:
I have read and understand the above Reporting and Reimbursement requirements and will report all enforcement plans and
to the Traffic Safety Portal. Initial:
subsequent results
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amount may differ from the amount requested by the
Order:
applicant
Awarded by: Armene Piper, email: armene.piper@state.co.us
Date:
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Community Engaged Education
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New! CDOT's Office of Transportation Safety (OTS) will provide funding for law enforcement agencies to engage with their communities for the purposes of educating
them on the dangers, risks, and consequences of impaired driving ahead of High Visibility Enforcement Periods. Events can include, but are not limited to: county fairs,
rodeos, festivals, or other community events that tend to correlate with alcohol or drug consumption. During these community engagements, law enforcement
officers will discuss the upcoming High Visiblity Enforcement Episode and encourage community members to plan ahead for sober rides. Further guidelines will be
provided along with award letter that contain ideas for engaging with your community.
This optional component is designed to supplement impaired driving enforcement efforts. Agencies must be participating in High Visiblity Enforcement Campaigns
in order to be eligible to add the Community Engaged Education component.
Agencies interested in partiicpating should provide a narrative describing how they will educate the public and inform communities about alcohol- and drug -related
traffic offenses to support High -Visibility Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving Enforcement episodes.
Allowable Charges: Reimbursement for overtime expenses at the agency's overtime rate (time and a half).
If awarded, your agency agrees to:
Attend community events and engage in transparent, candid conversations with attendees about the dangers and consequences of impaired and drugged driving,
including DUI -related impacts.
Collect basic demographic information on the audience reached (e.g., estimated number of people, approximate age ranges, race, and any other relevant details).
<, Conduct community engagement activities in advance of the corresponding enforcement period.
Reach out to your Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) if you need more information or guidance.
Please provide a narrative on how your agency plans to conduct Community Engaged Education. Please include any community events that you will attempt to
pursue, dates, locations, types of locations, etc. Please include the type of content you plan to provide and any other ideas you have for community
engagement.:
Greeley Stampede
Approximately, how many community events would your agency like to attend?
1
Approximately, how many officers will attend each event?
12
Dollar Amount Requested for Community Engaged Education:
$ 1,000.00
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Weld County Sheriff's Office
SINUS
DRIVE SOBER OR
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Department of Transportation
2829 W. Howard Place Denver, CO 80204-2305
Agency Profiling Policy
Please provide a copy of your agency's profiling policy pursuant to C.R.S. 24-31-309.
The policy may be copy/pasted in the space below or attached as a separate document and submitted with this application.
402.2 POLICY
Best Practice
The Weld County Sheriffs Office is committed to providing law enforcement services to the
�ommunity with due regard for the racial, cultural or other differences of those served. It is
the policy of this office to provide law enforcement services and to enforce the law equally,
fairly, objectively and without discrimination toward any individual or group.
402.3 BIAS -BASED POLICING PROHIBITED
Best Practice
Bias -based policing is strictly prohibited.
However, nothing in this policy is intended to prohibit a deputy from considering protected
characteristics in combination with credible, timely and distinct information connecting a person or
people of a specific characteristic to a specific unlawful incident, or to specific unlawful incidents,
specific criminal patterns or specific schemes.
402.4 MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
State
Every member of this office shall perform his/her duties in a fair and objective manner and is
responsible for promptly reporting any suspected or known instances of racial- or bias -based
profiling to a supervisor. Members should, when reasonable to do so, intervene to prevent any
biased -based actions by another member.
Deputies shall provide, without being asked, a business card to any person who was detained in
a traffic stop and was not cited or arrested. The business card shall include identifying information
including, but not limited to, the deputy's name, division, precinct and badge or other identification
number and a telephone number that may be used, if necessary, to report any comments, either
positive or negative, regarding the traffic stop (CRS § 24-31-309(4)(a)).
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Houstan Aragon
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To:
Cc:
Subject:
Birk - CDOT Contractor, Lee <lee.birk@state.co.us>
Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:09 AM
Matthew Turner
Sam Kaneta III; Thanh Matthews; Jared Patterson; Houstan Aragon
Re: Weld Sheriff HVE
Do not click links or open attachments unless: y
I rec'd your Application & Racial Profiling Policy, thanks.
Yes, you can send me a seperate document detailing your plans for Community Engagement during the
Greeley Stampede. In regards to that a question around community engagement has come up asking if
the Grant will cover Educational materials and the answer is no. For the Community Engagement piece
the Grant will only cover SWORN Officer OT doing community engagement.
Let me know if you have any other questions or how I can help.
Very glad to see the SO participating as Weld County has high fatal & Impaired Fatal numbers.
Thanks
Lee
On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM Matthew Turner <mturnerCaweld.gov> wrote:
Lee,
This is a scanned copy, would it be possible to provide you with a separate description of how we will
educate the public at the greeley stampede?
Thanks,
Captain Matt Turner
Weld County Sheriff's Office
Administrative Division
FSINA Session 280
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