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Home My WebLink About20201168.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE AMENDED BYLAWS FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH 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, on October 4, 1976, the Board adopted the Bylaws for the Weld County Board of Public Health, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with Amended Bylaws for the Weld County Board of Public Health, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to amend said Bylaws, 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 Bylaws for the Board of Public Health, be, and hereby are, approved, as amended. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said Bylaws. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 20th day of April, A.D., 2020. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: dadftio ;41 Weld County Clerk to the Board Deputy Clerk to the Boar APP ED y Attorney Date of signature: `1a4/2o Mike Freeman, Chair CC :Qocc((F), 11l.(U-trG), CA(BB/KK/8c) (-4/30/2-o 2020-1168 HL0001 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASS -AROUND REVIEW PASS -AROUND TITLE: DEPARTMENT: Amend Board of Public Health Bylaws Public Health and Environment PERSON REQUESTING: Lauren Light DATE: April 15, 2020 Brief description of the problem/issue: The Board of Public Health consists of 9 members and 5 members are needed for a quorum. There have been times we have not had a quorum and could not hold a hearing as all members are required to attend in person. The proposed change would allow a member to attend via phone or computer. The pandemic caused the hearing scheduled for March 24 to be canceled and the next hearing is scheduled for April 28. One of the Board of Public Health duties is to approve or deny biosolids and septage permits on a monthly basis. Bruce Barker has reviewed and suggested the language. What options exist for the Board? (include consequences, impacts, costs, etc. of options): 1. Approve the suggested change so that meetings may continue on a monthly basis and biosolids and septage permits will not be delayed. 2. Deny the suggested change which would may require hearings to be canceled and biosolids and septage permits to be rescheduled. Recommendation: Approve the suggested change to allow electronic communication for Board of Public Health hearings. Approve Recommendation Mike Freeman, Chair Scott K. James Barbara Kirkmeyer Steve Moreno, Pro -Tern Kevin D. Ross Schedule Work Session Other/Comments: 2020-1168 a� �z© y,®oa 1. WELD COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH BYLAWS I. Organization of Weld County Board of Public Health. A. Membership. The Weld County Board of Public Health shall consist of nine (9) persons appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Six (6) members shall be from geographic areas determined by the Board of County Commissioners, three (3) members shall be appointed from the County at large. The geographic boundaries of the six areas may be adjusted from time to time by the Board of County Commissioners. B. Term of Office. The term of office of members of the Weld County Board of Public Health shall be for three (3) years. Terms of members are to be staggered so that two (2) members from geographic areas and one (1) member at large are appointed each year. C. Selection of Officers. The Weld County Board of Public Health, at its first meeting after the annual appointment of members by the Board of County Commissioners, shall elect from among its members a chairman, vice-chairman and such other officers as it shall determine. D. Committees. The Weld County Board of Public Health may provide, from time to time, for the appointment of such standing and special committees as are necessary to discharge its responsibilities for the public health of Weld County. Such committees may be established and their membership appointed from among the members of the Board of Public Health by a vote of the majority of the members present and voting. E. Meetings and Attendance Requirements. At its first meeting after the annual appointments of members by the Board of County Commissioners, the Weld County Board of Public Health shall adopt a schedule of meetings and attendance requirements for Board members. In any case, the meetings shall be held at least once a month. A Board member who misses three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled meetings without justifiable excuse, as determined by the Board, shall be invited to show why the Board member should not be removed. If the Board member fails to show cause to the Board why he should not be removed, the Board of Public Health shall recommend his removal to the Board of County Commissioners. If a Board member 1 ,Zoo o- 11(g is removed, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as full term appointments by the appointment of a qualified person by the Board of County Commissioners for the unexpired term. The Director of Public Health and the Chairman of the Board of Public Health may call special meetings of the Board whenever Board action is necessary before a regularly scheduled meeting can be held. A special meeting may be called by the Director of Public Health or by the Chairman of the Board of Public Health in order to carry out any of the purposes and duties of the Board listed in Section Il of these By-laws. If at least five (5) Board members are unable to meet physically, Board meetings may take place using electronic communications that allow for a record of proceedings. If a Declaration of Disaster Emergency has been passed by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Board of Public Health members may attend the Board meetings using electronic communications that allow for a record of proceedings during the declared Disaster Emergency. F. Minutes. A record shall be kept of all Board of Public Health meetings. Such records shall consist of minutes of all Board deliberations and decisions. G. Quorum. A quorum shall consist of five (5) members of the Board of Public Health. H. Consent Agenda. The purpose of the Consent Agenda is to deal with those cases for which no public hearing is necessary because the Board is willing to accept the staff recommendation as its own, there is no relevant oral public testimony, and the applicant indicates a willingness to accept the recommendations of staff. Staff will place those items on the consent agenda that they believe will meet the above criteria for eligibility, but placement on the consent agenda shall not lessen any notice or posting requirements of the Weld County Code. Consideration of the consent agenda shall include a determination if any member of the public is seeking to provide relevant testimony regarding the application. Any item may be removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda upon the concurrence of at least 2 members of the Board present and eligible to vote on the matter. I. Robert's Rules of Order. All matters not governed by these Bylaws shall be governed by the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised. J. Amendment of Bylaws. These Bylaws may be amended at any time by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board, and must be approved by the Board of County Commissioner of Weld County prior to becoming effective. 2 II. Purposes and Duties of the Weld County Board of Public Health. The Weld County, Board of Public Health shall: A. Recommend general policies to be followed by the Director of Public Health in administering and enforcing the Public Health laws of the State of Colorado, the orders, rules and regulations of the Board of County Commissioners relating to health matters, and the orders, rules, regulations and standards of the State Board of Health. B. Act in an advisory capacity to the Director of Public Health on all matters pertaining to public health in Weld County. C. Recommend to the Board of County Commissioners the adoption of such rules and regulations which the Board of Public Health may deem necessary for the proper exercise of the powers and duties vested in, or imposed upon, the Department of Health Services by the Weld County Home Rule Charter, the laws of the State of Colorado, and the orders, rules, regulations and standards of the State Board of Health. D. Study County Health programs and direct their implementation in cooperation with the Director of Public Health and the Board of County Commissioners. E. Carry out such other functions as directed by the laws of the State of Colorado, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Weld County Home Rule Charter. Approved this 20 day of April 2020 by the Weld County Board of Public Health. Nicholas Berryman, Chair Approved thisday of April 2020 by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County. Mike Freeman, Chair 3 RE: got it Lauren Light To Karla Ford Ret nUion Policy DPI .. 090 Day - Entire Mailbox (90 days) Reply I <") Reply All —a) Forward Expires 7/15/2020 Thu 4/16/2020 9:22 AM The following Board of Public Health members approved the proposed revision to the bylaws: James Kuernmerle, Sandra Owens, Jeff Reck, Nick Berryman, Joyce Smock Lauren Light, M_8_S. Program Manager/Environmental PBanner, Environmental Health Services Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment 1555 N. 17th Ave_ Greeley? CO 80631 i11OtAw ,idgovecot 970-400-2211 (office) e0 MAtt p4 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Karla Ford Thursday, April 16, 2020 2:29 PM CTB Mark Wallace; Lauren Light; Bruce Barker; Bob Choate RE: 4.20.20 Agenda Scan0003.pdf; BOH BYLAWS revised 4 15 2020.docx Here is the final bylaws and the scanned last page from Nick Berryman. He said he had a bit of trouble printing it at home, so we may have Nick and Commissioners sign a clean print once people are back to meeting in person and then rescan that page in as a replacement. But please go ahead and put on Monday's agenda. Mariah, when this comes back through after signing, you can just copy me and I will get it out to those that need copies. Have a great rest of the day! Karla Ford, Office Vanager, Board of Weld County Commissioners 1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632 :: 970.336-7204 :: kford©weldgov.com :: www.welcgov.com :: **Please note my working hours are Monday -Thursday 7:00a.m.-5:00p.m.** Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Karla Ford Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 9:47 AM To: CTB <CTB@co.weld.co.us> Cc: Mark Wallace <mwallace@weldgov.com>; Lauren Light <Ilight@weldgov.com>; Bruce Barker <bbarker@weldgov.com>; Bob Choate <bchoate@weldgov.com> Subject: 4.20.20 Agenda CTB Please put the attached on the 4/20 agenda. It is the updated Board of Public Health By -Laws. Bruce/Bob have assisted with the wording/reviewed/approved. The following are attached: *Pass -Around *Copy of red -line by-laws noting the change to allow for electronic communication (conf call/video call) for record of proceedings 1 ozo°2-O - j/&1 Pending: *Copy of updated by-laws where the chair of the Board of Public Health has already signed (I will email to you shortly) If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you! Karla Ford Office Vanager, Board of Weld County Commissioners 1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632 :: 970.336-7204 :: kforeRweldgov.com :: www.welcgov.com :: **Please note my working hours are Monday -Thursday 7:00a.m.-5:00p.m.** Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. 2 Hello