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WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
28th Regular Meeting
April 17, 1975
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. ROLL CALL
4. MINUTES
5. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS - (To our Guests: Our Meetings are open to the public and we
welcome you. All debate is by the Charter Commission
members only. Audience participation is solicited for
public hearings at a later date.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. CHARTER DRAFTING - SECOND READING OF CHARTER
1. Drafting Committee Report - Mr. Bain
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark
10. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - Tuesday,, April 22, 1975
7t30 P.M.
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MINUTES
HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
APRIL 17, 1975
Tape #27
28th Regular Meeting
The Home Rule Charter Commission of Weld County, Colorado, met in session
in full conformity with the law and by-laws of said Commission at the
meeting room of the Weld County Public Health Building, Greeley, Colorado,
on Thursday, April 17, 1975, at the hour of 7:30 P.M.
INVOCATION: Charter Commission member, It. John Martin, opened the meeting with the
invocation.
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, and
17 of the 21 members were present, constituting a quorum of the members
thereof. Those present were:
At Large:
John Chuck Carlson
Ralph E. Waldo, Jr.
District #1: District #2: District #3:
Glenn K. Billings Glen R. Anderson Philip G. Bowles
Norman Brown J. L. Johnson Donald E. Altergott
John L. Weigand William H. Southard Walter L. Bain
Edwin Lesh George H. Brooks John T. Martin
Nancy C. Clark W. E. Rosenoff Ruben Schissler
Also present was the Legal Counsel for the Charter Commission, Mr. William
West.
Those absent were:
At Large:
Edward L. Dunbar
District #1: District #2: District #3:
Bob E. White Harold Fahrenbruch Charley Baumgartner
MINUTES: The minutes for the April 15, 1975 meeting will be submitted at the next
meeting.
CHARTER DRAFTING:
Drafting Committee--
Mr. Bain, Chairman
Section 4 - 2, (B), (7), was referred to the Drafting Committee.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by It. Schissler, to: Adopt section 4 - 2, with
corrections, deletions and referrals to the Drafting Committee. Motion
carried unanimous) .
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Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Weigand, tot Add 'three (3) year term;
two (2) term maximum' after section 4 - 3, (B).
Motion failed. (Not an 11 vote majority.) Those voting no were:
Mr. Carlson
Mr. Waldo
Mr. Billings
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Southard
Mr. Rosenoff
Mr. Altergott
Mr. Bain
Motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Weigand, to: Strike 'cooperatively' in
Section 4 - 3, A, (g). Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Waldo abstained.
Motion by Mr. Billings, seconded by Mr. Bain, tot Maintain the same ratio
of Board members as now provided in the State Statutes. (Not more than
four (4) of said Hospital Trustees shall be residents of the city or town in
which said hospital is located.)
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Approve Section 4 - 3, as
amended. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Delete 'consecutive' in
Section 4 - 4, (A), (3), (d). Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Weigand, seconded by_,Mr. Billings, tot Add 'and Inspection
Division' in Section 4 - 4, (A). Motion withdrawn.
Chairman Johnson directed Section 4 - 4 back to the Drafting Committee for
redrafting.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Adopt Section 4 - 5. Motion
carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Billings, to: Adopt section 4 - 6. Motion
carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to: Strike the word 'shall'
in Section 3 - 2, (3). Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Anderson., seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Add 'not more often than
every two years' after the word boundaries, in Section 3 - 2, (2). Motion
carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Rosenoff, to: Leave item 3 - 3, (1),
(2), as they are. Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Carlson
Mr. Brown
Mr. Leah
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Motion by Mr. Billings, seconded by Mr. Brown, to: Strike 'and he shall not
be otherwise employed' in item 3 - 4, (1). Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Billings, seconded by Mr. Waldo, tot Strike January 1, and
insert 'the first working day of the year.' Motion carried unanimously.
CONTINUE MEETING:
Being the hour of 10:00 P.M., a motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr.
Southard, to continue the meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Limit the County Commissioners
to two (2) terms. Motion failed. Those voting no were:
Mr, Carlson
Mt. Waldo
Mr. Billings
Mr. Southard
Mr. Bowles
Mr. Altergott
Mr. Bain
Mr. Martin
Motion by Mrs. Clark, seconded by Mr. Brooks, to: Limit a County Commissioner .
to serving two (2) consecutive terms from a district and one (1) additional
term at-large. If he is originally elected as a Commissioner at-large, he would
be limited to two (2) terms at-large and one (1) term from a district. Motion
failed. (Not an 11 vote majority.) Those voting no were:
Mr. Waldo
Mr. Billings
Mr. Southard
Mr. Bowles
Mr. Bain
Mr. Martin
Mr. Schissler
A second vote was taken and the motion again failed.
Motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mrs. Clark, tot Strike 'shall carry out the
policy of the Board.' Section 3 - 54 (2). Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Billings, to: Add 'coordinate' to line
7, Section 3 - 5, (2). Motion carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark, Chairman
Mrs. Clark announced the times for radio apperances of Charter Commission
members and thanked those members who have already been on.
Drafting Committee - Mr. Bain, Chairman
Mr. Bain announced a meeting for Monday, April 21, 1975, at 7100 P.M., in
the Commissioners meeting room.
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Public Utilities Committee - Mr. Weigand, Chairman
Mr. Weigand announced a meeting the adjournment of this meeting.
There being no further business at this time, Chairman Johnson adjourned
the meeting at 10t45 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Approved as submitted this
day of 1975.
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