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Wellington amends municipal code to reshape Finance Advisory Board
Summary
Board adopted Ordinance 03-2025 to revise the Wellington Finance Advisory Board’s name, purpose, membership rules and operations; changes include naming the town treasurer as chair, allowing up to seven resident members, and removing a statutory quorum requirement so the board can operate more flexibly.
WELLINGTON, Colo. — The Wellington Board of Trustees voted March 25 to adopt Ordinance 03-2025, updating Municipal Code chapter 2, article 16 to revise the town’s finance advisory board’s name, purpose and operations.
Nick Redavid, finance director and treasurer, told trustees the changes would rename the committee to the Wellington Finance Advisory Board, require members to be Town residents, allow up to seven members serving staggered four-year terms, and name the town treasurer as a member and chair. The ordinance also removes the municipal-code quorum requirement so the advisory board can operate more flexibly; staff said the board will adopt bylaws that can set meeting and quorum rules appropriate to the appointed membership.
Redavid and several trustees cited the board’s prior challenges establishing and maintaining quorum since 2022, along with recent progress in financial reporting: the town received clean audit opinions for earlier years and earned the Government Finance Officers Association distinguished budget presentation award in 2024 and 2025, Redavid said.
Trustees debated term length and staggering. Some trustees favored two-year terms to reduce the commitment required; others supported staggered four‑year terms to preserve institutional knowledge and avoid complete turnover. Staff recommended four-year staggered terms to reduce the frequency of full-scale recruitment and preserve continuity; the ordinance was presented with that structure.
The ordinance passed on the board’s roll call vote: Trustee Cannon — yes; Trustee Daley — yes; Trustee Moyer — yes; Trustee Teets — yes; Trustee Wiegand — yes; Mayor Pro Tem Paton Mason — yes; Mayor Schoese — yes.
Redavid said staff will circulate prior advisory-group rosters and begin recruitment and appointment outreach.
