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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 7 - DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-701 — 28-5-714) › Section 28-5-704 - Departments to cooperate

(1)
To effectuate the purpose of this article, the governor may direct any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or agency of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, to:
(a)
Cooperate with and assist and advise the division and the board in the performance of their duties and functions under this article and to provide such other assistance and data as will enable the division and the board to properly carry out their activities and effectuate the purposes of this article; and
(b)
Coordinate with, seek advice from, or utilize as a resource the division and the board in implementing programs that provide services specifically to state veterans.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 347, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-10-105 as it existed prior to 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 7 - DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-701 — 28-5-714) › Section 28-5-706 - Contributions to division - veterans private contributions fund - created

Any city, county, or political subdivision of the state or any association or individual may contribute funds, services, or facilities to the department, and the adjutant general may accept and use such funds, services, or facilities for the purpose or purposes intended by the contributor; except that no fund, service, or facility shall be accepted if the conditions attached thereto require the use or expenditure thereof in a manner contrary to law. Any said funds shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the veterans private contributions fund, which fund is hereby created.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 349, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-10-107 as it existed prior to 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 7 - DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-701 — 28-5-714) › Section 28-5-707 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Assistance to county veterans service officers

(1)
(a)
The division shall provide satisfactory supervision, direction, and assistance to all county veterans service officers and shall provide such services and facilities to the county veterans service officers as may be determined by the division to be necessary. Out of any moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the division for support to county veterans service officers, the division is authorized to issue vouchers for the semiannual payment to the general fund of each county, to be disbursed upon the authority of the county commissioners thereof, only for the purposes of this part 7 and part 8 of this article. The division shall annually establish the rate of state-funded payments for full-time and part-time county veterans service officers based on the available appropriation by the general assembly; except that, if a county is receiving payments under paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) for a veterans service office established for adjacent counties, the payment shall be the total of the semiannual payments for the counties that have jointly formed the veterans service office.
(b)
If adjacent counties jointly establish a veterans service office for the counties pursuant to section
28-5-801 (2)
, the division may issue a voucher to the general fund of the county containing the veterans service office in an amount equal to the total of the semiannual payments that would have been provided to each of such counties under paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).
(2)
Such semiannual payments shall be made only on application by such county commissioners to the division, which application shall state and certify the amount such county commissioners have authorized to be disbursed for such purposes out of other moneys in such county general fund for the period covered by the application.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 219, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 349, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2015: (1)(a) amended, HB 15-1315, ch. 219, p. 806, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-10-108 as it existed prior to 2002.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 7 - DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-701 — 28-5-714) › Section 28-5-707 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Assistance to county veterans service officers - repeal

(1)
(a)
The division shall provide satisfactory monitoring, direction, and assistance to all county veterans service officers and shall provide services to the county veterans service officers as the division determines necessary. Out of any money appropriated by the general assembly to the division for support to county veterans service officers, the division shall issue vouchers for the payment to the general fund of a county eligible to receive payment, to be disbursed upon the authority of the county commissioners only for performance of the purposes of this part 7 and part 8 of this article 5. The division shall annually establish the hourly rate of state-funded payments for county veterans service officers who are qualified to serve pursuant to section 28-5-802, based on the available appropriation by the general assembly.
(a.5)
(I)
On or before August 30, 2024, the division shall convene a working group for the purpose of consulting with county commissioners regarding the development of a method for distributing state-funded payments for county veterans service officers. The working group must include three county commissioners, recommended for appointment to the working group by a statewide association of county commissioners.
(II)
The division must finalize a method for distributing state-funded payments for county veterans service officers by no later than December 31, 2024.
(III)
This subsection (1)(a.5) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
(b)
If adjacent counties jointly establish a veterans service office for the counties pursuant to section
28-5-801 (2)
, the division may issue a voucher to the general fund of the county that employs the veterans service officers in an amount equal to the total of the payments that would have been provided to each of the counties pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section.
(2)
The division shall make the payments described in subsection (1) of this section to the county commissioners upon application by the county commissioners. The county commissioners must submit the application for payment at the time and in the form and manner prescribed by the division.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 29,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2024.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 219, § 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 349, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2015: (1)(a) amended, HB 15-1315, ch. 219, p. 806, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-10-108 as it existed prior to 2002.
2024 Ch. 29, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 7 - DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-701 — 28-5-714) › Section 28-5-710 - [Repealed]

L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 688, § 3, effective July 1.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2004. (See L. 2002, p. 688.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 7 - DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-701 — 28-5-714) › Section 28-5-711 - Veterans resource information clearinghouse

(1)
There is hereby created in the division of veterans affairs the veterans resource information clearinghouse to provide information concerning support, services, and other assistance available to veterans of the United States armed forces and their families from state and local government agencies and programs, congressionally chartered veterans organizations, and nonprofit service organizations. To the extent practicable, the division shall make information available through the veterans resource information clearinghouse in a variety of formats to help ensure a high degree of public accessibility.
(2)
The division shall identify the agencies, programs, services, and organizations to be included in the veterans resource information clearinghouse. The department of military and veterans affairs shall adopt policies to establish criteria that the division shall apply to ensure that the nonprofit service organizations included in the clearinghouse are legitimate, legally operated organizations.
(3)
The division shall operate the veterans resource information clearinghouse subject to available state and federal resources that are appropriated or otherwise available to the division. In addition, the division may solicit, accept, and expend public or private gifts, grants, and donations for the operation of the veterans resource information clearinghouse, including but not limited to donations of volunteer services and in-kind donations.
L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1291), ch. 385, p. 2088, §2, effective August 5.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2009 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 385, Session Laws of Colorado 2009.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-801 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Establishment of veterans service offices

(1)
The board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall establish a county veterans service office and shall appoint a county veterans service officer for such county, and such board of county commissioners may also appoint any assistant and such clerical help as may be deemed necessary, each at such compensation as shall be fixed by such board, together with the necessary and actual traveling and other expenses incurred in their work as shall be approved by such board of county commissioners and such other expenses as such board may deem necessary for the proper operation of such office, payable monthly out of the county general fund in the manner provided by law. The board of county commissioners, in its discretion, may appoint any county officer, official, or employee as such county veterans service officer or as such assistant, if qualified to serve as such under the provisions of section
28-5-802
, or as clerical help to such county veterans officer, at such additional compensation for such additional duties as shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
(2)
The boards of county commissioners of adjacent counties may act jointly in establishing a veterans service office for such counties and in appointing a veterans service officer and an assistant and such necessary clerical help as may be deemed necessary to operate such office for such counties, at such compensation as may be fixed by the joint action of the boards of county commissioners joining in the appointment of such officer and assistant and clerical help, together with the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of their work, as shall be approved by such boards of county commissioners. The salaries and expenses and all other jointly approved expenses necessary for the proper operation of such office shall be paid monthly by the boards of county commissioners out of their respective county general funds in the manner provided by law, each county bearing its share thereof in the proportion that the population of each county bears to the total population of the counties combining to establish such office.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 353, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-9-101 as it existed prior to 2002.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-801 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Establishment of veterans service offices

(1)
The board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall establish a county veterans service office and shall appoint a county veterans service officer for the county to further prompt and efficient service to all veterans in the state of Colorado on a uniform basis. If the board of county commissioners determines that additional county veterans service officers are necessary, the board may authorize the appointed county veterans service officer to hire additional county veterans service officers. A board of county commissioners may also authorize the appointed county veterans service officer to hire any staff as the board determines necessary at a rate of compensation as fixed by the board, together with the necessary and actual traveling and other expenses incurred in their work as approved by the board of county commissioners and other expenses as the board deems necessary for the proper operation of the office, payable monthly out of the county general fund in the manner provided by law. The board of county commissioners, in its discretion, may authorize the appointed county veterans service officer to hire any county officer, official, or employee as a county veterans service officer, if qualified to serve pursuant to the provisions of section
28-5-802
, at a rate of additional compensation for additional duties as fixed by the board of county commissioners.
(2)
The boards of county commissioners of adjacent counties may act jointly in establishing a veterans service office for such counties and in appointing a veterans service officer, authorizing the hiring of additional county veterans service officers, and authorizing the hiring of staff as determined necessary to operate an office for the counties, at a rate of compensation as fixed by the boards of county commissioners joining in the appointment or authorized hire of an officer or authorized hire of staff, together with the actual and necessary expenses incurred in their work, as approved by the boards of county commissioners. The salaries, expenses, and all other jointly approved expenses necessary for the proper operation of the office must be paid by the boards of county commissioners out of their respective county general funds in the manner provided by law, each county bearing its share in the proportion that the population of each county bears to the total population of the counties combining to establish the office.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 29,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 353, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-9-101 as it existed prior to 2002.
2024 Ch. 29, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-802 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Qualifications - term of office

(1)
The county veterans service officer or assistant at the time of appointment must be a resident of the state, have served in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, or any auxiliary branch thereof and have been honorably discharged therefrom or be a discharged LGBT veteran, or be an officer released from active duty with the armed forces and placed on inactive duty therein. Before such appointments are made, the board of county commissioners making the appointments must seek the advice and counsel of the chief officer of each post of the regularly established and existing veterans organizations of the county wherein the officer or assistant is to serve as to the qualifications and experience of the applicant for the position. The appointee must be well-qualified based on the appointee's education and experience to perform the duties of county veterans service officer. The division shall recommend education and experience qualifications for the position of county veterans service officer.
(2)
Such appointments shall be for the term of two years. At the expiration of such term or in case of a vacancy, the board of county commissioners making the appointments may either reappoint the present incumbents to the positions of county veterans service officer or assistant, or may consider new applicants and make appointments of other applicants as such county veterans service officer or assistant in the manner specified in this article.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 42, § 12, eff. 11/11/2021.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 206, § 11, eff. 5/28/2021.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 354, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (HB21-1231), ch. 1079, p. 1079, § 11, effective May 28; (1) amended, (SB 21 -026), ch. 176, p. 176, § 12, effective November 11.
(1) This section is similar to former § 26-9-102 as it existed prior to 2002.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1) by SB 21-026 and HB 21-1231 were harmonized.
2021 Ch. 42, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
For the short title ("Restoration of Honor Act") in SB 21-026, see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-803 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Duties

It is the duty of the county veterans service officer and his or her assistant to assist any resident of the state of Colorado who is a veteran, or their surviving spouse, administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, or heir of any said veteran, or any other person who may have proper claim, by the filing of claims for insurance, pensions, compensation for disability, hospitalization, vocational training, or any other benefits which such person may be or may have been entitled to receive under the laws of the United States or the state of Colorado by reason of such service.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 354, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-9-103 as it existed prior to 2002.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-803 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Duties

A county veterans service officer shall assist any resident of the state of Colorado who is a veteran, or the surviving spouse, administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, or heir of any veteran, or any other person who may have proper claim, by the filing of claims for insurance, pensions, compensation for disability, hospitalization, vocational training, or any other benefits that the person may be or may have been entitled to receive under the laws of the United States or the state of Colorado by reason of service.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 29,§ 5, eff. 8/7/2024.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 354, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-9-103 as it existed prior to 2002.
2024 Ch. 29, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-804 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Cooperation with division of veterans affairs

The county veterans service officer shall cooperate with the division of veterans affairs, its officers and employees, and other national, state, or county veterans service officers in the performance of his or her duties. He or she, on request, shall assist the division in every reasonable way, including the rendering of any reports requested by the division and the handling or processing of any veterans cases or other matters according to standard procedures established by the division in furtherance of efficient and prompt service to all veterans in the state of Colorado on a uniform basis. Such officer shall always work in the best interest of his or her clients in an attempt to maximize the amount of federal veteran benefits that they receive. Additionally, the county veterans service officer shall undertake programs and engage in activities to reduce state public assistance expenditures as directed by the division.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 354, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-9-104 as it existed prior to 2002.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-804 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Cooperation with division of veterans affairs

A county veterans service officer shall cooperate with the division of veterans affairs, its officers and employees, and other national, state, or county veterans service officers in the performance of the officer's duties. A county veterans service officer, on request, shall assist the division in every reasonable way, including the rendering of any reports requested by the division and the handling or processing of any veterans cases or other matters according to standard procedures established by the division in furtherance of efficient and prompt service to all veterans in the state of Colorado on a uniform basis. An officer shall always work in the best interest of the officer's clients in an attempt to maximize the amount of federal veteran benefits that they receive. Additionally, the county veterans service officer shall undertake programs and engage in activities to reduce state public assistance expenditures as directed by the division.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 29,§ 6, eff. 8/7/2024.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 354, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-9-104 as it existed prior to 2002.
2024 Ch. 29, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-805 - [Effective until 8/7/2024] Office space and supplies

The board of county commissioners shall furnish the county veterans service officer and assistant with office space and necessary supplies.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 355, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-9-105 as it existed prior to 2002.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 8 - VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AND OFFICERS (§§ 28-5-801 — 28-5-805) › Section 28-5-805 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Office space and supplies

The board of county commissioners shall furnish A county veterans service officer with office space and necessary supplies.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 29,§ 7, eff. 8/7/2024.
L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 355, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 26-9-105 as it existed prior to 2002.
2024 Ch. 29, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › DIVISION OF AVIATION (§ 28-6-101) › Article 6 - [Repealed] (§ 28-6-101) › Section 28-6-101 - to 28-6-114 - [Repealed]

L. 91: Entire article repealed, p. 1135, § 224, effective July 1.
This article was added in 1988.
For current provisions relating to the aeronautics division in the department of transportation, see article 10 of title 43.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-101 - Short title

This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Government Budget Law of Colorado".
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1429, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-101 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-104 - By whom budget prepared

The governing body of each local government shall designate or appoint a person to prepare the budget and submit the same to the governing body.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1431, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-105 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-105 - Budget estimates

On or before a date to be determined by the governing body of each local government, all spending agencies shall prepare and submit to the person appointed to prepare the budget estimates of their expenditure requirements and their estimated revenues for the budget year, and, in connection therewith, the spending agency shall submit the corresponding actual figures for the last completed fiscal year and the estimated figures projected through the end of the current fiscal year and an explanatory schedule or statement classifying the expenditures by object and the revenues by source. In addition to the other information required by this section, every office, department, board, commission, and other spending agency of any local government shall prepare and submit to the person appointed to prepare the budget the information required by section
29-1-103 (3)(d)
. No later than October 15 of each year, the person appointed to prepare the budget shall submit such budget to the governing body.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE and entire section amended, pp. 1431, 1290, §§ 1, 5, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-106 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-106 - Notice of budget

(1)
Upon receipt of the proposed budget, the governing body shall cause to be published a notice containing the following information:
(a)
The date and time of the hearing at which the adoption of the proposed budget will be considered;
(b)
A statement that the proposed budget is available for inspection by the public at a designated public office located within the boundaries of the local government, or, if no public office is located within such boundaries, the nearest public office where the budget is available; and
(c)
A statement that any interested elector of the local government may file any objections to the proposed budget at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget by the governing body.
(2)
If the governing body has submitted or intends to submit a request for increased property tax revenues to the division pursuant to section
29-1-302 (1)
, the amount of the increased property tax revenues resulting from such request shall be stated in such notice or in a subsequent notice in the manner provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(3)
(a)
For any local government whose proposed budget is more than fifty thousand dollars, the notice required by subsection (1) of this section shall be published one time in a newspaper having general circulation in the local government.
(b)
Any local government whose proposed budget is fifty thousand dollars or less shall cause copies of the notice required by subsection (1) of this section to be posted in three public places within the jurisdiction of such local government in lieu of such publication.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1432, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-108 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-107 - Objections to budget

Any elector of the local government has the right to file or register his protest with the governing body prior to the time of the adoption of the budget.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1432, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-109 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-110 - Expenditures not to exceed appropriation

(1)
During the fiscal year, no officer, employee, or other spending agency shall expend or contract to expend any money, or incur any liability, or enter into any contract which, by its terms, involves the expenditures of money in excess of the amounts appropriated. Any contract, verbal or written, made in violation of this section shall be void, and no moneys belonging to a local government shall be paid on such contract.
(2)
Multiple-year contracts may be entered into where allowed by law or if subject to annual appropriation.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1434, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-113 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-111 - Contingencies

In cases of emergency which could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of adoption of the budget, the governing body may authorize the expenditure of funds in excess of the appropriation by ordinance or resolution duly adopted by a majority vote of such governing body at a public meeting. Such ordinance or resolution shall set forth the facts concerning such emergency and shall be documented in detail in the minutes of the meeting of such governing body at which such ordinance or resolution was adopted. A certified copy of such ordinance or resolution shall be filed with the division.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1434, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-114 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-112 - Payment for contingencies

In case of an emergency and the passage of an ordinance or resolution authorizing additional expenditures in excess of the appropriation as provided in section
29-1-111
and if there is money available for such excess expenditure in some other fund or spending agency which will not be needed for expenditures during the balance of the fiscal year, the governing body shall transfer the available money from such fund to the fund from which the excess expenditures are to be paid. If available money which can be so transferred is not sufficient to meet the authorized excess expenditure, then the governing body may obtain a temporary loan to provide for such excess expenditures. The total amount of the temporary loan shall not exceed the amount which can be raised by a two-mill levy on the total assessed valuation of the taxable property within the limits of the local government of such governing body.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1434, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-115 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-113 - Filing of budget

(1)
No later than thirty days following the beginning of the fiscal year of the budget adopted pursuant to section
29-1-108
, the governing body shall cause a certified copy of such budget, including the budget message, to be filed in the office of the division. The budget of a special district shall include any resolutions adopting the budget, appropriating moneys, and fixing the rate of any mill levy. Copies of the budget of a local government and of ordinances or resolutions authorizing expenditures or the transfer of funds shall be filed with the officer or employee of the local government whose duty it is to disburse moneys or issue orders for the payment of money.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section
29-1-102 (13)
, budgets shall be filed with the division by home rule cities, cities and counties, and towns and cities operating under a territorial charter for the purpose of information and research.
(3)
If the governing body of a local government fails to file a certified copy of the budget with the division as required by this section, the division, after notice to the affected local government, may notify any county treasurer holding moneys of the local government generated pursuant to the taxing authority of such local government and authorize the county treasurer to prohibit release of any such moneys until the local government complies with the provisions of this section.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 87, § 1, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1434, § 1, effective 1/1/1991. L. 2015: (1) amended, (HB 15-1092), ch. 87, p. 250, § 1, effective August 5.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-116 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-114 - Record of expenditures

The officer or employee of the local government whose duty it is to disburse moneys or issue orders for the payment of money shall keep in his office a record showing the amounts authorized by the appropriation and the expenditures drawn against the same and also a record of the transfer of moneys from one fund to another and of any authorized additional expenditures as provided in section
29-1-111
. Such record shall be kept so that it will show at all times the unexpended balance in each of the appropriated funds or spending agencies. Such officer or employee shall report on such record as may be required by the governing body. No such officer or employee shall disburse any moneys or issue orders for the payment of money in excess of the amount available as shown by said record or report.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1435, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-117 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 1 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET LAW OF COLORADO (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-115) › Section 29-1-115 - Violation is malfeasance - removal

Any member of the governing body of any local government or any officer, employee, or agent of any spending agency who knowingly or willfully fails to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by this part 1 or who knowingly and willfully violates any of its provisions is guilty of malfeasance in office, and, upon conviction thereof, the court shall enter judgment that such officer so convicted shall be removed from office. Any elector of the local government may file an affidavit regarding suspected malfeasance with the district attorney, who shall investigate the allegations and prosecute the violation if sufficient cause is found. It is the duty of the court rendering any such judgment to cause immediate notice of such removal to be given to the proper officer of the local government so that the vacancy thus caused may be filled.
L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1435, § 1, effective 1/1/1991.
This section is similar to former § 29-1-118 as it existed prior to 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 2 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS (§§ 29-1-201 — 29-1-207) › Section 29-1-201 - Legislative declaration

The purpose of this part 2 is to implement the provisions of section 18 (2)(a) and (2)(b) of article XIV of the state constitution, adopted at the 1970 general election, and the amendment to section 2 of article XI of the state constitution, adopted at the 1974 general election, by permitting and encouraging governments to make the most efficient and effective use of their powers and responsibilities by cooperating and contracting with other governments, and to this end this part 2 shall be liberally construed.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 955, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 88-2-1. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 955, § 1, effective May 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 2 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS (§§ 29-1-201 — 29-1-207) › Section 29-1-202 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Government" means any political subdivision of the state, any agency or department of the state government or of the United States, a federally recognized tribal entity, and any political subdivision of an adjoining state.
(2)
"Political subdivision" means a county, city and county, city, town, service authority, school district, local improvement district, law enforcement authority, city or county housing authority, or water, sanitation, fire protection, metropolitan, irrigation, drainage, or other special district, or any other kind of municipal, quasi-municipal, or public corporation organized pursuant to law.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 955, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 88-2-2. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 128, § 1, effective March 24. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 4, § 1, effective March 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 2 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS (§§ 29-1-201 — 29-1-207) › Section 29-1-203 - Government may cooperate or contract - contents

(1)
Governments may cooperate or contract with one another to provide any function, service, or facility lawfully authorized to each of the cooperating or contracting units, including the sharing of costs, the imposition of taxes, or the incurring of debt, only if such cooperation or contracts are authorized by each party thereto with the approval of its legislative body or other authority having the power to so approve. Any such contract providing for the sharing of costs or the imposition of taxes may be entered into for any period, notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the length of any financial contracts or obligations of governments.
(2)
Any such contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, obligations, and the responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the contracting parties.
(3)
Where other provisions of law provide requirements for special types of intergovernmental contracting or cooperation, those special provisions shall control.
(4)
Any such contract may provide for the joint exercise of the function, service, or facility, including the establishment of a separate legal entity to do so.
(5)
Any separate legal entity formed pursuant to the provisions of this part 2 may make loans to any government which enters into any contract pursuant to the provisions of this section, which loans may be secured by loan and security agreements, leases, or any other instruments upon such terms and conditions, including, without limitation, the terms and conditions authorized by section
31-35-402(1)(h)
, C.R.S., as the board of directors of such intergovernmental entity shall determine.
(6)
The provisions of articles
10.5
and
47
of title
11
, C.R.S., shall apply to moneys of such separate legal entities.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 956, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 88-2-3. L. 88: (5) added, p. 1098, § 1, effective April 13; (6) added, p. 429, § 8, effective April 20. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 1352, § 1, effective June 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 2 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS (§§ 29-1-201 — 29-1-207) › Section 29-1-205 - List of contracts - contracts establishing power authorities

(1)
Within thirty days after receiving a written request from the division of local government, a political subdivision shall provide the division with a current list of all contracts in effect with other political subdivisions. The list must contain the names of the contracting political subdivisions, the nature of the contract, and the expiration date thereof.
(2)
Within ten days after the execution of a contract establishing a separate governmental entity pursuant to section
29-1-204
, or an amendment or a modification thereof, the contracting local governments shall file a copy of such contract, amendment, or modification with the division.
(3)
Failure to make any filing under this section does not invalidate any contract referred to in this section.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 31,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 71: R&RE, p. 956, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 88-2-4. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 958, § 3, effective May 20. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1203), ch. 31, p. 75, § 1, effective August 7.
This section was originally numbered as §
29-1-204
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 2 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS (§§ 29-1-201 — 29-1-207) › Section 29-1-206 - Law enforcement agreements

(1)
Any county in this state that shares a common border with a county in another state, and any municipality located in such a bordering county of this state, may enter into an agreement with the bordering county of the other state or with a municipality located in the bordering county of the other state to provide for reciprocal law enforcement between the entities. The agreement shall meet the requirements of section
29-1-203
and shall include, but shall not be limited to, an additional requirement that any person who is assigned to law enforcement duty in this state pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement and section
29-5-104(2)
shall be certified as a peace officer in the other state and shall apply to the peace officers standards and training board created pursuant to section
24-31-302
, C.R.S., for recognition prior to an assignment in Colorado.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 245, § 1, effective March 31. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1574, § 7, effective June 3. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 43, § 4, effective March 10. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 698, § 1, effective May 1.
Subsection (2)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (2), effective September 15, 2008. (See L. 2008, p. 698.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-3.5-102) › Article 1 - BUDGET AND SERVICES (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-1-1601) › Part 2 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS (§§ 29-1-201 — 29-1-207) › Section 29-1-206.5 - Emergency services - agreements - immunity from liability - definitions

(1)
Any county, municipality, or designated special district in this state may enter into an agreement with a county, municipality, or special district from a state bordering this state to provide emergency services. The agreement must meet the requirements of section
29-1-203
.
(2)
If the governor declares an emergency and activates the "Emergency Management Assistance Compact", part 29 of article
60
of title
24
, C.R.S., any provision of an agreement authorized under this section that conflicts with a provision of the compact or a procedural plan or program created in accordance with the compact is void and unenforceable.
(3)
(a)
Any person from another state who is performing a function in this state under an agreement to provide emergency services authorized in this section has the same immunity from liability as a person from the county, municipality, or designated special district of this state performing the same function.
(b)
Any person from this state who is performing a function in another state under an agreement to provide emergency services authorized in this section has the same immunity from liability in the other state that he or she would have when performing the same function in this state.
(4)
As used in this section, "designated special district" means a fire protection district, fire protection authority, ambulance district, or health service district.
Added by 2016 Ch. 51,§ 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-063), ch. 51, p. 119, § 1, effective August 10.