HomeMy WebLinkAbout20183890.tiff AD-HOC Weld County Home Rule Charter
Amendment Study Committee
Meeting Minutes July 18, 2018 •
I. CALL TO ORDER—ROLL CALL:
Jackie Johnson, Chair,called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. The following Committee members
were present: Al Dominguez, Sam Gluck, Dave Kisker, Mark Lawley, Ray Patch, Justus Pettit,
Garrett Varra, and James Welch. Also present were Bruce Barker - County Attorney, and Esther
Gesick - Clerk to the Board.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JULY 11, 2018, AND CORRECTED JUNE 13, 2018:
Garrett Varra moved to approve the Minutes of July 11, 2018. The motion was seconded by Sam
Gluck and it carried unanimously. Dave Kisker moved to approve the Corrected Minutes of
June 13, 2018. The motion was seconded by Garrett Varra and it carried unanimously.
III. OLD BUSINESS: •
A. REVIEW OF FINAL RECOMMENDATION REPORT AND SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS: A motion was made by Ray Patch to accept the Recommendation
Report prepared by Chair Johnson. Seconded by Al Dominguez, the motion carried
unanimously.
B. REVIEW OF DRAFT BALLOT LANGUAGE: The Committee requested, and
Mr. Barker agreed, to submit the Recommendation Memorandum, supporting
documents (Minutes), and the proposed ballot language to the Board of County
Commissioners in electronic format for their review prior to the formal presentation on
Monday, July 23, 2018.
Mr. Barker explained his practice of proposing ballot questions with the exact language
as it will be incorporated into the Charter to help avoid confusion. Mr. Kisker agreed
with the approach and suggested preparing an explanation in the local election
Pros/Cons summary document for voter review.
Mr. Barker displayed the proposed language for the following ballot questions:
Ballot Question 1A- concerning Section 3-6 to correct reference to Department of
Finance and Administration and amend the number of County Departments from
four to three. The Committee had no changes.
Ballot Question 1B - concerning repealed and re-enactment of Section 3-8(4)(b)to
eliminate the requirement of contracts and disposition of real property to be by
Ordinance only. The Committee had no changes, with the exception of a typo.
Ballot Question 1C — concerning repeal of outdated Section 3-9(3) which set the
initial salary of Commissioners. The Committee had no changes.
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Ballot Question 1D—concerning repeal and re-enactment of Section 3-11 to amend
the title to "Official" meetings and to correct grammatical errors. The Committee
made one further grammatical revision.
Ballot Question IE—concerning enactment of Section 6-5(5)to disallow convicted
felons from being eligible for elected office. The Committee discussed and
included clarifying grammatical language.
Ballot Question 1F—concerning repeal of outdated Section 10-6 furnishing living
quarters for the Sheriff or Under Sherriff acting as jailer. The Committee had no
changes.
Ballot Question 1G—concerning repeal and re-enactment of Section 16-6 to require
notice to the public prior to approval of contracts for expenditures of$2.5 million
or greater. The Committee had no changes.
Ballot Question 1H — concerning addition of Section 17-3 titled "Substantive
Changes" and inclusion of the subsequent text. The Committee had no changes.
Ballot Question 1I — concerning the change of "Elective" to "Elected" when
referring to elected office or officers throughout the Charter. The Committee had
no changes.
Garrett Varra moved to approve the proposed Ballot Questions. Seconded by Ray
Patch, the motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Barker offered to provide the summary of changes in the packet to be submitted to
the Commissioners. Mr. Kisker requested the summary document also be posted on
the website for public review. In response to Mr. Gluck, Mr. Barker explained on
Monday the recommendation will be submitted, followed by a work session or a
scheduled board meeting for formal adoption and placement on the ballot and legal
publication. The deadline to be submitted to the Secretary of State's Office is the
Friday after Labor Day.
Mr. Lawley stated his support of meeting as a group to draft the Pros/Cons of the Ballot
Questions, if delegated by the Commissioners. There was consensus of the group to
participate, and Mr. Barker agreed to prepare a draft,pending the decision of the Board
of Commissioners.
A majority of the Committee members agreed to be present on Monday, July 23, 2018,
at 9:00 a.m. Following discussion, it was agreed to prepare a PowerPoint presentation.
IV. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:16 p.m.
*Minutes submitted by Esther E. Gesick, Clerk to the Board
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