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Home My WebLink About20231923.tiffJune 27, 2023 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE: 970-400-4200 FAX: 970-336-7233 1 150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, CO 80632 ToniJo Niccoli RE: Child Protection Citizen Review Panel Dear Ms. Niccoli, On behalf of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, we are writing to you to express our appreciation for your service as a member of the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel and to inform you that state law has changed and we will no longer have the Citizen Review Panel. On May 24, 2023, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 210, Update Administration of Certain Human Services, into law. This law removes the provision for County Department of Human Services to have a Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. The law still allows a citizen to make a complaint directly the Department of Human Services for resolution. If the grievance is not resolved within the Department to the complainant's satisfaction, the complainant may request a referral be made to the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO). The CPO provides for a review process that is separate from Counties and the State, allowing for an independent agency to review and respond to citizens' complaints in collaboration with County Department of Human Services. Utilizing one agency to review complaints from all Counties allows for a broad overview of the Child Protection system, tracking trends and systemic issues and providing recommendations for overall system improvements. We appreciate your care and commitment to our community as demonstrated by your willingness to serve on the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. You can rest assured this revision to the law does not change the fact that we take seriously any citizen complaint and will continue to work to resolve any grievance as judiciously as possible. Thank you again for your service. Sincerely, Mike Freeman Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners CONMVn;co,,t;QnS O7/12/.23 2023-1923 SSooa5 June 27, 2023 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE: 970-400-4200 FAX: 970-336-7233 1150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, CO 80632 Helen Bernsten RE: Child Protection Citizen Review Panel Dear Ms. Bernsten, On behalf of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, we are writing to you to express our appreciation for your service as a member of the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel and to inform you that state law has changed and we will no longer have the Citizen Review Panel. On May 24, 2023, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 210, Update Administration of Certain Human Services, into law. This law removes the provision for County Department of Human Services to have a Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. The law still allows a citizen to make a complaint directly the Department of Human Services for resolution. If the grievance is not resolved within the Department to the complainant's satisfaction, the complainant may request a referral be made to the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO). The CPO provides for a review process that is separate from Counties and the State, allowing for an independent agency to review and respond to citizens' complaints in collaboration with County Department of Human Services. Utilizing one agency to review complaints from all Counties allows for a broad overview of the Child Protection system, tracking trends and systemic issues and providing recommendations for overall system improvements. We appreciate your care and commitment to our community as demonstrated by your willingness to serve on the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel, You can rest assured this revision to the law does not change the fact that we take seriously any citizen complaint and will continue to work to resolve any grievance as judiciously as possible. Thank you again for your service. Sincerely, Mike Freeman Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners June 27, 2023 Cassy Crawford OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE: 970-400-4200 FAX: 970-336-7233 1150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, CO 80632 RE: Child Protection Citizen Review Panel Dear Ms. Crawford, On behalf of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, we are writing to you to express our appreciation for your service as a member of the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel and to inform you that state law has changed and we will no longer have the Citizen Review Panel. On May 24, 2023, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 210, Update Administration of Certain Human Services, into law. This law removes the provision for County Department of Human Services to have a Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. The law still allows a citizen to make a complaint directly the Department of Human Services for resolution. If the grievance is not resolved within the Department to the complainant's satisfaction, the complainant may request a referral be made to the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO). The CPO provides for a review process that is separate from Counties and the State, allowing for an independent agency to review and respond to citizens' complaints in collaboration with County Department of Human Services. Utilizing one agency to review complaints from all Counties allows for a broad overview of the Child Protection system, tracking trends and systemic issues and providing recommendations for overall system improvements. We appreciate your care and commitment to our community as demonstrated by your willingness to serve on the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. You can rest assured this revision to the law does not change the fact that we take seriously any citizen complaint and will continue to work to resolve any grievance as judiciously as possible. Thank you again for your service. Sincerely, Th:Lad-'1./2.4111ert Mike Freeman Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners June 27, 2023 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE: 970-400-4200 FAX: 970-336-7233 1150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, CO 80632 Krisanna Chadwick RE: Child Protection Citizen Review Panel Dear Ms. Chadwick, On behalf of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, we are writing to you to express our appreciation for your service as a member of the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel and to inform you that state law has changed and we will no longer have the Citizen Review Panel. On May 24, 2023, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 210, Update Administration of Certain Human Services, into law. This law removes the provision for County Department of Human Services to have a Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. The law still allows a citizen to make a complaint directly the Department of Human Services for resolution. If the grievance is not resolved within the Department to the complainant's satisfaction, the complainant may request a referral be made to the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO). The CPO provides for a review process that is separate from Counties and the State, allowing for an independent agency to review and respond to citizens' complaints in collaboration with County Department of Human Services. Utilizing one agency to review complaints from all Counties allows for a broad overview of the Child Protection system, tracking trends and systemic issues and providing recommendations for overall system improvements. We appreciate your care and commitment to our community as demonstrated by your willingness to serve on the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. You can rest assured this revision to the law does not change the fact that we take seriously any citizen complaint and will continue to work to resolve any grievance as judiciously as possible. Thank you again for your service. Sincerely, Mike Freeman Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners June 27, 2023 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE: 970-400-4200 FAX: 970-336-7233 1150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, CO 80632 Aline Marie Cochron RE: Child Protection Citizen Review Panel Dear Ms. Cochran, On behalf of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, we are writing to you to express our appreciation for your service as a member of the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel and to inform you that state law has changed and we will no longer have the Citizen Review Panel. On May 24, 2023, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 210, Update Administration of Certain Human Services, into law. This law removes the provision for County Department of Human Services to have a Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. The law still allows a citizen to make a complaint directly the Department of Human Services for resolution. If the grievance is not resolved within the Department to the complainant's satisfaction, the complainant may request a referral be made to the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO). The CPO provides for a review process that is separate from Counties and the State, allowing for an independent agency to review and respond to citizens' complaints in collaboration with County Department of Human Services. Utilizing one agency to review complaints from all Counties allows for a broad overview of the Child Protection system, tracking trends and systemic issues and providing recommendations for overall system improvements. We appreciate your care and commitment to our community as demonstrated by your willingness to serve on the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. You can rest assured this revision to the law does not change the fact that we take seriously any citizen complaint and will continue to work to resolve any grievance as judiciously as possible. Thank you again for your service. Sincerely, Mike Freeman Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners June 27, 2023 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE: 970-400-4200 FAX: 970-336-7233 1 150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, CO 80632 Angela Pena RE: Child Protection Citizen Review Panel Dear Ms. Pena, On behalf of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, we are writing to you to express our appreciation for your service as a member of the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel and to inform you that state law has changed and we will no longer have the Citizen Review Panel. On May 24, 2023, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 210, Update Administration of Certain Human Services, into law. This law removes the provision for County Department of Human Services to have a Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. The law still allows a citizen to make a complaint directly the Department of Human Services for resolution. If the grievance is not resolved within the Department to the complainant's satisfaction, the complainant may request a referral be made to the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO). The CPO provides for a review process that is separate from Counties and the State, allowing for an independent agency to review and respond to citizens' complaints in collaboration with County Department of Human Services. Utilizing one agency to review complaints from all Counties allows for a broad overview of the Child Protection system, tracking trends and systemic issues and providing recommendations for overall system improvements. We appreciate your care and commitment to our community as demonstrated by your willingness to serve on the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. You can rest assured this revision to the law does not change the fact that we take seriously any citizen complaint and will continue to work to resolve any grievance as judiciously as possible. Thank you again for your service. Sincerely, Mike Freeman Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners June 27, 2023 OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE: 970-400-4200 FAX: 970-336-7233 1150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY, CO 80632 Gillian Smith RE: Child Protection Citizen Review Panel Dear Ms. Smith, On behalf of the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, we are writing to you to express our appreciation for your service as a member of the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel and to inform you that state law has changed and we will no longer have the Citizen Review Panel. On May 24, 2023, Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 210, Update Administration of Certain Human Services, into law. This law removes the provision for County Department of Human Services to have a Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. The law still allows a citizen to make a complaint directly the Department of Human Services for resolution. If the grievance is not resolved within the Department to the complainant's satisfaction, the complainant may request a referral be made to the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO). The CPO provides for a review process that is separate from Counties and the State, allowing for an independent agency to review and respond to citizens' complaints in collaboration with County Department of Human Services. Utilizing one agency to review complaints from all Counties allows for a broad overview of the Child Protection system, tracking trends and systemic issues and providing recommendations for overall system improvements. We appreciate your care and commitment to our community as demonstrated by your willingness to serve on the Child Protection Citizen Review Panel. You can rest assured this revision to the law does not change the fact that we take seriously any citizen complaint and will continue to work to resolve any grievance as judiciously as possible. Thank you again for your service. Sincerely, Mike Freeman Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners Hello