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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
February 11, 2019
The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity with the Weld County Home
Rule Charter at 6:30 p.m., Monday, February 11, 2019, at the Weld County Administration
Building, 1150 0 Street, Greeley, CO.
ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order by President Brett Abernathy. Councilmembers Tonya L.
Van Beber, Nancy Teksten, Gene Stille and James Welch were present, constituting a quorum
of members. Also present was Council Secretary Linda Kane.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/APPROVAL:
Councilmember Stille made a motion to amend the agenda under New Business, a
Resolution to support Weld Industry and Business, it was seconded by Councilmember Van
Beber and carried
Councilmember Van Beber made a motion to add her report of the Clerk's office to the
agenda, seconded by Councilmember Stille, and carried.
Councilmember Welch made a motion to add his report of the County Health Department,
seconded by Councilmember Abernathy, and carried.
APPROVAL OF DOCUMENTATION:
Approval of January 21, 2019, Minutes
Councilmember Teksten made a motion to approve the January 21, 2019, minutes, seconded
by Councilmember Stille, and the motion carried.
Approval of 4th Quarter 2018 RTTP
Councilmember Stifle made a motion to approve the 4th quarter 2018 RTTP, seconded by
Councilmember Van Beber, and the motion carried. See addendum 1.
Signing of Resolution 216, Meeting Dates for 2019
Councilmember Stille made a motion to approve Resolution 216, seconded by Councilmember
Welch, and the motion carried. See addendum 2.
REVIEW PROGRAM:
Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams
Sheriff Reams discussed the three divisions of his department; administration, detentions and
patrol.
He said his budget for 2019 is roughly $49 million with it broken down to $13.18 million for
patrol; $31.79 million for detention; and $4.3 million for administration.
In the administrative division, the sheriff acts as fire warden and handles permits for concealed
weapons. He said the sheriff's department manages over 17,000 active permits in the county.
In the detentions division, the sheriff acts as the custodian of the jail, is responsible for
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transporting prisoners and must execute writs -attend court.
The detentions division has 230 uniformed deputies. Jail capacity is 776 bed with 373 new beds
coming.
He said 750 to 850 beds are needed daily on average. Average daily population point now is
700-750. They'll be breaking ground on a renovation of the jail in March. He expects to have
about 1,300 hard physical beds. The higher that ratio gets, the less safe it gets.
He said one of the most staggering statistics is the high number of female inmates, charted with
types of offenses almost equal to male offenders.
We have a high population in jail that suffers from some type of mental deficiencies who may
not be able to be housed in a normal housing unit. If we're full, it's hard to take those inmates
into consideration. Chris Watts, he's not popular inside a jail either — that causes us to house
that individual in a different way. The more diverse a population, the harder it is to manage
offenders.
In the patrol division, the sheriff is responsible for preserving peace and commanding aid. He
has 96 full-time employees assigned for patrol. They answered approximately 60,000 calls for
service in 2018.
He said Weld County leads the state in traffic fatalities. When Sheriff Cooke took over, he
started a traffic unit. We maybe made 2,000 traffic contacts in a year. When I took over, we
changed philosophy and said everyone is going to have traffic contacts. That's kind of resulted
in 13,116 traffic contacts which is record -setting for Weld County.
He talked about the Strike Team founded in 2015. They do a lot of proactive enforcement.
Councilmember Stille asked about ministering to the female population and why the program
has been suspended.
The Sheriff responded that program depends on how they're able to house females. He said
currently they have a lot of high -security female offenders which doesn't safely allow ministering
to occur, though he doesn't dissuade that program.
Councilmember Teksten asked what the biggest unit of concern is going into 2019.
The Sheriff said it's the same as every other year — repeat offenders. He said offenders seem to
be getting less fearful of the judicial process.
Councilmember Teksten asked how he deals with inmates who have prescriptions.
The Sheriff said they have a doctor on staff and registered nurses, along with an on -site
pharmacy. He said they try to match prescriptions, but don't use narcotics for pain.
Johnstown resident Dave Kisker asked about the impact of marijuana and whether that's getting
under control.
Sheriff Reams said no — that it's becoming a bigger issue. He said the impact of illegal drugs
impacts almost every case they investigate.
Councilmember Van Beber asked about data -mining and what's available for the repeat
offender.
The Sheriff said a lot of factors are out of their control. He said the state is reducing sentences
for repeat offenders. He said their ability to change an offenders mind -set is limited.
Councilmember Teksten asked about a DNA database.
Sheriff Reams said they are connected to the Northern Colorado Regional Lab Group and DNA
data is transmitted to a state system.
See the full report in Addendum 3.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Bill Gillard, of Greeley, asked about a Resolution voted on in November calling for the resignation
of Councilmember Stille. He wanted to know if public comment would be considered. The answer
was no, since the Resolution has already passed.
He also asked about a clock being made available so those making public input could see when
their three minutes has expired.
Council said they would consider his request.
Dave Kisker, of Johnstown, took issue with an editorial in the Greeley Tribune stating the
narrowness of the Council's responsibilities. He said the Council's responsibilities are broad.
He also advised the Council to look into the Zero Emission proposal by the Governor, requiring
the state to dramatically increase its number of electric vehicles.
NEW BUSINESS:
Coordinator Reports/Councilmember Reports
Councilmember Stille said he wants Council to let constituents know they support the military,
oil and gas, aeronautical programs and agriculture in the county.
Councilmember Abernathy asked whether that should be something passed by the
Commissioners, with the Council voicing its support.
Councilmember Van Beber said both bodies need to be a part of that support.
Councilmember Welch said it'd be good to have both bodies showing support.
Councilmember Report by Van Beber
Councilmember Van Beber said she had the opportunity to sit down with Clerk & Recorder
Carly Koppes.
She said the average person talks of contacts with the motor vehicle division of the Clerk's
office. She said the drive system was malfunctioning 12 of 22 open business days in January,
causing a huge burden for the department.
She said the Clerk's office does a great deal of data -mining and recording. Software upgrades
are going to be happening soon.
She said it's the first time the office is preparing for four elections to run back-to-back.
Councilmember Van Beber also stated Ms. Koppes was voted in by 63 of her peers as the
Vice -President of the Colorado County Clerks Association and that she will be President -Elect
in 2020 and President in 2021.
See addendum 4 for the full report.
Councilmember Report by Welch
Councilmember Welch said he had an opportunity to meet with the Department of Public
Health and Environment to discuss current projects.
He said they're working on two big projects. The first being an external statewide project
discussing the core foundations of public health. He said that prior to 2008, counties weren't
required to have a health department and now there's 53 health departments in the state.
Some of the things they must consider include communicable disease and food safety.
The second project is internal, the Thriving Weld program, a partnership of over 60 agencies to
help align priorities and strategies for improving health across the county. He said there's
currently six focus areas: 1) healthy eating; 2) active living; 3) healthy mind and spirit; 4)
education; 5) liveliehood; and 6) access to care.
He said the department's web site provides much information to the public. it can be accessed
at: httos://www.weidqov.com/deoartments/health and environment
See addendum 5 for the full report.
Bills
Councilmember Welch made a motion to approve bills, it was seconded by Councilmember Van
Beber and carried as follows:
o Weld County Phone Bill for $25.51
Monthly Review Programs with Coordinator
Councilmember Teksten made a motion to approve scheduling of monthly review programs and
a coordinator, seconded by Councilmember Welch and the motion carried, subject to change.
See addendum 6.
OLD BUSINESS:
Discussion of a Resolution presented and voted in November: Councilmember Stille's
Resignation
Councilmember Abernathy said it was presented to the County Attorney whether the Resolution
should be posted on the web site, to which he said it was up to the discretion of the Council.
He said it's in the record that it passed by a roll -call vote.
Councilmember Stille said it didn't matter to him if it was posted as a Resolution to the web site
as it's already part of the signed minutes.
Councilmember Welch inquired about procedure and what's been done in the past.
Councilmember Van Beber asked why Council would sway from procedure.
Councilmember Welch voted the Resolution be posted per normal procedure, it was seconded
by Councilmember Van Beber and passed by a roll -call vote with Councilmembers Van Beber,
Teksten and Welch voting in favor, with Councilmembers Abernathy and Stille recusing
themselves.
See addendum 7.
ADJOURNMENT:
By acclamation, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Cou,' Pes nt, Brett x+' athy
March 18,2019
Council Secretary, Linda Kane
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OFFICE OF WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
1150 O Street
P O BOX 758
GREELEY, COLORADO 80632
EMAIL: countycouncil@weldgov.com
PHONE: 970-400-4780
WEBSITE: www.weldgov.com
WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
2018 — 4th Quarter
REPORT TO THE PEOPLE
The Weld County Council is mandated in accordance with the Home Rule Charter of Weld County,
Colorado, to report to the people of Weld County on a quarterly basis, those matters related to the
council's review of Weld County government. This report summarizes the activities of the Weld County
Council during the fourth quarter of the calendar year 2018.
October 15, 2018
Discussion of Commissioner Replacement Process
Councilman Brett Abernathy discussed an amendment to be made to the Council's by-laws
regarding replacing a commissioner should it become necessary. The amendment had been discussed
several times and Councilman Abernathy said he'd like all Council members present to vote so it was
placed on the November agenda.
November 12, 2019
Resolution
Councilman Michael Grillos made a motion to accept a Resolution submitted by resident Dave
Kisker, of Johnstown, calling for Council President Gene Stille's immediate resignation. It was seconded
by Councilman Abernathy and passed by a 3-2 roll call vote.
The resolution arose after questions pertaining to how Councilman Stifle presented a budget
request of $101,323. Councilman Stille said he submitted the budget request in its entirety. Three
councilmembers disagreed. The budget request was not approved by commissioners.
Commissioner Replacement Procedures
Councilman Abernathy made a motion to accept into Council procedure, a measure to replace a
commissioner should it become necessary. County Attorney Bruce Barker helped amend the verbiage
of the procedure. After discussion, Councilman Jordan Jemiola seconded the motion to accept the item
as procedure and it passed unanimously in a roll call vote.
December 17, 2018
Council conducted regular business, paying bills and approving last month's minutes. The
meeting was adjourned in 10 minutes.
WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
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Weld County Council
2018 4th Quarter Report to the People
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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 216
RE: REGULAR 2019 MEETINGS OF THE WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Section 13-4-(3) of the Weld County Home Rule Charter specifies that regular
meetings of the Weld County Council shall be held at least monthly on a day or days to be
determined by the council by resolution:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the regular meetings of the Weld County Council
shall be held the third Monday of each month during the calendar year of 2019 except February, when
the council will meet on the second Monday unless an appropriate notice of change has been written
and posted in the Board of County Commissioners' office and notice given to all council members as
required in the Rules of Procedure for the Weld County Council.
The above and foregoing resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the
following vote on the 21st day of January 2019.
Date Signed: February 11, 2019
Resolution Number: 216
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3 Divisions
dministrati . n
Detentions
Patrol
eld County Sheri s Office
2019 Budget (49 mil)
Patrol, 13.18 million,
3O -1O-512. Sheriff to act as fire warden
3o -so -513. Duties of Sheriff -coordination of fire
suppression efforts for forest, prairie, or wild
land fire -expenses
3O -1O-523. Sheriff -permits for concealed
handguns
8a persons to "hold it all together"
Office Admin Staff, Booking Technicians, Victim Advocates,
Professional Standards, Posse, Reserves, etc.
Concealed Weapons Permits
Manage over 1.7,000 active permits in the County
Training
407 employees to
keep fully trained and
POST compliant
Internal affairs
Use of Force Incidents
Internal investigations
in. (34 administrative
inv, 26 citizen
complaints, 11
miscellaneous inv, and
4.0 supervisor inv)
39 sustained
complaints
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30-10-511. Sheriff custodian of jail;
n the Sheriff shall have charge and custody of the jails of the county, and
of the prisoners in the jails, and shall supervise them himself or
through a deputy or jailer.
30-10-514. Sheriff to transport prisoners
3o -10-515. Sheriff to execute writs -attend court
230 Uniforme�
Deputies/Staff
Forced to expand
capacity in zo17-
Zos
776 capacity
4v 958 physical beds
(overcrowded)
373 new beds
coming
Jail Statistics
ADP Bookings Releases
2018 759 12,330 12,441
2017 713 12,874 11,803
2016 628 11,270 11,343
2018 6%
2017 13%
2016 **
Avg. Males
2018 605
2017 581
2016 513
% Growth
4% 5.50%
5% 4%
** **
Avg. Females % Females
154 20%
133 18%
115 18%
*Other factors not listed*
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SR1 *other factors not listed
Steven Reams, 2/7/2019
SR2 Steven Reams, 2/7/2019
30-10-51.6. Sheriffs to preserve peace -command aid;
It is the duty of the sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputies to keep and
preserve the peace in their respective counties, and to quiet and
suppress all affrays, riots, and unlawful assemblies and insurrections.
For that purpose, and for the service of process in civil or criminal
cases, and in apprehending or securing any person for felony or breach
of the peace, they, and every coroner, may call to their aid such person
of their county as they may deem necessary.
ffe 96 FTEs assigned for
patrol
Approximately 60,000
calls for service
5,84o criminal reports
1,243 NIBRS crimes
reported (national
incident -based reporting
system
13,116 traffic contacts
2017
YTD
2018
YTD
%Change
Total
1,321
1,241
-1!45
Person
Total
497
521
%4
Assault Offenses
455
457
%o
Homicide Offenses
2
1
-%50
Sex Offenses
40
63
%57
Property
Total
824
722
-%12
Arson
g
7
-4/022
Burglary / Breaking &
Entering
191
205
%7
Larceny / Theft
Offenses
420
325
-%22
Motor Vehicle Theft
105
118
%12
Robbery
5
4
-4/020
VehicleTrespass
94
63
-%32
Began in late 2012 as a way to combat a wave
of copper thefts affecting agriculture, oil &
gas, mining
Initially a team of 4
Became a staple of the agency in short time
Scope and size of team grew to 7; current
Sex offender registration compliance
Fugitive unit
Proactive enforcement
2018
2017
2016
2015
2012-2019
93 23 0 17 10 1
117 45 O 0 4 1
189 38 0 3 2 1
155 24 1 0 3 0
842 184 4 27 20 5
AA adult arrest
A1arrest rrest juvenile
ACT active
AOA assist other agency
CDD closed DA decline
EA cleared exceptional adult
RO reopened
SU suspended
UNF unfounded
VF victim fail
8 0 0
8 0 1
10 0 1
6 0 0
43 2 2
32 2
56 1 1
132 0 2
118 2 1
542 6 6
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convicted of 2015 biker gang killing,
receives life without parole
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sentenced a former Pierce Town Board member to
4.te ;rt pHs ri parole as well as 45 years
Thai sentence came aoout 15 minutes after a fury
cor•rc.ec Da eel :Myer 34 of first.=degree murder
and consptacy ,e comb -rut hrst-degree murder in
c_nb=ona^ wah tie death of his rcconurrvate Tera
teevar dosski to the cant' Hours of Sept 30 2015
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s. t 5-real-ord sister Karty Haricnett all of whom
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_=war.-dows,c`; death as weer as his father Thames
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Y;it'tlry
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sale: irght or the gang and ,ts :niter workings
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`tcueded with his father Thomas VassS and that
her and Meyer were aterrroess Karly Hancrtett was
nor a r,ercber — sire coan women were not
al;o woo inzo cite gang — ..,.t she was Michael
; Vass;s fiancee \hirer. Lo••randows n, got into an
argument Sin rem she ,,lass Sr. court Michael took it
as an insult to tune whole gang
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Weld Sheriffs deputies arrest two
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The Weld County Sheriffs Office announced a
onth-fang prostitution investigation culminated
late Wednesday with the arrests of two women.
The investigation focused on a residence in the
4000 block of Yosemite Drive in the Hilt -N -Park
neighborhood of Greeley; according to a
sheriffs office news release issued late
Thursday.. A search warrant was executed
Wednesday night and resulted in the seizure of
multiple sexual aids and devices consistent with
cis of prostitution, a large amount of money;
drugs and drug paraphernalia,
Evelyn Klages, 58, and Tena White, 50. were
arrested es a result of the investigation
Klages was booked into Weld County Jail on
suspicion of two counts each of keeping a
house of prostitution and prostitution misdemeanors as well as one count each of oimping and
possession of a Schedule 2 controlled substance, felonies,
White was booked Or suspicion of one count each of prostitution and possession of Schedule 2
controlled substance
To: Weld County Council
Re: Informal Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office Visit with Carly Koppes/Rudy Santos
Submitted By: Tonya Van Beber
2019 Goats broken down by category
• Recording
- Plan for TYLER (software) upgrade for customers
• Motor Vehicle
- Evaluate office and system operations (current technology advancement)
- Bills for Review
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• Elections
- Review current rules/laws, be aware of current legislation
Data breakdown (voting trends, voting history, etc.)
- Cost breakdown (financial)
The office is preparing for four elections to run back to back for the first time in Colorado history, the
Coordinated 2019, the 2020 Presidential Primary, the June Primary, and Presidential General election.
• Clerk and Recorder
- Data -mining (continue to track growth, workload, staffing levels, state and nationwide trends, cost and
revenue comparison)
- Track legislation
- Creation of professional goals with each manager (with the 5 managers for role development)
- This office brought in a gross of $112 million in revenue and specifically over $5.6 million goes to the Weld
County budget as revenue
• Conference
• For TYLER (software) connect
- Continue to send team members to state and national conferences for further development and investment in
the team
- New Clerks Training March 4-6
• Miscellaneous
- On January 21, 2019 Carly Koppes was voted in by 63 of her peers as the Vice President of the Colorado
County Clerks Association. She will be President Elect in 2020 and President in 2021.
- Statistics on Statewide DRIVE (software) system for Motor Vehicle operations
• The state DRIVES system has been malfunctioning/non-operational 12 of 22 "Open for Business" days in
January 2019.
• Peak times for Weld County Clerk and Recorders offices are in April. Prior to the DRIVES system Weld
County Motor Vehicle wait times averaged 23 minutes/person. Since the DRIVES system it is now at 39
minutes average wait time/person. Carly is hopeful that over time the system design flaws will be solved
by the State of Colorado and wait times will resume to pre -DRIVE implementation times
MEMO
To: Weld County Council
From: James Welch, Weld County Council District 3
Date: 2/11/2019
Subject: Department of Public Health and Environment Visit
Cc: Dr. Mark Wallace, Ms. Linda Kane
On Friday, February 8, 2019 I had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Mark Wallace, Executive
Director of the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment to discuss current projects
within the department. I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Wallace for taking time out of his busy
schedule to meet. Below is a summary of our discussions.
General Summary
Before Colorado's Public Health Act of 2008 was implemented there were 13 health departments
across the state one of which was in Weld. Colorado now currently has 53 health departments and serves
a diverse population size from as little as 770 residents at the smallest to over 1.2 million residents at the
largest. The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment is one of only 5 accredited
departments in the state from the Public Health Accreditation Board. This accreditation helps augment
the culture of improvement and performance management in the department.
External Projects
With the large variations in the population size and localized issues of the 53 health departments
it has been difficult for the state to have a program that fits the needs of all the departments. Recently
health professionals across the state, including Dr. Wallace, have been meeting to discuss the core
foundations of public health in Colorado that are provided by the governmental side of public health and
how these elements can be funded. Currently it appears this committee will settle on 17 core elements,
examples would be communicable disease and food safety.
A survey will be going out to all health departments in April in which they will give a cost
analysis of providing services to cover the proposed core elements. These results will then be summarized
over the summer of 2019 and then a master plan will be developed. This plan will then be presented to
the State Board of Health who will then determine next steps.
Internal Projects
The department runs the Thriving Weld program which is a partnership of over 60 agencies to
help align priorities and strategies for improving health across the county. Currently the 6 focus areas are
Healthy Eating, Active Living, Healthy Mind & Spirit, Education, Livelihood, and Access to Care. In
addition to partnering with agencies on strategy, the department also provides data and dashboards for
these agencies to utilize. Every three years the plan is updated. This year they will be conducting the
survey, analyzing results and then rolling out the information in 2020.
Again, I would like to express my thanks to Dr. Wallace for taking time to update me on what
was coming up for the Department of Public Health and Environment for 2019.
2019 Weld County Council Meeting
Dates and Locations
All Council Meetings at 6:30 p.m.
*This is a tentative list and is subject to change*
January 21, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember
Review Program:
February 11, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Abernathy
Review Program: Sheriff Reams
March 18, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Van Beber
Review Program: Clerk & Recorder
April 15, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Teksten
Review Program: Assessor
May 20, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Van Beber
Review Program: Human Services
June 17, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Stille
Review Program: Finance
July 15, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Stille
Review Program: Public Works
August 19, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Welch
Review Program: Planning
September 16, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Teksten
Review Program: Public Health
October 21, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Van Beber
Review Program: Public Relations
November 18, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Stille
Review Program: District Attorney
December 16, 2019 Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, CO
Meeting Planner: Councilmember Abernathy
Review Program: Board of County Commissioners
RESOLUTION
RE: RESOLUTION THAT WELD COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER GENE STILLE SHOULD RESIGN
FROMTHE WELD COUNTYCOUNCIL EFFECTIVE 12/31 /18
WHEREAS, the Weld County Council was formulated in the Weld County Home Rule Charter for
the purpose of providing oversight of all County activities on behalf of the citizens of Weld County, and
WHEREAS, in order for the Weld County Council to faithfully fulfil its oversight responsibilities,
citizens must have complete confidence in the integrity and independence of the Weld County Council,
and
WHEREAS, in order for the citizens of Weld County to have complete confidence in the integrity
and independence of the Weld County Council, the actions of the individual members of the Weld
County Council must demonstrate integrity and independence, and
WHEREAS, the Council has been presented with information from citizens directly
demonstrating a lack of independence and integrity by Council Member Gene Stille, and
WHEREAS, the Council has been presented with publicly available information (Greeley Tribune,
20 October 2018) that Council Member Gene Stille has not fulfilled the responsibility to promote the
interests of the citizens as required by his role a
County Council, and
WHEREAS, after review of the available evidence indicating that Mr. Gene Stille no longer
demonstrates the integrity and independence needed to retain the confidence of the Weld County
citizens, and
of the County Council and as a member ofthe
WHEREAS, as a result of his actions, under C.R.S. 18-8-404, Mr. Stille may be guilty of Official
First Degree Misconduct
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Weld County Council that Council Member Gene
Stille should resign his seat on the Weld County Council, effective on 12/31/18.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the
following vote on the 121, day of November, A. D. 2018.
Name
Vote
(Aye/Nay)
Signature
Brett Abernathy
Michael Grilles
Jordan Jemiola
,..,.krgene Stille
Charles Tucker
Resolution
Councilman Grillos made a motion to accept the Resolution submitted by Mr. Dave Kisker, of Johnstown, it was
seconded by Councilman Abernathy and passed by a 3-2 roll call vote.
Prior to the vote, Councilman Jemiola asked for discussion. He asked Mr. Kisker whether the entire budget reques'
was submitted. Mr. Kisker said there was some discussion, but it was never clearly stated.
Councilman Stille said he presented the entire budget request of $101,323. The request was not approved.
Councilman Abernathy made a motion to amend the resolution to change the verbiage in paragraph five of the
Resolution from "Chair' to "President," it was seconded by Councilman Grillos and passed.
Those voting opposed were Councilmen Stille and Tucker, while Councilmen Abernathy, Jemiola and
Grillos voted in favor.
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