Title 30, Government - County

Nothing in this part 3 shall be construed to authorize or permit any governmental agency to incur any obligation of any kind or nature, except such as shall be payable solely from moneys accruing to the special sinking fund created pursuant to section 30-20-306, and it shall be p…

The anticipation warrants issued under this part 3 shall be serially numbered and shall be paid off and retired in the order in which they were issued. Source: L. 55: p. 261, � 10. CRS 53: � 36-20-10. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-19-10.

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Board means the board of county commissioners. (2) Consumer means any public or private user of water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both. (3) Joint system or joint water and sewer system means water facili…

(1) In addition to the powers which it may now have, any county without an election of the qualified electors thereof has power under this part 4: (a) To acquire by gift, purchase, lease, or exercise of the right of eminent domain, to construct, to reconstruct, to improve, to bet…

(1) The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, lease, improvement, betterment, or extension of any water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both, and the issuance in anticipation of the collection of revenues of such facilities of bonds to provide funds to pay the cost the…

(1) Revenue bonds issued under this part 4 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, payable semiannually or annually, and evidenced by one or two sets of coupo…

(1) The bonds and any coupons bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations of the county, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all of the persons whose signatures app…

The bonds and the income therefrom shall be exempt from taxation, except inheritance, estate, and transfer taxes. Source: L. 71: p. 359, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-29-6.

(1) Any resolution under this part 4 authorizing the issuance of bonds, or trust indentures, or other instruments appertaining thereto to finance in whole or in part the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of water facilities or sewera…

Revenue bonds issued under this part 4 shall not constitute an indebtedness of the county within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitations. Each bond issued under this part 4 shall recite in substance that said bond, including interest thereon, is payable solely …

(1) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue of bonds, or trustee therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion or percentage of such holders, any holder of bonds, or trustee ther…

(1) Any bonds issued for any refunding purpose authorized in section 30-20-402 (1)(j) may either be delivered in exchange for the outstanding bonds authorized to be refunded or may be sold as provided in this part 4. (2) No bonds may be refunded under this part 4 unless they eith…

Any resolution authorizing, or any trust indenture or other instrument appertaining to, any bonds under this part 4 may provide that each bond therein authorized shall recite that it is issued under authority of this part 4. Such recital shall conclusively impart full compliance …

(1) All moneys received from the issuance of any bonds authorized in this part 4 shall be used solely for the purpose for which issued and the cost of any project thereby delineated. (2) Any accrued interest and any premium shall be applied to the payment of the interest on or th…

The failure of any holder of any bond or coupon issued under this part 4 to proceed, as provided in section 30-20-409, or in any proceedings appertaining to the issuance of such bond or coupon, shall not relieve the county, its board, or any of its officers, agents, and employees…

All revenue bonds or other obligations payable solely from revenues of a water or sewer system, and any coupons appertaining thereto, appertaining to a water system, sewer system, or joint water and sewer system issued or purportedly issued prior to June 2, 1971, and all acts and…

This part 4 shall operate to supply such legislative authority as may be necessary to validate any such securities issued prior to June 2, 1971, and other contracts of such counties executed before said date and any acts and proceedings taken before said date appertaining to the …

(1) In addition to the powers already had by counties, they have the following powers as enumerated below: (a) Whenever the board of county commissioners of a county having a public sewerage system determines that the county sewer line is within four hundred feet of the boundary …

The plans or specifications shall be filed in the county clerk and recorder's or engineer's office, and a resolution shall be adopted by the board ordering or prescribing in general terms the contemplated sewerage connections, giving location of the premises and the name of the o…

The entire costs of all sewerage and water connections, closets, equipment pipe, sewer pipe, labor, and necessary engineering, legal, and publication expenses shall be ascertained by the board of county commissioners, including an amount of six percent additional for costs of ins…

The board of county commissioners may make adequate appropriations from the revenues of the system to defray such costs until such time as the charges are received, and, when received, the system shall be reimbursed to the amount of any such appropriation. Source: L. 71: p. 365, …

In the event any user of the system neglects, fails, or refuses to pay the rates, fees, tolls, and charges fixed by the board of county commissioners for the connection with and use of the system, said user shall not be disconnected from said system or refused the use of said sys…

Any such rates and charges for the connections with, and use of, the system of any county declared or established prior to June 2, 1971, by resolution of the board of county commissioners are, and the same are declared to be, valid and ratified. Source: L. 71: p. 365, � 1. C.R.S.…

The powers conferred by this part 4 shall be in addition and supplemental to and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this part 4 shall not affect, the powers conferred by any other law. Bonds may be issued under this part 4 without regard to the provisions of …

This part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the County Public Improvement District Act of 1968. Source: L. 68: p. 162, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-25-2.

It is hereby declared that the organization of public improvement districts, having the purposes and powers provided in this part 5, shall serve a public use and will promote the health, safety, prosperity, security, and general welfare of the inhabitants of said districts. Sourc…

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (a) (I) (A) An elector of a district is a person who, at the designated time or event, is registered to vote in accordance with the Uniform Election Code of 1992, articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.; and (B) Who i…

(1) Within the unincorporated territory of any county, the governing body of such county is hereby vested with jurisdiction, power, and authority to establish districts for the acquisition, construction, installation, operation, or maintenance of improvements or the provision of …

(1) The organization of a district shall be initiated by a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county creating the district. The petition shall be signed by not less than thirty percent or two hundred of the electors of the propos…

At the time of filing the petition or at any time prior to the time of hearing on said petition a bond shall be filed, with security approved by the governing body, or cash deposit made sufficient to pay all expenses connected with the proceedings in case the organization of the …

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…