Title 30, Government - County
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Colorado County Home Rule Powers Act. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1461, � 1, effective June 8.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-102 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly declares that, in order to better meet and resolve problems of growth and urbanization and to promote the health, safety, security, and general welfare of the people, county government should be strengthened and provided more flexibility in its powers; theref…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-103 Home rule counties - general powers
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(1) Any county which adopts, has adopted, or proposes to adopt a county home rule charter to establish the organization and structure of county government, pursuant to the provisions of part 5 of article 11 of this title, may provide in such charter, or amendment thereto for the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-201 Powers of governing bodies
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The governing body of a home rule county shall exercise such duties and authority and shall have all the powers and responsibilities as provided by law for governing bodies of counties not adopting a home rule charter and shall also have all of the following powers that have been…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-202 Power to sell public works - sell or lease property
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(1) The governing body shall have the following additional powers: (a) To sell and dispose of public utilities, public buildings, real property used or held for park purposes, or by other real property used or held for any governmental purposes. Before any such sale of a park or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-301 Duty to make and publish ordinances
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A county adopting any of the home rule powers under this article shall make and publish, from time to time, ordinances, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for carrying into effect or discharging the powers and duties conferred by this article and as seems necessary and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-401 Definitions
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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Adopting county means any home rule county adopting an ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this part 4. (2) Code means any published compilation of statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, or standards adopte…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-402 Adoption by reference - title
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If all the procedures and requirements of this part 4 are complied with, any home rule county is authorized to enact any ordinance which adopts any code by reference, in whole or in part; and such primary code, thus adopted, may in turn adopt by reference, in whole or in part, an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-403 Notice - hearing
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After the first reading of the adopting ordinance and of the code to be adopted thereby, and of any secondary codes therein adopted by reference, the governing body shall schedule a public hearing thereon. Notice of the hearing shall be published twice in a newspaper of general c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-405 Publication of ordinance
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Nothing contained in this part 4 shall be deemed to relieve any home rule county from the requirement of publishing in full the ordinance which adopts any such code, and all provisions applicable to such publication shall be fully carried out. The adopting ordinance shall contain…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-406 Filing of public record - sale of copies
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Not less than three copies of each primary code adopted by reference, and of each secondary code pertaining thereto, all certified to be true copies by the county executive officer and the county clerk, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk at least fifteen days preced…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-407 Amendments
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If at any time any code which any home rule county has previously adopted by reference is amended by the agency or municipality or county which originally promulgated, adopted, or enacted it, then the governing body may adopt such amendment by reference through the same procedure…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-408 Use as evidence
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Copies of such codes in published form, duly certified by the county clerk and executive officer of the home rule county, shall be received without further proof as prima facie evidence of the provisions of such codes or public records in all courts and administrative tribunals o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-501 Review without bond
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In all actions, suits, and proceedings in any court in this state in which a county of this state shall be a party, such county may take an appeal or writ of certiorari, as provided by law or rule of court, without giving bond. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1475, � 1, e…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-601 Funding bonds - determination of indebtedness
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The governing body of a home rule county may issue negotiable coupon bonds, to be denominated funding bonds, for the purpose of funding any of the legal floating indebtedness of the county, whether such indebtedness is existing on or is created on or after June 8, 1981. The speci…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-602 Floating indebtedness defined
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The term floating indebtedness, as used in this article, includes all obligations of the county to pay money, of whatever kind or character, except indebtedness evidenced by the outstanding, negotiable interest-bearing bonds of the county. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-603 Bond election - judgments
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(1) Whenever the governing body deems it expedient to issue funding bonds under the provisions of this article, it shall direct, by ordinance, that the question be submitted, at a regular election, in the manner provided for authorization of other bonded indebtedness in section 3…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-604 Ordinance - form and maturity of bonds
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(1) If the governing body determines to issue funding bonds for the purpose of paying and discharging any valid and subsisting judgment against the county or if, upon canvassing the vote cast at any election held under the provisions of this part 6, it is determined by the govern…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-605 Disposition of bonds
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All such funding bonds may be exchanged, dollar for dollar, in satisfaction of the indebtedness to be funded, or they may be sold at not less than their par value, as directed by the governing body, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied only to the purpose for which such fund…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-606 Taxes for interest and redemption
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The interest accruing on such funding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this part 6 prior to the time when tax levies are available therefor shall be paid out of the general revenues of the county. For the purpose of reimbursing such general revenues and for the payment …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-607 Ordinance irrepealable
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Any ordinance authorizing an issue of funding bonds under the provisions of this part 6 and providing for the levy of taxes for the payment of the interest upon the principal of such funding bonds shall not be altered or repealed until the indebtedness thereby authorized has been…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-701 Refunding bonds - amount
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The governing body of a home rule county may issue negotiable coupon bonds, to be denominated refunding bonds, for the purpose of refunding any of the bonded indebtedness of the county whether due or not, or which has or may become payable at the option of the county or by consen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-702 Vote of electors - when not required
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Whenever such governing body deems it expedient to issue refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 7 and the net interest cost and the net effective interest rate of the proposed issue of refunding bonds does not exceed the net interest cost and net effective interest rat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-703 Vote of electors - when required - procedures
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(1) Whenever such governing body deems it expedient to issue refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 7 and either the net interest cost or the net effective interest rate of the proposed issue of refunding bonds exceeds the net interest cost or the net effective interes…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-704 Ordinance for bond issue - bonds
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(1) If the governing body determines to issue refunding bonds without an election by meeting the requirements set forth in sections 30-35-701 to 30-35-703, or if, upon canvassing the vote cast at any election held under the provisions of this part 7, it is determined by the gover…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-705 Exchange - sale - proceeds - amounts
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Such refunding bonds may be exchanged dollar for dollar for the bonds to be refunded, or they may be sold at, above, or below their par value at a price or prices such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of refunding bonds does not exceed the maximum net effective i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-706 Tax for payment of refunding bonds
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The interest accruing on such refunding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this part 7 prior to the time when the proceeds of tax levies are available therefor shall be paid out of the general revenues or any other revenues of the county available therefor. For the purpos…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-707 Ordinance not to be altered
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Any ordinance authorizing an issue of refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 7 and providing for the levy of taxes for the payment of the interest upon and the principal of such refunding bonds shall not be altered or repealed until the indebtedness thereby authorized …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-708 Combined issues - procedures
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Any such refunding bonds may be issued to refund one or more issues of outstanding bonds of a county; but no two or more issues of outstanding bonds may be refunded by a single issue of refunding bonds unless the taxable property upon which tax levies are being made for payment o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-710 Registration of refunding bonds
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Whenever any home rule county issues refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 7, the governing body shall direct that the county clerk and recorder, as a part of said county clerk and recorder's duties, register said bonds in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-711 Redemption of refunding bonds prior to maturity - procedures
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(1) In the event that any bonds of a home rule county, either bonds issued for refunding purposes or bonds issued for other purposes as set forth in section 30-35-201 (6), have been or are made redeemable prior to their respective maturities and the governing body determines that…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-712 Net interest cost - net effective interest rate
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For the purposes of this part 7, the terms net interest cost and net effective interest rate have the meanings set forth in section 30-35-201 (6). Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1482, � 1, effective June 8.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-801 Power to issue bonds - purpose
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Subject to the provisions of this part 8, any home rule county shall have power and authority to issue its negotiable coupon bonds for the purpose of paying any special assessment bonds or obligations which it has issued or may issue, together with interest thereon, when it appea…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-802 Question submitted
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No bonds shall be issued under this part 8 until the question of issuing the same has been submitted, at a regular election of a home rule county, to a vote of those persons qualified to vote on authorization of other bonded indebtedness and approved as required by section 30-35-…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-803 Ordinance - taxes - interest - disposition
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The issuance of any bonds voted on in accordance with this part 8 shall be authorized by an ordinance, which shall be irrepealable until the bonds therein provided for shall have been fully paid or discharged, specifying the purpose to which the funds to be raised shall be applie…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-804 Construction - disposition of delinquent assessment
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Nothing in this part 8 shall be construed to release or discharge any special assessment which is now, or may become, a lien on or against any property. Any home rule county issuing bonds under this part 8 shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders or owners of the outstand…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-901 Special taxing districts authorized
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In accordance with the provisions of section 18 of article XIV of the state constitution, the governing body of a home rule county may establish special taxing districts within the county to facilitate the furnishing of services and the collection of ad valorem taxes or charges f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-902 Definitions
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As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Registered elector or elector means an individual who resides within a home rule county and is registered and otherwise qualified to vote in county elections in such county. (2) Special taxing district or district…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-903 Use of districts
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(1) Such special taxing districts shall be used when a service or level of service which a county is authorized to provide is to be provided in substantially less than the entire area included within the county and where resulting ad valorem taxes or charges may vary from those i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-904 Formation of districts
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(1) Special taxing districts may be established pursuant to the provisions of this section. (2) (a) The governing body of a home rule county may by resolution propose the formation of such district which resolution shall designate the proposed boundaries thereof, specify the prop…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-905 Powers of board
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When acting as the governing board of a special taxing district, the governing body of a home rule county shall have all the powers otherwise provided in this article. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1486, � 1, effective June 8.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-35-906 Exclusion
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Real property 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 such exclusion. Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1486, � 1, effective June 8.