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C'dale Trustees Discuss Bear Activity, Adopt Resolution Supporting Immigrants

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The Carbondale Board of Trustees met last night. Among items on the agenda, including the swearing-in of Luis Yllanes, there was ample focus on recent bear activity within and around the town. John Groves, representing Colorado Parks and Wildlife, warned that the activity could worsen and persist into November. The trustees also waived an ordinance to allow Rio Grande weed-eating goats to travel through town and adopted a resolution affirming Carbondale's support for the immigrant community. Click the headline to view the resolution in English and Spanish.

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE CLARIFYING IMMIGRATION STATUS RELATED POLICIES

WHEREAS, the Town of Carbondale recognizes the importance of all the persons in the community, regardless of immigration status;

WHEREAS, the Town of Carbondale seeks to clarify the Town policy with respect to the immigrant community in the Town;

WHEREAS, the Town of Carbondale continues to strive to find the best way to support all members of the Town’s community while recognizing the rule of law;

WHEREAS, the immigrant community in the Town of Carbondale contributes to the social, educational, and economic life of the Town;

WHEREAS, Town of Carbondale supports a clear path for immigrants to legally live, work and become citizens of the United States.  The public safety and wellbeing of all residents of the Town is not served when immigrants are afraid to report crimes, bear witness, and seek essential services for fear of deportation;

WHEREAS, the Town of Carbondale is committed to fostering and ensuring equality and freedom from persecution regardless of immigration status.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE BOARD OF THE TRUSTEES:

  1. Town policy with respect to the immigrant community:
  1. No Town employee shall inquire into a person’s immigration status unless such inquiry directly relates to a service request or the information is required to provide a Town service.
  2. No Town employee shall take action solely based on a person’s immigration status.
  3. Participation and/or partnership in agreements of any type with or that serve the function of federal immigration officials, whether formal or informal, shall require Board of Trustee approval unless such participation is part of an on-going criminal investigation.

 

  1. Establishment of Outreach Program. The Town desires to provide more opportunity for the members of the immigrant community and the officers of the Town to interact and foster a culture of communication. To that end the Town will establish an outreach program where members of the community can meet with the officers of the Town to discuss the current policy of the police with respect of immigration status, to explain the role of the Town police in the enforcement of immigration law and explain how, to keep our community safe, no resident of the Town should fear deportation for reporting a crime.

  1. Public Relations Officer. The Town desires that the Chief of Police designate one officer or employee as a “Public Relations Officer.” Such officer will be charged with participating in the Outreach Program established in part (2) of this resolution and being the point person with respect to interacting with and explaining Town policy to, the immigrant community of the Town.
  1. The Town shall provide such training and support as the Chief of Police deems necessary to fulfill the goal of this policy.

 

  1. The Town supports the State of Colorado providing locations and staff to implement SB 13-251 as having properly licensed drivers on our roads is a statewide public safety issue.

  1. The Town deems this resolution necessary to protect and maintain the safety of all residents of Carbondale.

  1. Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to prohibit or restrict any Town departments or personnel from doing any of the following with respect to information regarding the immigration status of any individual: (1) sending such information to, or requesting or receiving such information from, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its subsidiary agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE); (2) maintaining such information; or (3) exchanging such information with any other federal, state, or local government entity.

UNA RESOLUCION DE LOS MIEMBROS DEL FIDEICOMOSARIO DEL PUEBLO DE CARBONDALE CLARIFICANDO POLIZA RELACIONADAS AL ESTADO MIGRATORIO

Visto que, el Pueblo de Carbondale reconoce lo importancia de las personas a pesar del estado migratorio;

Visto que, el Pueblo de Carbondale busca aclarar la póliza del Pueblo con respecto a la comunidad inmigrante en el Pueblo;

Visto que, el Pueblo de Carbondale continuara esforzándose por encontrar la mejor manera de apoyar todos los miembros de la comunidad del Pueblo mientras reconociendo el imperio de la ley;

Visto que, la comunidad inmigrante en el Pueblo de Carbondale contribuya al desarrollo social, educación, y vida económica del Pueblo;

Visto que, Pueblo de Carbondale apoya un camino para que los inmigrantes puedan legalmente vivir, trabajar y convertirse en ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos. La seguridad pública y bienestar de todos los residentes del Pueblo no se sirve cuando los inmigrantes tienen miedo de denunciar crímenes, atestiguar y buscar servicios esenciales por temor a ser deportados;

Visto que, el Pueblo de Carbondale se compromete a fomentar y asegurar la igualdad y libertad de la persecución sin importar el estado migratorio.

AHORA, POR LO TANTO, QUE SE RESUELVA CON LOS MIEMBROS DEL FIDEICOMISARIO DEL PUEBLO DE CARBONDALE:

  1. Póliza del Pueblo con respecto a la comunidad inmigrante:
  1. Ningún empleado del Pueblo averiguara el estado migratorio de la persona al menos que  un servicio se solicite y se tenga que preguntar o la información es requerida para un servicio del Pueblo.
  2. Ningún empleado del Pueblo tomara acción solo basado en el estado migratorio de la persona.
  3. Participación y/o asociación en acuerdo de cualquier tipo con o que cumplan la función de oficiales federales de inmigración, ya sea formal o informal, requerirá la aprobación de los Miembros de Fideicomisario al menos que la participación sea parte de una investigación criminal.
  1. Establecimiento de un Programa de Asistencia Pública. El Pueblo desea proveer más oportunidad para los miembros de la comunidad migratoria y los oficiales del Pueblo para interactuar y fomentar una cultura de comunicación. Con ese fin, el Pueblo establecerá un programa para asistencia pública donde miembros de la comunidad podrán reunirse con los oficiales del Pueblo y hablar sobre la póliza actual de la policía con respecto al estado migratorio, explicar el papel de la policía del Pueblo sobre la aplicación de la ley y  explicar cómo mantener nuestra comunidad segura, ningún residente del Pueblo debe temer la deportación por reportar un crimen.
  2. Oficial de Relaciones Publicas. El Pueblo desea que el Jefe de Policía designe un oficial o empleado como “Oficial de Relaciones Publicas”. Tal oficial se encargara de participar en el Programa de Asistencia Publica establecido en parte (2) de esta resolución y ser la persona indicada al respecto de interactuar con y explicar la póliza del Pueblo a la comunidad migratoria del Pueblo.
  1. El Pueblo proveerá entrenamiento y apoyo que el Jefe de Policía considere necesario para cumplir la meta de esta póliza.
  1. El Pueblo apoya el Estado de Colorado proporcionando lugares y empleados para implementar SB 13-251 para tener conductores con licencias válidas para manejar en nuestras carreteras que es un problema para la seguridad del publica en todo el estado.  
  2. El Pueblo considera esta resolución necesario para proteger y mantener la seguridad de todos los residentes de Carbondale.
  3. Nada en esta resolución se interpretara para prohibir o restringir cualquier departamento del Pueblo o personal de cualquier de los siguientes con respecto a la información sobre el estado migratorio de cualquier individuo: (1) mandar información a, o solicitar o recibir información de la Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos y las agencias subsidiarias incluyendo United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); (2) mantener información; o (3) intercambiar información con cualquier otro estado, federal, o entidad gubernamental local.

 

Raleigh Burleigh was raised in the historic floodplanes of Satank. The Carbondale Rotary Club sponsored him as a youth ambassador to Chile the year before his graduation from Roaring Fork High School. He studied International Affairs and Journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder then applied those studies traveling throughout South America the following year. Returning to Carbondale thereafter, Raleigh acquired an internship with KDNK News which led to the opportunity to serve as News Director from 2017 to 2019. After another trip to South America in early 2019, Raleigh Burleigh drew deeper into the confluence as Program Director at KDNK. Raleigh now serves on KDNK's board of directors and as editor of Carbondale's weekly newspaper, The Sopris Sun.