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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
June 20, 2016
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JUL 19 2016
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The Weld County Council met in full conformity with the Weld County Home Rule Charter,
Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Weld County Southeast Service Building, Ft. Lupton, CO.
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Councilman Jemiola at 6:30pm and on roll call
the following members were present, constituting a quorum of members thereof:
Councilwoman Marge Klein
Councilman Brett Abernathy -Excused
Councilman Don Mueller
Councilman Jordan Jemiola
Councilman Charles Tucker
Also present: Roy Rudisil, Weld County Director of the Office of Emergency Management, and
Sarah Mundt, Council Secretary.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilman Mueller made a motion to approve the June 20,
2016 agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tucker and the motion carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 16, 2016 Minutes. The motion was made to approve
the minutes by Councilwoman Klein and the motion was seconded by Councilman
Tucker and the motion carried.
REVIEW PROGRAM:
Roy Rudisil, Weld County Director of the Office of Emergency Management
Emergency Management is a required Department in each County by the State under
the title of "Disaster Agency" with a Director or Coordinator, at minimum, to be the Local
Planning Committee. OEM also operates as the Designated Emergency Response
Authority in unincorporated Weld County. OEM has made many changes, upgrades
and provided trainings between the years of 2006 and 2008, after the winter storms and
the flood, to meet current needs in a modern technical world. In 2011, the program was
growing with limited resources, sorting out whether it was a time to grow the program or
maintain as is. In 2012, the program was moved out of the Sheriffs office and into
County administration, operating as a support for first responders. EOC Operations
were defined, a development of County Code was addressed and a Coordinator and
Support Staff was approved. The 2013 Flood utilized the training and facilities and
lessons were learned. The Hazard Assessment guidelines were looked at and
addressed. There have been some successes over the years such as a development
of a direct working relationship with BOCC, coordination of training and identifying lead
positions in EOC, coordination with County Department Heads, the development of
MAC (Multi Agency Coordination) meetings, etc.
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Weld County Council
June 20, 2016
Minutes
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Elisa Kunkel and Dan Kunkel, 5203 W 2nd St. Greeley, CO 80634
Mrs. Kunkel requests a performance audit on Ms. Koppes. She states that fourteen people
have either been dismissed, quit or retired early. Mrs. Kunkel has worked for the Department
for 16 years and has been moved to a different position. Mrs. Kunkel is disturbed by
Councilmembers relationships with Ms. Koppes. Mrs. Kunkel believes that Ms. Koppes is
micromanaging and creating an environment of dissatisfaction and low morale. Mrs. Kunkel
stated that this is not a personal attack, that she has respect for Ms. Koppes.
Councilman Mueller voiced a concern with the operations of the Clerk and Recorders Office.
Councilman Mueller voiced that he knows other employees are afraid to come forward and that
there is an appearance that Human Resources is not supporting the employees, but the
Commissioners have. He voiced that he believes that Ms. Koppes should be responsible to
someone.
Councilman Tucker voiced that he does not know "in what world that a person would be
demoted for no reason".
Mrs. Kunkel wants to keep her job at the County in the Clerk and Recorder's Office.
Councilman Jemiola voiced that he would need to evaluate the cost for a process or
performance review. The Council will defer to the County Attorney, Bruce Barker, and Finance
Director, Don Warden.
Mrs. Kunkle stated that Human Resources, the County Attorney and Don Warden have advised
her to find another place in the County to work.
Mr. Kunkel stated that they have been in this situation for about 6 months and he has witnessed
a change in the environment at the Clerk and Recorders Office. He stated that he wished the
situation could have been handled differently and that the environment were not as "somber" as
it is now.
Councilman Tucker motioned to confer with the Attorney and schedule a Special Meeting, it was
seconded by Councilwoman Klein and the motion carried.
Councilman Mueller will contact the County Attorney about the option of the performance review
on Ms. Koppes. The Secretary will coordinate the meeting.
OLD BUSINESS:
None
BUSINESS:
• Coordinator Reports
• Upcoming Meetings/Invitations
Weld County Council
June 20, 2016
Minutes
• Pay Bills: Councilman Mueller made a motion to pay the bills and the motion was
seconded by Councilman Klein and the motion carried.
Mileage for Councilman Mueller
Mileage for Councilman Tucker
Mileage for Councilwoman Marge Klein
$ 28.50
$ 43.68
$ 5.40
ADJOURNMENT: By acclamation, the meeting was adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
The next Regular Meeting of the Weld County Council will be on July 18, 2016 at the
Pierce Fire House, Pierce, CO. Councilman Tucker will contact DFA and/or WDA-
Dairy Associations and Commissioner Conway to present.
June 20, 2016 /jf(A"cil IjFp,4tdent Jordan Jemiola
Counci Secretary Sarah Mundt
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