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Home My WebLink About20213099.tiffNOTICE OF FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2021-20 was introduced on first reading on November 3, 2021, and a public hearing and second reading was held on November 17, 2021. A public hearing and final reading was completed on December 6, 2021, with no change being made to the text of said Ordinance, and on motion duly made and seconded, was adopted. Effective date of said Ordinance is listed below. Any backup material, exhibits or information previously submitted to the Board of County Commissioners concerning this matter may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www.weldgov.com). E-mail messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your e- mail correspondence into the case file, please send a copy to egesick@weldgov.com. Ordinance No. 2021-20 Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 2 Administration of the Weld County Code (Mineral Leasing Policy) Effective Date: December 15, 2021 Board of County Commissioners Weld County, Colorado Dated: December 8, 2021 Published: December 10, 2021, in the Greeley Tribune NOTICE OF FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2021-20 was introduced on first reading on November 3, 2021 and a public hearing and second reading was held on No- vember 17, 2021. A public hearing and final reading was com- pleted on December 6, 2021, with no change being made to the text of said Ordinance, and on motion duly made and seconded, was adopted. Effective date of said Ordinance is listed below. Any backup material, exhibits or information previously submit- ted to the Board of County Commissioners concerning this mat- ter may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Admin- istration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www.weldgov. corn). E-mail messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your e- mail correspondence into the case file, please send a copy to egeslckOwddgov.com. Ordinance No. 2021-20 Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting. with Amendments, Chapter 2 Administration of the Weld County Code Mineral Leasing Policy) e Date: December 15, 2021 Board of County Commissioners Weld County, Colorado Dated: December 8.2021 Published: December 10, 2021, in the Greeley Tribune - 1854304 Prairie Mountain Media, LLC PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT County of Weld State of Colorado The undersigned, Melissa Nalera , being first duly sworn under oath, states and affirms as follows: 1. He/she is the legal Advertising Reviewer of Prairie Mountain Media LLC, publisher of the Greeley Tribune. 2. The Greeley Tribune is a newspaper of general circulafon that has been published continuously and without interruption for at least fifty-two weeks In Weld County and meets the legal requisites for a legal newspaper under Colo. Rev. Stat. 24-70-103. 3. The notice that Is attached hereto is a true copy, published in the Greeley Tribune in Weld County on the following date(s): Dec 10. 2021 Subscribed and sworn to me before me this I day ofU9 DI.h Notary Public (SEAL) SHAYLA NAJERA NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 20174031965 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES July 31, 2025 Account: Ad Number: Fee: 1099690 1854304 511.40 1.4 NOTICE OF SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2021-20 was introduced on first reading on November 3, 2021, and a public hearing and second reading was held on November 17, 2021, with no change being made to the text of said Ordinance. A public hearing and third reading is scheduled to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, on December 6, 2021. All persons in any manner interested in the next reading of said Ordinance are requested to attend and may be heard. Please contact the Clerk to the Board's Office at phone (970) 400-4225, or fax (970) 336-7233, prior to the day of the hearing if, as a result of a disability, you require reasonable accommodations in order to participate in this hearing. Any backup material, exhibits or information previously submitted to the Board of County Commissioners concerning this matter may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www.weldgov.com). E-mail messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your e- mail correspondence into the case file, please send a copy to egesick@weldgov.com. ORDINANCE NO. 2021-20 ORDINANCE TITLE: IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE DATE OF NEXT READING: December 6, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DATED: November 19, 2021 PUBLISHED: November 21, 2021, in the Greeley Tribune o24)oZ/- ,3097 NOTICE OF SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2021-20 was introduced on first reading on November 3, 2021, and a public hearing and second reading was held on No- vember 17. 2021 with no change being made to the text of said Ordinance. A public hearing and third reading is scheduled to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld County Administration Building 1150 0 Street, Greeley. Colorado 80631, on December 6, 2021. All persons in any manner interest- ed in the next reading of said Ordinance are requested to attend and may be heard. Please contact the Clerk to the Board's Office at phone (970) 400-4225, or fax (970) 336.7233, prior to the day of the hearing if, as a result of a disability, you require reasonable accommodations in order to participate in this hearing. Any backup material, exhibits or information previously submitted to the Board of County Commissioners concerning this matter may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration Building. 1150 0 Street, Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www.weldgov.com). E-mail messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be in- cluded -in the case file. To ensure Inclusion of your e-mail corre- spondence Into the case Hie, please send a copy to egeslck5 weldgpv.com. ORDINANCE NO. 2021-20 ORDINANCE TITLE: IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING. WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRA- TION, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE DATE OF NEXT READING: December 6, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY. COLORADO DATED: November 19, 2021 PUBUSHED: November 21, 2021, in the Greeley Tribune - 1849652 Prairie Mountain Media, LLC PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT County of Weld State of Colorado The undersigned, Melissa Naiera , being first duly sworn under oath, states and affirms as follows: 1. He/she is the legal Advertising Reviewer of Prairie Mountain Media LLC, publisher of the Greeley Tribune. 2. The Greeley Tribune is a newspaper of general circulation that has been published continuously and without interruption for at least fifty-two weeks In Weld County and meets the legal requisites for a legal newspaper under Colo. Rev. Stat. 24-70-103. 3. The notice that is attached hereto is a true copy, published in the Greeley Tribune in Weld County on the following date(s): Nov 21, 2021 Signature Subscribed and sworn �to me before me this ..L� day of 1 VO'J9m'y Notary Public (SEAL) SHAYLA NA,JERA NOTARY PUBLIC STATE CF COLORADO NOTARY ID 20174031965 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES July 31, 2025 Account: Ad Number: Fee: 1099690 1849652 $13.68 1.4 NOTICE OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2021-20 published below, was introduced and, on motion duly made and seconded, approved upon first reading on November 3, 2021. A public hearing and second reading is scheduled to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, on November 17, 2021. All persons in any manner interested in the reading of said Ordinance are requested to attend and may be heard. Please contact the Clerk to the Board's office at phone (970) 400-4225, or fax (970) 336-7233, prior to the day of the hearing if, as the result of a disability, you require reasonable accommodations in order to participate in this hearing. Any backup material, exhibits or information previously submitted to the Board of County Commissioners concerning this matter may be examined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, or may be accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www.weldgov.com). E-mail messages sent to an individual Commissioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your e- mail correspondence into the case file, please send a copy to egesick@weldgov.com. ORDINANCE NO. 2021-20 ORDINANCE TITLE: IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE DATE OF NEXT READING: November 17, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DATED: November 5, 2021 PUBLISHED: November 7, 2021, in the Greeley Tribune ******* WELD COUNTY CODE ORDINANCE 2021-20 IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, 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 the County of Weld, State of 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 2021-3099 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 Administration of the Weld County Code be, and hereby is, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows. CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION Amend Sec. 2-2-70. Mineral leasing policy. A. The County owns mineral rights for approximately forty thousand (40,000) acres. The Board of County Commissioners has adopted the following mineral leasing policies: 1. Large Tract leases (5.01 acres, or more) a. The term of the leasing period shall be a maximum of three (3) years. b. There shall be a continuation of the sealed bid process with the amendment that the top two (2) bidders and any other bidder within ten percent (10%) may participate in an auction. The opening of the sealed bids shall be held on the same day as the auction. c. A bid of at least six hundred dollars ($600.00), per mineral acre, shall be the minimum bonus amount required. d. There shall be a continuation of the requirement for certified funds. e. Where there is a conflict concerning the ownership of the mineral interest, the Lessee shall provide evidence of ownership to the Lessor. f. Royalty interest in the production to be paid to the County shall be at least twenty-two and one-half percent (22.5%). Specific amount of royalty interest shall be set by the Board of County Commissioners prior to the bidding process. 2. Small Tract leases (up to, and including 5.0 acres) a. The term of the leasing period shall be a maximum of three (3) years. b. Where there is a conflict concerning the ownership of the mineral interest, the Lessee shall provide evidence of ownership to the Lessor. c. Royalty interest in the production to be paid to the County shall be eighteen and one-half percent (18.5%) when bidding is waived, with a minimum of a twelve -hundred -dollar ($1,200.00), per mineral acre, royalty bonus. B. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the following policy for extending the terms of all mineral leases. The Board will extend the terms of all mineral leases, in which it is the Lessor, according to the following conditions: 1. No lease term will be extended for more than six (6) months from the original expiration date as contained in the mineral lease. 2. The Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the sum of one-third (1/3) of the original bonus amount. 3. The Lessee must pay to the Lessor the sum of two and 50/100 dollars ($2.50), per mineral acre leased, as delayed rental for the term of the extension. 4. The royalty will remain the same as in the original lease. C. The terms of all mineral leases shall be stayed during the pendency of a Declaration of Emergency Disaster by the Board of County Commissioners. Such stay affects pre- production work, only, and does not alter or amend the requirement to make royalty, annual rental, or shut-in payments to the County during the pendency of the Declaration of Emergency Disaster. 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. NOTICE OF FIRST RENDING OF ORDINANCE Pursuant to the Weld C.aunty Home Rule Charter. Ordinance Number 2021-20 published below, was introduced and, on mo- tion duly made and seconded, approved upon first reading on November 3.2021. A pubic hearing and second reading is sched- uled to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, on November 17, 2021. All persons in any man- ner interested in the rearing of said Ordinance are requested to attend and may be heard. Please contact the Clerk to the Board's office at phone (90) 400.4225, or fax (970) 336-7233, pri- or to the day of the heariig if, as the result of a disability, you require reasonable accommodations in order to participate in this hearing. Any backup material, exhibits or information previ- ously submitted to the Board of County Commissioners concern- ing this matter may be mamined in the office of the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado be- tween the hours of 8:00 am. and 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday. or may be accessed through the Weld County Web Page (www. weldgov.com). E-mail messages sent to an individual Commis- sioner may not be included in the case file. To ensure inclusion of your e-mail correspondence ddgginto the case file, please send a copy to ORDINANCE ege NO. weldgova:om. 2021-20 ORDINANCE TITLE: IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRA- TION, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE DATE OF NEXT READING: November 17, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO DATED: November 5, 2021 PUBLISHED: November 7, 2021, in the Greeley Tribune - 1846450 WELD COUNTY CODE ORDINANCE 2021-20 IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE BE IT ORDAINED BY 1HE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION- ERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO: WHEREAS, the Board if County Commissioners of the Coun- ty of Weld, State of 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 Decem- ber 28, 2000, adopted Weld County Code Ordinance 2000.1, en- acting a comprehensive Cede for the County of Weld, including the codification of all prevnusly adopted ordinances of a ener- al and permanent nature exacted on or before said date of adop- tion, and WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard tosprocedures, 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 Administration of the Weld County Code be, and here- by is, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as fol- lows. CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION Amend Sec. 2-2-70. Mineral leasing policy. A. The County owns miieral rights for approximately forty thousand (40,000) acres. The Board of County Commissioners has adopted the following mineral leasing policies: 1. Large Tract leases (5.01 acres, or more) a. The term of the leasing period shall be a maximum of three (3) years. b. There shall be a cortinuation of the sealed bid process with the amendment that tie top two (2) bidders and any other bidder within ten percent C0%) may participate in an auction. The opening of the sealed lids shall be held on the same day as the auction. c. A bid of at least six hundred dollars ($600.00), per mineral acre, shall be the minimum bonus amount required. d. There shall be a continuation of the requirement for certified funds. e. Where there is a conflict concerning the ownership of the mineral interest, the Lessee shall provide evidence of ownership to the Lessor. f. Royalty interest in the production to be paid to the County shall be at least twenty-two and one-half percent (22.5%). Spe- cific amount of royalty interest shall be set by the Board of County Commissioners prior -to the bidding process. 2. Small Tract leases (up to, and including 5.0 acres) a. The term of the leasing period shall be a maximum of three (3) years. b. Where there is a conflict concerning the ownership of the mineral interest, the Lessee shall provide evidence of ownership to the Lessor. c. Royalty interest in theproduction to be paid to the County shall be eighteen and one-lalf percent (18.5%) when bidding is waived, with a minimum of a twelve -hundred -dollar ($1,200.00), per mineral acre, royalty borsls. B. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the following policy for extending the terms of all mineral leases. The Board will extend the terms of all mineral leases, in which it is the Lessor, according to the following conditions: 1. No lease term will to extended for more than six (6) months from the original expiration date as contained in the mineral lease. 2. The Lessee shall pay to the Lessor the sum of one-third (1/3) of the original bonus amount. 3. The Lessee must pay -to the Lessor the sum of two and 50/100 dollars ($2.50), per mineral acre leased, as delayed rental for the term of the extension_ 4. The royalty will remain themame as in the original lease. C. The terms of all mineral leases shall be stayed during the pendency of a Declaration al Emergency Disaster by the Board of County Commissioners. Such stay affects pre -production work, only, and does not alter or amend the requirement to make royalty, annual rental, or shut-in payments to the County during the pendency of the Declaration of Emergency Disaster. 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 con - tamed herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sec- tions, and subsections as they currently exist within said Code: and to resolve any inconsatencies regarding capitalization, grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, di- visions, sections, and subsections in said Code. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINS) by the Board, if any section, sub- section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordi- nance is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affec: the validity of the remaining por- tions hereof. The Board of County Commissioners hereby de- clares that it would have ena:ted this Ordinance in each and ev- ery section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof Irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sertences, clauses, or phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid. Prairie Mountain Media, LLC PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT County of Weld State of Colorado The undersigned, Melissa NaJera , being first duly sworn under oath, states and affirms as follows: 1. He/she is the legal Advertising Reviewer of Prairie Mountain Media LLC, publisher of the Greeley Tribune. 2. The Gree/ey Tribune is a newspaper of general circulation that has been published continuously and without interruption for at least fifty-two weeks in Weld County and meets the legal requisites for a legal newspaper under Colo.,Rev. Stat. 24-70-103. 3. The notice that is attached hereto is a true copy, published in the Greeley Tribune in Weld County on the following date(s): Nov 7, 2021 Signature Subscribed and sworn to me before me this t\Q)MQ V, day of Notary Public (SEAL) SHAYLA NAJERA NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO NOTARY ID 20174031965 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES July 31, 2025 Account: Ad Number: Fee: 1099690 1846450 $52.82 1.4 Hello