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CODE ORDINANCE 2015-24
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION AND CHAPTER 17 PUBLIC PLACES, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD, STATE OF COLORADO:
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of
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 Board of County Commissioners, on December 28, 2000, adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000-1, enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld,
including the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent nature
enacted on or before said date of adoption, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures, terms, and requirements therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld, State of Colorado, that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be,
and hereby are, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and the various Chapters are
revised to read as follows.
CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
Amend Sec. 2-1-125. Delegation of Authority to Sign Standard Form Agreements.
The Board of County Commissioners periodically approves, by Resolution, standard form
agreements, each of which are available from the Clerk to the Board's Office.
A. The Chair to the Board is delegated the authority to sign any agreement in
substantial conformance with the following:
1. Standard Form of GIS Data License Agreement.
2. Standard Form of License and Exchange Agreement for Geographic Data.
3. Standard Form of Agreement for Access to Clerk and Recorder Data Base.
4. Standard Forms of Agreements for Conduct of Coordinated Elections,
including various forms for Master Version, Tabor Version, and School
Version of Memorandum of Intergovernmental Agreements for conducting
Coordinated Elections.
5. Standard Form of Electronic Recording Memorandum of Understanding.
6. Standard Form of Memorandum of Understanding for Collection of Sales
and/or Use Tax by Weld County Clerk and Recorder.
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7. Standard Forms of Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Use of
Building (Open Pod/Closed Pod).
8. Standard Form for Agreement for Respite Services.
9. Standard Form for Child Protection Agreement for Services.
10. Standard Form for Agreement to Purchase Out-of-Home Placement
Services SS23A.
11. Standard Form for Exhibit to the SS23A for the Purchase of Residential
Child Care Facility Services.
12. Standard Form for Exhibit to the SS23A for the Purchase of Child
Placement Agency Services.
13. Standard Form for Exhibit to the SS23A for the Purchase of Group Home
Care Services.
14. Standard Form for Exhibit to the SS23A for the Purchase of Group
Home/Group Center Care Services.
15. Standard Form for Individual Provider Contract for Purpose of Foster Care
Services and Foster Care Facility Agreement CWS-7.
16. Standard form for Exhibit A to CWS-7A-Additional Provisions for Purchase
of Foster Care Services and Foster Care Facility Agreement.
17. Standard Form of Agreement for Child Welfare Contract Agreement
Extension/Renewal.18. Standard Form for Agreement to Grant Temporary
Right of Entry.
19. Standard Form of Weld County Retired Employee Employment Contract.
20. Standard Form of Agreement for Municipal Jail Services.
B. Delegation of authority concerning various forms of standard agreements for
Elections Division Facility Usage. As necessary, the Board of County
Commissioners may approve, by Resolution, various form agreements for the
utilization of locations by the Elections Division for ballot drop off locations, and
voter service centers and polling centers. By said Resolution, the Board grants
standing authority to the Clerk and Recorder to sign such agreements, after review
by the County Attorney to verify that they were completed in accordance with the
form approved by the Board.
C. The Director of the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment is
delegated the authority to sign any agreement in substantial compliance with the
following: Standard Form Agreements for Sampling and Analysis of Drinking Water
and/or Wastewater by the Weld County Department of Public Health and
Environment.
D. The Director of the Department of Public Works is delegated the authority to sign
any agreement in substantial conformance with the following:
1. Standard Form Agreement for Chemical Weed Control Cost Share
Agreement.
2. Standard Form Agreement for Chemical Weed Control Cost Share
Agreement Through West Greeley Conservation District.
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3. Standard Form Agreement for Eradication Species Chemical Weed Control
Cost Share Agreement.
E. Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Department of Human Services:
1. Standard Form for Colorado Works in Weld County Employment and
Training Program Work Supplement Activity Agreement.
2. Addendum to SS23A- Needs Based Care Addendum.
3. Child Specific Addendum - Agreement to Purchase Out-of-Home
Placement Services (SS23B).
4. On-the-Job Training Agreement.
ARTICLE III
PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS
Amend Sec. 2-3-20. Quasi-judicial hearing before partial Board.
When less than a full Board is present at a quasi-judicial hearing before the Board of
County Commissioners, the following rules shall apply:
A. In the event the matter is heard with only four (4) members present and the vote
is a 2-2 tie, the matter is automatically continued to a date set by the Board. The
absent member will listen to the audio recording of the proceedings and review all
submitted exhibits. After the absent member has listened to the audio recording
and reviewed all submitted exhibits, the matter will be reopened on the
continuance date for the limited purpose of receiving the absent member's tie-
breaking vote.
B. A quasi-judicial hearing, as used in this Section, is described as a hearing which
requires notice to the applicant or appellant and requires that a decision on the
matter be made by the Board of County Commissioners.
C. Quasi-judicial hearings to which this policy shall apply include, but are not limited
to, planning and liquor hearings and to hearings in which the Board sits as the
Board of Equalization.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS POLICIES
Amend Sec. 2-12-140. Policy for use of meeting rooms.
The Events Center in Administration, the Training Room at the Training Center, and the
large conference room at the Southwest Weld Administration Building are available to be used
for meetings by any Colorado non-profit corporation that has a demonstrated partnership with the
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County, or an agreement with the County to provide services, as long as it complies with the
following requirements:
A. Use of the room will be scheduled with the Department of Human Resources no
sooner than one (1) month prior to the date of intended use. Scheduled use by a
non-profit corporation shall not conflict with previously scheduled use of the room
by County elected officials and/or employees, or by agencies of the State or
Federal governments or political subdivisions of the State.
B. A rental fee may be established by the Board of County Commissioners by
separate ordinance. Any such fee shall be paid by the non-profit corporation at the
time of scheduling.
C. At the conclusion of the meeting, all refuse is placed in proper receptacles and
chairs and tables are placed in the position where they were found.
D. No damage occurs to the room, its furniture, and/or kitchen facilities.
E. Meetings scheduled for after-hours use may require reimbursement of costs
incurred by the County for security to close and lock up rooms after use. (After-
hours use shall be times and dates other than the normal County business hours
specified in Section 17-4-10.B. of this Code.)
All other conference and meeting rooms in County buildings may only be used by Elected
Officials, Department Heads, and employees to conduct County business, or for meetings
arranged by agencies of the State or Federal governments or political subdivisions of the State.
CHAPTER 17
PUBLIC PLACES
ARTICLE IV
COUNTY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Amend Sec. 17-4-10. General policies.
A. All County department offices shall be open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday, excluding holidays. At the discretion of an elected official or
department head, public access to a County office may be restricted to no less
than 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm.., Monday through Friday, except holidays, as long as
such hours are posted for public information.
B. The use of conference and meeting rooms in County buildings is governed by the
policies and rules set forth in Section 2-12-140 of this Code.
C. Use of County buildings.
1. Walls and partitions may not be used to display posters, poster pictures,
notices, etc. Bulletin boards are provided to display notices or other items
of interest.
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2. When an employee requires a key to his or her office, the employee's
department head or Elected Official will make the request to Buildings and
Grounds.
3. There shall be no soliciting for sales or donations or distribution of literature
in County buildings. The Department of Buildings and Grounds should be
notified of any violations of this Paragraph.
4. Thermostat settings are centrally managed through software by the
Department of Buildings and Grounds for energy conservation.
Adjustments shall be made by Buildings and Grounds.
Amend Sec. Parking 17-4-20. at Centennial Center.
A. The Director of Human Resources shall determine the number of spaces assigned
to the courts, security, buildings and grounds and visitors at the Centennial Center.
B. A monthly fee set by the Board of County Commissioners must be paid by each
individual parking in an assigned space at the Centennial Center. The monthly
parking fee will be deducted from the individual's monthly salary.
C. No exchange of parking spaces will be permitted without approval by the
Department of Human Resources.
D. A parking space will be revoked if it is misused.
E. Security within the garage is paramount. All rules will be strictly enforced.
F. No trucks, campers, pickups with camper shells higher than the cab of the pickup
or other similar vehicles will be permitted in the garage.
G. The County will not pay tickets or fines for"over parking."These are the permittee's
or employee's personal responsibility.
Amend Sec. 17-4-30. Centennial Center and Courthouse after hours.
A. The doors to the Centennial Center and Courthouse are open from 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays. Picture I.D. cards
have been issued to employees for the safety and well-being of all employees; and
security guards and electronic security devices are in place to allow controlled
access to the building. Employees working in the buildings or having a need to
access the parking garage have been given security codes and keys to access the
appropriate areas.
B. In order for an employee to gain entrance to the Centennial Center or Courthouse
after hours, on holidays or on weekends, when codes or keys are not in their
possession, the employee must notify security ahead of the scheduled arrival time
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by calling 356-4000, extension 4836, and notifying the security guard of the time
the employee will be seeking admittance.
C. The employee is responsible for any non-employed individual accompanying said
employee and entering the building during off-duty hours.
Delete Sec. 17-4-50. Chamber Room rental policy.
Delete Sec. 17-4-60. Waiver of rental fees.
Delete Sec. 17-4-70. Room rental schedule.
Amend Sec. 17-4-50. Energy conservation.
The Director of Buildings and Grounds shall implement all energy conservation measures
recommended by the Board of County Commissioners in buildings owned and leased by the
County whenever it is operationally feasible, economically feasible and not in conflict with any
local, state or federal law or regulation.
Amend Sec. 17-4-60. Maintenance of County facilities.
A. The Department of Buildings and Grounds will be in charge of all maintenance and
repair of County facilities, owned and leased. Requirements for repair or
maintenance identified by the occupying department should be submitted on a
work order to the Department of Buildings and Grounds.
B. Special projects of a nonemergency nature should be submitted in the
department's budget request as specified in the budget manual.
C. Capital projects are submitted and prepared during the budget process.
Amend Sec. 17-4-70. Lost and found service.
The lost and found service is maintained by the Department of Human Resources located
in the Administration Building. Items found on the premises are to be delivered there as soon as
possible.
Amend Sec. 17-4-80. Accessibility in County buildings.
County buildings shall comply, if necessary pursuant to federal law, with the Uniform
Federal Accessibility Standards and the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be, and hereby is,
directed to arrange for Municode to supplement the Weld County Code with the amendments
contained herein, to coincide with chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and subsections as they
currently exist within said Code; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding capitalization,
grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters, articles, divisions, sections, and subsections
in said Code.
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board, if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The
Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in
each and every section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective
of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or
phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2015-24 was, on motion duly made and
seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 29th day of February, A.D., 2016.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:ditifwv. � ,,,,��,,// • �co
G: •�UID•� Mike Freeman, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Sean P. Conway, Pro- em
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Julie C---411?
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APPR VEDAS TO Fr'M' d � �--
��� arbara Kirkmeye
County Attorney % 1" •
viek .'Steve Moreno
First Reading: November 9, 2015
November 1 2015 in the Greeley Tribune
Publication: 8,
Second Reading: November 30, 2015
con't to: January 18, 2016
Publication: January 27, 2016, in the Greeley Tribune
Final Reading: February 8, 2016
con't to: February 29, 2016
Publication: March 9, 2016, in the Greeley Tribune
Effective: March 14, 2016
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CODE 2015 -24 gide'
ORDINANCE
IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND REENACTING , WITH AMENDMENTS , CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION AND CHAPTER 17 PUBLIC PLACES , OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF
WELD , STATE OF COLORADO :
WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld , State of
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 Board of County Commissioners , on December 28 , 2000 , adopted Weld
County Code Ordinance 2000- 1 , enacting a comprehensive Code for the County of Weld ,
including the codification of all previously adopted ordinances of a general and permanent nature
enacted on or before said date of adoption , and
WHEREAS , the Weld County Code is in need of revision and clarification with regard to
procedures , terms , and requirements therein .
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Weld , State of Colorado , that certain existing Chapters of the Weld County Code be ,
and hereby are , repealed and re-enacted , with amendments , and the various Chapters are
revised to read as follows .
CHAPTER 2
ADMINISTRATION
Amend Sec . 2 -1 -125 . Delegation of Authority to Sign Standard Form Agreements .
The Board of County Commissioners periodically approves , by Resolution , standard form
agreements , each of which are available from the Clerk to the Board ' s Office .
A . The Chair to the Board is delegated the authority to sign any agreement in
substantial conformance with the following :
1 . Standard Form of GIS Data License Agreement .
2 . Standard Form of License and Exchange Agreement for Geographic Data .
3 . Standard Form of Agreement for Access to Clerk and Recorder Data Base .
4 . Standard Forms of Agreements for Conduct of Coordinated Elections ,
including various forms for Master Version , Tabor Version , and School
Version of Memorandum of Intergovernmental Agreements for conducting
Coordinated Elections .
5 . Standard Form of Electronic Recording Memorandum of Understanding .
6 . Standard Form of Memorandum of Understanding for Collection of Sales
and/or Use Tax by Weld County Clerk and Recorder.
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7 . Standard Forms of Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Use of
Building (Open Pod/Closed Pod ) .
8 . Standard Form for Agreement for Respite Services .
9 . Standard Form for Child Protection Agreement for Services .
10 . Standard Form for Agreement to Purchase Out-of- Home Placement
Services SS23A .
11 . Standard Form for Exhibit to the SS23A for the Purchase of Residential
Child Care Facility Services .
12 . Standard Form for Exhibit to the SS23A for the Purchase of Child
Placement Agency Services .
13 . Standard Form for Exhibit to the SS23A for the Purchase of Group Home
Care Services .
14 . Standard Form for Exhibit to the SS23A for the Purchase of Group
Home/Group Center Care Services .
15 . Standard Form for Individual Provider Contract for Purpose of Foster Care
Services and Foster Care Facility Agreement CWS-7 .
16 . Standard form for Exhibit A to CWS-7A - Additional Provisions for Purchase
of Foster Care Services and Foster Care Facility Agreement .
17 . Standard Form of Agreement for Child Welfare Contract Agreement
Extension/Renewal . 18 . Standard Form for Agreement to Grant Temporary
Right of Entry .
19 . Standard Form of Weld County Retired Employee Employment Contract .
20 . Standard Form of Agreement for Municipal Jail Services .
B . Delegation of authority concerning various forms of standard agreements for
Elections Division Facility Usage . As necessary , the Board of County
Commissioners may approve , by Resolution , various form agreements for the
utilization of locations by the Elections Division for ballot drop off locations , and
voter service centers and polling centers . By said Resolution , the Board grants
standing authority to the Clerk and Recorder to sign such agreements , after review
by the County Attorney to verify that they were completed in accordance with the
form approved by the Board .
C . The Director of the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment is
delegated the authority to sign any agreement in substantial compliance with the
following : Standard Form Agreements for Sampling and Analysis of Drinking Water
and/or Wastewater by the Weld County Department of Public Health and
Environment .
D . The Director of the Department of Public Works is delegated the authority to sign
any agreement in substantial conformance with the following :
1 . Standard Form Agreement for Chemical Weed Control Cost Share
Agreement .
2 . Standard Form Agreement for Chemical Weed Control Cost Share
Agreement Through West Greeley Conservation District .
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3 . Standard Form Agreement for Eradication Species Chemical Weed Control
Cost Share Agreement .
E . Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Department of Human Services :
1 . Standard Form for Colorado Works in Weld County Employment and
Training Program Work Supplement Activity Agreement .
2 . Addendum to SS23A - Needs Based Care Addendum .
3 . Child Specific Addendum - Agreement to Purchase Out-of- Home
Placement Services (SS23B) .
4 . On -the-Job Training Agreement .
ARTICLE III
PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS
Amend Sec . 2 -3-20 . Quasi -judicial hearing before partial Board .
When less than a full Board is present at a quasi -judicial hearing before the Board of
County Commissioners , the following rules shall apply :
A . In the event the matter is heard with only four (4) members present and the vote
is a 2-2 tie , the matter is automatically continued to a date set by the Board . The
absent member will listen to the audio recording of the proceedings and review all
submitted exhibits . After the absent member has listened to the audio recording
and reviewed all submitted exhibits , the matter will be reopened on the
continuance date for the limited purpose of receiving the absent member' s tie-
breaking vote .
B . A quasi-judicial hearing , as used in this Section , is described as a hearing which
requires notice to the applicant or appellant and requires that a decision on the
matter be made by the Board of County Commissioners .
C . Quasi -judicial hearings to which this policy shall apply include , but are not limited
to , planning and liquor hearings and to hearings in which the Board sits as the
Board of Equalization .
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS POLICIES
Amend Sec . 2 -12-140 . Policy for use of meeting rooms .
,
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. ,
I subdivisions of the State .
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The Events Center in Administration , the Training Room at the Training Center, and the
large conference room at the Southwest Weld Administration Building are available to be used
for meetings by any Colorado non-profit corporation that has a demonstrated partnership with the
County , or an agreement with the County to provide services , as long as it complies with the
following requirements :
A. Use of the room will be scheduled with the Department of Human Resources no
sooner than one ( 1 ) month prior to the date of intended use . Scheduled use by a
non-profit corporation shall not conflict with previously scheduled use of the room
by County elected officials and/or employees , or by agencies of the State or
Federal governments or political subdivisions of the State .
B . A rental fee may be established by the Board of County Commissioners by
separate ordinance . Any such fee shall be paid by the non-profit corporation at the
time of scheduling .
C . At the conclusion of the meeting , all refuse is placed in proper receptacles and
chairs and tables are placed in the position where they were found .
D . No damage occurs to the room , its furniture , and/or kitchen facilities .
E . Meetings scheduled for after-hours use may require reimbursement of costs
incurred by the County for security to close and lock up rooms after use . (After-
hours use shall be times and dates other than the normal County business hours
specified in Section 17-4- 10 . B . of this Code . )
All other conference and meeting rooms in County buildings may only be used by Elected
Officials , Department Heads , and employees to conduct County business , or for meetings
arranged by agencies of the State or Federal governments or political subdivisions of the State .
CHAPTER 17
PUBLIC PLACES
ARTICLE IV
COUNTY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Amend Sec . 17 -4-10 . General policies .
A. Conference and meeting rooms in County buildings may only be used by Elected
Officials , Department Heads , and employees to conduct County business , or for
subdivisions of the State .
BA . All County department offices shall be open from 8 : 00 a . m . until 5 : 00 . m . Monday
Y
through Friday , excluding holidays . At the discretion of an elected official or
department head , public access to a County office may be restricted to no less
than 8 : 30 a . m . to 4 : 30 pm . . , Monday through Friday , except holidays , as long as
such hours are posted for public information .
B . The use of conference and meeting rooms in County buildings is governed by the
policies and rules set forth in Section 2- 12- 140 of this Code .
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C . Use of County buildings .
1 . Walls and partitions may not be used to display posters , poster pictures ,
notices , etc . Bulletin boards are provided to display notices or other items
of interest .
2 . When an employee requires a key to his or her office , the employee ' s
department head or Elected Official will make the request to Buildings and
Grounds .
3 . There shall be no soliciting for sales or donations or distribution of literature
in County buildings . The Department of Buildings and Grounds should be
notified of any violations of this Paragraph .
4 . Thermostat settings are centrally managed through software by the
Department of Buildings and Grounds for energy conservation .
Adjustments shall be made by Buildings and Grounds .
Amend Sec . 17-4-20 . Parking at Centennial Center.
A . The Director of Human Resources shall determine the number of spaces assigned
to the courts , security , buildings and grounds and visitors at the Centennial Center.
B . A monthly fee set by the Board of County Commissioners must be paid by each
individual parking in an assigned space at the Centennial Center. The monthly
parking fee will be deducted from the individual ' s monthly salary .
C . No exchange of parking spaces will be permitted without approval by the
Department of Human Resources .
D . A parking space will be revoked if it is misused .
E . Security within the garage is paramount . All rules will be strictly enforced .
F . No trucks , campers , pickups with camper shells higher than the cab of the pickup
or other similar vehicles will be permitted in the garage .
G . The County will not pay tickets or fines for "over parking . " These are the permittee ' s
or employee ' s personal responsibility .
Amend Sec . 17-4-30 . Centennial Center and Courthouse after hours .
A . The doors to the Centennial Center and Courthouse are open from 7 : 30 a . m . to
5 : 30 p . m . , Monday through Friday , except for legal holidays . Picture I . D . cards
have been issued to employees for the safety and well -being of all employees ; and
security guards and electronic security devices are in place to allow controlled
access to the building . Employees working in the buildings or having a need to
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access the parking garage have been given security codes and keys to access the
appropriate areas .
B . In order for an employee to gain entrance to the Centennial Center or Courthouse
after hours , on holidays or on weekends , when codes or keys are not in their
possession , the employee must notify security ahead of the scheduled arrival time
by calling 356-4000 , extension 4836 , and notifying the security guard of the time
the employee will be seeking admittance .
C . The employee is responsible for any non-employed individual accompanying said
employee and entering the building during off-duty hours .
Delete Sec. 17-4-50. Chamber Room rental policy.
Delete Sec . 17-4-60. Waiver of rental fees .
Delete Sec. 17-4-70. Room rental schedule .
Amend Sec . 17 -4-50 . Energy conservation .
The Director of Buildings and Grounds shall implement all energy conservation measures
recommended by the Board of County Commissioners in buildings owned and leased by the
County whenever it is operationally feasible , economically feasible and not in conflict with any
local , state or federal law or regulation .
Amend Sec . 17-4-60 . Maintenance of County facilities .
A . The Department of Buildings and Grounds will be in charge of all maintenance and
repair of County facilities , owned and leased . Requirements for repair or
maintenance identified by the occupying department should be submitted on a
work order to the Department of Buildings and Grounds .
B . Special projects of a nonemergency nature should be submitted in the
department' s budget request as specified in the budget manual .
C . Capital projects are submitted and prepared during the budget process .
Amend Sec . 17 -4-70 . Lost and found service .
The lost and found service is maintained by the Department of Human Resources located
in the Administration Building . Items found on the premises are to be delivered there as soon as
possible .
Amend Sec . 17-4-80 . Accessibility in County buildings .
County buildings shall comply , if necessary pursuant to federal law, with the Uniform
Federal Accessibility Standards and the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities .
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board that the Clerk to the Board be , and hereby is ,
directed to arrange for Municode to supplement the Weld County Code with the amendments
contained herein , to coincide with chapters , articles , divisions , sections , and subsections as they
currently exist within said Code ; and to resolve any inconsistencies regarding capitalization ,
grammar, and numbering or placement of chapters , articles , divisions , sections , and subsections
in said Code .
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Board , if any section , subsection , paragraph ,
sentence , clause , or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held or decided to be
unconstitutional , such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof. The
Board of County Commissioners hereby declares that it would have enacted this Ordinance in
each and every section , subsection , paragraph , sentence , clause , and phrase thereof irrespective
of the fact that any one or more sections , subsections , paragraphs , sentences , clauses , or
phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid .
The above and foregoing Ordinance Number 2015-24 was , on motion duly made and
seconded , adopted by the following vote on the 29th day of February , A. D . , 2016 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY , COLORADO
ATTEST :
Mike Freeman , Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Sean P . Conway , Pro-Tem
BY :
Deputy Clerk to the Board
Julie A . Cozad
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
Barbara Kirkmeyer
County Attorney
Steve Moreno
First Reading : November 9 , 2015
Publication : November 18 , 2015 , in the Greeley Tribune
Second Reading : November 30 , 2015
con 't to : January 18 , 2016
Publication : January 27 , 2016 , in the Greeley Tribune
Final Reading : February 8 , 2016
con 't to : February 29 , 2016
Publication : March 9 , 2016 , in the Greeley Tribune
Effective : March 14 , 2016
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