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Weld County Code Ordinance 2025-09
G: - In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, p g g, Chapter 2
Administration of the Weld County Code
Be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State
of Colorado:
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 of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted
Weld County Code Ordinance 2000-1, enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of
Weld, including the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and
permanent nature enacted on or before said date of adoption, and
Whereas, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirements therein.
Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of
Weld, State of Colorado, that Chapter 2 of the Weld County Code be, and hereby is,
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows.
Chapter 2
Administration
ARTICLE I — Board Procedures
Amend Sec. 2-1-60. - Referral/response to correspondence.
All complaints or requests from citizens received inky the Board of County
Commissioners shall be handled as follows, unless regarding confidential
information:
A. A copy of each complaint or request received; along with a respon-se form, will
immediately be sent to the appropriate department. These documents will be
marked to the attention of the elected official or department head, but may be
delegated to a division director or equivalent. A copy of the complaint or request
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B The Clerk to the Board or Commissioners' Office Manager, depending on receipt
of complaint or request, will keep the original letter in a suspense file in order to
verify that final responses are sent within a reasonable time limit.
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C. Elected officials or his/her delegate are asked to submit a copy of their response
to the Clerk to the Board and Commissioners' Office Manager for the
Commissioners' information, and to be listed with the original complaint or request
as an item of Communications on the Commissioners' Consent Agenda.
D The department head or his/her delegate will be asked to respond within three (3)
business days or, if unable to do so, to send an email to the Clerk to the Board and
Commissioners' Office ManagerCTB Group, stating the time required for further
research or review. If a response is not able to be sent within three (3) business
days, the department head or his/her delegate will contact the sender with an
anticipated timeframe for response. The response and the original complaint or
request will be listed as an item of Communications on the Commissioners'
Consent Agenda. The Commissioners will have a chance to review said response
prior to listing and reserve the right to request further action or response. Upon
receipt of the email, the Clerk to the Board's office will send a form letter, with the
Chair's signature, to the citizen stating that the matter is being reviewed and giving
the time frame for the respo-ns-e to be mailed. A -copy of the letter will be placed in
the su-spense hie with the original letter.
E The Department of Human Resources can be contacted to request information
regarding submitting personnel complaints or requests.
F Complaints or requests without remittance information will be reviewed by the
Commissioners', but will not be responded to or listed.
After investigation of the complaint or request, the department head will make his
correct response, as listed below. The completed form (green sheet) and any
:s will then be returned to the Clerk to the Board.
1. Board action -rnea-ns that some official a-ction i-s required from the Board of
County Commissioners, such as needing to be placed on the agenda for a
policy deci-sion or resolution.
the Board of County C sion-ers in a work session. No further action is
n-ecessa-ry to sc the work se-ssio-n; if the Board agrees, the
Commi,,sioners' Secretary will schedule the work session and notify all
appropriate parties.
signature, or h -as been signed and sent by the department head or elected
official to
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4. No response means no response was made by the department. Please
• - - - - ' - - - - - • -- •- Toners why no response is required.
5 Telephone mews a telephone call was made to the individual by the
department. Please give the date, who made the call and the name of the
individual receiving the call.
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email correspondence.
The Clerk to the Board will "pass around" the completed form amongst the
al or other desire of the Board. Any approval
letter shall be signed by the Chair. if the letter is not approved by the other
Commissioners, the Commissioners' Secretary will pull it for the Clerk to the
Board's office to make changes.
G The Clerk to the Board will v-e-ri#y the action required an -d mail any approved
correspond -once, sendin-g aco-py b-ack to the department. The matter will either be
Consent Agenda, depending on the action required.
Be it further ordained by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is, directed
to arrange for Municode to supplement the Weld County Code with the amendments
contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and subsections
as they currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding
capitalization, grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, divisions,
sections, and subsections in said Code.
Be it further ordained by the Board, if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
hereof. The Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted
this Ordinance in each and every section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and
phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or
invalid.
First Reading: June 2, 2025
Publication: June 6, 2025, in the Greeley Tribune
Second Reading: June 16, 2025
Publication: June 20, 2025, in the Greeley Tribune
Final Reading: June 30, 2025
Publication: July 4, 2025, in the Greeley Tribune
Effective: July 9, 2025
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