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WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER
AMENDMENT STUDY COMMITTEE
March 15, 1978
The Weld County Home Rule Charter Amendment Study Committee met in regular session in
the Third Floor Conference Room of the Weld County Centennial Center, Greeley,
Colorado, on Wednesday, March 15, 1978, at the hour of 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gordon Lacy. On roll call ,
the following members were present, constituting a quorum of the members thereof:
Gordon Lacy, Chairman Dick Boettcher
Verdie Peddycord, Vice Chairman Blair Macy
Bill Butler Wayne L. Brown
John Kunzman Helen Norton
Barbara Sloan
ALSO PRESENT: County Commissioner, Norman Carlson, County Councilman, Bob Martin and
John Martin, the County Council 's Performance Auditor, Anthony T. Jenkins, Weld County
Finance Director, Tom Dority, Thomas 0. David, Weld County Attorney and P. Kay Norton
Assistant County Attorney, Members of the Press, Secretaries Cathy Carter and Sandy
Moorhouse.
MINUTES APPROVED: A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the
February 15, 1978 meeting. There being no additions or corrections to said minutes,
the motion passed.
The first topic of discussion related to Article XIV, Finance and Budget, Section 14-9.
BIDDING PROCEDURES, which is Item No. 17 ‘on the list furnished to each Charter member.
Tom Dority, Finance Director generally pointed out that there was no difficulty with
the bidding procedure. The troublesome area pertains to the ten day delay between
the presentation and approval by the Board of County Commissioners. Tom Dority pointed
out that this some times results in higher prices or delays in carrying out county
work. He further stated that the ten day waiting period is satisfied by good purchasing
and management practice in Weld County. Wayne Brown noted that the ten day waiting period
allows the public comment on bids before the final acceptance by the Board of Commissioners.
Gordon Lacy mentioned the ballot printing is not feasible as set forth in the Charter
presently, as previously discussed in Charter meetings.
There was discussion concerning the bidding of professional services. Tom Dority felt
this portion was not good at present, and there was discussion concerning the revision of
paragraph (1 ) of Section 14-9-- Bidding Procedures. Tom Dority did note that he felt
his personal opinion is that to attach a dollar amount, in reference to paragraph (5),
is too restrictive , but that presently the $2,000 cutoff is not particularly a burden.
He did feel that having the Charter state that the figure would change according to the
times would be more flexible. He added that the Administrative Code of the County is
certainly more restrictive than what is set forth in the Charter. After considerable
discussion, the above was put to a vote as follows:
It was moved by Wayne Brown that the addition of a paragraph (6) be added to Section
14-9--Bidding Procedures regarding emergency procedures. This vote was seconded by
Helen Norton. After discussion, the vote was taken and defeated by three in favor of',
the additional paragraph and six against, as follows :
Gordon Lacy No Blair Macy No
Verdie Peddycord Yes Helen Norton Yes
Dick Boettcher No Barbara Sloan ' No
John Kunzman No Wayne Brown Yes
Bill Butler No
Dick Boettcher then made a motion that Paragraph (1 ) of 14-9--Bidding Procedures be re-
worded to an attorney's satisfaction as follows:
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(1 ) The Board of County Commissioners shall adopt bidding procedures for county
purchases which shall assure open and competitive bidding on all county purchases
excluding professional services, and the Central Purchasing Division shall follow
the procedures adopted in all county purchases.
The above motion was seconded by John Kunzman and the vote was passed as follows :
Gordon Lacy Yes Blair Macy No
Verdie Peddycord No Helen Norton No
Dick Boettcher Yes Barbara Sloan Yes
John Kunzman Yes Wayne Brown No
Bill Butler Yes
Another motion was made by Dick Boettcher that paragraph (5) be worded to eliminate the
ten day period as follows:
(5) All purchases of $2,000.00 or more shall be by written, sealed bids, and-bids
ever-$2;999:99-shall-be-€ellawed-by-a-ten-day-perled-€er-eeastderatlen-apd-Snvest4gat#en
e€-the-b$ds-suS4 ted-te-determ4ne-eex9arts#end-af-qual#ty-and-priee: The Commissioners
shall accept the bid they find to be most beneficial to the County.
John Kunzman also seconded this motion and the vote was passed as follows:
Gordon Lacy Yes Blair Macy No
Verdie Peddycord No Helen Norton No
Dick Boettcher Yes Barbara Sloan Yes
John Kunzman Yes Wayne Brown No
Bill Butler Yes
Item 16 on the Charter's list was the next topic for discussion. Article VIII, County
Council , Section 13-8, POWERS AND DUTIES. Paragraph (1 ) regarding setting of salaries
of all elected officials is still needing further discussion in the future. In discus-
sion about the Council setting salaries some Charter members were especially critical .
Some elected officials have called for a Charter amendment to require Council to set
salaries by January 1 of an election year. These elected officials have noted in a
past meeting of the Charter study that a candidate should know the salary of the
job being sought before the election season begins. Bob Martin of the County Council
mentioned to the Charter Committee that the delay in setting salaries has resulted
because the Council wanted to compare county figures with salaries paid in other
locations. There was disagreement as to the Council 's reasoning behind this.
Further discussion developed with division amongst the Charter members on whether the
continued existence of the County Council should be decided by the voters. Some members
of the Committee were critical of the Council 's operations in the 26 months since the
Charter took effect. Bill Butler's comment was that the Council is really in a bad
light citing on-going conflict between the Council and the Board of Commissioners.
Dick Boettcher commented that he believes the Council was designed primarily to oversee
the transition of the County to its home rule status. He further stated that now that
the transition is nearly complete, the need for a County Council may be sharply limited.
Barbara Sloan stated that there has been just as much furor about the Commissioners
as the Council and the public should be allowed to vote. Blair Macy did not feel that
the Council has had a fair trial . Wayne Brown favored the watchdog activity of the
Council . John Martin of the County Council supported the Council and noted his feeling
that there has been quite a little belt-tightening because of the Council . He further
noted the important check and balance system of the Council . Bob White commented also.
It was then moved by Bill Butler and seconded by Dick Boettcher that any discussion
regarding Article VIII, County Council , Section 13-8, POWERS AND DUTIES be tabled
until the Council could send copies of the files for study to the Charter Committee.
The vote was passed as follows:
Gordon Lacy Yes John Kunzman Yes Helen Norton No
Verdie Peddycord Yes Bill Butler Yes Barbara Sloan Yes
Dick Boettcher Yes Blair Macy Yes Wayne Brown Present
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Item No. 14, Article VI, Elective Officers, Section 6-6, COMPENSATION.
It was moved by Barbara Sloan and seconded that any further discussion be tabled until
more information has been compiled. The vote was passed as follows:
Gordon Lacy Yes Blair Macy Yes
Verdie Peddycord Yes Helen Norton No
Dick Boettcher Yes Barbara Sloan Yes
John Kunzman Yes Wyane Brown No
Bill Butler Yes
Item No. 11 , Article V, Department of Law, Section 5-3 Duties (5) was discussed.
Wayne Brown noted his concerns about the representation of the District Attorney when
conflict arises between the Board of Commissioners and any other county officer.
Tom David and Kay Norton made remarks. Bill Butler found the area bothersome.
After further discussion, Wayne Brown made the following motion, being seconded by Dick
Boettcher:
5) should be reworded to read:
(5) In the event of conflict between the Board and any other county officer,
such county officer shall be represented by the-Wel•e-Geapty_9*str4et-Attorney a
special counsel .
The vote was unanimously in favor of the change as aforementioned.
There was discussion regarding consecutive terms of office. Article III, Section 3-4
Terms of Office, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. It was moved and seconded and passed to
reconsider (1 ) of said section. The vote was as follows:
Gordon Lacy Yes Blair Macy No
Verdie Peddycord No Helen Norton No
Dick Boettcher Yes Barbara Sloan No
John Kunzman Yes Wayne Brown Yes
Bill Butler Yes
Item No. 5, Article IV, Departments of County Government, Section 4-2, DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE, CENTRAL PURCHASING AND PERSONNEL (B)(2)(f). Wayne Brown asked for re-
consideration of this previous vote. There being no second to Wayne's suggestion, the
motion died.
Gordon Lacy pointed out, as previously discussed, when a motion is made for reconsider-
ation, and all Charter members are present to deny the reconsideration, it will not be
brought up again.
Wayne Brown asked for clarification regarding Article III, Section 3-4, Terms of Office,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The vote was passed to reconsider paragraph (1 ). Wayne
questioned whether this would be reconsidered tonight or at a later date. There was a
motion by Dick Boettcher and. seconded by Barbara Sloan to reconsider at a later date.
The vote passed unanimously to reconsider at a later date.
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. with
a reminder that the next meeting will be April 19, 1978 in the Third Floor
Conference Room of the Centennial Center.
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