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Home My WebLink About751091.tiff WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION 23rd Regular Meeting April 1, 1975 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION - DISTRICT PASTOR ELDER THOMAS R. DAVIS, ALL NATIONS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 3. ROLL CALL 4. MINUTES (March 25, 1975 meeting) 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. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES - CHARTER DRAFTING - FIRST READING 8. NEW BUSINESS 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF CHARTER COMMITTEES 10. ADJOURNMENT NEXT REGULAR MEETING - THURSDAY - APRIL 3, 1975 7o-/o 9/ r MINUTES HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION APRIL 1, 1975 Tapes #21 & #22 23rd 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 Tuesday, April 1, 1975, at the hour of 7:30 P.M. INVOCATION: Pastor, Elder Steven Brown, of the All Nations Pentecostal Church, opened the meeting with the invocation. ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, and 20 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. Edward L. Dunbar District #1: District #2: District #3: Glenn K. Billings Glen R. Anderson Charley Baumgartner Norman Brown J. L. Johnson Philip G. Bowles Bob E. White William H. Southard Donald E. Altergott John L. Weigand George H. Brooks Walter L. Bain Edwin Lesh Harold Fahrenbruch John T. Martin Nancy C. Clark Ruben Schissler Also present was the Legal Counsel for the Charter Commission, William West. MINUTES: The minutes were submitted in rough draft (March 25, 1975 meeting). The corrections were as follows: Page 2, Item C. Term of Office, #1, (To correspond with the Board of County Commissioners elections), is to be deleted. Page 2, #3 to read: The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold regular meetings.. As needed, should be deleted. Page 3, Continue Meeting, Mr. Fahrenbruch made the motion to adjourn the meeting, not Mr. Anderson. Mr. Anderson made a motion and Mr. Dunbar seconded the motion. Motion is: To accept the minutes, with corrections. Motion carried unanimously. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Chairman Johnson passed out a copy of a proposed, Revised Charter Drafting Schedule. Chairman Johnson made a motion that we extend according to the schedule as presented. Discussion followed. Motion carried. Mr. Southard and Mr. Bain voted no. Mr. Billings abstained. -Z- CHARTER COMMITTEE REPORTS: County Governance Committee - Discussion was opened with the tabled motion made by Mr. Anderson. Motion is: Item I, A & B of the County Governance Committee be accepted as presented. Mr. Billings amended the motion and Mrs. Clark seconded the amendment. Motion is: Item B - The Deputy Treasurer must have at least five (5) years previous experience and must have administrative qualifications, as set forth in the Weld County Personnel Study, and must be qualified to invest money in the best interest of Weld County. Amendment failed. Those voting yes were: Mr. Carlson Mr. Dunbar Mr. Billings Mrs. Clark Mr, Southard Dr. Brooks Mr. Baumgartner Mr. Bowles Mr. Bain Mr. Anderson made a motion and Mr. Carlson seconded the motion. Motion is: To table discussion on the Treasurer, until after the break: Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Anderson made a motion and Mr. Brown seconded the motion. Motion is: To approve Item II, A, B, C, & D. Item II will read: II. County Assessor A, The Weld County Assessor shall be elected by the people. B. The qualifications of the County Assessor shall be the same as what now exists. C. The Chief Deputy Appraiser shall have attended and passed the Colorado tax Assessors School or the equivalent training and shall have had five (5) years of experience in appraisal work. D. The Chief Deputy Administrative assistant shall have attended and passed the Colorado Tax Assessors School or the equivalent training and shall have had five (5) or more years experience in reading and platting legal descriptions, the application of the mill levy to property assessment, and the application of the assessment rolls to the computer. Motion carried. Mrs. Clark voted no. There was a discussion on a motion by Mr. Lest. Motion is: The Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners be appointed by the County Clerk and Recorder. Mr. Lesh Made a motion and Mr. Brown seconded it. Motion is: To strike the original motion and substitute the following - The County Clerk and Recorder shall be the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners. Motion carried. Those voting no were: Mr. Southard and Dr. Brooks. Dr. Brooks made a motion and Mr. Bain seconded it. Motion is: That we strike the previous motion and that the County Commissioners be authorized to appoint their own Clerk to the Board. Motion failed. Those voting yes were: Mr. Billings Mrs. Clark Mr. Johnson Mr. Southard Dr. Brooks Mr. Bain 3 Mr. Anderson made a motion and Mr. Dunbar seconded it. Motion is: To approve item /a, A, B, & C, of the County Governance Committee report. Item I reads: I. County Treasurer A. The Weld County Treasurer shall be elected by the people. B. The qualifications of the County Treasurer shall be the same as what now exists. C. The Deputy Treasurer shall have five (5) years or more experience in investments, equivalent to the monies handled in the office of the County Treasurer or equivalent in investment experience. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Anderson made a motion and Mr. Carlson seconded it. Motion is: That item IV, A, B, & C, be adopted as presented. Mr. Brown made a motion and Mr. White seconded it. Motion is: That we vote on Item IV, A, only. Motion carried unanimously. Item IV, A, reads: IV. County Commissioners continued: A. The County Commissioners.shall be the policy making board and the Legislative Board for the County. Item IV, A, carried unanimously. Mr. Bain made a motion and Mr. Billings seconded it. Motion is: That we adopt item IV, B. Motion failed. Those voting yes were: Mr. Carlson Mr. Billings Mrs. Clark Mr, Anderson Mr. Southard Dr, Brooks Mr, Bain Mr. Schissler Mr. Anderson made a motion and Dr. Brooks seconded it. Motion is: That we adopt Item IV, C. Motion failed due to lack of an 11 vote majority. Those voting no were: Mr, Waldo Mr. Brown Mr. White Mr. Weigand Mr, Lesh Mr, Johnson Mr. Fahrenbruch Mr, Baumgartner Mr. Altergott Item IV, C, reads: C. The four (4) Commissioners who are appointed to coordinate the four(4) county divisions shall act as coordinator and liaison people only. They will not be the department administrator. Mr. Anderson made a motion and Mrs. Clark seconded it. Motion is: To adopt Item V. Motion carried. Those voting no were: Mr. Dunbar Mr, Brown Mr. Lesh Mr. Johnson Mr. Bowles Mr. Altergott Mr. Schissler Mr. Bain made a motion and Mrs. Clark seconded it. Motion is: That the Office of Public Trustee be as now provided by State Statutes or may here after be provided for. Chairman Johnson referred the matter to Legal Counsel, Mr. William West. There was a discussion on Mr. Southard's tabled motion. Motion is: That the Charter contain an exception to the inspection requirements, where the work is done by a State licensed craftsman. Mr. Brown seconded the motion. Motion failed. Those voting no were: Mr. Waldo Mr, Southard Mr. Brown Mr, Fahrenbruch Mr. White Mn Altergott Mr. Weigand Mr. Martin Mr. Lesh Mr. Anderson made a motion and Mrs. Clark seconded it. Motion is: That we vote again on Item C, #4, of the County Governance Committee Report. Mr. Waldo made an amendment and Mr. Fahrenbruch seconded the motion. Amendment is: The five (5) Commissioners who are appointed to coordinate the five (5) County divisions, shall act as coordinator and liaison people only. They will not be the department administrator. Motion by Mr. Anderson carried. Those voting no were: Mr. White Mr. Johnson Mr. Bowles Mr. Schissler Amendment by Mr. Waldo carried. Those voting no were: Mr. White Mr. Johnson Mr. Bowles Mr. Schissler There being no further business Chairman Johnson adjourned the meeting at 11:10 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Approved as submitted this day of 1975. ,� Law-AA- Hello