HomeMy WebLinkAbout751093.tiff WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
25th Regular Meeting
April 8, 1975
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. ROLL CALL
4. MINUTES (April 3, 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
1. Report - Mr. West - LegAl Counsel
2. Revisions by other Committees:
a. Finance and Taxation - Mr. Waldo, Chairman
b. County Governance - Mr. Anderson, Acting Chairman
3. Completion of all items for the First Reading.
4. Report of Drafting Committee (Second Reading).
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF CHARTER COMMITTEES
10. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - APRIL 10, 1975
THURSDAY - 7:30 P.M.
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HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION'
APRIL 8, 1975
25th 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 8, 1975, at the hour of 7:30 P.M.
INVOCATION: Baptist Minister, Don Davis, opened the meeting with the
invocation.
ROLL CALL: In the temporary absence of the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, Mr. Glen
Anderson called the meeting to order and 20 of the 21 members were present,
constituting a quorum of the members thereof. Those present were:
At Large:
John Chuck Carlson
Rlaph E. Waldo, Jr.
Edward L. Dunbar
District #1: District #2: District #3:
Glenn K. 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 George H. Brooks John T. Martin
Edwin Lesh W. E. Rosenoff Ruben Schissler
Nancy C. Clark Harold Fahrenbruch
Mr. Johnson arrived at 8:30 P.M. , and assumed the Chairmanship.
Also present was the Legal Counsel for the Charter Commission, Mr. William West.
Those absent were:
District #3:
Charley Baumgartner
MINUTES: The minutes were submitted in rough draft (April 3, 1975 meeting). A motion
was made by Mrs. Clark and seconded by Mr. Schissler to accept the minutes as
presented.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:
Finance and Taxation Committee - Mr. Ralph E. Waldo, Jr., Chairman.
A motion by Mr. Waldo and seconded by Mr. White to adopt A, B, and C, under
I. Auditor.
Motion carried. Those voting no were: Mr. Bowles
Mr. Billings
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Item I. Auditor reads:
A. The Board of County Commissioners shall appoint the County Auditor and have
an audit of all county offices, at least once annually.
B. The same auditor or firm shall not serve as County Auditor for more than
five (5) consecutive years.
C. All audits shall be filed in the office of the County Commissioners and
shall be available for inspection by the public during business hours.
A motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Bain, to: Adopt #2 Budget. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item 2, Budget, reads:
A. The County Commissioners shall have prepared and adopt, after hearings, a
budget for all county departments annually in accordance with the requirements
of the statutes of the State of Colorado.
A motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Billings to: Adopt #3, Capital
Expenditures.
An amendment by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Dunbar, tot Change the $3,000,000.00
to $1,000,000.00. Amendment failed. Those voting yes were:
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Brown
Mr. White
Mr. Lesh
An amendment by Mr. Billings, seconded by Mr. Martin, to: Adopt the existing
state statutes which allow for a maximum of three (3) mills for capital
construction for county buildings and allows for a maximum of capital construction
for hospitals, if the county has hospitals.
An amendment to the previous amendment made by Mr. Carlson and seconded by Mr.
Billings, to: Put a limit of three (3) years on any one project. Amendment
carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Billings
Mr. Southard
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Rosenoff
Mr. Schissler
Amendment by Mr. Billings carried. Those voting no were: Mr. Waldo
Mr. Dunbar
Mr. Rosenoff
Mr. Brown abstained.
#3, Capital Expenditures reads:
A. Any one project requiring capital expenditures out of funds procured from
ad valorem taxation in excess of three (3) mills, with a limit of three years,
on any one project.
Motion by Mr. Waldo, as amended, carried. Mr. Waldo voted no.
Motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. White, to: Adopt #4, Limitation on Annual
Tax Levy, deleting 'be so reduced as to. ' Motion carried unanimously.
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A motion by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Bain, to: Adopt #5, Duties of Finance
Officer, deleting Data Processing. Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Billings abstained
Item #5 reads:
5. Duties of Finance Officer
A. The County Finance Officer shall on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners
act as Chief Accounting Officer of the County and manage, supervise, coordinate
and direct the activities of the Department of Budget, Central Purchasing and
Accounting. He shall be responsible to the Board of Commissioners for the
proper execution, administration and functioning of the affairs of the above
described departments of Weld County, including the performance by the respective
departments and officers of those functions, duties and services permitted or
required by this Charter.
B. The County Finance Officer shall:
(1) Cause the policies adopted or approved by the Board of County
Commissioners to be implemented in those departments as required by the Board
of County Commissioners and insure that the activities of those departments
are consistent with the policies determined and set by the Board of County
Commissioners.
A motion made by Mr. Waldo, seconded by Mr. Southard, to adopt the following:
6. County Treasurer
A. The County Treasurer shall, with prudence, deposit County funds in accordance
with the requirements of the statutes of the State of Colorado, giving preference
to Weld County financial institutions.
B. All earnings of interest from County funds shall become a part of the
general fund of Weld County or of any ear-marked fund that may be requested
by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners.
Motion carried unanimously.
A motion by Mr. Waldo and seconded by Mr. Bain, that: The County Finance
Officer, acting as Central Purchasing Officer of the County, shall conduct the
purchasing of items for the County in accordance with the policies and
directions to be laid down by the Board of County Commissioners.
Mr. Lesh read correspondence from General Electric and RCA concerning bidding
on Weld County Communications Equipment.
Mr. Waldo's motion was held over by direction of the Chairman. The matter was
referred to the Finance and Taxation Committee, with Mr. Lesh's input, for the
purpose of a motion.
The Chairman referred the subject of legal publications to the Finance and Taxation
Committee.
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Safety Committee - Mr George Brooks, Chairman - Addendum to report previously
filed.
A motion by Mr. Brooks and seconded by Mr. Anderson, to: Adopt or include the
addendum in the drafting. Motion carried unanimously.
Addendum reads:
The County shall not provide a place of residence for the Sheriff.
County Governance Committee - Mr. Anderson, Chairman - Addendum to report
previously filed.
A motion by Mr. Waldo and seconded by Mr. Southard, to: Strike "Broadly
Representative" shall mean "representative of the County's socioeconomic,
ethnic and geographic areas." Motion carried. Those voting no were:
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Rosenoff
Mrs. Clark
An amendment by Mr. Brown and seconded by Mr. Brooks to: Add that the Charter
prohibit more than two (2) people serving on the Planning Board, who represent
the fields of real estate, construction and public utilities.
Amendment failed. Those voting yes were: Mr. Waldo
Mr. White
Mr. Brown
A motion by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Anderson, to: Reconsider and restore
the paragraph as it was originally presented. Motion failed. Those voting
yes were:
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Rosenoff
Mr. Brown abstained.
Paragraph reads:
The membership of all appointive boards shall be broadly representative of the
County.
A motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Carlson, to: Accept the second paragraph.
Second paragraph reads:
To run for elective office, a candidate must have resided in the County for
three (3) years immediately preceeding his candidacy.
An amendment made by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Billings, to: Strike
resided and add 'be a qualified elector. '
Amendment carried. Those voting no were: Mr. Brown
Mrs. Clark
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Bowles
Mr. Schissler
Mr. Anderson's motion carried unanimously.
Second paragraph now reads:
To run for elective office, a candidate must be a qualified elector, and have
resided in the County for three (3) years immediately preceeding his candidacy.
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A motion by Mr. Southard and seconded by Mr. Schissler, to: Dispense with further
work on the drafting and finish other Charter business.
NEW BUSINESS:
Public Hearings:
The public hearings were discussed. The first public hearing is scheduled for
Monday, April 28, 1975, at the Exhibition Building. Mr. Billings 1s in charge
of arrangements.
Legal Public Notices will be published in the Greeley Tribune.
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark, Chairman
Mrs. Clark thanked the Charter Commission members for their cooperation in
appearing on KYOU and KFKA.
Drafting - Mr. Bain, Chairman
Mr. Bain passed out information for the second reading.
Finance and Taxation Committee - Mr. Waldo, Chairman
A meeting was scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 1975, at 7:00 P.M.
There being no further business at this time, the meeting was adjourned at
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11:00 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Approved as submitted this
day of 1975.
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