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Home My WebLink About20171707.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE BYLAWS FOR BRIGHT FUTURES BOARD WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the newly drafted bylaws of the Bright Futures Board have been presented to the Board of Weld County Commissioners for approval, and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Weld County deems it advisable to adopt said Bright Futures Board bylaws, and WHEREAS, the bylaws call for a designation of administrative support, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to designate the Treasurer's Office to serve in this capacity. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the bylaws for the said board, be, and hereby are, adopted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Treasurer's Office be designated to provide administrative support to said Board. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 5th day of June, A.D., 2017. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLO .O ATTEST:(GGdeptv Weld County Clerk to the Board BY AP Ju ie • Cozad, Chair Steve Moreno, P721-1!"--z-e-,-,..,--- o-Tem 0 Sean P. Conway Mike Freeman ounty Attorney � ?` i� EXCUSED Date of signature: Ca ( (9 / (7 cc, Ca•C Qg), (3occC KFJ, TRCJC. / (r 7) Cora©/ I '7 Barbara Kirkmeyer 2017-1707 TR0029 BYLAWS WELD COUNTY BRIGHT FUTURES BOARD ARTICLE I — Name of the Board. The Board shall be called the Weld County Bright Futures Board ("Bright Futures Board"). The Bright Futures Board is hereby created by the Board of Weld County Commissioners and Upstate Colorado Economic Development, Inc. ("Upstate"), Board of Directors, by their respective resolutions. ARTICLE II — Functions. The functions and duties of the Bright Futures Board are as follows: A. The Bright Futures Board shall advise the Commissioners in all aspects regarding the development of a Grant Program providing tuition assistance to high school graduates, GED recipients and Honorably Discharged Veterans who wish to pursue post -secondary education or training from an accredited higher education institutions or certified training programs, and, in connection therewith, to make recommendations in the development and implementation of rules, procedures, and guidelines for such program known as "Weld County Bright Futures." B. The Bright Futures Board shall operate under the organizational umbrella of Upstate under the administrative direction of the President/CEO of Upstate. However, the Bright Futures Board shall be autonomous from the Upstate Board of Directors. C. The Bright Futures Board shall appoint a Bright Futures Appeals Committee ("the Appeals Committee") to hear student appeals from decisions made by the Bright Futures Program Director. The Appeals Committee shall be comprised of three (3) members, none of whom shall be members of the Bright Futures Board. All decisions made by the Appeals Committee shall be final. The Bright Futures Board shall approve policies and procedures for such appeals, including, but not limited to, who may appeal, what issues are subject to appeal, and the appeal procedures. ARTICLE III — Membership. A. Membership and Terms — The Bright Futures Board shall consist of seven (7) members, to include the following: 1. Two (2) Weld County Commissioners to be appointed annually by the Board of County Commissioners. Such annual appointment shall be communicated to the Bright Futures Director. 2. One (1) Workforce Development Board member to be appointed annually by the Workforce Development Board. Such annual appointment shall be communicated to the Bright Futures Director. 1 2017-1707 3. The Director of Greeley/Weld County Economic Development Action Partnership, Inc. (d/b/a Upstate Colorado Economic Development) shall be a standing member of the Bright Futures Board. 4. Three (3) donors and/or citizens who are residents of Weld County appointed initially by the Board of County Commissioners. The initial appointment of the three (3) donor and/or citizen members shall be for staggered terms of one (1) year, two (2) years, and three (3) years. Subsequent appointments shall be made by the members of the Bright Futures Board and be for terms of three (3) years. The three (3) donor and/or citizen members may be reappointed to the Bright Futures Board for a second consecutive term at the discretion of the Bright Futures Board. Any donor and/or citizen member who has three (3) consecutive unexcused meeting absences, or a total of four (4) in one (1) year, may be replaced by the Bright Futures Board. B. Consecutive Terms — No member shall serve for more than two (2) consecutive full terms. A "full term" shall be three (3) years. C. Membership Vacancy — In the event of a vacancy among the members of the Bright Futures Board, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the vacancy term in the same manner set forth in Article III, Section A, above. D. No Compensation — The members of the Bright Futures Board shall serve without compensation. ARTICLE IV — Officers. A. The Bright Futures Board shall elect from its own members a Chairman and Vice -Chairman at the Board's first meeting in January of each year. The term of office for each officer shall be one (1) year. The position of Secretary shall be performed by the Bright Futures Director. The Secretary shall be responsible for the creation of all meeting agendas, taking of minutes, sending of notices, and all other administrative duties for the Bright Futures Board. The Weld County Commissioners on the Board shall not serve as Chairman. B. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice -Chairman will act in that capacity. C. In the absence of the Chairman and the Vice -Chairman, a temporary Chairman will be selected by the Bright Futures Board. ARTICLE VI — Meetings. A. Regular meetings of the Bright Futures Board shall occur at least monthly at a time and place to be decided by the Board at its first meeting in January of each year. B. Written notice of all regular meetings of the Bright Futures Board shall be mailed at least one (1) week prior to the meeting date to the Board members. 2 C. Special meetings may be called when deemed necessary by the Chairman, provided that at least twenty-four (24) hours notice is given to each member prior to any special meeting. Notice may be accomplished by telephone or leaving written notice at a member's residence. D. A quorum shall consist of not less than four (4) members of the Bright Futures Board. No business may be conducted and no voting on items may occur unless a quorum is present. E. Robert's Rules of Order shall prevail to the extent they are not in conflict with specific provisions of these Bylaws. F. Prior to October first each year there shall be a joint meeting of the Board of Weld County Commissioners, and the Bright Futures Board. ARTICLE VII — Duties of Chairman. A. It shall be the responsibility of the Chairman to call all regular meetings, preside at all meetings and carry out general Chairman responsibilities. ARTICLE VIII — Duties of Vice -Chairman. A. It shall be the responsibility of the Vice -Chairman to assume the duties of the Chairman in his absence. Also, he shall perform other duties as assigned by the Chairman. ARTICLE IX — Duties of Secretary. A. It shall be the responsibility of the Secretary to keep minutes of all meetings of the Bright Futures Board and send the minutes to the Board of County Commissioners. ARTICLE X — Amendment to Bylaws. A. These Bylaws may only be amended by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County. Approved by Board of County Commissioners: June 5, 2017. Approved by Upstate Colorado Economic Development, Inc. Board of Directors: May 31, 2017. 3 Hello