CO Code § 11-59-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 11 - Financial Institutions|Article 59 - Colorado Municipal Bond Supervision Act|§ 11-59-105. Colorado Municipal Bond Supervision Advisory Board - Creation

     There is hereby created the Colorado municipal bond supervision advisory board, to be composed of three members of the general assembly, one municipal securities broker-dealer representative, one representative of a county, one representative of a municipality, one representative of a special district, one representative of banks that act as indenture trustees for municipal bond offerings, one bond counsel representative, one real estate developer representative, three members of the general public with experience in municipal financing as investors who are not associated with any of the other members or interests, and four owners of residential real property located in special districts who are not associated with any of the other members or interests. Except for the legislative members, members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, who shall take into account the extent to which the board represents the geographic areas, population concentrations, and ethnic communities of this state. Appointments by the governor shall be for a period of four years. The three members of the general assembly shall be appointed one each by the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate. No more than two of said legislative members may be from the same major political party, and, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), each such legislative member shall be appointed for a term of two years or for the same term to which they were elected, whichever is less. Successors shall be appointed in the same manner as the original members. Vacancies of all other members shall be filled by appointment by the governor for unexpired terms. In the case of a vacancy, the remaining members of the board shall exercise all the powers and authority of the board until such vacancy is filled. The board shall choose its own chairperson by majority vote of the quorum present at a meeting called for the purpose of electing a chairperson. The board shall meet not less than annually. Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, C.R.S., members of the board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, and such expenses shall be paid from the appropriations from the division of securities cash fund created in section 11-51-707. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum to transact business and for the exercise of any of the powers or authority conferred.    The terms of the members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate and who are serving on March 22, 2007, shall be extended to and expire on or shall terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the sixty-seventh general assembly. As soon as practicable after such convening date, the speaker and the president shall each appoint or reappoint one member in the same manner as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1). Thereafter, the terms of members appointed or reappointed by the speaker and the president shall expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments and reappointments by the speaker and the president shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members appointed or reappointed by the speaker and the president shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.       The board shall aid and advise the securities commissioner in connection with the commissioner's duties under this article including, but not limited to, development of policies, rules, orders, standards, guidelines, criteria and procedures regarding the registration of bond issues, ordinances, and resolutions and applications for authorization to file federal bankruptcy petitions and assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in such activities.    Repealed.     History. Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 2410, § 1, effective January 1, 1992; except that this section is effective July 1, 1991. (See § 11-59-120 .) L. 97: (3) repealed, p. 102, § 2, effective March 24. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 520, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 176, § 5, effective March 22. L. 2014: (1) (a) amended, (SB 14-153), ch. 390, p. 1960, § 5, effective June 6.