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Title 29, Government - Local

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1001 Moratorium on taxes, fees, and charges - internet and online services - definitions
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(1) (a) From May 1, 1998, to and including April 30, 2001, there shall be a temporary moratorium during which no statutory or home rule city and county, county, city, or town, nor any political subdivision of the state, including, without limitation, a special purpose authority, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1002 Mobile telecommunications services - taxation by local governments - remedies - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Act" means the federal "Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act", 4 U.S.C. secs. 116 to 126, as amended. (b) "Customer" means customer as defined in section 124 (2) of the act. (c) "Home service provider" mea…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-101 Short title
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This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Government Budget Law of Colorado". Source: L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1429, § 1, effective January 1, 1991.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-102 Definitions
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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Appropriation" means the authorization by ordinance or resolution of a spending limit for expenditures and obligations for specific purposes. (2) "Basis of budgetary accounting" means any one of the following met…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-103 Budgets required

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(1) Each local government shall adopt an annual budget. To the extent that the financial activities of any local government are fully reported in the budget or budgets of a parent local government or governments, a separate budget is not required. Such budget shall present a comp…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-104 By whom budget prepared

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The governing body of each local government shall designate or appoint a person to prepare the budget and submit the same to the governing body. Source: L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1431, § 1, effective January 1, 1991.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-105 Budget estimates

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On or before a date to be determined by the governing body of each local government, all spending agencies shall prepare and submit to the person appointed to prepare the budget estimates of their expenditure requirements and their estimated revenues for the budget year, and, in …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-106 Notice of budget

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(1) Upon receipt of the proposed budget, the governing body shall cause to be published a notice containing the following information: (a) The date and time of the hearing at which the adoption of the proposed budget will be considered; (b) A statement that the proposed budget is…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-107 Objections to budget

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Any elector of the local government has the right to file or register his protest with the governing body prior to the time of the adoption of the budget. Source: L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1432, § 1, effective January 1, 1991.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-108 Adoption of budget - appropriations - failure to adopt

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(1) The governing body of the local government shall hold a hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed budget, at which time objections of the electors of the local government shall be considered. The governing body shall revise, alter, increase, or decrease the items as it…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-109 Changes to budget - transfers - supplemental appropriations

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(1) (a) If, after adopting the budget and making appropriations, the governing body of a local government deems it necessary, it may transfer appropriated moneys between funds or between spending agencies within a fund, as determined by the original appropriation level, in accord…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-110 Expenditures not to exceed appropriation

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(1) During the fiscal year, no officer, employee, or other spending agency shall expend or contract to expend any money, or incur any liability, or enter into any contract which, by its terms, involves the expenditures of money in excess of the amounts appropriated. Any contract,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1101 Definitions

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As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Amount due" means the amount of a fee, fine, penalty, or other separate charge due and owing to a local government. (2) "Delinquency charge" means a separate fee, fine, or penalty levied as a result of the late …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1102 Delinquency charges

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, no local government shall impose a delinquency charge except as provided in this section. (2) No delinquency charge may be collected by a local government on any amount due that is paid in full within five days after the sc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-111 Contingencies

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In cases of emergency which could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of adoption of the budget, the governing body may authorize the expenditure of funds in excess of the appropriation by ordinance or resolution duly adopted by a majority vote of such governing body at…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-112 Payment for contingencies

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In case of an emergency and the passage of an ordinance or resolution authorizing additional expenditures in excess of the appropriation as provided in section 29-1-111 and if there is money available for such excess expenditure in some other fund or spending agency which will no…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-113 Filing of budget

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(1) No later than thirty days following the beginning of the fiscal year of the budget adopted pursuant to section 29-1-108, the governing body shall cause a certified copy of such budget, including the budget message, to be filed in the office of the division. The budget of a sp…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-114 Record of expenditures

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The officer or employee of the local government whose duty it is to disburse moneys or issue orders for the payment of money shall keep in his office a record showing the amounts authorized by the appropriation and the expenditures drawn against the same and also a record of the …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-115 Violation is malfeasance - removal

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Any member of the governing body of any local government or any officer, employee, or agent of any spending agency who knowingly or willfully fails to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by this part 1 or who knowingly and willfully violates any of its provisions is guilty…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1201 Legislative declaration - matter of statewide concern

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The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the imposition of restrictions by a local government upon when or how often individuals may meet upon private residential property to pray, worship, or otherwise study or discuss issues relating to religious beliefs…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1202 Local limits on time or frequency of religious meetings - definitions

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On or after August 2, 2000, a local government shall be prohibited from enacting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, regulation, or other restriction that specifically limits when or how frequently individuals in the state may meet upon private residential property to pray, w…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1203 Applicability to other local laws

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This part 12 shall not be construed to affect the enactment or enforcement of laws generally regulating traffic, parking, excessive noise, or other adverse conditions affecting the health, welfare, and safety of citizens of a local government. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1301 Federal funds received by local governments - enterprises - definitions

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(1) For purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution: (a) Any federal funds that a local government receives, regardless of whether such federal funds pass through the state prior to receipt by the local government, shall not be included in the local government's…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1401 Authority of a local government to enact minimum wage laws - definition

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(1) A local government may enact a law establishing a minimum wage for individuals performing work while physically within the local government's jurisdiction in accordance with section 8-6-101. (2) As used in this section, "local government" means a: (a) City; (b) Home rule city…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1501 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) It is imperative that the local government procurement process be free from bias so that all qualified persons and entities may compete for local government business; (b) A fair procurement process not only…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1502 Definitions

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As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Historically underutilized business" means a business that is at least fifty-one percent owned and controlled, in both the management and day-to-day business decisions, by one or more individuals who are: (a) Un…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1503 Identifying barriers to entry for historically underutilized businesses in local government procurement - pilot program

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(1) No later than August 13, 2021, the department of local affairs shall establish a pilot program to help local governments identify perceptual and substantial barriers to entry for historically underutilized businesses in local government procurement. The department of local af…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1601 Nondisclosure agreements - protection of local government employees - definitions

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(1) (a) Neither a local government nor a department, institution, or agency of a local government shall make it a condition of employment that an employee executes a contract or other form of agreement that prohibits, prevents, or otherwise restricts the employee from disclosing …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1701 Definitions

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As used in this part 17, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Local government" means a governmental entity authorized by law to impose ad valorem taxes on taxable property located within its territorial limits; except that the term excludes any: (a) and (b) (Deleted by am…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1702 Property tax limit imposition - temporary property tax credit - refund

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(1) For property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2025, a local governmental entity's qualified property tax revenue for a property tax year must not increase by more than the property tax limit. (2) (a) To prevent the local governmental entity's qualified property tax…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1702.5 School district property tax limit imposition - temporary residential valuation for assessment adjustment - correction - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Balancing percentage" means the valuation for assessment of all residential real property, for the purpose of a levy imposed by a school district, necessary for school district qualified local share property…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1703 Property tax limit calculation - definitions

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(1) A local governmental entity's property tax limit for a property tax year is equal to the base amount of the local governmental entity's qualified property tax revenue increased by the total of the growth rate percentage and then increased by the carryover amount. (1.5) As use…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1704 Voter approval of property limit waiver

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(1) (a) A local governmental entity's governing body may submit to the local governmental entity's electors the question of whether the local governmental entity may waive the local governmental entity property tax limit established in section 29-1-1702 in connection with a singl…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-1705 Prior obligations not impaired - voter-approval of mill increases - disaster emergency spending - definitions

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(1) Nothing in this part 17 impairs: (a) The obligations of any bonds or other forms of indebtedness that are outstanding as of November 5, 2024, or the refunding thereof, issued by a local government or otherwise invalidates any such bond or the obligations or refunding thereof;…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-201 Legislative declaration

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The purpose of this part 2 is to implement the provisions of section 18 (2)(a) and (2)(b) of article XIV of the state constitution, adopted at the 1970 general election, and the amendment to section 2 of article XI of the state constitution, adopted at the 1974 general election, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-202 Definitions

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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Government" means any political subdivision of the state, any agency or department of the state government or of the United States, a federally recognized tribal entity, and any political subdivision of an adjoin…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-203 Government may cooperate or contract - contents

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(1) Governments may cooperate or contract with one another to provide any function, service, or facility lawfully authorized to each of the cooperating or contracting units, including the sharing of costs, the imposition of taxes, or the incurring of debt, only if such cooperatio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-203.5 Separate legal entity established under section 29-1-203 - legal status - authority to exercise special district powers - additional financing powers

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(1) (a) Any combination of counties, municipalities, special districts, or other political subdivisions of this state that are each authorized to own, operate, finance, or otherwise provide public improvements, functions, services, or facilities may enter into a contract under se…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-204 Establishment of separate governmental entity

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(1) Any combination of cities and towns of this state which are authorized to own and operate electric systems may, by contract with each other or with cities and towns of any adjoining state, establish a separate governmental entity, to be known as a power authority, to be used …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-204.2 Establishment of separate governmental entity to develop water resources, systems, facilities, and drainage facilities

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(1) Any combination of municipalities, special districts, or other political subdivisions of this state that are authorized to own and operate water systems or facilities or drainage facilities may establish, by contract with each other, a separate governmental entity, to be know…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-204.5 Establishment of multijurisdictional housing authorities

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(1) Any combination of home rule or statutory cities, towns, counties, and cities and counties of this state may, by contract with each other, establish a separate governmental entity to be known as a multijurisdictional housing authority, referred to in this section as an "autho…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-204.7 Establishment of multijurisdictional homelessness response authorities - definitions

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(1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Authority" means a multijurisdictional homelessness response authority created pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. (b) "Board" means the board of directors that governs an authority in a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-205 List of contracts - contracts establishing power authorities

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(1) Within thirty days after receiving a written request from the division of local government, a political subdivision shall provide the division with a current list of all contracts in effect with other political subdivisions. The list must contain the names of the contracting …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-206 Law enforcement agreements

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(1) Any county in this state that shares a common border with a county in another state, and any municipality located in such a bordering county of this state, may enter into an agreement with the bordering county of the other state or with a municipality located in the bordering…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-206.5 Emergency services - agreements - immunity from liability - definitions

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(1) Any county, municipality, or designated special district in this state may enter into an agreement with a county, municipality, or special district from a state bordering this state to provide emergency services. The agreement must meet the requirements of section 29-1-203. (…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-208 Local government thermal energy aggregation - contracting authority - revenue bonds - private operators - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Local government" means a statutory or home rule city, town, county, city and county, or special district. (b) "Public utilities commission" means the public utilities commission created in section 40-2-101.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-301 Levies reduced - limitation

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(1) (a) All statutory tax levies for collection in 1989 and thereafter when applied to the total valuation for assessment of the state, each of the counties, cities, and towns not chartered as home rule except as provided in this subsection (1), and each of the fire, sanitation, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-302 Increased levy - submitted to people at election

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(1) If the board of any special district authorized to levy a tax or any officer charged with the duty of levying a tax in any special district is of the opinion that the amount of tax limited by section 29-1-301 will be insufficient for the needs of such special district for the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-304.5 State mandates - prohibition - exception

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(1) No new state mandate or an increase in the level of service for an existing state mandate beyond the existing level of service required by law shall be mandated by the general assembly or any state agency on any local government unless the state provides additional moneys to …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-304.7 Programs delegated by the general assembly - termination or reduction - requirements

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(1) Any local government which, pursuant to section 20 (9) of article X of the state constitution, intends to reduce or terminate its subsidy to any program delegated to such local government by the general assembly for administration shall provide written notice of such intentio…