HomeMy WebLinkAbout751083.tiff WELD COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
16th Regular Meeting - First Charter Drafting
March 11, 1975
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION - Reverend George Dvirnak, Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church
3. ROLL CALL
4. MINUTES
5. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS - EXPLANATION OF DRAFTING
6. SUBMISSION OF CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS BY CHARTER COMMITTEES
7. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
A. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEES
1. Public Relations - Mrs. Clark
2. Legal Counsel - Mr. West
B. CHARTER COMMITTEES - CHARTER DRAFTING
1. Drafting - Mr. Bain - Preamble due March 11, 1975 (This meeting)
Report on Charter Drafting and Second reading, March 27.
2. County Governance - Mr. Dunbar - Preliminary report submitted February 13, 1975.
Charter recommendations due March 11, (This meeting)
3. Finance - Mr. Waldo - Preliminary report submitted January 30, 1975.
Charter Recommendations due March 11, (This meeting)
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS - REPORTS OF CHARTER COMMITTEES
10. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - THURSDAY - MARCH 13, 1975
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HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
MARCH 11, 1975
Tapes #15 & #16
16th Regular Meeting
The Home Rule Charter Commission of Weld County, Colorado, met in session
in full conformity with the law and by-laws of said Commission at the
meeting room of the Weld County Public Health Building, Greeley, Colorado,
on Tuesday, March 11, 1975, at the hour of 7:30 P.M.
INVOCATION: The Reverend George Dvirnak, Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, opened the
meeting with the invocation.
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, J. L. Johnson, and 18 of
the 21 members were present, constituting a quorum of the members thereof.
Those present were:
At Large:
John Chuck Carlson
Ralph E. Waldo, Jr.
Edward L. Dunbar
District #1: District #2: District #3:
Glenn K. Billings Glen R. Anderson Charley Baumgartner
Norman Brown J. L. Johnson Donald E. Altergott
Bob E. White William H. Southard Walter L. Bain
John L. Weigand George H. Brooks
Edwin Lesh W. E. Rosenoff
Nancy C. Clark Harold Fahrenbruch
Those absent were:
District #3:
Philip G. Bowles
John T. Martin
Ruben Schissler
Also present was the Legal Counsel for the Charter Commission, Mr. William West.
Chairman Johnson announced that Commission member Philip G. Bowles is hospitalized.
Mrs. Nancy C. Clark was appointed clerk and will serve as secretary in his
absence.
MINUTES: The minutes were submitted by mail in rough draft. There were no corrections or
additions. Mr. Bain made a motion that the minutes be accepted as mailed.
Mr. Weigand seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Chairman Johnson welcomed KUNC-FM to their first session of broadcasting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Additions and Corrections to Reports Previously Filed.
Finance and Taxation - Mr. Waldo, Chairman. Mr. Waldo submitted a final report.
of the Finance and Taxation Committee.
Personnel Committee - Mr. Bob E. White, Chairman. Mr. White submitted an addition
to the report previously filed.
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ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEES:
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark, Chairman - There is a meeting scheduled for
March 13, 1975, at 6:45 - Thursday.
Mr. William West - Mr. West spoke on several topics.
CHARTER COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Drafting - Mr. Bain, Chairman - Preamble -
Mr. Bain submitted a Preamble to the Charter Commission.
Mr. Bain made a motion that the Preamble be adopted as submitted, on the first
reading. Mr. Waldo seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Proposed corrections and additions were discussed.
Mr. Waldo made a motion that anyone having suggestions on amendments to the
Preamble, submit them in writing to the Committee on Drafting, and they will
be considered. Mr. Anderson seconded the motion.
Mr. Bain amended the original motion to read as Mr. Waldo's motion reads.
Mr. Waldo seconded the motion. Motion carried.
The corrected motion reads as follows: send the original motion to the Charter
Drafting Committee and to present further debate in writing, at future meetings.
Seconded by Mr. Anderson. Motion carried.
County Governance and Finance and Taxation Committee ----
Mr. Dunbar submitted recommendations of the County Governance Committee to the
Charter Commission.
Mr. Waldo submitted a report from the Finance and Taxation Committee.
Chairman Johnson opened for discussion, the subject of a five-man Board of
County Commissioners.
Mr. Anderson made a motion to accept Mr. Dunbar' s majority report, in its
entirity. Mr. Dunbar seconded the motion. Debate followed. Motion withdrawn.
Mr. Southard made a motion that Rule 11, of the Charter Commission, Rules and
Order of Business, be suspended on the debate of County Commissioners. Dr.
Brooks seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Mr. Southard made a motion to adopt the recommendations of the County Governance
Committee for the first vote as to paragrpph 1, items A,B, and C, separately.
Mr. Carlson seconded the motion. Debate followed. Motion followed.
CONTINUE MEETING: The hour being 10:00 P.M. , Mr. Weigand moved that the meeting be continued.
Mr. Waldo seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Mr. Bain made a motion that the Commission adopt a five-man Commissioner Board.
Mr. Baumgartner seconded the motion. Motion failed.
Mr. Bain made a motion that the Commission adopt a three-man Commissioner Board,
with the County Council and the Commissioner' s in turn would adopt an administrator.
Motion died lacking a second.
Mr. Billings made a motion that the County Commissioner' s, whether they be three
or five, be full time. Mr. Dunbar seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Dr. Brooks made a motion that the Commission reconsider and vote on a five-man
Board of County Commissioners. Mr. Rosenoff seconded the motion.
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Mr. Southard made a motion that Dr. Brooks motion be tabled. Dr. Brooks motion
was withdrawn. Mr. Southards motion to table Dr. Brooks motion was therefore
unnecessary, and was withdrawn.
Mr. Waldo made a motion that the County Commissioners be elected as policy making,
legislative body and hire an administrator to carry out the administrative duties.
Mr. Brown seconded the motion. Motion failed.
Dr. Brooks made a motion that the Charter language be written in such a way that
the separation of the legislative and administrative powers be left to the
Commissioners. If they want to appoint an administrator, the option is open to them.
Mr. Carlson seconded the motion.
Mr. Brown moved to table discussion of Dr. Brooks motion, until the next meeting.
Mr. White seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Mr. Waldo made a--motion that the Commission adopt the principle of the County
Council with an appointed observer to carry out the functions of program auditing
in the county. Mr. Southard seconded the motion. Motion passed unamiously.
Mr. Bain made a motion that a three-man board of County Commissioners be elected
from the Commissioner districts. Mr. Baumgartner seconded the motion. Motion
failed.
Mr. Carlson made a motion to suspend previous vote on a five-man Board of County
Commissioners and moved for a five-man Commissioner Board, three elected
from Commissioner districts and two at large. Mrs. Clark seconded the motion.
Mr. Southard made a motion that we discontinue Charter drafting and finish the
regular business,of the meeting. Mr. Brown seconded the motion. Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
Public Works - Mr. Carlson, Chairman --- A meeting is scheduled for Saturday,
March 15, at 1:30 P.M. , in the Commissioner' s Meeting Room.
Health Committee - Mrs. Clark, Chairman --- There will be a brief meeting following
this meeting.
Public Relations - Mrs. Clark, Chairman --- A meeting is scheduled for Thursday,
March 13, at 6:45 P.M. , in the Commissioner's Meeting Room.
Chairman Johnson passed out an article on County-Wide Sales Tax. Discussion
followed.
Mrs. Clark made a motion that the Charter Commission members respond to the County
Commissioners, that we strongly prefer that no,other conflicting matter be
considered on the same ballot with the Charter. Mr. Lesh seconded the motion.
Motion carried.
There being no further business, .Chairman Johnson adjourned the meeting at 11:20.
Respectfully submitted,
Approved as submitted this
day of 1975.
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