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WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
39th Regular Meeting
June 26, 1975
1, CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC HEARING - EXHIBITION BUILDING, GREELEY
3. RECESS
4. RECONVENE AT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING ROOM
5. INVOCATION
6. ROLL CALL
7. MINUTES (June 23, 1975 Meeting.)
8. 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.)
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10. CHARTER DRAFTING
A. Discussion - Public Hearing
B. Charter Third Reading
11. NEW BUSINESS
12. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
13. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1975, 11:00 A.M.
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MINUTES
HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
JUNE 26, 1975
39th 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, June 26, 1975, at the hour of 9:30.
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, and
19 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 R. Billings Glen R. Anderson Philip G. Bowles
Norman Brown J. L. Johnson Donald E. Altergott
Bob E. White William H. Southard Walter L. Bain
John L. Weigand W. E. Rosenoff John T. Martin
Edwin Lesh Harold Fahrenbruch Ruben Schissler
Nancy C. Clark
Also present was the Legal Counsel for the Commission, Mr. William West.
Those absent were:
District #2: District #3:
George H. Brooks Charley Baumgartner
INVOCATION: Charter Commission member Mr. John Chuck Carlson, opened the meeting
with the invocation.
MINUTES: The minutes for the June 23, 1975 meeting were submitted in rough draft.
Motion by Mr. Weigand, seconded by Mr. Lesh, to: Approve the minutes as
submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
CHARTER DRAFTING: Third Reading --
All corrected pages were passed out to the Commission members and inserted
in their books as the corrections were noted.
Motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Delete (3), Section 3 - 4,
page 6, line 20 and 21. Motion failed. Those voting no were:
Mr. Brown Mrs. Clark
Mr. White Mr. Johnson
Mfr. Weigand Mfr. Rosenoff
Mfr. Lash Mfr. Altergott
Mfr. Schissler
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Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Change the word 'delivery'
to 'transmission' on line 24 and to delete 'nor shall rights of way or easements
be negotiated' on line 25, in Section 4 - 4, (4), (e), page 25. Motion withdrawn.
Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Change the word 'delivery'
to transmission on line 24, Section 4 - 4, (4), (e), page 25. Motion carried
unanimously.
CONTINUE MELTING:
Being the hour of 10:00 P.M., there was a motion by Mr. Bowles, seconded by
Mr. Schissler, to: Continue the meeting. Motion carried. Those voting no
were:
Mr. Brown
Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mr. Bain, to: Delete 'nor shall rights
of way or easements be negotiated' on line 25, Section 4 - 4, (4), (e), page
25. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mr. Billings, to: Add to the end of (e),
Section 4 - 4, (4), (e), page 26:
'Prior acquisition of utility transmission easements and rights-of-way shall
not be considered by the Planning Commission or the Board.'
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to: Strike 'public' and
add 'transmission' after the word utility on line 9, page 26, and to change
system to systems on line 10, in Section 4 - 4, (A), (5). Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Billings, seconded by Mr. Waldo, to: Strike 'Purchasing and
Personnel' in Section 14 - 2, (1), lines 7 and 8, page 51. Motion carried
unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Southard, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to: Change 20% to 15% in
Section 15 - 3, (2), line 4, page 57. Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Carlson
Mr. Waldo
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Billings
Mr. Brown
Mr. Weigand
Mr. Lesh
Mr. Fahrenbruch
Motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Weigand, to: Insert ' so' after the word
reduced in Section 14 - 7, (1), line 15, page 53. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mrs. Clark, to: Adopt the added paragraph in
Section 16 - 9, (3), page 66, which shall read:
(3) Question referred to Council:
In the event a question arises as to possible conflict of interest
between any county officer, member of an appointed board, or employee, and
any enterprise or organization doint business with Weld County, the question
will be presented to the County Council for review, investigation, decision
and resolution. The judgement and decision of the council shall be considered
final and shall be made a matter of public record.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Mr. Bain, seconded by Mr. Dunbar, to: Adopt the Charter as revised on
Third reading. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Weigand, to: Forward the signed document
to the County Commissioners at their July 2, 1975 meeting at 11:00 A.M. The
Commissioners will set an election within 45 days, but not longer than 90 days.
Motion carried unanimously.
All Charter Commission members present signed the document to be enclosed with
the Charter.
Chairman Johnson presented each Commission member with a commerative plaque.
Chairman Johnson appointed Mr. Lesh as Chairman of an interium Committee to
study the cost of Home Rule.
Chairman Johnson asked for volunteers to serve on a committee to write a
booklet explaining the Charter.
There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned at
11:35 Y.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved as submitted this day
of 1975.
Secretary
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