Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 2026-20 published below, was introduced and, on motion duly made and seconded, approved upon first reading on November 9, 2026. A public hearing and second reading is scheduled to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, on November 23, 2026. All persons in any manner interested in the reading of said Ordinance are requested to attend and may be heard.
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Ordinance No. 2026-20
Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 2 Administration, and Chapter 5 Revenue and Finance of the Weld County Code
Date of Next Reading: November 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
Board of County Commissioners
Weld County, Colorado
Dated: November 10, 2026
Published: November 13, 2026, in the Greeley Tribune
Ordinance Language:
Weld County Code Ordinance 2026-20
In the Matter of Repealing and Reenacting, with Amendments, Chapter 2 Administration, and Chapter 5 Revenue and Finance 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 Weld County, 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Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, that Chapter 2 of the Weld County Code be, and hereby is, repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows.
Chapter 2
Administration
Article I – Board Procedures
Amend Sec. 2-1-10. Conduct of meetings.
A. and B. – No change.
C. The Board of County Commissioners shall convene as the Weld County Housing Authority on the fourth Monday of January and July.
Remainder of Section – No change.
Amend Sec. 2-1-20. Agenda items.
A. through D. – No change.
E. On February 25, 1993, the Board of County Commissioners approved the addition of an area on regular meeting agendas (both Monday and Wednesday) for public input. The following statement is now on each agenda:
"Each individual speaker is allowed a three (3)-minute period of time in which to direct comments to the Board. The Chair shall enforce the rules of order and decorum, and will not accept comments regarding matters which are scheduled to be considered at a future public hearing, such as a land use hearing. In that event, the speaker will be asked to give their testimony at the appropriate public hearing, either in person or in writing, pursuant to the rules set forth in Section 2-1-20.E of the Weld County Code.”
F. Copies of the agenda and minutes of the regularly scheduled Board meetings are available upon request from the Clerk to the Board's office. They are also available on the County Web page at www.weld.gov.
Delete G.
Amend Sec. 2-1-30. Consent agenda.
A. through C. – No change.
D. All resolutions will be listed on the Consent Agenda of the meeting immediately following approval. The exceptions listed below do not require a resolution upon approval, and are listed on the Consent Agenda on the day they are approved:
1. Change orders for construction projects over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
2. Bid agreements/contracts presented for signature over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
3. Reserved.
4. Reserved
5. Reserved
6. Bid approvals which are continued.
7. Items which are continued to the next regular meeting (considered to be "held over").
8. Proclamations/presentations.
E. – No change.
F. Pursuant to Section 24-7-90, if a request for a complete vacation of a Family Farm Division is listed on the Consent Agenda, or, pursuant to Section 24-11-50, if a request for a complete or partial vacation of a Recorded Exemption or Subdivision Exemption is listed on the Consent Agenda, the Chair shall ask those present in the Board's meeting room if there is anyone who desires to speak in opposition to the vacation request. If a person present expresses such a desire, the Board shall remove the vacation request from the Consent Agenda and place the vacation request on the Board's Regular Agenda for consideration.
Amend Sec. 2-1-60. Referral/response to correspondence.
All complaints or requests from citizens received by the Board of County Commissioners shall be delegated to the appropriate department.
Amend Sec. 2-1-80. Work sessions.
A. – No change.
B. Work sessions are intended to provide a means of obtaining specific Board administrative direction and to brief the Board concerning items which are soon to be scheduled for a regular Board meeting.
C. Work session/review process: Background documents must be submitted a minimum of 24 hours prior to the scheduled work session for inclusion into electronic work session packets to be viewed on the Board's laptops. The following procedures shall be followed by department heads seeking work sessions:
1. Confirm Commissioner Coordinator or Commissioner Chair approval to schedule work session.
2. – No change.
3. Scan work session form and all supporting documents, preferably as a PDF file. Word documents are accepted.
4. Email scanned work session form and documents to the Office Manager for the Board of County Commissioners.
Remainder of Section – No change.
Amend Sec. 2-1-100. Board and commission appointments.
A. Procedures for appointments of members to any appointive agency, board or commission shall be the following:
1. The term of office for a member of any appointive agency, board or commission shall be three (3) years, unless stated differently in bylaws.
2. No member of an agency, board or commission shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, unless stated differently in bylaws, on any one (1) appointive agency, board or commission.
Remainder of Section – No change.
Amend Sec. 2-1-120. Delegation of authority.
Pursuant to Section 30-11-107(1)(aa), C.R.S., the Board of County Commissioners establishes policies and procedures regarding entering into contracts binding on the County and the delegation of its powers to enter into such contracts pursuant to such policies and procedures:
A. through C. – No change.
D. The Chair of the Board is delegated authority to approve and sign all oil and gas division orders, Leases and authorizations to receive oil or gas payment, after review by the County Attorney's office for correctness of ownership interest, form and legal description.
E. – No change.
F. As stated at Section 2-4-60, the Board of County Commissioners authorized the Assessor to review petitions for abatement or refund and to settle, by written mutual agreement, any such petition for abatement or refund of taxes in an amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) or less per tract, parcel or lot of land, or per schedule of personal property. The Board of County Commissioners will consider any petition under twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) where agreement was not reached between the Assessor and the taxpayer, and any petition over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00).
G. through I. – No change.
J. The Chair of the Board is delegated the authority to sign Deputy District Attorney appointments.
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. through D. – No change.
E. Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Department of Human Services, or designee:
1. Standard Form for Colorado Works in Weld County Employment and Training Program Work Supplement Activity Agreement.
2. Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) Work Plan Notice of Funding Allocations.
3. Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Grant Funding Closeout Summary.
4. On-the-Job Training Agreement.
5. Addendum to SS23A - Needs Based Care Addendum.
6. Child Specific Addendum - Agreement to Purchase Out-of-Home Placement Services (SS23B).
7. Standard Form for Individual Provider Contracts for Purchase of Foster Care Services in a Foster Care Home (CWS-7A) with Exhibit Rates.
8. Standard Form for Agreement for Foster Care Respite Services.
Delete Sec. 2-1-170. Notification procedure for emergency incidents. - Reserved
Article II – General Policies
Amend Sec. 2-2-70. Mineral leasing policy.
A. The County owns mineral rights for approximately forty thousand (40,000) acres. The Board of County Commissioners has adopted the following mineral leasing policies:
1. Mineral leases.
a. and b. – No change.
c. The minimum bonus amount required shall be no less than six hundred dollars ($600.00) per mineral acre.
d. and e. – No change.
f. Royalty interest in the production to be paid to the County shall be twenty-two and one-half percent (22.5%).
Remainder of Section – No change.
Article IV – Hearings
Amend Sec. 2-4-60. Petitions for tax refund or abatement.
A. The following is the procedure to be followed for hearing of petitions for refund or abatement of taxes for amounts over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), or amounts equal to or under twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) where agreement was not reached between the Assessor and the taxpayer.
1. Upon the filing of a petition for abatement or refund of taxes with the County Assessor, said petition shall be transmitted to the Clerk to the Board to be set for a hearing, said hearing to be held within six (6) months of the Assessor’s receipt of the petition.
2. The Clerk to the Board shall notify the petitioner of the time, place, and date the hearing shall be held, said letter to be mailed to the address as shown on the petition, with a copy of said notification to be given to the County Assessor.
3. The notification to the taxpayer shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be mailed at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing date unless the notice period has been waived in writing or on the record, by both the taxpayer and the Assessor.
4. The burden by a preponderance of the evidence shall be on the taxpayer to show that the tax was levied erroneously or illegally, whether due to irregularity in levying or clerical error. The Assessor or, where appropriate, the Treasurer shall also have the opportunity to appear and present evidence.
5. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the Board of County Commissioners shall indicate its decision by voice vote and by resolution. If the Board's decision is for denial or approval, in part, of the petition, copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the taxpayer, the Assessor, and the Treasurer. If the Board's decision is for approval or approval, in part, of the petition, the copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Department of Local Affairs, Division of Property Taxation, for its decision.
B. In accordance with state statute, the Board of County Commissioners authorizes the Assessor to review petitions for abatement or refund and to settle by written mutual agreement any such petition for abatement or refund of taxes in an amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) or less per tract, parcel, or lot of land, or per schedule of personal property.
Delete Article IX - Winter Storm Emergency Operation Plan - Reserved
Article XII – Hearings
Amend Sec. 2-12-140. Policy for use of meeting rooms.
The Events Center at the Weld County Administration Building, the Training Room at the Training Center, and the large conference room at the Southwest Weld County 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 (roomreservations@weld.gov) 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. through D. – No change.
E. Meetings scheduled for after-hours use requires a Weld County employee to sponsor and attend the meeting and will 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.)
The rooms listed above, and all other conference and meeting rooms in County buildings, may only be used by County 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 5
Revenue and Finance
Article IV – Purchasing Policy
Amend Sec. 5-4-60. Purchasing processes—Limits and procedures.
These procedures are adopted pursuant to Section 14-9 of the Home Rule Charter. As discussed in Section 14-9, all purchases shall assure open and competitive bidding. All bid specifications shall be prepared in such a manner as to invite and encourage bidding from all suppliers. No specifications shall be submitted to bidders so restrictive in detail as to eliminate any line of competitive equipment. In all cases, the County shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids. The County strives to select the bid which is in the best interest of the County.
A. through C. – No change.
D. Purchases of Foster Parent Services. Approval of all Individual Provider Contracts for Purchase of Foster Care Services in a Foster Care Home is delegated to the Director of the Weld County Department of Human Services. The identifying information of the foster parents in all such Contracts shall be kept confidential by the Department of Human Services in accordance with the rules set forth in C.R.S. §19-1-303(2.7)(a).
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.