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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
December 21, 2020
The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity with the Weld County Home
Rule Charter at 6:30 p.m., Monday, December 21, 2020, at the Weld County Administration
Building, 1150 0 Street, Greeley, CO.
ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order by President Tonya L. Van Beber. Councilmembers Brett
Abernathy, Nancy Teksten, James Welch and Gene Stille were present, constituting a quorum
of members. Also present was Council Secretary Linda Kane.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA :
Councilmember Stille made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Councilmember
Teksten and carried.
APPROVAL OF DOCUMENTATION:
Approval of November 16, 2020, Minutes
Councilmember Teksten made a motion to approve the November minutes, seconded by
Councilmember Welch, and the motion carried.
Approval of Resolution 219, Commissioner Salaries
Councilmember Abernathy made a motion to approve Resolution 219, seconded by
Councilmember Stille, and the motion carried.
REVIEW PROGRAM:
Chairman Mike Freeman, Board of County Commissioners
Chairman Freeman gave a general overview of the operations of the County Commissioners.
Mr. Freeman said the county was closed to the public from March 17 through May due to
Covid. The county extended the time residents can live in an RV to try to help out people
affected by the virus.
Regarding Covid, the county gave out a tremendous amount of PPE to medical staff and first
responders. The county hosted drive -through testing events. The goal was to get 10 percent of
the county tested and they exceeded that goal.
Mr. Freeman said the Cares Act funding provided an opportunity to work with all 32
municipalities to get that money out to cover their expenses as well as business shortcomings.
Every municipality got their Covid expenses covered. The county started a business relief fund
with $3.8 for the program.
The county also worked to keep its dashboard updated to make Covid information as
transparent as possible.
With the resignation of Commissioner Sean Conway, Council approved Kevin Ross as his
replacement. Mr. Freeman said he did an excellent job.
The county built its first roundabout, with plans going forward on installing more. The county
commissioners provided livestreams, town halls and hosted live conversations on Facebook in
order to provide residents with transparent communications during Covid.
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The jail and coroner's buildings are being expanded or remodeled. This will allow the county to
have its own medical examiner on site instead of contracting out of town. The clerk and
recorder's office will be moving to a new building as well.
Mr. Freeman said he's never experienced anything like the Covid pandemic. He said he was
extremely proud of department heads and staff for continuing to provide services to residents
despite the pandemic. He said Weld was one of the few counties that didn't have to do lay-offs
or furloughs, and the department of information technology did a good job helping enable
employees to work from home.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
There was no public comment.
NEW BUSINESS:
Coordinator Reports/Councilman Reports
There were no councilmember reports.
Bills
Councilmember Abernathy made a motion to approve bills, it was seconded by Councilmember
Teksten and carried. The bills were paid as follows:
o Weld County Phone Bill for December $25.00
Thank you for Service
Council President Van Beber thanked outgoing councilmembers Stille and Abernathy and
provided them each a plaque acknowledging their years of service.
She thanked Mr. Stilled for providing leadership, enduring some storms and being a mentor. She
said he's a great advocate for all things rural and acted as an advocate for his constituents.
She said Mr. Abernathy was an incredible mentor and showed the importance of high standards
and transparency in government.
OLD BUSINESS:
There was no old business.
ADJOURNMENT:
By acclamation, the meeting was adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
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January 18, 2021 Outgoing Council President, Tonya L. Van Beber
Council Secretary, Linda Kane
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