21.06.22 MOU Climate Action Collaborative MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEMBERS OF THE
CLIMATE ACTION COLLABORATIVE FOR THE EAGLE COUNTY COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, several local government entities in Eagle County, Colorado, established and joined
the Climate Action Collaborative ("CAC") to reduce greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions in
accordance with the goals of the Climate Action Plan for the Eagle County Community ("CAP")
as adopted and as may be amended from time to time; and,
WHEREAS,a 2017 Letter of Intent to Join The Climate Action Collaborative of the Eagle County
Community ("Letter of Intent") states that the collaborative group will work to outline the
organizational components of the CAC and will create a Memorandum of Understanding
establishing the CAC and outlining the organizational components of the CAC; and,
WHEREAS, local government members of the CAC find that global GHG emissions continue to
catalyze global climate change and global temperature increase and that such global temperature
increase is projected to result in severe negative effects on habitability, production and resiliency
of the global community; and,
WHEREAS, the local government members of the CAC recognize the need and benefit to
understand and implement best practices to reduce GHG emissions and draw down carbon levels
in the atmosphere at the local and regional level, and therefore desire to define an organizational
structure which will facilitate regional decision making and alignment of CAC policies; and,
WHEREAS, the local government members who financially contribute to the CAC desire to
establish and adopt this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to define the organizational
structure;
NOW, THEREFORE, the local government entities who are signatories to this MOU establish
the following organizational structure for the CAC:
1. CLIMATE ACTION COLLABORATIVE GOVERNING BOARD: A governing board
of the CAC is established which shall be referred to as the "CAC Governing Board".
2. MEMBERSHIP: The CAC Governing Board shall comprise the eligible local government
entities situated within Eagle County who sign this MOU.
3. QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS: To be an eligible local government entity, members
of the CAC Governing Body shall meet the following minimum qualifications:
(a) municipal and county government entities legally formed in accordance with the laws
of Colorado;
(b) with boundaries that are wholly or partially within Eagle County;
(c) with a governing body that is subject to election by qualified voters as defined in
Colorado law;
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(d) who have formally adopted the CAP; and
(e) who financially contribute to the CAC in accordance with requirements for financial
contributions as established by the CAC Governing Board, as may be amended from
time to time.
4. ADDITIONAL MEMBERSHIP: Additional members shall be included on the CAC
Governing Body upon receipt of a written request to join the CAC Governing Body by a
local government entity who meets the qualifications of membership.
5. REMOVAL OF MEMBERSHIP: The CAC Governing Board may remove any CAC
Governing Board member who ceases to meet the minimum qualifications after providing
notice to such CAC Governing Board member and stating the reasons that such CAC
Governing Board member ceases to meet the minimum qualifications. Those members
ceasing to meet the minimum qualification will be provided fifteen (15) days to bring
themselves into compliance with minimum qualifications prior to removal from membership.
6. REPRESENTATION: Each qualified member of the CAC Governing Board shall have one
voting seat on the CAC Governing Board. Each qualified member of the CAC Governing
Board shall appoint a representative who shall be an elected representative of the governing
body of the qualified member, and an alternate representative who shall be either an elected
official of the governing body of the qualified member or a staff person of such qualified
member. The designation of representatives by each qualified member shall be in writing in
a manner determined by each respective qualified member and shall be updated from time to
time.
7. QUORUM:Quorum shall consist of a majority plus one of the total membership of the CAC
Governing Board. In the absence of a quorum, a lesser number may adjourn any meeting to
a later time and date.
8. OFFICERS: The CAC Governing Board shall appoint a Chairperson and Co-Chairperson
who shall serve as the meeting moderator for meetings of the CAC Governing Board. The
duties of the Chairperson, Co-Chairperson and any other Officer positions that may be
established shall be further defined in future bylaws to be adopted by the CAC.
9. MEETINGS: The CAC Governing Board shall meet at such time, place, and frequency as
is determined appropriate by the CAC Governing Board. The method of calling a meeting
and the types of meetings allowed (i.e. in person, electronically, etc.) will be further defined
in future bylaws to be adopted by the CAC.
10. DUTIES: The CAC Governing Board shall have the following duties:
(a) Prepare and adopt an annual budget and funding mechanisms;
(b) Prepare and adopt annual goals;
(c) Review and approve contracts for services; and
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(d) Adopt bylaws and other policies as appropriate to achieve the goals of the CAP.
11. VOTING: All decisions of the CAC Governing Board shall be approved by a 3/4ths
affirmative vote of the quorum present or as otherwise set forth in the future bylaws to be
adopted by the CAC.
12. NO LEGAL OR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS: This MOU shall not create any legal
obligation for any member local government entity and shall not create any multi-year
financial obligation that exceeds the annual financial contribution to the CAC that is
approved by each qualified member.
THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS HEREBY APPROVED AND
EXECUTED BY THE FOLLOWING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES:
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