BOARD00822

• Board Meeting Date: 4/27/1953
• Description: Minutes and Resolution
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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persons which Mr. Dutcher mentioned in his motion, and
then provide that anyone unable to attend a Committee meet-
ing'himself designate a proxy to act for him.
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Mr. Dutcher asked if meeting of Conference Committee
would be held next Tuesday adding tnat Water Board expects
developments in fairly near future.

Mr. Crawford answered that Water Board will meet in
2 or 3 weeks.

Mr. Dutcher suggested ratifying and confirming the members
of the Committee as it now stands, 5 members, with the general
understanding that we confirm the substitutes at the next
regular Board meeting.

Mr. Dutcher made a motion that the Colorado Conference
Committee's membership consist of the following:

Chairman - George J. Bailey, Alternate: Mr. Crawford

Eastern Colo: N. R. Petry
H. H. Christy

Western Colo: George Cory
Robert Delaney

Mr. Dille seconded the motion and it was unanimously
carried.

5. Mr. Crawford: "The Bureau of Business Research of the
University of Colorado was selected to make an economic and
industrial survey on the Western Slope~ and was given authority
to spend the amount of $1500 within 30 days from April 16, 1953
the date on which the Conference Co~~ittee made the selection.
Can we have that approved? The Committee understood it was
acting within its power when it made the arrangement."

Mr. Dille stated he thought it was feasible to have all I
expenditures approved by the Board and that they should first '
be brought before the Board in the future. Board must keep
some of that responsibility, he added.

Mr. Crawford:replied that the Board could delegate that
responsibility to an executive committee; that the Conference
Committee would certainly welcome such action.

Mr. Saunders remarked that uIn ratifying the employing
of the University of Colorado business research group, he