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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CHAPTER II: CITY OF GREELEY 1.0 HISTORY The Ci ty of Greel ey was founded in the early 1870' s as the Greel ey Temperance Colony. The select agricultural community was conceived in New York by Horace Greeley, the newspaper publisher. Incorporated in April 1886, Greeley later became a Home Rule City in 1958. The city has prospered as the education, trade, transportati on, and marketi ng center of We1 d County, one of the most productive agricultural counties in the United States. Greeley is the county seat and covers an area of approximately 27 square miles. It is located at an elevation of 4,663 feet above sea level. The city is home to the Uni versity of Northern Colorado, the thi rd 1 argest university in Colorado, and over fifty industries are located in and around the Greeley area. These include Monfort of Colorado, Eastman Kodak, Mountain Bell Telephone, Noffsinger Manufacturing, Norwest Publishing, State Farm Insurance, and Hewlett-Packard Company. Greeley is a "full service city". Water and sewer service, police and fire protection, a municipal court system, street maintenance, and parks and recreati on faci 1 i ti es are provi ded throughout the ci ty. Other facil iti es and services such as public schools, public transit, hospital, telephone uti1 ities, garbage collection, and power uti1 ities are readily available to residents. 2.0 LAWS UNDER WHICH ORGANIZED, POWERS, AND AUTHORITIES The City of Greeley, Colorado has all tne powers of local self-government and home rule, and all the powers possible under the Constitution, laws, and statutes of Colorado. This includes the right of eminent domain and the power to co" ect taxes and fees as compensati on for city servi ces. The organization, powers, and duties of the City are fully defined in the Charter of the City of Greeley as adopted June 24, 1958 and amended November 5, 1985. 1231 H -8-