HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180120.tiffWELD COUNTY FEDERAL MINERAL LEASE DISTRICT
October 16, 2017
Those Present:
Mike Freeman
Travis DePorter (by phone)
Donald Warden, Weld County Director Finance and Administration
Barbara Connolly, Controller
Absent:
Bruce White
CALL TO ORDER:
Mike Freeman, President, called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
APPROVE MINUTES OF JULY 10, 2017:
By motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of July 10, 2017, were approved
unanimously.
APPROVE PAYMENTS:
Donald Warden, Weld County Budget Director, presented the payment of $50,000 to the
Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, for approval. He stated this is the
sixth year of the project for the water testing equipment. By motion duly made and seconded,
the payment of $50,000 to the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment was
approved.
Mr. Warden also presented the payment of $1,000,000 to the Weld County Department
of Public Works for approval. The Board reviewed the list of completed projects, which exceeds
that amount. By motion duly made and seconded, the payment of $1,000,000 to the Weld
County Department of Public Works was approved.
Mr. Warden presented a bill from Anderson and Whitney, Certified Public Accountants,
in the amount of $3,100 for approval. He stated this is for the 2016 audit. By motion duly made
and seconded, the payment was approved.
Mr. Warden presented a bill from Weld County for administrative costs, in the amount of
$600 for approval. He stated this is for the 2016 audit. By motion duly made and seconded, the
payment was approved.
NEW BUSINESS:
Budget Hearing for 2018 Budget: Mr. Warden stated this is a Public Hearing which was
duly noticed. He presented the 2018 budget, with Revenues for 2018 of $1,100,000 plus and
estimated $10,000 in interest. He stated Board policy is to spend money one year in arrears
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based on the five-year average of revenues, in order to know the exact amount awarded. He
stated Contract Payments are listed at $1,000,000, with $50,000 committed to the Weld County
Department of Public Health and Environment for the water testing program, and $1,000,000 for
the Weld County Department of Public Works for HRP roads impacted by the energy industry.
Audit costs of $3,100 are included in the budget, and $600 for administrative costs. No public
comments were received. By motion duly made and seconded, the Resolution to adopt the
2018 Budget was approved as presented.
Mr. Warden presented a Resolution to Appropriate Sums of Money, in the amount of
$1,053,700. By motion duly made and seconded, the Resolution was approved as presented.
Consider 2018 Requests for Proposal: Mr. Warden recommended the Weld County
Department of Public Health and Environment be awarded $50,000 for the continuation of the
water testing program; and the Weld County Department of Public Works be awarded
$1,000,000. He stated the list of Haul Route Program (HRP) roads submitted by the
Department exceeds that amount; however, the Department will use up to that amount, with the
County paying the balance. MOU for the projects will be presented at the January 8, 2018,
meeting.
On motion duly made and seconded, the Requests for Proposal for the Weld County
Department of Public Health and Environment be awarded $50,000 for the continuation of the
water testing program; and the Weld County Department of Public Works be awarded
$1,0000,000 were approved as presented.
OTHER BUSINESS:
The Board set the next meeting to be held Monday, January 8, 2018.
ADJOURN:
Chairman Freeman adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.
The above and foregoing minutes were presented for approval on the 8th day of
January, 2017.
Mike Freeman, President
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