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Votes at a glance: Wheat Ridge council approves budget carryovers, metro district plan, unclaimed-property ordinance, appointments and a building services kontr
Summary
The council approved consent agenda budget carryovers, a bond-related transfer, the Legacy Metropolitan Districts service plan, an ordinance on unclaimed property, multiple board and commission appointments, and a contract for building division services.
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — At its Feb. 24 meeting the Wheat Ridge City Council approved multiple routine and substantive items. Below are the outcomes and key details.
Key votes
- Resolution 12-2025 (consent): Supplemental budget appropriation to reappropriate 2024 fiscal-year encumbered funds to FY2025, carrying over 67 open purchase orders. Motion approved on voice poll (all ayes, no nays). (Consent item 1a.)
- Resolution 13-2025 (consent): Transfer and appropriation related to bond fund accounting and defeasance of 2017 bonds; approved on voice poll (all ayes, no nays). (Consent item 1b.)
- Resolution 14-2025: Approve service plan and intergovernmental agreement for Legacy Metropolitan Districts Nos. 1–12 (Lutheran Legacy campus). Motion approved on voice poll (all ayes, no nays). (See separate story.)
- Council Bill 05-2025 (ordinance): Amending Wheat Ridge code concerning disposition of lost, abandoned and unclaimed property to comply with the Colorado Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (CRS 38-13-101). Approved on second reading; ordered published and effective 15 days after final publication.
- Appointments: The council approved motions to appoint or reappoint 27 board, commission and committee members (various districts and at-large seats). Each appointment was moved and seconded during the meeting and approved on voice poll (all ayes, no nays). Examples include John Troyes and Betty Jo Page (board of adjustment alternates), Tom Zelenko (District 1 board of adjustment), Susan Wood (District 3 planning commission), and many others as listed in the official minutes.
- Contract award: Approved a contract with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. for building division services following a competitive procurement; contract term up to nine years with annual auto-renewal and a fee model based on a percentage of building permit and license fees. Motion approved on voice poll (all ayes, no nays).
Vote mechanics and record: Most votes were recorded by voice poll; the clerk polled council for consent and action items, and minutes reflect unanimous approval where noted. For several motions the clerk recorded that Council Members Holten and Larson (and others) voted in favor; the overall recorded outcome for the meeting items was approval.
Why it matters: The consent items carry forward budgeted projects from 2024 into 2025 and adjust bond accounting; the unclaimed-property ordinance brings city code into conformity with state law while preserving a municipal alternative; the contract with Charles Abbott continues a model of third‑party, embedded building services; and the appointments refill city advisory bodies.
