HomeMy WebLinkAbout20203453.tiffCouncil Pre dent Tonya L. Van Beber
OFFICE OF WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
2020 — 2nd Quarter
REPORT TO THE PEOPLE
The Weld County Council is mandated in accordance with the Home Rule Charter of Weld County,
Colorado, to report to the people of Weld County on a quarterly basis, those matters related to the
council's review of Weld County government. This report summarizes the activities of the Weld County
Council during the second quarter of the calendar year 2020.
April 20, 2020
Resolution to appoint Kevin Ross, Commissioner At -Large
Councilmember Nancy Teksten made a motion to approve Resolution #218 to appoint Kevin
Ross as County Commissioner, seconded by Councilmember James Welch, and the motion
carried.
Tom Parke Jr., Director of Planning and Zoning
Mr. Parko said his department is currently working with commissioners to develop the most
recent comprehensive plan. Public meetings will be held to discuss those plans, though the
Coronavirus may prompt those meetings to be held via tele-stream.
May 18, 2020
Public Comment
A member of the public expressed concern about Covid-19 transmissions and exposure at
the JBS meatpacking plant. Council recognized her concerns and led her to information available
on the web site.
June 15, 2020
Ryan Rose, Department of Information Technology
Mr. Rose recognized his staff for their Herculean efforts during the Covid pandemic. He said
typically about 20-40 employees work from home and at the peak of Covid more than 550 staff were
working from home. That required much unanticipated work from the IT department.
His department deployed 69 virtual desktops and installed 319 virtual county telephones. They
purchased an additional 85 licenses for Skype for business. IT also provided online security training to
all county staff to assist with best practices on protecting data while working remotely.
Councilmember Welch asked about measuring productivity while employees worked from home.
Mr. Rose said productivity went up in IT and other departments and it might be a new normal to have
blended schedules.
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