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CO Code § 31-4-210 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-210. City Manager - Qualifications - Removal

 The city council shall appoint a city manager who shall be the chief administrative officer of the city. The city manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications and need not, when appointed, be a resident of the city or of the state. No member of the city council shall be chosen as city manager during his term of office. The city manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term, but he may be removed at the pleasure of the city council for cause. Before the city manager may be removed, he shall be given, if he so demands, a written statement of the reasons alleged for his removal and he has the right to be heard thereon at a public meeting of the council prior to the final vote on the question of his removal. Pending and during such hearing, the city council may suspend him from office. The action of the city council in suspending or removing the city manager shall be final. It is the intent of this part 2 to vest all authority and to fix all responsibility for such suspension or removal in the city council. In case of the absence or disability of the city manager, the city council may designate some qualified person to perform the duties of the office during such absence or disability.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1030, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-210 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-212 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-212. Council Not to Interfere

 Except as otherwise provided in this part 2, neither the city council nor any of its committees or members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to or his removal from office by the city manager or in any other manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service of the city. The city council and its members shall deal with that portion of the administrative service for which the city manager is responsible solely through the city manager, and neither the city council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinate of the city, either publicly or privately. Any violation of the provisions of this section by a member of the city council constitutes misconduct and is punishable in such manner as may be determined by the other members of the city council.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1031, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-212 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-213 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-213. Duties of City Manager

 It is the duty of the city manager to act as chief conservator of the peace within the city; to supervise the administration of the affairs of the city; to see that the ordinances of the city and the applicable laws of the state are enforced; to make such recommendations to the city council concerning the affairs of the city as seem desirable to him; to keep the city council advised of the financial conditions and future needs of the city; to prepare and submit to the city council the annual budget estimate; to prepare and submit to the city council such reports as are required by that body; to prepare and submit each month to the city council a detailed report covering all activities of the city, including a summary statement of revenues and expenditures for the preceding month, detailed as to appropriations and funds in such a manner as to show the exact financial condition of the city and of each department and division thereof as of the last day of the previous month; and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this part 2 or required of him by ordinance or resolution of the city council.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1031, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-213 as it existed prior to 1975.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 31-4-213 is similar to former § 31-3-213 prior to the 1975 repeal and reenactment of this title, and laws antecedent thereto, a relevant case construing a prior provision has been included in the annotations to this section.   In a council-manager form of government, the manager was responsible to council for the administration of all affairs of the city, and his duties required him to supervise the carrying out of policies previously set by the council. Franks v. City of Aurora, 147 Colo. 25 , 362 P.2d 561 (1961).   Detrimental reliance and estoppel applicable. Where the conduct of the city in allowing its manager and engineer to exercise authority with respect to the carrying out of the project was such as to lead the defendants as reasonable men to believe that the officials were acting within the scope of the power granted to them, and the defendants relied, to their detriment, on the appearance thus created, it would be unjust to allow the city to renege; thus, the principles of estoppel relieve the defendants. Franks v. City of Aurora, 147 Colo. 25 , 362 P.2d 561 (1961).
CO Code § 31-4-214 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-214. City Manager Sits in Council - No Vote

 The city manager is entitled to a seat in the city council but shall have no vote therein. The city manager has the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the city council.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1031, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-214 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-215 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-215. Administrative Plan

  The city council, upon the report and recommendation of the city manager, has the power to create and establish by ordinance administrative departments of city administration. It is the duty of the city manager to propose a plan of administrative organization to the city council within sixty days after his appointment which, if approved by the city council, shall be adopted by ordinance. The administrative plan shall provide for the establishment of the office of city clerk. The city clerk shall be ex officio city treasurer and clerk of the city council. Subject to the supervision and control of the city manager in all matters, the city clerk shall keep and supervise all accounts and have custody of all public moneys of the city; apportion and collect special assessments; issue licenses; collect license fees; make and keep a journal of proceedings of the city council; have custody of all public records of the city not specifically entrusted to any other office; and perform such other duties pertaining to such offices as are by ordinance required or assigned to him by the city manager. The administrative plan shall also provide for a chief of police, a fire chief, a health officer, and such other officers as are deemed necessary for the efficient administration of the city, and such plan may or may not include, in the discretion of the city council, all of the officers named in sections 31-4-105 and 31-4-107. All such officers shall be appointed by the city manager as provided in section 31-4-211. This plan of the city manager shall be placed on file and shall be a matter of public record open to the examination and inspection of the public at all reasonable times. The city council, upon recommendation of the city manager, may change or abolish, by ordinance, any department or office established by ordinance, prescribe, distribute, or discontinue the functions and duties of departments and offices so established, or assign additional functions and duties to departments and offices.    All administrative boards, departments, or offices existing in any city prior to its reorganization shall continue to exist after its reorganization under this part 2 until abolished, altered, or reorganized by ordinance of the city council.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1031, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-215 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-216 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-216. Accounts of Utilities

 Accounts shall be kept for each public utility owned or operated by the city, distinct from other city accounts, and in such manner as to show the true and complete financial result of such city ownership and operation including all assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and in accordance with the uniform classification of accounts as may be prescribed by the public utilities commission of this state.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1032, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-216 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-217 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-217. Publicity of Records

 Records of the city shall be open to inspection at reasonable times and under reasonable regulations established by the city as provided by article 72 of title 24, C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1032, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 745, § 13, effective April 4.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-217 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-218 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-218. Pay of Officers and Employees

 The salary or compensation of officers and employees shall be established by ordinance, which shall provide uniform compensation for like services. Such schedules of compensation may fix the minimum and maximum for any grade. An increase in compensation, within the limits provided for the grade, may be granted at any time by the city manager or other appointing authority upon the basis of efficiency and seniority.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1032, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-218 as it existed prior to 1975.   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “The Fair Labor Standards Act: Criminal and Civil Liability”, see 14 Colo. Law. 1802 (1985).
CO Code § 31-4-219 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 2 - Organizational Structure - Cities - City Manager Form|§ 31-4-219. Official Bonds - Waiver

 The city manager, the city clerk, and such other officers and employees as the city council may require so to do shall give bonds in such amounts and with such sureties as may be approved by the city council. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the city. The city council may waive the requirement of such bonds.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1032, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 1290, § 8, effective April 6.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-219 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-301.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 3 - Organizational Structure and Officers of Statutory Towns|§ 31-4-301.5. Change in Number of Trustees

  The trustees of any statutory town may be reduced in number from six to four or again increased from four to six in the manner provided in this section.    When a petition signed by five percent of the registered electors of the town requesting an election for the purpose of reducing the number of trustees from six to four is presented to the board of trustees of the town or when the board determines by majority vote of the entire board that such a reduction in the size of the board would be in the interest of the town, the board shall adopt an ordinance calling for such an election, to be held within four calendar months from the date of presentation of the petition.    Such election may be held in connection with any regular or special election. In the event that the issue is approved at the election, three members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the legislative and corporate authority of the town shall be vested in the board of trustees consisting of one mayor and four trustees. The approval of a change reducing the number of trustees from six to four shall not have the effect of reducing the term for which any member of the board of trustees was previously elected.    Where the number of trustees has been reduced from six to four, an election on the issue of increasing the number of trustees from four to six may be held at any time subsequent to two years following the election reducing the number of trustees from six to four. No new petition requesting an election to reduce or increase the number of trustees on the board of trustees may be filed or accepted by the board, nor may the board refer any such issue to the voters, for a period of two years following an election for the purpose of increasing or reducing the number of trustees.     History. Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1290, § 9, effective April 6.
CO Code § 31-4-302 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 3 - Organizational Structure and Officers of Statutory Towns|§ 31-4-302. Mayor - Powers

 The mayor or, in his absence, one of the trustees, who may be elected mayor pro tem, shall preside at all meetings of the board of trustees and shall have the same voting powers as any member of said board. The mayor shall be considered a member of the governing body and the board of trustees. However, a town may provide by ordinance that the mayor shall not be entitled to vote on any matter before the board, except in the case of a tie vote. If such an ordinance is adopted, it shall also provide that any ordinance adopted and all resolutions authorizing the expenditure of money or the entering into of a contract shall be subject to disapproval by the mayor as provided in section 31-16-104 . Such an ordinance may provide or may be amended to provide that the mayor shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum or for the requisite majority on any matter to be voted on by the board of trustees. Any such ordinance may be adopted, amended, or repealed only within the sixty days preceding any election of a mayor, to take effect upon such mayor's assumption of office.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1034, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1494, § 6, effective June 8. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 1291, § 10, effective April 6.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-302 as it existed prior to 1975.   ANNOTATION   Applied in Hayden v. Town of Aurora, 57 Colo. 389 , 142 P. 183 (1914).
CO Code § 31-4-303 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 3 - Organizational Structure and Officers of Statutory Towns|§ 31-4-303. Trustees to Fill Vacancy - Mayor Pro Tem - Clerk Pro Tem

 The board of trustees has the power, by appointment, to fill all vacancies in the board or any other office, and the person so appointed shall hold his office until the next regular election and until his successor is elected and has complied with section 31-4-401 . The board also has the power to fill a vacancy in the board or in any other elective office of the town by ordering an election to fill the vacancy until the next regular election and until a successor has been elected and has complied with section 31-4-401 . If a vacancy in the board or in such other elective office is not filled by appointment or an election is not ordered within sixty days after the vacancy occurs, the board shall order an election, subject to the municipal election code, to be held as soon as practicable to fill the vacancy until the next regular election and until a successor has been elected and has complied with section 31-4-401. At its first meeting, the board shall choose one of the trustees as mayor pro tem who, in the absence of the mayor from any meeting of said board or during the mayor's absence from the town or his inability to act, shall perform the mayor's duties. The board also has the power to elect a clerk pro tem to perform the duties of the clerk during his absence or inability to act.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1034, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1495, § 7, effective June 8. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1257, § 11, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 1125, § 6, effective April 4.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-303 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-304 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 3 - Organizational Structure and Officers of Statutory Towns|§ 31-4-304. Appointment of Officers - Compensation

 The board of trustees shall appoint a clerk, treasurer, and town attorney, or shall provide by ordinance for the election of such officers, and may appoint such other officers, including a town administrator, as it deems necessary for the good government of the corporation, and it shall prescribe by ordinance their duties when the same are not defined by law and the compensation or fees they are entitled to receive for their services. The board of trustees may require officers to take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101 . The election of officers shall be at the regular election, and no appointment of any officer shall continue beyond thirty days after compliance with section 31-4-401 by the members of the succeeding board of trustees.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1034, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1258, § 12, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 745, § 14, effective April 4. L. 2018: Entire section amended,(HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 698, § 29, effective August 8; entire section amended,(HB 18-1140), ch. 41, p. 464, § 7, effective August 8.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 31-3-304 as it existed prior to 1975.    Amendments to this section by HB 18-1138 and HB 18-1140 were harmonized.     Cross references:    For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1138, see section 1 of chapter 88, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.    For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1140, see section 1 of chapter 41, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.     ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For note, “Rights of a Holdover Trustee Under Colorado Law of 1929”, see 2 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 254 (1930).   Annotator's note. Since § 31-4-304 is similar to former § 31-3-304 prior to the 1975 repeal and reenactment of this title, and laws antecedent thereto, a relevant case construing a prior provision has been included in the annotations to this section.   Duties of town attorney left to board. There is no statute defining the duties of town attorneys of incorporated towns, but under the provisions of this section, it is left to the board of trustees of such a municipality to fix and determine the character of services to be rendered and compensation to be paid to its attorneys. Kinzie v. Haxtun, 97 Colo. 456 , 50 P.2d 545 (1935).   Decisions by town attorney and manager are discretionary as a matter of law and entitled to official immunity if such decisions are of a judgmental, planning, or policy nature and the officials are acting in their official capacities and not outside the scope of their offices. Troxel v. Town of Basalt, 682 P.2d 501 (Colo. App. 1984).
CO Code § 31-4-305 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 3 - Organizational Structure and Officers of Statutory Towns|§ 31-4-305. Clerk - Duties

 The clerk shall attend all meetings of the board of trustees and make a true and accurate record of all the proceedings, rules, and ordinances made and passed by the board of trustees. Records of the town shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times and under reasonable regulations established by the town as provided by article 72 of title 24, C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1034, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 746, § 15, effective April 4.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-3-302 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-4-306 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 4 - Organizational Structure and Officers|Part 3 - Organizational Structure and Officers of Statutory Towns|§ 31-4-306. Marshal or Chief of Police - Powers and Duties

 The marshal or chief of police has the same power that sheriffs have by law, coextensive with the county in cases of violation of town ordinances, for offenses committed within the limits of the town. He or she shall execute all writs and processes directed to him or her by the municipal judge in any case arising under a town ordinance and receive the same fees for his or her services that sheriffs are allowed in similar cases. The marshal or chief of police may employ certified peace officers to enforce all laws of the state of Colorado notwithstanding section 16-2.5-201 .   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1034, § 1, effective July 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 795, § 7, effective June 3. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 746, § 16, effective April 4. L. 2017: Entire section amended,(SB 17-066), ch. 105, p. 385, § 2, effective April 4.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 31-3-305 as it existed prior to 1975.    Section 4 of chapter 105 (SB 17-066), Session Laws of Colorado 2017, provides that the act changing this section applies before, on, and after April 4, 2017.