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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
February 21, 1978 GREELEY. COLD.
The Weld County Council met in regular session in full
conformity with the Weld County Home Rule Charter at
915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado, February 21, 1978
at the hour of 9 A.M.
ROLL CALL: The following members were present:
Bob White, President
Robert Martin, Councilmember
John Martin, Councilmember
Nancy Clark, Councilmember
Also present: Mr. Jenkins; Gary Fortner, Tom Bonn, Mr. Jarvis,
Virgil McKee from the Planning Department; Commissioners Roe,
Jacobucci, Dunbar and Carlson; 12 UNC students with Professor
Folger; Bev Brown, Observer for the League of Women Voters; 5
members of the press; and the secretary, Beverly Thomas.
MINUTES: John Martin made a motion that the February 7, 1978
minutes be approved. Bob Martin seconded the motion and it
passed unanimously.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Nancy Clark made a motion, seconded by Bob Martin,
that the Council adjourn to Executive Session until 9:30 A.M.
The motion passed unanimously.
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: Nancy Clark asked that the department
responsibilities assigned to Council members at the last meeting
be reevaluated. Bob White added that topic to Old Business on
the agenda.
CORRESPONDENCE: Bob White read an invitation to Councilmembers to the
Centennial Building Open House on February 25, 1978. He reminded
the Council of the schedule by which Councilmembers will be in
the Council's office that day.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT CONCERNS: Gary Fortner responded to concerns
regarding the planning department by addressing different topics
presented to him in the summary of concerns prepared from the
January 17, 1978 Council meeting. Mr. Jarvis and Mr. McKee told
the Council about their encounters with Mr. Dick Borum who had
voiced concerns at the January 17, 1978 meeting.
Mr. Fortner presented a slide presentation to explain the Weld
County Comprehensive Plan which had been discussed at the January
17, 1978 meeting. It emphasized the plan's goals were to protect
agricultural land and provide for population growth around exist-
ing towns where a base for services already exists.
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Mr. Fortner stated that ideally a comprehensive plan would be
reviewed annually, but since the adoption of the Weld County
Comprehensive Plan in 1973 there had been no review of it. He
said he did not have the staff and resources to implement such
a review. He said a decision to make such a review a priority
would have to be made by the County Commissioners. He felt
that presently the Plan is working the way it was designed to
work.
Mr. Fortner said that the zoning regulations that the Department
now operates under were written in 1961 and had been "tacked-onto"
since that time. In the present regulations there is no
distinction made between light and heavy industry, and that all
industry must be established in commercial zones.
It was explained that planning personnel spend alot of time with
the public attempting to explain regulations and the Commissioners'
policies. The department hopes to thereby give a person a good
idea whether or not his request would be approved before it is
submitted.
Tom Honn gave each Councilmember a copy of the zoning regulations.
MAY 20TH AUCTION REPORT: Mr. Bob White stated that in exercising the
Council 's power of review it was not the Council 's intention to be
critical, but rather to present facts which hopefully would be
helpful to elected officials.
Nancy Clark read the May 20th Auction Report prepared by Performance
Auditor Mr. Jenkins. Bob White stated that he had been informed
that the Accounting Department had begun to update the County's Fixed
Asset List since Mr. Jenkins had pointed out it was not current.
Norman Carlson said he thought that the main fault with the County
auction was that the County had not hired a professional auctioneer.
He stated that the County Commissioners were obligated by the Charter
to accept the lowest bid for services and this was inappropriate in
the case of professionals such as an auctioneer, an auditor, and a
doctor for the jail health services. Bob White instructed the
secretary to make a note of the Commissioners' problem with hiring
professionals so that some checking could be done in that area.
Mr. Roe felt that the Commissioners were wrong in not hiring an
auctioneer on a percentage basis. There was a general agreement
that time was short for advertising the auction, though it was not
advertised in The Denver Post which there had been time for and
it was felt that it should have been advertised there.
Councilmembers expressed concern over the fact that items were sold
that were not included in the Commissioners' resolution of those
items to be sold. Mr. Roe said that he did not see the list attached
to the resolution as all-inclusive, though all agreed that more time
was necessary,to best implement an auction, than was taken for the
May 20th auction.
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Bob Martin made a motion that the report be accepted as final by the
Council. John Martin seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
MISCELLANEOUS: A report regarding Rolanda Feed Company was not ready,
but Leonard Roe stated that the Planning Commission had recommended
denying Rolanda's special use permit. Also, the State Health Depart-
ment had recently revoked Rolanda's permit because of excess odor.
There was a time in which Rolanda could appeal this cancellation of
the permit, and it was thought that the matter should come before the
County Commissioners in about 45 days.
There was discussion regarding the value of making assignments to
Councilmembers for department awareness. It was suggested that the
Council might operate more efficiently under a flexible system of
committees assigned to priority items as they arose. The President,
with the Council 's permission, tabled the matter until the March 7,
1978 Council meeting when the Council's Rules of Procedure would be
considered in the discussion.
SETTING ELECTED OFFICIALS' SALARIES: Bob White stated that possibly a
reason for the lack of competition in County elections was poor
pay. He recommended a salary range of $24,000. for the first two
years in office and $26,000. for the years 1981 and 1982.
Robert Martin suggested a starting salary of $20,000. ending in
1982 with a salary of $23,000. for elected officials and $22,500.
in 1982 for County Commissioners.
John Martin suggested starting with a figure of $22,500. and
adding 7% each year.
Nancy Clark brought up the matter of fringe benefits that amount
to possibly 15%. There was discussion about benefits and it was
pointed out that the Commissioners receive mileage compensation
for travel between home and work. The cost of a comprehensive
health plan also amounts to at least $100.00 per month.
Bob Martin made a motion that the salary for County Commissioners
for the year 1981 be $21 ,000. and for the year 1982 be $23,500,
and for other elected officials the salaries would be:
1979 $21,000.
1980 $22,500.
1981 $24,000.
1982 $25,500.
Nancy Clark seconded the motion, and it was defeated in a tie
vote with Bob Martin and Nancy Clark voting yea and John Martin
and Bob White voting nay.
After further discussion, Bob Martin made a motion that the salary
for County Commissioners for the year 1981 be $22,000. and for the
year 1982 be $24,500. Nancy Clark seconded the motion and it was
approved unanimously.
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Nancy Clark made a motion that the salary for other elected
officials be as follows:
1979 $20,000.
1980 $21,500.
1981 $23,000.
1982 $24,500.
Bob Martin seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
Nancy Clark made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. John
Martin seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
Beverly Thomas APPROVED
Council Secretary Council President
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