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May 4, 1978 �' MAY 8 1978
GREELEY. COLO.
Mr. Bob White, President
Weld County Council
Centennial Center
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Mr. White:
As per your request for a letter of my concerns stated at the
last regular meeting of the County Council:
1. I feel an apology is due Mr. David by Mr. Oliver, inasmuch
as Mr. Oliver did call Mr. David a liar in the meeting
between the Weld County Council and the Comndssioners on
April 18, 1978. The truth of Mr. David's statements
previously given the Board of County Conmissioners was
amply substantiated at the May 2, 1978 meeting of the Weld
County Council. I further feel that the Weld County Council
should pass a resolution exhonerating Mr. David completely
and further, should only accept Mr. Jenkins report as in-
correct.
2. Mr. Robert Martin has previously made demand upon Weld
County for $800,000.00 and subsequently filed an action
in Weld County District Court asking for $800,000.00
of County taxpayers' money. The Weld County Council,
at the May 2, 1978 meeting indicated that Mr. Martin had
never reported a potential, possible conflict of interest
regarding this matter, and inasmuch as the Weld County
Council, during 1976 and 1977, sought and obtained the
prosecution of Mr. Victor L. Jacobucci for precisely the
same thing, namely, failing to disclose a potential,
possible conflict of interest, many people are concerned
as to whether or not the Weld County Council will treat
Mr. Martin's situation in the same manner. The Weld County
Council acts as a budget review board, and the $800,000.00
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May I , 1978
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that Mr. Martin is seeking would require Weld County
to levy taxes at approximately 1.3 mills in order to
raise this amount of money.
3. On or about March 6, 1978, Anthony T. Jenkins submitted
a purchase order/voucher for payment for services
rendered as performance auditor for and on behalf of the
Weld County Council. On that voucher, Mr. Jenkins claimed
a certain amount of time investigating the Department of
Social Services and their response to a child abuse corm
plaint concerning one of the County Council members.
Subsequently, the same County Council member filed suit
against Weld County in connection with the very matter
investigated by Mr. Jenkins at taxpayers expense. It is
therefore obvious that Mr. Jenkins was performing services
of a personal nature for and on behalf of one of the Council
members in spite of the fact that the Weld County Council,
by letter dated March 21, 1978, addressed to Mr. Ed Dunbar,
Chairman of the Board of County Carmissioners, did state
that all of the matters listed on Mr. Jenkins voucher were
performed pursuant to the instructions of the Weld County
Council. I would therefore ask the Weld County Council if
there is any conceivable benefit which the taxpayers of
Weld County could have realized from Mr. Jenkins investigation,
at public expense, of this purely private matter. Finally,
I would request that the Council make a ruling as to whether
or nor there was a conflict of interest by the Council author-
izing this investigation by Mr. Jenkins.
Thank you for your consideration of these matters.
Sincerely,
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Norman Carlson
Weld County Commissioner
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