HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.min.reg.04171961April 17, 1961
The Board of County -0ommisa ionera of Pitkin County, Colorado, me[ at 10:00 AM, with the following
,members present: Chairman, Samuel W. Howell; Commissioners Oreat A. Gexbaz and Samuel W. Howell; Peggy E. Coble,
Clerk and Robert Delaney, County. Attorney.
Bills were audited approved and ordered paid from the various funds as follows:
~, OLD AGE PENSION: $5789.64
WELFARE: $1156.23 ~I'
HOSPITAL FUND: $1513.64
~I HOSPITAL II~ROVE: $11,839.50
Mr. William Dunaway, Publisher of the Aspen Times, appeared before the Commissioners and requested [haul
'hey initiate an investigation of the financial affairs of the Aspen Fire Paotection Die[ric t. After discussion
slit was determitred Chat nothing had been presented and nothing gppeared that would come within purview of the
ommiasionere duties; that the Aspen Fire Portec[ion District is a separate and distinct agency of Government
nd the Commissioners have no jurisdiction over that body, and therefore that the Commiasionelrs should not
~ stoma involved. in ahch an investigation, whether i[ was or was not merited.
Mr. Whitey Davie appeared before the Commissioners requesting permiea ion to install a garage and
~, utomobile repair shop on property of Sparovica in the R-15 zoned area of Pitkin County. He was referred [o
it he Board of Adjustment. ~~
On recommendation of County Engineer G. E. Buchanan, Mr. Hal Hartman was authorized to paint the true
,[h Bridge across the Roaring Fork River.
Mr. John Oyharcabal, representing the Televia ion Committee discussed [he proposed installation of the
~tranalator or booster station at Redstone, and was authorized [o proceed on behalf of the County with the other
~ era of the Committee as outlined in resolution adopted by the Co®isaioaera.
The Cos®isaioaera discussed in detail [he matter of a check for .$1,000.00 tendered to the County by
St. Benedic[s Monastery ihnlieu of taxes on cattle and ranch property being used at the monastery. The
Commissioners were advised that ouch propertyhad been removed from the tax rolls by the Assessor upon direction
f the Colorado Tax Commission. The County. Attorney advised that there would be a question as to the tax exempt
tatus afgproperty used for income producing purposes, even though owned by a regigious or charitableorganiza[io
hat [he Commissioners did hot have power or authority to compromise taxes, or accept contributions in lieu of,
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and to the power to grant abatements or refunds of taxes illegally assessed or collected, and that therefore
the Commissioners could not as a matter of contract accept such contributions in .lieu of Coxes, if any were
owed. The County Attorney was thereupon instructed to teturn the-check [o the Monastery with an explanation
and also to express the Commissioners sincere thanlca for the generous act of the Monastery in offering [he
check.
Thereafter the Commis stoners discussed with the Assessor, Mr, Berger, of .the Colorado Tax
Commission, and Mr. Warren Conner several het itiona for abatement ar refund of taxes: After such discussion
examination of documents, and other investigation, [he following resolution wasupon motion duly made and
seconded, unanimously adopted: -
WEQ.'REAS':RJy W,'~Bkhdy,-Cbhnty: Asaesaor'of PitkSh-:Coun'ty, Colq'rada, hoe. pfesented~-to-the: Board
'af: COynty.Commis$1anEra'.peMtion=.~for'.sbatemettt•reciting: thar~the 'taX¢a asses~ed?agalnsC.taxpa~efsnamed ~thereii
foil the-year.1959weae.aDated-by -him-for-the~reasonas eatedin saidpetition and that-each-of said taxpayers
had no[ paid amount shown due and owing on [he tax roll, or had paid a. lesaeramount of taxes than originally c
tended in the 1959 tax roll, and further asking [hat the Conmmiss ionera by Resolution authorize the abatements
and reductions therein shown, and -
Wk1EREAS Coa®issionera after careful investigation have determinedthat Che-petition should be
granted with the exceptions hereinafter noted,
NOW,:. THEREPORE BE IT .RESOLVED by the Board ofCounty Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado;
that the following tax abatements on taxes appearing on [he tax roll forthe year 1959 are authorized, ratifiec
and approved:
SCHEDULE N0. AMOUNT
7 36.68
9 13.24
22 109.D5
27 4.90
140 51.57
1g6.' 62.45
"252 - 2.18
256 93.45
323 56.50
465 350.93
512 233.26
547 458.03
^596 229.13
939 70.39
1021 213.35
1194 258.96
1338 206.73
1592 27.95
1618 127.39
1732 311.79
1739 44.88
1694 22.80
1B95 49.57
1747 809.27
13 119.89
479 77.71
BE IT .FURTHER RESOLVED that the petition as it relates to Tax Schedule No. 1 [oAce
Amusement Company of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, for an abatement of $110.35 is hereby denied, ~u[ the
Asaesaormay:yagain petition for such abatement upon furnishing additional, information as to the. number and valor
of machines and property. of said Company in Pitkin County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said petition as it relates to Tax Schedule No. 535, to Minnie
B. Fora land for an abatement of $49.57 is hereby denied, for the reason that the Commisa ionera have determined
that [he trailer house therein described was riot licensed-during the .gear 1959 and that [he tax is. just and
should be paid, and it is directed that [he Treasurer proceed to enforce collection thereof.
BE IT FURTFIER RESOLVED that the said petition as i[ relates to Tax Schedule No. 536 to
Niles B. or Oscar Foralund for abatement of $39.66 is hereby denied for the reason [hat it appears to the
Commissioners that the trailer assessed in said schedule. was..not licensed during [he year 1959, and that the
tax thereby assessed should be paid, and the Treasurer is 'directed-to proceed forthwith to the collection of
said [ax.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the assessor and treasurer are hereby directed that they shall
no[ in [he future attempt any abatements, [ax refunds, or revis lone of the tax rolls after ~[he same have been
certified to the Treasurertunlea s._and until petition for abatement is granted by the Co®isaionera and approve
by the Tax Commission as regitiired 'by. 18w.
There b sing no further business the Board adjourned~to meet May 1, 1961/at 10:00 AM.
ATTE~ APPROVED: csfl~y-, .~, .. ~~yv4r=.. ^~-:E~~/
Clerk Chairman