Title 30, Government - County

As soon as possible after the filing of such petition, the governing body shall fix, by order, a place and time, not less than twenty days nor more than forty days after the petition is filed, for a hearing thereon. Thereupon the clerk of the governing body shall cause notice by …

Source: L. 81: Entire section added, p. 1459, � 3, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 526, � 28, effective April 30.

Within thirty days after a district is organized, the clerk of the governing body shall transmit for recording a copy of the resolution establishing the district to the county clerk and recorder of each of the counties in which the district or a part thereof is located. Source: L…

The governing body of the county in which the district is located shall constitute ex officio the board of directors of the district. The presiding officer of the governing body shall be ex officio the presiding officer of the board, the clerk of the governing body shall be ex of…

The board shall hold meetings, which shall be open to the public, in a place to be designated by the board as often as the needs of the district require, on notice to each member of the board. A quorum of the governing body shall constitute a quorum at any meeting. Notice of time…

(1) The district has the following limited powers: (a) To have perpetual existence; (b) To have and use a corporate seal; (c) To sue and be sued, and be a party to suits, actions, and proceedings; (d) Except as otherwise provided in this part 5, to enter into contracts and agreem…

In order to defray all or any portion of the costs of the improvements or services provided by the district, the board may establish local improvement districts within the boundaries of the district. Such local improvement districts may be established whenever the board determine…

(1) The term benefit, for the purposes of assessing a particular property within a public improvement district, particularly with respect to storm sewer drainage and to drainage improvements to carry off surface waters, includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Any incr…

In addition to the other means of providing revenue for such districts, the board has the power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on and against all taxable property within the district. Such power shall not prevent the issuance of obligations payable solely from the income of…

The board shall determine annually the amount of money necessary to be raised by a levy on the taxable property in the district, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the district, and shall fix a rate of levy which, when levied upon every dollar of valuation for …

The board, in fixing and determining the rate of levy, shall take into account the maturing indebtedness for the current and ensuing year on the contracts, bonds, interest on bonds, deficiencies, and defaults of prior years of the district, and shall make provision for the paymen…

It is the duty of the governing body to levy the taxes certified to it, as provided in this part 5. It is the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect and enforce such taxes at the time, in the form and manner, and with like interest and penaltie…

The taxes provided for in this part 5 shall be a part of the general taxes and shall be paid accordingly. Sales of properties for delinquencies shall be in the same manner as is provided in the statutes of the state of Colorado for the sale of property for nonpayment of taxes. So…

Whenever any indebtedness has been incurred by a district, it is lawful for the board to levy taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve fund in such amount as the board may determine, which may be used to meet the obligations of the district, for operating c…

(1) The boundaries of any district organized under the provisions of this part 5 may be changed in the manner prescribed in this section, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property, or any of its rights…

All property included within or excluded from a district shall thereafter be subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of its proportionate share of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of inclusion or exclusion. Source: L. 68: p. 168, � 20. C.R.S. 1963: � …

(1) To carry out the purposes of this part 5, the board is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the district. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of bonds does not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate authorized…

Source: L. 68: p. 169, � 22. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-25-22. L. 70: p. 143, � 15. L. 71: p. 337, � 7. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 526, � 28, effective April 30. Editor's note: This section was originally numbered as � 30-20-522 in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the…

Source: L. 68: p. 169, � 23. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-25-23. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 526, � 28, effective April 30. Editor's note: This section was originally numbered as � 30-20-523 in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of loca…

Source: L. 68: p. 169, � 24. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-25-24. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 526, � 28, effective April 30. Editor's note: This section was originally numbered as � 30-20-524 in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of loca…

Source: L. 68: p. 169, � 25. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-25-25. L. 70: p. 144, � 16. L. 71: p. 337, � 3. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 526, � 28, effective April 30. Editor's note: This section was originally numbered as � 30-20-525 in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the…

Any district organized pursuant to this part 5 may be dissolved after notice given and a hearing held in the manner prescribed by sections 30-20-507 and 30-20-508. After hearing any protests against, or objections to, dissolution, if the board determines that it is in the best in…

In any case where a notice is provided for in this part 5, if the governing body finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the governing body shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or be abated, but the governing bo…

All actions in which there may arise a question of the validity of the organization of a district, or a question of the validity of any proceeding under this part 5, shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and shall be heard at the earliest practic…

Nothing in this part 5 shall affect or impair the control and jurisdiction which a county has over all property within its boundaries. All powers granted by this part 5 shall be subject to such control and jurisdiction. Source: L. 68: p. 170, � 29. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-25-29. Editor…

No part of this part 5 shall repeal or affect any other law or any part thereof, it being intended that this part 5 shall provide a separate method of accomplishing its objects, and not an exclusive one. Source: L. 68: p. 170, � 30. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-25-30. Editor's note: This se…

(1) In its discretion, the board may file a petition at any time in the district court in any county in which the district or a portion thereof is located for a judicial examination and determination of any power conferred, any securities issued by the district or authorized to b…

The income or other revenues of the district, any property owned by the district, any bonds issued by the district, and the transfer of and any income from any bonds issued by the district shall be exempt from all taxation and assessments by the state. In the resolution authorizi…

Any legal or equitable action brought with respect to any acts or proceedings of the district, the creation of a district, the authorization of any bonds, or any other action taken under this part 5 shall commence within thirty days after the performance of such action or else sh…

Except as otherwise provided in this part 6, any county in this state may construct any of the local improvements mentioned in this part 6 and fund such improvements by assessing the cost thereof, wholly or in part, upon the property especially benefited by such improvements or, …

As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Assessment unit means an area within a district which is separately defined for determining assessments payable pursuant to this part 6. (1.5) Board means: (a) The board of county commissioners of a county or city…

(1) Except for those improvements fully funded by the sales tax pursuant to section 30-20-604.5, the cost of improvements constructed or acquired pursuant to this part 6, or such part thereof as may be assessed against the property specially benefited, including the intersections…

(1) (a) The board of any county or of any city that has been authorized to become a city and county pursuant to an amendment to the state constitution that has been approved by the registered electors of the state of Colorado and that subsequently becomes a city and county for th…

Whenever any lot or parcel of land is V-shaped or of any irregular form, such allowance may be made by resolution in any assessment as may be equitable and just, or any allowance may be refused, and, in case of any unusual area or proportion of intersections, the county may pay n…

(1) The term benefit, for the purposes of assessing a particular property within an improvement district, particularly with respect to drainage improvements to carry off surface waters, includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Any increase in the market value of the pr…

Upon completion of any local improvement or upon completion from time to time of any part thereof and upon acceptance thereof by the board or whenever the total cost of any improvement or of any such part thereof can be reasonably ascertained either prior to, during, or subsequen…

(1) Upon receipt of the statement filed pursuant to section 30-20-607, the county clerk and recorder shall notify, by advertisement once in some newspaper of general circulation in said county, the owners of any property to be assessed that said improvements have been, or are abo…

Except for a district formed for the purposes authorized in section 30-20-603 (11.5), at the time specified in the notice required pursuant to section 30-20-608 (1) or at some adjourned time, the board shall hear and determine all such complaints and objections and may make such …

The county clerk and recorder, or such other officer or agent of the county as may be directed by the board in the preliminary order, shall prepare a local assessment roll in book form showing, in suitable columns, each piece of land assessed, the total amount of assessment, the …

All special assessments for local improvements shall be due and payable within thirty days after the effective date of the assessing resolution without demand, but all such assessments may be paid, at the election of the owner, in installments with interest as provided in section…

Failure to pay the whole assessment within said period of thirty days shall be conclusively considered and held to be an election on the part of all persons interested, whether under disability or otherwise, to pay in such installments. All persons so electing to pay in installme…

In case of such election to pay in installments, the assessments shall be payable in two or more installments of principal, the first of which installments shall be payable as prescribed by the board in not more than five years and the last in not more than twenty years, with int…

Failure to pay any installment, whether of principal or interest, when due shall cause the whole of the unpaid principal to become due and collectible immediately, and the whole amount of the unpaid principal and accrued interest shall thereafter draw interest at the rate establi…

(1) Except for a district formed for the purposes authorized in section 30-20-603 (11.5), as to which the assessments shall be paid pursuant to the contracts and agreements entered into by the owner of the assessed property, payment may be made to the county treasurer at any time…

The board shall have power to contract an indebtedness on behalf of the county, and upon the credit thereof, by borrowing money or issuing the negotiable interest-bearing bonds of the county for the purpose of providing a fund to pay such part of the cost of improvements authoriz…

(1) For the purpose of paying all or such portion of the cost of any improvement constructed or acquired under the provisions of this part 6 as may be assessed against the property specially benefited and not paid by the sales tax authorized by section 30-20-604.5 or by the count…

(1) The board may issue one or more series of bonds to refund all or any portion of the outstanding bonds issued by one or more improvement districts pursuant to section 30-20-619. Any such bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of article 56 of title 11, C.R.S. …

All bonds issued pursuant to section 30-20-619 (1) and (2) shall be negotiable in form and shall bear such interest as may be fixed by the board, not exceeding a maximum net effective interest rate specified by the board, prior to the use of said bonds in payment for improvements…

Source: L. 73: p. 489, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-30-20. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1075, � 10, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1057, � 23, effective May 24. L. 2002: Entire section repealed, p. 278, � 22, effective August 7. Editor's note: This section was…

(1) Except as provided in this section, all local improvements made under the provisions of this part 6 shall be constructed by independent contract, and all contracts shall be let by the board. All such contracts shall be let to the lowest reliable and responsible bidder, after …