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Title 32, Special Districts

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban Drainage and Flood Control Act". Source: L. 69: p. 732, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-21-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby determines, finds, and declares that: (a) All property to be acquired by the district under this article shall be owned, operated, administered, and maintained for and on behalf of all of the people of the district; (b) The creation of the district…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-103 Public purpose
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The exercise of any power authorized in this article by the board on behalf of the district has been determined, and is declared to effect a public purpose; and any project authorized in this article shall effect a public purpose. Source: L. 69: p. 818, § 215. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-2…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-104 Definitions
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As used in this article 11, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Acquisition" or "acquire" means the purchase, construction, reconstruction, lease, gift, transfer, assignment, option to purchase, other contract, grant from the federal government, any public body, or any ot…

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-105 Construction

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(1) This article, except where the context by clear implication otherwise requires, shall be construed as follows: (a) Sections, subsections, paragraphs, and subparagraphs mentioned by number, letter, or otherwise correspond to the respective articles, sections, subsections, para…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-106 Liberal construction

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This article being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare, the rule of strict construction shall have no application to this article, but this article shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes and objects for which it is intended…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-107 Sufficiency of article

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(1) This article, without reference to other statutes of the state, except as otherwise expressly provided in this article, shall constitute full authority for the exercise of powers granted in this article, including without limitation the financing of any project authorized in …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-201 Creation of district

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There is hereby created a district to be known and designated as the "Urban Drainage and Flood Control District". Source: L. 69: p. 743, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-21-5.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-202 Boundaries of district

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The area comprising the district consists of the lands located in the city and county of Denver, in the city and county of Broomfield, and in the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, and Jefferson within the boundaries of the district, described as follows: Beginning at…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-203 Board of directors

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(1) All powers, rights, privileges, and duties vested in or imposed upon the urban district shall be exercised and performed by and through a local legislative body designated as the board of directors. (2) The board of directors of the district may create an executive committee …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-204 Regular appointments

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(1) The mayor of the city and county of Denver or the deputy mayor shall be ex officio a director. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this article, the other directors shall be chosen as provided in this section. (3) (a) Two directors shall be appointed to the board by the city …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-205 Filling vacancies

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Upon a vacancy occurring in the board by reason of a director's death, resignation, termination of office as a city council member, county commissioner, or executive officer, or failure to remain a professional engineer licensed by the state who is an elector of the district, and…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-207 Fidelity bonds

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(1) Each director shall, before entering upon his official duties, give a fidelity bond to the district in the sum of ten thousand dollars with good and sufficient surety to be approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of all of the duties of his office, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-208 Board's administrative powers

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(1) The board, on behalf and in the name of the district, has the following powers: (a) To fix the time and place at which its regular meetings shall be held within the district and to provide for the calling and holding of special meetings; (b) To adopt and amend or otherwise mo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-209 Additional administrative powers

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(1) The board also has the following powers for the district: (a) To require and fix the amount of all official fidelity and completion bonds as may be necessary in the opinion of the board for the protection of the funds and property of the district, subject to the provisions of…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-210 Records of board

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(1) On all resolutions and orders, the roll shall be called, and the ayes and noes shall be recorded. All resolutions and orders, as soon as may be after their passage, shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose and be authenticated by the signature of the presiding office…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-211 Meetings of board

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(1) All meetings of the board shall be held within the district and shall be open to the public. (2) No business of the board shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least a majority of the total membership of the board is pre…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-212 Compensation of directors

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(1) (a) (I) For directors serving a term of office commencing prior to January 1, 2019, each director shall receive as compensation for the director's services a sum, not in excess of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum, which shall be set by the board on a regular or spec…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-213 Conflicts in interest prohibited

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(1) No director, officer, employee, or agent of the district shall be interested in any contract or transaction with the district, except in his official representative capacity or as is provided in his contract of employment with the district, subject to the provisions of sectio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-214 Authorization of facilities

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(1) The district, acting by and through the board, may acquire, improve, equip, relocate, maintain, and operate the facilities, any project, or any part thereof for the benefit of the district and the inhabitants thereof, after the board has made such preliminary studies and othe…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-215 Implementing powers

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The board, in connection with the facilities of the district and any project, may from time to time condemn, otherwise acquire, improve, equip, operate, maintain, and dispose of property within or without or both within and without the district. Source: L. 69: p. 751, § 20. C.R.S…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-216 Additional powers of district

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(1) The district has the following powers: (a) To have duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and disabilities pertaining to a body corporate and politic and constituting a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the state established as an instrumentalit…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-217 Financial powers of district

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(1) The district also has the following powers: (a) To borrow money and to issue district securities evidencing any loan to or amount due by the district, to provide for and secure the payment of any district securities and the rights of the holders thereof, and to purchase, hold…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-218 Miscellaneous powers

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(1) The district also has the following powers: (a) To hire and retain officers, agents, employees, engineers, attorneys, and any other persons, permanent or temporary, necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of this article, to defray any expenses incurred thereby in conne…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-219 Cooperative powers

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(1) Subject to the provisions of sections 32-11-533 and 32-11-534, the district also has the following powers: (a) To accept contributions or loans from the federal government for the purpose of financing the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipment, maintenance, and operati…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-220 Other supplemental powers

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(1) The district also has the following powers: (a) To enter upon any land to make surveys, borings, soundings, and examinations for the purpose of the district, and to locate the necessary works of any project and any roadways and other rights-of-way pertaining to any project au…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-221 Approval of other facilities

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(1) No public body or other person (other than the federal government) shall, after June 14, 1969, acquire or improve within the territorial limits of the district any drainage and flood control facilities (other than gutters and rainspouts attached to buildings and other structu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-222 Powers of public bodies

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(1) The governing body of any public body, upon its behalf and in its name, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in any project authorized in this article, upon the terms and with or without consideration and with or without an election, as the governing body determines, has…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-301 Levy and collection of taxes

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To levy and collect taxes, the board shall determine, in each year, the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the urban district, and shall fix a rate of levy, subject to the provisions of section 32-11-217 (1)(c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-302 Levies to cover deficiencies

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(1) The board, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing obligations for the ensuing year as provided in its contracts, maturing securities, and interest on securities, and deficiencies and defaults in prior years, and shall make ample provision for the pa…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-303 Sinking funds

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Whenever any obligations (other than any special obligations not payable from taxes) have been incurred by the district, subject to the limitations in section 32-11-217 (1)(d), the board may levy taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve in such amount as th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-304 Levying and collecting taxes

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(1) The body having authority to levy taxes within each county in which the district is situate shall levy the taxes provided in section 32-11-217 (1)(c) and (1)(d), and elsewhere in this article. (2) All officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect such taxe…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-305 Delinquent taxes

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(1) If the taxes levied are not paid, then delinquent real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of such taxes, interest, and penalties, in the manner provided by the statutes of the state for selling real property for the nonpayment of taxes. If there ar…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-306 Service charges

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(1) (a) The urban district, as provided in section 32-11-217 (1)(e) and elsewhere in this article, may fix, modify, and collect, or cause to be collected, service charges for direct or indirect connection with, or the use or services of, the facilities of the district, including …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-401 Elections

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(1) Wherever in this article 11 an election is permitted or required, the election may be held independently at a special election held and conducted under article 13.5 of title 1 or may be held in coordination with the clerk and recorders of counties included within the district…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-402 Election resolution

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(1) The board shall call any election by resolution. (2) The resolution shall recite the objects and purposes of the election, the date upon which the election shall be held, and the form of the ballot and shall designate an election official to conduct the election. (3) to (5) (…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-501 Forms of borrowing

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(1) Upon the conditions and under the circumstances set forth in this section, the urban district, to carry out the purposes of this article, at any time or from time to time may borrow money to defray the cost of any project designated by the board, or any part thereof as the bo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-502 Limitations upon security

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(1) The payment of district securities or any other obligations of the district shall not be secured by an encumbrance, mortgage, or other pledge of property of the district, except for its pledged revenues, proceeds of taxes, proceeds of assessments, and any other moneys pledged…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-503 Recourse against district personnel

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No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, any interest on, and any prior redemption premiums due in connection with any bonds or other district securities or other obligations of the district evidenced by any other contract or for any claim based thereon or ot…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-504 Repeal of article

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The faith of the state is pledged that this article, any law supplemental or otherwise pertaining thereto, and any other law concerning the bonds or other district securities, taxes, assessments, or the pledged revenues, or any combination of such securities, such taxes, such ass…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-505 Registration of securities

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(1) Before the board delivers any securities under this article, all such securities shall be registered by the treasurer in a book kept in his office for that purpose. (2) The register shall show: (a) The principal amount of the securities; (b) The time of payment of each of the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-506 Details of securities

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article and in any other law, the provisions of which are relevant by express reference in this article thereto, any district securities issued under this article, as may be provided by the board in a resolution authorizing their issuance …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-507 Recital of issuance under article

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A resolution providing for the issuance of bonds or other district securities under this article or an indenture or other proceedings pertaining thereto may provide that the securities contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this "Urban Drainage and Flood Control Act",…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-508 Additional securities details

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(1) As the board may determine, any bonds and other district securities issued under this article, except as otherwise provided in this article or in any law supplemental thereto, may: (a) Be of a convenient denomination or denominations; (b) Be fully negotiable within the meanin…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-509 Payment without further order

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The principal of, the interest on, and any prior redemption premium due in connection with any district securities shall be paid as the same become due in accordance with the terms of the securities and any resolutions and other proceedings pertaining to their issuance, without a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-510 Interest coupons

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Any bonds issued under this article (except temporary bonds) shall have one or two sets of interest coupons, bearing the number of the bond to which they are respectively attached, numbered consecutively in regular numerical order, and attached in such manner that they may be rem…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-511 Execution of securities

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Bonds and other district securities issued under this article shall be executed in the name of the district, shall be signed by the chairman of the board, shall be countersigned by the treasurer, and shall be attested by the secretary. All bonds or other securities shall be authe…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-512 Use of facsimiles

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Any bonds or other securities, including without limitation any certificates endorsed thereon and any coupons attached thereto, may be executed with facsimile signatures and seals as provided in sections 11-55-103 and 11-55-104, C.R.S., as from time to time amended. Source: L. 69…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-513 Execution by incumbents

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The bonds, any coupons pertaining thereto, and other securities bearing the signatures of the officers in office at the time of the signing thereof shall be the valid and binding obligations of the district, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor al…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-514 Execution with predecessor's facsimile

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Any officer authorized or permitted to sign any bonds, any coupons, or any other securities, at the time of their execution and of a signature certificate pertaining thereto, may adopt for his own facsimile signature the facsimile signature of his predecessor in office in the eve…