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HomeMy WebLinkAbout790376.tiff RESOLUTION RE: DESIGNATION OF WELD COUNTY AS A DISASTER AREA DUE TO GRASS- HOPPER INFESTATION AND APPOINTMENT OF STAN BOYES, WELD COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT, AS WELD COUNTY' S REPRESENTATIVE IN THE STATE SPRAYING PROGRAM. 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, an invasion of grasshoppers threatens the destruc- tion of 2. 5 million acres of grass and crop lands in the State of Colorado, and WHEREAS, by Proclamation and Executive Order of Richard D. Lamm, Governor of Colorado, the Colorado Department of Agricul- ture is to plan and implement a grasshopper infestation eradica- tion operation in cooperation with the affected counties, and WHEREAS, Weld County has been designated as an affected county, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners deems it advis- able and in the best interests of Weld County, Colorado to de- clare Weld County a disaster area and to participate in the state grasshopper infestation eradication operation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com- missioners that Weld County be, and hereby is, declared to be a disaster area due to a grasshopper infestation, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that Weld County par- ticipate in the state grasshopper infestation eradication opera- tion, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that Stan Boyes, Weld County Extension Agent, be and hereby is, appointed as Weld County' s representative in the state grasshopper infestation eradication program. �[ (�"[ 79p376 G l • The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 9th day of July, A.D. , 1979. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ELD COUNTY, COLORADO LO�C ATTEST: %am" aw,.ty ,:,..� Weld County CIA* and Recorder an rk to the Bo B : eputy County erk PPRO D AS TO FORM: County Attorney DATE PRESENTED: JULY 11, 1979 Hello