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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, met in regular session in full
conformity with the laws of the State of Colorado at the regular place of meeting in the Weld County
Administration Building, Greeley, Colorado, November 26, 2014, at the hour of 9:00 a.m.
El ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chair and on roll call the following
members were present, constituting a quorum of the members thereof:
Commissioner Douglas Rademacher, Chair
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer, Pro-Tem
Commissioner Sean P. Conway
Commissioner Mike Freeman
Commissioner William F. Garcia
Also present:
County Attorney, Bruce T. Barker
Acting Clerk to the Board, Susan Brown
Controller, Barbara Connolly
MINUTES: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County
Commissioners meeting of November 24, 2014, as printed. Commissioner Garcia seconded the
motion, and it carried unanimously.
F AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: There were no amendments to the agenda.
ID CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Freeman moved to approve the Consent Agenda as
printed. Commissioner Kirkmeyer seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
F PUBLIC INPUT: No public input was given.
COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: Commissioner Conway reported that himself and
Commissioner Kirkmeyer attended a local elected officials panel at 'The Ranch' in Loveland, where
they presented oil and gas issues to the Oil and Gas Committee. 300-400 people attended. He said
the Oil and Gas Committee does not seem to know their objective and aren't yet aware of all the
existing regulations at the different levels of government. He stated public comment was very good and
several speakers addressed the relationship of oil and gas to agriculture and several mayors spoke
regarding how they had handled these issues. He noted that Commissioner Kirkmeyer answered most
of the questions and commended her for her presentation. There will be another meeting at some time
in January. Ii Commissioner Kirkmeyer concurred. She reviewed the meeting attendees and said
Weld County, which has 23,000 active oil and gas wells, 50 percent of the wells in Colorado, has
figured it out and has the appropriate land use authority they need. She noted that Lafayette did not
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address the executive order, but spoke about not allowing oil wells next to schools. She also reviewed
the stance of Boulder County, and noted there isn't any local government representation on the
committee with an understanding of land use. She then reviewed some of the land use questions she
answered, noting that no one else on the panel knew those answers. IEI Commissioner Freeman
concurred that the best result would be no result. Ei Commissioner Garcia attended the 4-H Mardi
Gras fundraiser. He said that former commissioner, Dave Long, was also there. Ii Commissioner
Conway also mentioned that the Boulder County Commissioner was concerned about the impacts on
agriculture from oil and gas, so he explained how oil and gas has saved family farms in Weld County
for more than two decades. They complain about not having local control, are attempting to extend a
moratorium on fracking, and cannot find tenant farmers for their open space farms.
NEW BUSINESS:
Ii 1) CONSIDER HIPAA BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO
SIGN - PROFESSIONAL FINANCE COMPANY, INC.: Barbara Connolly, Controller, stated this is
housekeeping, in part, the HIPAA agreement which was signed some time ago for the ambulance
services needed be updated since the County is attempting collection on a few outstanding bills. She
explained there is a five-year limit, and once a payment is made that five-year expiration resets. She
said the County is still receiving around $200,000 a year from these accounts. Commissioner Conway
moved to approve said agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. The motion, which was seconded
by Commissioner Freeman, carried unanimously.
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: The resolutions were presented and signed as listed on the
Consent Agenda. No Ordinances were approved.
Let the minutes reflect that the above and foregoing actions were attested to and respectfully submitted
by the Acting Clerk to the Board.
There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 9:20 a.m.
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