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FW: Abolishing county council and budgeting process in Weld County
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Julie Cozad
Weld County Commissioner, District 2
1150 O Street
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Greeley, CO 80632
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From: Bob Grand, Publisher [mailto:publisher@lostcreekguide.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2017 9:43 AM
To: Mike Freeman <mfreeman@weldgov.com>; Julie Cozad <jcozad@weldgov.com>; Barbara Kirkmeyer
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Subject: Abolishing county council and budgeting process in Weld County
Commissioners:
Good morning. I will not be able to attend the BOCC meeting on Monday morning.
I wanted to share my thoughts on the proposed abolishment of the County Council resolution.
Over the years I have watched a rather unproductive County Council, except last year when they
approved a raise for you all. This past year I have watched while the whole process has made
Weld County and its citizens look foolish.
The County Home rule charter was created in 1976. It does need to be updated but the process
should be amended as the original was created, a recommendation of 21 citizens, chosen from
across the country, who held 39 regular meeting and 14 public hearings. An arbitrary decision by
yes, a majority, but by no means 100% consensus is inappropriate. My papers and the new news
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group I am assembling, will vigorously oppose this approach to change the County Charter without a
balance of thought and input. The citizens of Weld County deserve better.
As to the ongoing dialogue between the finance director and the Clerk and Recorder I would
observe that it represents and highlights a flaw in the approach to budgeting at the County level,
something I have observed personally while serving on the Advisory Council for the Extension
office. The finance director is quoted in today's Sunday Greeley Tribune, that Weld County has a
history of being cost effective and efficient in its management philosophy. As a fiscal conservative
I appreciate that, but there is another piece of the equation and that is service levels.
Our budget process should identify the level of service the County Commissioner's are willing to
fund, which is their job, and explain to the citizens the thought process supporting that decision.
Yes that takes a lot more work but I believe well worth it, because of the quality of the product
produced.
I recognize we all human and not perfect but we have to work together to address the many issues
that we face every day. Unilateral decisions made by a few do work well to build consensus and support
among the electorate. Make no mistake, do not under estimate the change in the demographics of
the electorate in Weld County that is occurring every day.
Bob Grand
Concerned Citizen
Esther Gesick
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Carly Koppes
Dear Weld County Commissioners
We had to title and license a car that we just bought. After doing so we feel it is deserving to
mention what we experienced. And as the county council audit is being scrutinized we feel it
is important to acknowledge the hard work the folks in the Department of Motor Vehicle are
doing.
When walking into the building and seeing the line of people,then getting a number that is a
long way away from the one on the board it is easy to criticize the workers,the department
and the system. However,after getting over the initial shock of it all and you look around you
notice how hard and diligently the people behind the counters are working.
Then finding out that in a single day,this year,the team took care of 1,097 people - in One
Day! That is people attended to — Notably this number does not include the number of
transactions nor does it include titles mailed in. Just imagine the work involved in taking care
of 1,097 people in a single day in any occupation. That is truly commendable.
Just as important is the way people are helped in the lobby. When people walk into the
building you can see in their faces how overwhelmed some are or become. You will see the
person behind the counter respond to this by asking if she can help and even walking out into
the lobby to help. You will even notice those who have not mastered the English language are
helped with the same attention and courtesy.
Once our number was called our transaction was done and we were on our way in just
minuets. This is the result of team work as demonstrated by the workers and from the effort
and work done by Carly Koppes. Admittedly we all have seen this department having to
adjust - on the fly - to the rapid and unusual growth that Weld County has had to deal with in
just a short time.
Respectfully
J.D. Ruybal
Windsor
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Esther Gesick
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County Commissioners:
What is so wasteful or malicious about the Weld county council? And what was in its audit
that would cause the dismantling of such an oversight?
The peoples suspicions have been confirmed. Weld county commissioners along with their
cohorts are indeed retaliating against constructive criticism and attempting to eliminate public
scrutiny and public oversight. And Interesting how commissioner S. Conway was the subject
of criticism from his fellow commissioners,
Greeley tribune: "Commissioners are generally given a department to oversee, as voted on by
commissioners. Commissioner Sean Conway does not oversee a department this year, his fellow
commissioners having shut him out amid infighting."
yet he was the one who made factual critical remarks at the onset of the issue of disbanding
the county council. Wonder what the other commissioners are concealing from the people?
Further investigation is needed.
J.D. Ruybal
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RE: WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
Having served on the Weld County Council for several years, I find the County Council to be a huge
waste of the Weld County Taxpayers money. For the taxpayers to pay mileage for the five council
members to travel to meetings, take up space for an office, in the Weld County Administration Building,
have a part time secretary ---just to do their main task of setting elected officials salaries when the State
Legislature already does that for counties without a County Council ---it is time for the Council to be
dissolved!!
The Weld County Council is not being responsive to the public when it took over a year to respond to a
citizen request and vote to have a performance audit on an elected official's office and to date, the
taxpayers still do not have the audit results.
As a former County Council member and a taxpayer in Weld County, I am in favor of the County
Commissioners asking the voters if they think the Weld County Council should be dissolved.
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disbanding the county council
Weld County Commissioners
Needles to say I was disappointing hearing about and reading in the Tribune the County
Commissioners were to consider disbanding the county council. Seems very suspicious when the
idea of the complete removal of a county chartered council is being threatened.
I agree with Commissioner Conway:
"Fellow commissioners have moved too quickly" And "I believe a change this significant to the Weld
County Charter requires more public input than five days,"
Not only that but if there are problems within any advisory board it is best to address the problem and
or issue/s before attempting to make such a dramatic change to any of the peoples chartered
oversights/checks and balances.
Respectfully
J.D. Ruybal
Windsor
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Esther Gesick
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Bruce T. Barker, Esq.
Weld County Attorney
P.O. Box 758
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Greeley, CO 80632
(970) 356-4000, Ext. 4390
Fax: (970) 352-0242
Bruce Barker
Monday, August 14, 2017 10:03 AM
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FW: Home Rule Charter
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From: Barbara Kirkmeyer
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:36 PM
To: Jennifer Finch <jfinch@weldgov.com>; Bruce Barker <bbarker@weldgov.com>; Don Warden
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Subject: Fwd: Home Rule Charter
FYI
Have a great day
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From: Rich <trailguy46@gmail.com>
Date: August 12, 2017 at 4:36:01 PM MDT
To: jcozad@weldgov.com, bkirkmeyer@weldgov.com, sconway@weldgov.com,
smoreno@weldgov.com
Subject: Home Rule Charter
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From: Rich <trailguy46(a,gmail.com>
Cc: countycouncil@weldgov.com
Subject: Home Rule Charter
I am a Johnstown resident that's concerned over the hasty, ill conceived, and
suspect dismantling of the Home Rule Charter. It has been very obvious over the
past year or more that the Commissioners do not want, nor accept, outside input
on decisions affecting our county. Irregardless as to the source of the
comments/facts/information (constituent/planning
department/knowledgeable sources) the Commissioners press on in a "my way or
the highway" fashion. This is why the County Council is more important than
ever. Good government requires checks and balances. And I'm fairly certain that
40+ years ago those that created the Home Rule Charter felt likewise and saw the
need for a County Council as well. Listen to your constituents, not 4 good of
boys from the past that you've lined up to support you and this misguided venture.
Richard Grimaud
1744 Goldenvue Dr
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Esther Gesick
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Bruce T. Barker, Esq.
Weld County Attorney
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Greeley, CO 80632
(970) 356-4000, Ext. 4390
Fax: (970) 352-0242
Bruce Barker
Monday, August 14, 2017 10:03 AM
CTB
FW: My 2 Cents and Unsolicited "Advice"
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From: Barbara Kirkmeyer
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:33 PM
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Subject: Fwd: My 2 Cents and Unsolicited "Advice"
FYI
Have a great day
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From: Menda <mrsmouth99@prodigy.net>
Date: August 13, 2017 at 10:15:31 PM MDT
To: "mfreeman@weldgov.com" <mfreeman@weldgov.com>, "icozad@weldgov.com"
<jcozad@weldgov.com>, "bkirkmeyer@weldgov.com"
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Subject: My 2 Cents and Unsolicited "Advice"
Reply -To: Menda <mrsmouth99@prodigy.net>
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Dear Commissioners,
Just my 2 cents and some advice for the Weld County Commissioners. I have known and worked
with many of the current County Commissioners on a number of projects/issues for a number of
years. There have been times that I am extremely proud of our County and times that I have been
embarrassed, ashamed and downright angry. But so it goes constituents with any elected
government entity. Because I have voted for and supported a few of the current members, I feel
compelled to speak out.
I understand some of the conflicts and have agreed sometimes and disagreed sometimes on the
way controversial things have been handled but I believed that five people of good will could
resolve differences and move forward. I became most distressed at the beginning of 2017 when
the Commissioners, apparently, made some major decisions outside of legally required public
meetings. While I agree that the Commissioners have every right to pick who will chair each
year, the discussion should have taken place in a public meeting. When the Commissioners
decided not to appoint Commissioners Conway to oversee any of the County Departments as has
ALWAYS been done for each and every commissioner since the passing of the Weld County
Charter, I was more than angry. Like him or not, support him or not, he was duly elected just 2
months before and those voters did so because THEY wanted Commissioner Conway to work
for them, the voters, the citizens. This too was obviously discussed and decided outside of legally
required public meetings. Shame on you! Now Commissioners have been asked to place an
initiative on the ballot that would eliminate the Weld County Council from the Charter. The
Council's responsibility is to hold the Commissioners accountable and lately, there has been
considerable accountability questions from the Council.
While it may be legally permissible for the BOC to place this issue on the ballot, it is so
inappropriate, such an utter conflict of interest and smacks of the pure power hungry, "No one is
going to tell us what to do" "Break all the rules if we don't like them" behavior for which the
BOC is so widely accused/known. I am not just talking about in just Weld County but I have
heard it from State and Federal agencies and policymakers. Let the "citizens" that want this on
the ballot show broad community support for it through the petition process. Please do not add
another black eye to the county I love. Julie Cozad, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Steve Moreno, Mike
Freeman and Sean Conway do the right thing.
Do not place this initiative on the ballot as a Weld County BOC initiative but allow the citizen
petition process to succeed or fail based on its merits. The silent majority is watching. For those
of you that profess to be a Christian:
Thessalonians 5:21-22 (KJV)
21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
In my prayers,
Menda Ide
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Esther Gesick
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Bruce T. Barker, Esq.
Weld County Attorney
P.O. Box 758
1150 "O" Street
Greeley, CO 80632
(970) 356-4000, Ext. 4390
Fax: (970) 352-0242
Bruce Barker
Monday, August 14, 2017 10:02 AM
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FW: Termination of County Council
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From: Barbara Kirkmeyer
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:32 PM
To: Jennifer Finch <jfinch@weldgov.com>; Don Warden <dwarden@weldgov.com>; Bruce Barker
<bbarker@weldgov.com>
Subject: Fwd: Termination of County Council
FYI
Have a great day
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Jeffrey T Hare, CPA CISA CIA" <jhare(a,erpra.net>
Date: August 13, 2017 at 10:10:12 PM MDT
To: Julie Cozad <Icozadnweldgov.com>, Commissioners
<COMMISSIONERS(&,co.weld.co.us>
Cc: Tyler Silvy <tsilvy@greeleytribune.com>, Sherrie Peif <sherrie@pei£us>
Subject: Re: Termination of County Council
Reply -To: "Jeffrey T Hare, CPA CISA CIA" <jhare@erpra.net>
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One final comment... you imply that I am somehow bullying you into a position by threatening to
recall you if you pursue this course of action.
However, I am guessing the thought hasn't crossed your mind that the BOCC is doing EXACTLY
that to the County Council by even considering this action while their audit report related to the
BOCC is pending. Condemning a private citizen for this, while taking exactly the same course of
action as elected officials is the height of hypocrisy. If not hypocrisy, it is amazing ignorance and I'd
be honored to be the one to point this out to you.
Regards,
Jeffrey T. Hare, CPA CISA CIA
Twitter: @jeffreythare
Blog: jeffreythare.blogspot.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeffreythare
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To: J. Hare <ihare erpra.net>; Commissioners <COMMISSIONERS(gico.weld.co.us>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: Termination of County Council
Jeff, I would have liked to hear what your reasons are for supporting your premise
rather than a threat to recall me if I don't support your position. I won't be bullied into
making a decision from either side of the issue. As always, if you would like to discuss it
with me I would be happy to talk to you. You can always call me at 970-515-2424. I
have talked to many people over the past several days and a lot have the opposite view
and gave me their reasoning behind it. Thanks, Julie
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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From: "J. Hare" <jhare(a�erpra.net>
Date: 8/13/17 8:00 PM (GMT -07:00)
To: Julie Cozad <icozadweldgov.com>
Subject: Termination of County Council
Julie
My understanding is that you will hear and decide on whether or not there will be a vote
regarding the termination of the County Council tomorrow.
I see no basis whatsoever for the Commissioners to move forward with such an
initiative.
I urge you to vote against this measure and will be hugely disappointed if you support
this.
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I have said publicly and will say it to you. I will actively work to recall any of the
Commissioners who support this initiative.
Regards
Jeffrey Hare
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Esther Gesick
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Bruce Barker
Monday, August 14, 2017 10:02 AM
CTB
FW: NOT Disbanding county council
Disbanding Letter.doc; ATT00001.htm
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From: Barbara Kirkmeyer
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 10:30 PM
To: Bruce Barker <bbarker@weldgov.com>
Subject: Fwd: NOT Disbanding county council
FYI
Have a great day
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From: Gene Stille <gene@skvbeam.com>
Date: August 12, 2017 at 6:05:18 PM MDT
To: 'Julie Cozad' <jcozad@co.weld.co.us>, <smoreno@co.weld.co.us>, <mfreeman@weldgov.com>,
'Barbara Kirkmeyer' <bkirkmeyer@weldgov.com>, <sconway@weldgov.com>
Subject: NOT Disbanding county council
Commissioners,
See attached letter about disbanding the county council.
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If you decide you want to do some sort of Work Shop on this issue, I'd like to participate. I may be
wrong on an item or two, but I'd sure like to work on making the Council better/what it should be.
Note: there are no Cc's or Bcc's.
Thanks,
Gene
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To: Weld County Board of Commissioners
From: Gene Stille
Subject: County Council
I would like to express, up front, that I am adamantly opposed to disbanding of the Weld County Council. When
it functions correctly and performs all of its responsibilities, it can save the tax payers money and hold the
elected officials responsible. If there is no County Council, why have a Home Rule Charter? Who would
perform the functions of the County Council? How would you address all those functions on a ballot issue? As
many have indicated, there simply is not enough time between now and September 8th deadline for public input.
You are aware of the following:
• The Weld County Council is charged to review all aspects of County government and makes periodic
written reports to the people.
• The Council invites Weld County citizens and employees to present their comments, ideas, or concerns
regarding Weld County government for the Council to review.
• In addition to reviewing county government, the Council has five functions defined in the Weld County
Home Rule Charter:
1. Set salaries of elected county officials.
2. Fill vacancies on the Board of County Commissioners and on the Weld County Council.
3. May suspend an elected official formally charged or indicted for the commission of a crime or
when a valid petition for recall of an elected official is presented.
4. Review conflicts of interest between any county officer, member of an appointed board, or
employee, and any enterprise or organization doing business with Weld County.
5. To consider requests from the Board of County Commissioners to grant an increased mill levy.
Consider the first bullet point. Who would do the review? Another audit group? Look how long it took to do just
two departments.
Consider the second bullet point. Who would the County citizens and employees present their comments,
ideas, or concerns to? Another department set up by the commissioners? Why not keep what we've got? If,
you as commissioners had time to listen to the citizenry, most citizens would find the commissioner board to be
to intimidating. Don't think they can't be intimidating, because previously when I was a Councilman, I presented
an issue to the Board of Commissioners and they wanted me "to go away". I didn't, and the issue got resolved
by a shake up in the departments. That employee, who brought it to my attention, would never have been able
to express his concerns. When I previously was on the Council, it was my suggestion and motion that we go
from a two term limit to a three term limit for all elected officials. I was on the Ad Hoc committee to develop the
language to put it on the ballot and bring it to the people. It passed overwhelmingly. How would something like
that get accomplished if there wasn't someone representing the constituents?
Now the third bullet point. How would all these functions, 1 thru 5, get accomplished? Would you let the state
legislature do Item Number 1? Though they do to a certain extent by establishing rates for the different county
categories (I thru VI), as a Home Rule Charter, we don't have to abide by those standards. Again, when I
previously was on the Council, it was my suggestion and motion that we go from a Category III to a Category I
for all elected officials. How would that have gotten done had it not been for the Council? Item Number 2. The
commissioners could fill their own vacancies like many other boards/districts, but it seems that if the Council
does the filling, there would be less likely to have the constituents raising concerns for nepotism and the "good
ole boys club". Item Number 3. That could be addressed by a different department, e.g. the DA or Sheriff's
department, but that is one of the important functions for the Council under the Home Rule Charter. However, I
do believe something needs to be done to make the petition for recall a lot easier. No one seems to understand
the process. Item Number 4. Is self explanatory, but what department would accomplish this that would be
non-partisan and unbiased? Granted the Council is not doing a very good job of this now, but that doesn't
mean you the throw the baby out with bath water by disbanding the Council. Let's shore it up! Item Number 5.
Obviously that would go away and the Commissioners would just do it. When that issue comes up to the
Council, they are the ones that can listen to the Taxpayer and the Commissioners to make the most reasonable
call.
Weld County was once 13,286 sq miles and included the area now comprising Weld County, Washington
County, Logan County, Morgan County, Yuma County, Phillips County, and Sedgwick County. Though it is now
4,017 sq. miles, the third largest county in the state (Moffat County at 4,751 sq. miles and Las Animas County
at 4,775 sq. miles), it takes a lot of management from our very capable county commissioners and all of our
elected officials. But our County Commissioners need help from unpaid, elected, non-partisan citizens willing to
put in the time, called the County Council. Right now, there may be some bad feelings, animosity, politics, and
"why did we do this audit" attitude?, and all that, but let's do the right thing and maintain the County Council.
Disbanding will only cause a lot of confusion and discontent and is NOT doing the right thing for our
constituents and should not be a ballot issue.
Weld County is the best place in America to live, let's keep it that way.
Thank you.
Esther Gesick
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Greeley, CO 80632
(970) 356-4000, Ext. 4390
Fax: (970) 352-0242
Bruce Barker
Monday, August 14, 2017 9:51 AM
Commissioners; CTB
FW: Emailing BOCC meeting on ballot measure.pdf
BOCC meeting on ballot measure.pdf
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From: Dave Kisker [mailto:dave.kisker@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 9:49 AM
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I probably should have included you on this submission. My comments from today.
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Date: Aug 14, 2017 9:28 AM
Subject: Emailing BOCC meeting on ballot measure.pdf
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Memo to BOCC
AUGUST 14th, 2017
From the BOCC meeting of
September 21, 2016
"I think who needs to be hearing from the citizens is not the five of us," Commissioner Chairman
Mike Freeman said. "I think we need to separate ourselves from the charter review committee
and what they're looking at."
"It would keep the commissioners' influence out of the decision -making process..."
What has changed?
Of course, as we all know the major thing that has changed is that the Weld County Council has
developed a spine and actually moved forward with an audit of the County Clerk and Reporter.
And the Board of County Commissioners.
Of course, it's not the CCR that is making an effort to eliminate the Council. So, one can only
conclude that the changed element is the successful performance audit of the County
Commissioners. Even though none of us knows the content of that audit, given what we do
know about some of this Board's actions over the last year, this action, that appears to be
retaliation against the Council may not be surprising.
Furthermore, the argument that the Council is a waste of money doesn't seem valid. After all,
the Council members are unpaid and have a very limited budget. In typical years, their
expenditures would barely pay for two trips to Jackson Hole, and not even half of a trip to
Breckenridge.
So, instead of eliminating the Council, I'm here today to ask this Commission to instead
STRENGTHEN the Council by making it more independent.
1. Give the Council its own budget that does not need approval from this Board.
2. This should include hiring its own independent legal Counsel when necessary.
3. Charge the Council with developing and forming a County Ethics Commission, independent
from either the Council or this Board.
There may be other significant improvements that can be made, such as better records
archiving and accessibility.
If you are truly interested in the concerns of Weld County residents, then give us the choice :
Do we eliminate the Council? Or do we STRENGTHEN it?
Dave Kisker
6681 Apache Road
Johnstown, CO 80534
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