CO Code § 32-13-104.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 13 - Scientific and Cultural Facilities District|§ 32-13-104.5. Additional District Area - Douglas County

  In addition to the areas described in section 32-13-104, all or any portion of the area within the boundaries of Douglas county that is not included in the Denver metropolitan scientific and cultural facilities district but is contiguous with the district may be included in the district if the following requirements are met:   A proposal to include the area proposed to be included in the district is initiated by any of the following methods:   A petition requesting an election for the purpose of including the area proposed to be included in the district is signed by at least five percent of the eligible electors of the unincorporated portion of such area and of each portion of such area that is within a municipality; or    The governing bodies of all municipalities that include portions of the area proposed to be included in the district and the board of county commissioners of Douglas county adopt resolutions requesting an election for the purpose of including the area in the district. The board of county commissioners of Douglas county shall adopt such a resolution only after all municipalities that include portions of the areas proposed to be included have adopted such resolutions.       An election is held and conducted in accordance with articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., and the following requirements:   The election is held at a general or odd-year election not later than 2025, as determined by intergovernmental agreement of the governing bodies of all municipalities that include portions of the area proposed to be included in the district and the board of county commissioners of Douglas county;    The ballot provides for the eligible electors in the area proposed to be included in the district to vote for or against the inclusion of the proposed area in the district;    The ballot is in a single form determined by intergovernmental agreement of the governing bodies of all municipalities that include portions of the area proposed to be included in the district and the board of county commissioners of Douglas county;    The ballot contains a description of the area proposed to be included within the district;    The ballot contains the current rates of sales tax levied by the district; and    The ballot contains the following question: “Shall the area described in the ballot be included in the Denver metropolitan cultural and scientific facilities district?”          The governing bodies of all municipalities that include portions of the area proposed to be included in the district and the board of county commissioners of Douglas county shall, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement, adopt resolutions calling the election authorized by this section. The resolutions shall state:   The object and purpose of the election;    A description of the area proposed to be included in the district;    The date of the election; and    The name of the designated election official responsible for conducting the election pursuant to articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.        History. Source: L. 98: Entire section added, p. 357, § 1, effective April 20. L. 99: (1)(b)(I) amended, p. 452, § 9, effective August 4. L. 2004: IP(1), IP(1)(a), (1)(a)(I), and (1)(b)(I) amended, p. 285, § 3, effective July 1, 2006. L. 2016: (1)(b)(I) amended, (SB 16-016), ch. 135, p. 390, § 2, effective April 29.