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WELD COUNTY
CODE ORDINANCE 2020-04
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 5 REVENUE AND FINANCE, CHAPTER 7 EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, AND CHAPTER 26 REGIONAL URBANIZATION AREAS, 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
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 certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be,
and hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are
revised to read, as follows:
CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE I - Board Procedures
Amend Sec. 2-1-20. - Agenda items.
A. Due to the requirements of the Colorado Open Meetings Act, the deadlines for listing items
of business on an agenda are as follows: 12:00 p.m. on the previous Thursday for
Monday's agenda, and 10:30 a.m. on Monday for Wednesday's agenda. In the event of a
Monday holiday, the deadline for that week's Wednesday agenda is 12:00 p.m. on the
previous Thursday.
Amend Sec. 2-1-80. - Work sessions.
A. and B. — No change.
C. Work session/review process: Background documents must be submitted prior to the
scheduled work session for inclusion into electronic work session packets to be viewed on
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the Board's laptops. The following procedures shall be followed by department heads seeking
work sessions:
1. Confirm Commissioner Coordinator or Chair Assistant Coordinator approval to schedule
work session.
2. Complete work session form, which is available on the county intranet or through the
SC C Office Manager for the Board of County Commissioners.
3. Scan work session form and all supporting documents, preferably as a PDF file.
4. Email scanned cover letter and documents to gOCC the Office Manager for the Board
of County Commissioners.
5. Work session is scheduled.
D. An elected officials' meeting will be held four (4) times, yearly.
E. The Board of County Commissioners may hold a work session as the Weld County Housing
Authority, as needed, in the same manner as regular work sessions of the Board.
CHAPTER 5
REVENUE AND FINANCE
ARTICLE VII — Permits and Fees
Amend Sec. 5-7-10. - Permits, regulations and fees established.
The following permits, fees and regulations are determined by the Board of County
Commissioners:
A. thru C. — No change.
D. Appendix 5-B: RESERVED.
Remainder of Section — No change.
Amend Appen.° sox 5-D to add item #37. Petition for Vacation of R •tad, Street, or Alley Right -
of -Way $216.00 m ATTACHED
CHAPTER 7
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
ARTICLE VI - EMS Providers Not Employed Or Utilized By A County -Licensed Ambulance
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Amend Sec. 7-6-20. - Standby services.
A. Emergency Medical Services contracting with, or employed by, groups or organizations
for public events to provide emergency medical care in the County must have sufficient
personnel, supplies and equipment to effect care on the First Responder or higher level
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basis, and provide proof of compliance with the insurance requirements set forth in Section
7-3-60 of this Chapter.
CHAPTER 26
REGIONAL URBANIZATION AREAS
Amend Appendix 26-B - EXISTING AND PROPOSED SERVICE PROVIDERS - Proposed
Service Providers in the Southeast Weld RUA - ATTACHED
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.
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2020-04 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 27th day of July, A.D., 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
Mike Freeman, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Steve Moreno, Pro-Tem
BY:
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Scott K. James
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barbara Kirkmeyer
County Attorney
Kevin D. Ross
Date of signature:
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First Reading:
Publication:
Second Reading:
Publication:
Final Reading:
Publication:
Effective:
June 15, 2020
June 24, 2020, in the Greeley Tribune
July 6, 2020
July 15, 2020, in the Greeley Tribune
July 27, 2020
August 5, 2020, in the Greeley Tribune
August 10, 2020
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APPENDIX 5-D - WELD COUNTY GOVERNMENT FEES
Service Provided
Fee Established
1. For the copying of public documents
where the fee for such copying is not
otherwise specified by statute
2. For the copying of public documents
via laser jet printer, if feasible, and where
the fee for such copying is not otherwise
specified by statute
$0.25 per copy, or actual cost
$0.25 per page, or actual cost
3. Copy of the Home Rule Charter
4. For Weld County road maps
5. For the taking of fingerprints by the
Weld County Sheriff's Office
6. For all research and retrieval of public
records requested pursuant to the
Colorado Open Records Act
$5.00 + $3.00 postage if mailed
By size, as determined by Geographical
Information Services Department
$10.00 per person
The actual cost up to $30.00 per hour of time spent
by custodian's staff performing such research and
retrieval; however, first hour of time spent is free
and custodian must be paid the estimated cost prior
to custodian's staff commencing such research and
retrieval.
7. Weed spraying: truck and labor
Fees to be set by Board Resolution to recover full
cost
8. District Attorney fee schedule (mailing fees may be added):
For all research and retrieval of public
records requested pursuant to the
Colorado Open Records Act and to the
Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act:
The actual cost up to $30.00 per hour of time spent
by custodian's staff performing such research and
retrieval; however, first hour of time spent is free
and custodian must be paid the estimated cost prior
to custodian's staff commencing such research and
retrieval.
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For the copying of public documents, if
feasible, and where the fee for such
copying is not otherwise specified by
statute:
$0.25 per page, or actual cost
9. Planning and building inspection F Fee shall be actual cost of items plus handling and
materials
postage when mailed
10.
Assignment
of
oil
and
gas lease
$100.00
per lease,
per assignment
11.
Pretrial
release
supervision
fee
$20.00
I
per
defendant
12.
Returned
checks
$20.00
per check
i 13.
inspections:
Motor
vehicle
identification
number
Certified
inspections
$50.00
Noncertified
inspections
$12.00
r
14.
(Section
rF
Special
32-1-202(3),
district
service
C.R.S.)
plan
filing
fee
$500.00
i
Amended
filing
fee
special
(Section
district
32-1-207,
service
C.R.S.)
plan
$250.00
15.
telephone
Copying
and
audiotape
radio
of
voice
public
recordings
safety
recording
a
required
q
Fee
rate
determined
of
to
$45.00
time
and
fully
CD
exceeds
recover
costs
per
by
the
hour
one
incurred
the
department
of
recording
hour,
cost
to
copies
of
the
copy
time.
staff
head.
the
shall
time
CD
If
be at
as
Minimum
fee $45.00
16.
and/or
Criminal
Sheriffs
other
Justice
fees
documents
copies
maintained
of
reports
by
Records:
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VALE Surcharge $10.00
4
Report retrieval fee (to copy or to view)
$3.00
Copy fee (first 2 pages free)
Mail request: (first 2 pages)
(additional pages)
$0.25 per page, or actual cost
$3.50
$0.50 per page
From archived medium (NO CHARGE
TO VICTIMS)
Faxed copies
17. Co -pay for inmate medical services:
$1.00 per page
Additional $1.00 per page
$10.00 per clinic visit
$10.00 per prescription filled/refilled
18. Requests for clearance or
immigration letters: letter will include
arrest records for all RMS contract
agencies:
In -person requests (self)
Mail requests
$7.00
$7.50
Second party request or requests
requiring dispositions
$12.00
Second party request by mail or
requests requiring dispositions
19. Requests for broad computerized
searches by name or location:
$12.50
$7.50 per 15 minutes of search time, so as not to
exceed $30.00 per hour
Additional fee if programming is
required:
$60.00 minimum and $60.00 each subsequent hour
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20. Assessor/Treasurer
t
items:
1
Aerial
maps
$15.00
per
map
Printouts
(copies)
1
$0.25
per
page, or actual
cost
{
Reports
$200.00 setup
and
$50.00
per
hour
1----
Rebilling
delinquent
accounts
$5.00
21. Sheriff
bond
processing
fee
$10.00
per
bond
22.
Mu
g
shot
photo
p
processing
p 9
fee
$10.00
per
p
photo
23. CCW application
$100.00 (includes $52.50 for fingerprinting charge
for CO and FBI clearance)
$38.00 for renewal (includes $13.00 CO insta-
check fee)
$15.00 late fee
$39.50 for CCW Name Change
$15.00 to replace lost or stolen CCW
24. Notary service
25. Independent fee calculation study
administrative cost fee
No fee shall be charged by County staff
$500.00
26. Civil processing
Mileage charges reflected in separate Resolution,
which will be reviewed annually.
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Mileage zones were created to introduce a flat rate
and establish consistency in mileage rates from
year to year. The mileage zone is based on the
distance from the Weld County Sheriff's Office Law
Administration Building to the Post Office based on
Zip Code. The mileage fee will be charged based
on the Zip Code of the mailing address of the Civil
paperwork, and will only be charged once
regardless of how many attempts are made or the
miles actually driven.
27. Sex offender registration:
Initial registration fee for fingerprints and
photo, per C.R.S. §16-22-108(6)
Annual re -registration fee for
fingerprints and photo
difiraWAV
28. Committing and discharging
prisoners in County jail
$25.00
$25.00
$30.00
29. Justice Services work release fee
30. Sheriffs documentation of
incarceration
$15.00 per day
$3.00 for one page
31. Copies of records (via burning of
CDs)
$0.50.per additional page
*NNW arysryWn.
Copies shall be at a rate not to exceed $30.00 per
hour after the first hour, to recover the cost of the
staff time required and CD costs incurred to copy
the CD as determined by the department head.
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32. Staff time for applicants or
constituents that propose novel uses or
development that does not fit into
established fee categories where staff
will spend 4 or more hours of review,
oversight or assistance.
The hourly rate shall be calculated on a full cost
recovery basis of the County's costs for the staff
positions involved in the assistance. The full cost
recovery rate shall be determined by the Director of
Finance and Administration and shall include
salary, fringe benefits, support costs (services and
supplies) and indirect costs calculated in
accordance with the County -wide cost allocation
plan per Federal OMB -87 methodologies.
Constituents shall deposit the estimated amount of
the costs prior to assistance. The County will draw
upon it based on the standard hourly rate for each
staff providing the review, oversight or assistance.
33. Coroner fee schedule:
Consistent with Colorado Open Records Act and
items #1, #2, and #6, of this Appendix D.
34. Chapter 21 — 1041 Oil and Gas
WOG LA Permit
$10,000 per permit
35. Chapter 21 — 1041 Oil and Gas
I WOGLA Permit (facility only, no wells)
$2,500
36. Location Assessment for Pipelines
(LAP)
Pipelines less than 25 miles in length
$1,000.00
Pipelines greater than 25 miles in
I length
Pipelines that require BOCC review
37. Petition for Vacation of Road, Street,
or Alley Right -of -Way
$1,500.00
Additional $2,500.00
$216.00
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Appendix 26-B - EXISTING AND PROPOSED SERVICE PROVIDERS
Proposed Service Providers in the Southeast Weld RUA
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Service i Provider
Domestic
Water
Sanitation
Gas
Electric
School
Pioneer Metropolitan District
Pioneer Metropolitan District
Public Service Company of Colorado
United Power
Law
Enforcement
Weld County (RE -3J)
Weld County Sheriff's Office
Fire
Ambulance
Highway &
Roads
Hudson Fire Districts, SE Weld Fire Protection District
Banner Health / North Colorado Medical Center Paramedics Service
Colorado Department of Transportation, Weld County Department of Public Works,
Pioneer Metropolitan District
Remainder of Appendix — No change.
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