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CO Code § 31-2-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 1 - Incorporation|§ 31-2-109. Assessment - Taxes - Collection

 When any municipality incorporates under the provisions of this title or any municipality reorganizes under the provisions of part 3 of this article after the time for making the annual assessment for taxation has passed, the governing body of each such city or town may provide, by ordinance or resolution, for the assessment of taxable property within the corporate limits of said city or town. When such assessment is made and approved by the governing body, it may proceed to levy the necessary taxes for the fiscal year, which levy shall be certified by the clerk of such city or town to the county assessor, who shall extend the same upon the tax list of the current year, as required by section 31-20-104 . The county treasurer shall proceed in the collection of such taxes in all respects as provided by law for the collection of taxes in cities and towns. It is not necessary for any such city or town to pass the annual appropriation ordinance or resolution required by section 29-1-108 , C.R.S. This section shall apply only to the assessment and collection of taxes for the first fiscal year after such incorporation or reorganization.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1013, § 1, effective July 1. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1435, § 3, effective January 1, 1991.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-4-109 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-201. Short Title

 This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Home Rule Act of 1971”.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1013, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-101 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-202. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly declares that the policies and procedures contained in this part 2 are enacted to implement section 9 of article XX of the state constitution, adopted at the 1970 general election, by providing statutory procedures to facilitate adoption and amendment of municipal home rule charters, and, to this end, this part 2 shall be liberally construed. The provisions of this part 2 shall supersede the requirements of article XX of the state constitution, as they relate to procedures for the initial adoption of home rule charters and for the amendment of existing home rule charters, as provided in section 9 (3) of article XX of the state constitution.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1013, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1191, § 88, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-102 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-203. Definitions

 As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Ballot title” means a ballot title as defined in section 31-11-103 (1).    “Publication” means one publication in one newspaper of general circulation within the municipality. If there is no such newspaper, publication shall be by posting in at least three public places within the municipality.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1014, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 791, § 4, effective August 2.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-1-103 (2) as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-204 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-204. Initiation of Home Rule

  Proceedings to adopt a home rule charter for a municipality may be initiated:   By the submission of a petition, signed by at least five percent of the registered electors of the municipality, to the governing body thereof; or    By the adoption of an ordinance by the governing body of the municipality, without the prior submission of a petition therefor.       Within thirty days after the initiation of the proceedings, in accordance with either paragraph   or (b) of subsection (1) of this section, the governing body of the municipality shall call an election for the purpose of forming a charter commission and of electing members thereof to frame a charter for the municipality, which election shall be held within one hundred twenty days after the date of the call of the election. The governing body shall cause notice of the election to be published not less than sixty days prior to the election.       Candidates for the charter commission shall be nominated by filing with the clerk, on forms supplied by the clerk, a nomination petition signed by at least twenty-five registered electors and a statement by the candidate of consent to serve if elected. Said petition and statement shall be filed within thirty days after publication of the election notice. A second notice of the election, as soon as possible after the completion of filings, shall be published by the governing body and shall include the names of candidates for the charter commission.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1014, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(a) amended, p. 831, § 1, effective April 25. L. 85: (1)(a) amended, p. 1346, § 13, effective April 30.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-104 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-205 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-205. Election on Formation of Charter Commission and Designation of Members

  At the election voters shall cast ballots for or against forming the charter commission. If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote for forming the charter commission, a commission to frame a charter shall be deemed formed.    At the election voters shall also cast ballots for electing the requisite number of charter commission members. Those candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. In the event of tie votes for the last available vacancy, the clerk shall determine by lot the person who shall be elected.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1014, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-105 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-207 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-207. Charter Election - Notice

  Within thirty days after the date that the charter commission submits the proposed charter to it, the governing body shall publish and give notice of an election to determine whether the proposed charter shall be approved, which election shall be held not less than sixty nor more than one hundred eighty-five days after publication of the notice thereof. Such notice of the election shall contain the full text of the proposed charter. (1.5) The governing body shall set the ballot title for the proposed charter within sixty days after the date that the proposed charter is submitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.    If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote to adopt the proposed charter, the charter shall be deemed approved and it shall become effective at such time as the charter provides.    If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote to reject the proposed charter, the charter commission shall proceed to prepare a revised proposed charter, utilizing the procedures set forth in section 31-2-206, and the governing body shall submit the revised proposed charter to an election in the manner set forth in subsection (1) of this section. If a majority of the registered electors voting on such revised proposed charter vote to adopt the revised proposed charter, it shall be deemed approved and it shall become effective at such time as the revised charter provides. If a majority of the registered voters voting thereon vote to reject the revised proposed charter, the charter commission shall forthwith be dissolved.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1016, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1.5) added, p. 791, § 5, effective August 2. L. 2011: (1) amended,(HB 11-1122), ch. 63, p. 164, § 2, effective September 1. L. 2015: (1) amended,(HB 15-1130), ch. 230, p. 854, § 4, effective August 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-107 as it existed prior to 1975.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1130, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.
CO Code § 31-2-208 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-208. Filings - Effect

  Within twenty days after its approval, a certified copy of the charter shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the clerk.    Upon such filings all courts shall take judicial notice of the charter.    This section shall also apply to any amendment or repeal of a charter.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1016, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-108 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-211 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-211. Elections - General

  Except as otherwise specifically provided, all elections held pursuant to this part 2 shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in conformity with the provisions of the “Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965”.    All necessary expenses for elections conducted pursuant to this part 2 for existing municipalities or for municipalities incorporated pursuant to part 1 of this article shall be paid out of the treasury of the municipality.    A special election shall be called for any election held pursuant to this part 2 when a regular election is not scheduled within the time period provided for such election.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1017, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-111 as it existed prior to 1975.   Cross references:   For the “Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965”, see article 10 of this title.   ANNOTATION   Charter provision granting the right to vote to nonresident property owners does not violate the municipal home rule act. May v. Town of Mtn. Vill., 969 P.2d 790 (Colo. App. 1998).
CO Code § 31-2-212 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-212. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

 Every charter shall contain procedures for the initiative and referendum of measures and for the recall of officers.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-112 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-213 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-213. Determination of Population

 When a determination of the population or number of registered electors of the municipality is required under this part 2, said determination shall be made upon the best readily available information by the governing body, clerk, election commissioners, or court, as the case may be. Such determination shall be final in the absence of fraud or gross abuse of discretion.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 831, § 3, effective April 25. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1346, § 16, effective April 30.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-113 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-214 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-214. Time Limit on Submission of Similar Proposals

 No proposal for a charter commission, charter amendment, or repeal of a charter shall be initiated within twelve months after rejection of a substantially similar proposal.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-114 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-215 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-215. Conflicting or Alternative Charter Proposals

  In submitting any charter or charter amendment, any alternative provision may be submitted for the choice of the voters and may be voted on separately without prejudice to others. The alternative provision receiving the highest number of votes, if approved by a majority of the registered electors voting thereon, shall be deemed approved.    In case of adoption of conflicting provisions which are not submitted as alternatives, the one which receives the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail in all particulars as to which there is conflict.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 832, § 4, effective April 25.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-115 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-216 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-216. Change in Classification of Municipalities

 Notwithstanding the provisions of part 2 of article 1 of this title, a town having a population exceeding two thousand may reclassify itself as a city, and a city having a population of two thousand or less may reclassify itself as a town, upon adoption of a home rule charter without otherwise complying with the procedures in said part 2.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1491, § 8, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-116 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-217 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-217. Vested Rights Saved

 The adoption of any charter, charter amendment, or repeal thereof shall not be construed to destroy any property right, contract right, or right of action of any nature or kind, civil or criminal, vested in or against the municipality under and by virtue of any provision of law theretofore existing or otherwise accruing to the municipality; but all such rights shall vest in and inure to the municipality or to any persons asserting any such claims against the municipality as fully and as completely as though the charter, amendment, or repeal thereof had not been adopted. Such adoption shall never be construed to affect any such right existing between the municipality and any person.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-117 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-2-218 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-218. Finality

 No proceeding contesting the adoption of a charter, charter amendment, or repeal thereof shall be brought unless commenced within forty-five days after the election adopting the measure.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1018, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-2-118 as it existed prior to 1975.   ANNOTATION   The 45-day provision refers to the contest of a charter amendment which allegedly had been adopted with procedural defects. City of Aurora v. Aurora Firefighters' Protective Ass'n, 193 Colo. 437 , 566 P.2d 1356 (1977).   And the courts are not thereby ousted of jurisdiction to subsequently determine the constitutionality of the substance of an amendment. City of Aurora v. Aurora Firefighters' Protective Ass'n, 193 Colo. 437 , 566 P.2d 1356 (1977).
CO Code § 31-2-219 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-219. Additional Petition Requirements

 Any petition to initiate the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a municipal home rule charter, including the formation of a new charter commission, shall be subject to the provisions of sections 31-2-220 to 31-2-225 , in addition to any other requirements imposed by this part 2. Any such petition which fails to conform to the requirements of this part 2 or is circulated in a manner other than that permitted in this part 2 is invalid.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 832, § 5, effective April 25.
CO Code § 31-2-221 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-221. Form of Petition - Representatives of Signers

  Petitions to initiate the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a home rule charter, including the formation of a new charter commission, shall be printed on pages eight and one-half inches wide by eleven inches long, with a margin of two inches at the top for binding; the sheets for signature shall have their ruled lines numbered consecutively and shall be attached to a complete copy of what is proposed, printed in plain block letters no smaller than the impression of eight-point type. Petitions may consist of any number of sections composed of sheets arranged as provided in this section. Each petition shall designate by name and address not less than three nor more than five registered electors who shall represent the signers thereof in all matters affecting the same. No such petition shall be printed, published, or otherwise circulated in a municipality until the clerk has approved it as to form only, and the clerk shall assure that the petition contains only the matters required by this part 2 and contains no extraneous material. The clerk shall approve or disapprove such form within five working days of submission. All such petitions shall be prenumbered serially, and the circulation of any petition described by this part 2 by any medium other than personally by a circulator is prohibited.    Any disassembly of the petition which has the effect of separating the affidavits from the signatures shall render the petition invalid and of no force and effect. Prior to the time of filing, the persons designated in the petition to represent the signers shall attach the sheets containing the signatures and affidavits together, which shall be bound in convenient volumes together with the sheets containing the signatures accompanying the same.     History. Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 833, § 5, effective April 25.
CO Code § 31-2-222 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-222. Ballot

 Proposals to adopt, amend, or repeal home rule charters, including the formation of a new charter commission, shall appear upon the official ballot by ballot title only and, if more than one, shall be numbered consecutively in such order as the governing body may provide and shall be printed on the official ballot in that order, together with their respective numbers prefixed in boldface type. Each ballot title shall appear once on the official ballot and shall be separated from the other ballot titles next to it by heavy black lines and shall be followed by the words “yes” and “no” as follows:   (HERE SHALL APPEAR THE BALLOT TITLE IN FULL)    =sr YES =sr NO   History. Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 834, § 5, effective April 25.
CO Code § 31-2-225 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 2 - Municipal Home Rule|§ 31-2-225. Unlawful Acts - Penalty

  With respect to any petition to initiate the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a home rule charter, including the formation of a new charter commission, it is unlawful:   For any person willfully and knowingly to circulate or cause to be circulated or sign or procure to be signed any petition bearing the name, device, or motto of any person, organization, association, league, or political party, or purporting in any way to be endorsed, approved, or submitted by any person, organization, association, league, or political party, without the written consent, approval, and authorization of such person, organization, association, league, or political party;    For any person to sign any name other than his own to any such petition or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure at one election;    For any person to sign any such petition who is not a registered elector of the municipality or of the territory proposed to be incorporated at the time of signing the same;    For any person to sign any affidavit as circulator without knowing or reasonably believing the statements made in such affidavit to be true;    For any person to certify that an affidavit attached to such petition was subscribed or sworn to before him unless it was so subscribed and sworn to before him and unless such person so certifying is duly qualified under the laws of this state to administer an oath; or    For any person to do willfully any act in reviewing the petition or setting the ballot title which shall confuse or tend to confuse the issues submitted or proposed to be submitted at any election held under this part 2 or to refuse to submit any such petition in the form presented for submission at any election held under this part 2.       Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 835, § 5, effective April 25. L. 85: (1)(c) amended, p. 1349, § 19, effective April 30. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1543, § 289, effective October 1.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 31-2-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 2 - Formation and Reorganization|Part 3 - Reorganization of Cities and Towns Formed Under Prior Law|§ 31-2-301. Procedure

 Any city or town incorporated prior to July 3, 1877, which has not previously reorganized pursuant to this part 3 may abandon its organization and organize itself under the provisions of this title, with the same territorial limits, by pursuing the course prescribed in this part 3.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1019, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-4-101 as it existed prior to 1975.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 31-2-301 is similar to former § 31-4-101 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.   Where a town has never exercised the privilege of this section or the following sections, its original charter is the sole measure of its powers, rights, and liabilities, except insofar as that charter has been amended or is in conflict with the constitution. Georgetown v. Bank of Idaho Springs, 99 Colo. 519 , 64 P.2d 132 (1936).   Section does not apply unless it can be demonstrated that a city or town was incorporated prior to July 3, 1877. Residents & Registered Electors of Town of Frankstown v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, 214 P.3d 485 (Colo. App. 2008).