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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1216 - County officers to levy and collect taxes - lien

It is the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within such county to levy the taxes certified to it as provided in this part 12. It is the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect and enforce such taxes at the time and in the form and manner and with like interest and penalties as other taxes are collected and, when collected, to pay the same to the district ordering its levy and collection. The payment of such collections shall be made monthly to the treasurer of the district and paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the district. All taxes levied under this part 12, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the same shall constitute a lien, until paid, on and against the property taxed, and such lien shall be considered the same type of lien as that for all other general taxes.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1138, § 1, effective May 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1217 - Property sold for taxes

The taxes provided for in this part 12 shall be included as a part of general ad valorem taxes and shall be paid and collected accordingly. The sale of properties for delinquencies shall be conducted in the manner provided by the statutes of this state for selling property for nonpayment of other ad valorem taxes.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1138, § 1, effective May 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1218 - Reserve fund

When any indebtedness has been incurred by a district, it is lawful for the board to levy taxes and collect revenue for the purpose of creating a reserve fund in such amount as the board may determine, which may be used to meet the obligations of the district for operating charges and depreciation and to provide extensions of and betterments for the improvements of the district.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1138, § 1, effective May 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1220 - Inclusion or exclusion - petition - notice - hearing

(1)
The boundaries of any district organized under the provisions of this part 12 may be changed in the manner prescribed in this section, but the change of boundaries of the district shall not impair or affect its organization or its rights in or to property or any of its rights or privileges whatsoever, nor shall it affect or impair or discharge any contract, obligation, lien, or charge for or upon which the district might be liable or chargeable had any such change of boundaries not been made. The owners of property proposed to be included or excluded may file with the governing body a petition, in writing, requesting that such property be included in or excluded from the district. The petition shall describe the property owned by the petitioners and shall be verified. The petition shall be accompanied by a deposit of moneys sufficient to pay all costs of the inclusion or exclusion proceedings. The clerk of the governing body shall cause notice of the filing of such petition to be given and published, which notice shall state the filing of such petition, the names of the petitioners, descriptions of the property sought to be included or excluded, and the request of said petitioners.
(2)
Such notice shall inform all persons having objections to appear at the time and place stated in said notice and show cause why the petition should not be granted. The governing body, at the time and place mentioned or at any time to which the hearing may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition and all objections thereto which may be presented by any person showing cause why said petition should not be granted. The failure of any interested person to show cause shall be deemed as an assent on his part to the inclusion or exclusion of such property as requested for in the petition. If the change of boundaries of the district does not adversely affect the district and if the petition is granted, the governing body shall adopt an ordinance to that effect and file a certified copy of the same with the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the property is located. Thereupon, said property shall be included or excluded from the district.
(3)
All property included within or excluded from a district shall thereafter be subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of its proportionate share of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of inclusion or exclusion.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1139, § 1, effective May 6. L. 91: (2) amended, p. 761, § 7, effective May 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1221 - Board can issue bonds - form

To carry out the purposes of this part 12, the board, with the approval of the municipality if the board is appointed pursuant to section
31-25-1209(1)(b) or (1)(c)
, is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the district. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of bonds does not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate authorized, payable at such times as determined by the board, and shall be due and payable in installments at such times as determined by the board extending not more than twenty years from the date of issuance. The form and terms of said bonds, including provisions for their sale, payment, and redemption, shall be determined by the board. If such bonds are payable from the general ad valorem taxes of the district, such bonds shall not be issued unless first approved at an election held pursuant to section
31-25-1222
. Bonds payable solely from revenues derived from sources other than the district's general ad valorem tax may be issued without an election. If the board so determines, such bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity, with or without payment of a premium, but no premium shall exceed three percent of the principal thereof. The bonds shall be executed in the name of and on behalf of the district and signed by the presiding officer of the board with the seal of the district affixed thereto and attested by the secretary of the board. Such bonds shall be in such denominations as the board shall determine. Interest coupons, if any, shall bear the original or facsimile signature of the presiding officer of the board. Under no circumstances shall any of said bonds be held to be an indebtedness, an obligation, or a liability of the municipality in which the district is located, and bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this part 12 shall contain a statement to that effect.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1140, § 1, effective May 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1222 - Submission of debt question

(1)
When any board determines that the interest of said district and the public interest or necessity demand the acquisition, construction, installation, or completion of any improvements or the provision of any service within the district or the making of any contract with the United States or with any person or corporation to carry out the objects or purposes of said district requiring the creation of an indebtedness, said board shall order the submission to the electors of the proposition of issuing such obligations or bonds or creating other indebtedness at an election held for that purpose. Such election shall be held and conducted and the results thereof declared in the manner provided in part 8 of article
1
of title
32
, C.R.S. Any such election may be held, on any date selected by the board, separately or may be consolidated or held concurrently with any other regular or special election. The declaration of public interest or necessity required and the provisions for the holding of such election may be included within one and the same resolution, which, in addition to such declaration of public interest or necessity, shall recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the works or improvements, as the case may be, the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the maximum net effective interest rate to be paid on such indebtedness.
(2)
Such resolution shall also fix the date upon which such election shall be held and the manner of holding the same and the method of voting for or against the incurring of the proposed indebtedness or the making of the proposed contract. Such resolution shall appoint a designated election official and provide for the duties thereof.
(3)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 1771, § 71, effective July 1, 1996.)
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1141, § 1, effective May 6. L. 96: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1771, § 71, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1223 - Effect - subsequent elections

If any such proposition is approved at such election in the manner required by part 8 of article
1
of title
32
, C.R.S., the district is authorized to incur such indebtedness or obligation, enter into such contract, or issue and sell such bonds of the district, as the case may be, all for the purposes and objects specified in the proposition submitted, in the amount so provided, and at a rate of interest such that the maximum net effective interest rate specified in the proposal is not exceeded. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale, as determined by the board to be in the best interests of the district. Submission of the proposition of incurring such obligation or bonded or other indebtedness at such an election shall not prevent or prohibit submission of the same or other propositions at subsequent elections called for such purpose.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1141, § 1, effective May 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1225 - Dissolution procedure

Any district organized pursuant to this part 12 may be dissolved after notice is given, publication is made, and a hearing is held in the manner prescribed by sections
31-25-1206
and
31-25-1207
. The dissolution of the district may be initiated by filing in the office of the clerk of the governing body either a petition signed by the persons described in section
31-25-1205(2)
or, in the case of a district which has not filed an operating plan and budget as required by section
31-25-1211
for two years, a resolution of the governing body. After hearing any protests against or objections to dissolution and if the governing body determines that it is for the best interests of all concerned to dissolve the district, it shall so provide by an effective ordinance, a certified copy of which shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder in each of the counties in which the district or any part thereof is located. Upon such filing, the dissolution shall be complete. However, no district shall be dissolved until it has satisfied or paid in full all of its outstanding indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities or until funds are on deposit and available therefor. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, upon petition of persons who own real or personal property in the service area of the proposed district having a valuation for assessment of not less than fifty percent, or such greater amount as the governing body may provide by ordinance, of the valuation for assessment of all real and personal property in the service area of the proposed district and who own at least fifty percent, or such greater amount as the governing body may provide by ordinance, of the acreage in the proposed district, the district shall be prohibited from incurring any new or increased financial obligations, shall impose its existing taxes, fees, and assessments solely to meet any existing financial obligations, and shall be dissolved as soon as the district has no outstanding financial obligations.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1143, § 1, effective May 6. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 762, § 8, effective May 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1226 - Correction of faulty notices

In any case that a notice is provided for in this part 12 in which the governing body finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the governing body shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or be abated; but the governing body, in that case, shall order due notice given and shall continue the proceeding until such time as notice is properly given and thereupon shall proceed as though notice had been properly given in the first instance.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1143, § 1, effective May 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1227 - Department of transportation and municipal jurisdiction unimpaired

Nothing in this part 12 shall affect or impair the control and jurisdiction which the department of transportation has over streets and highways which are part of the state highway system or which a municipality has over all property within its boundaries. All powers granted by this part 12 shall be subject to such control and jurisdiction.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1143, § 1, effective May 6. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1070, § 44, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 12 - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (§§ 31-25-1201 — 31-25-1228) › Section 31-25-1228 - Method not exclusive

Nothing in this part 12 shall repeal or affect any other law or any part thereof, it being intended that this part 12 shall provide a separate method of accomplishing its objects and not an exclusive one.
L. 88: Entire part added, p. 1143, § 1, effective May 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 13 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT - MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (§§ 31-25-1301 — 31-25-1307) › Section 31-25-1301 - Short title

This part 13 shall be known and may be cited as the "Integrated Delivery Method for Municipal Public Improvements Act".
L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1814, § 3, effective August 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 13 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT - MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (§§ 31-25-1301 — 31-25-1307) › Section 31-25-1302 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
It is the policy of the state of Colorado to encourage public contracting procedures that encourage competition, openness, and impartiality to the maximum extent possible.
(b)
Competition exists not only in the costs of goods and services, but in the technical competence of the providers and suppliers in their ability to make timely completion and delivery and in the quality and performance of their products and services.
(c)
Timely and effective completion of public projects can be achieved through a variety of methods when procuring goods and services for public projects.
(d)
In enacting this part 13, the general assembly intends to establish for municipalities and agencies of municipalities an optional alternative public project delivery method.
L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1814, § 3, effective August 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 13 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT - MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (§§ 31-25-1301 — 31-25-1307) › Section 31-25-1303 - Definitions

As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Agency" means any home rule or statutory city, town, territorial charter city, city and county, or any other political subdivision that a municipality may create pursuant to state law that is a budgetary unit exercising construction contracting authority or discretion.
(2)
"Contract" means any agreement for designing, building, altering, repairing, improving, demolishing, operating, maintaining, or financing a public project.
(3)
"Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a participating entity is reimbursed for costs that are allowable and allocable in accordance with the contract terms and provisions of this part 13.
(4)
"Integrated project delivery" or "IPD" means a project delivery method in which there is a contractual agreement between an agency and a single participating entity for the design, construction, alteration, operation, repair, improvement, demolition, maintenance, or financing, or any combination of these services, for a public project.
(5)
"IPD contract" means a contract using an integrated project delivery method.
(6)
"Participating entity" means a partnership, corporation, joint venture, unincorporated association, or other legal entity that provides appropriately licensed planning, architectural, engineering, development, construction, operating, or maintenance services as needed in connection with an IPD contract.
(7)
"Public project" means any lands, buildings, structures, works, machinery, equipment, or facilities suitable for and intended for use as public property for public purposes or suitable for and intended for use in the promotion of the public health, public welfare, or public education, to the extent the boundaries of an agency and a school district are coterminous, or for the conservation of natural resources, including the planning of any such lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, machinery, equipment, or facilities. "Public project" shall also include existing lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, and facilities, as well as improvements, renovations, or additions to any such lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, or facilities and any operation or maintenance programs for the operation and upkeep of such projects.
(8)
"Public purposes" includes, but is not limited to, the supplying of public water services and facilities, public sewer services and facilities, and lands, buildings, improvements, equipment, and facilities for public education, to the extent the boundaries of the agency and the school district are coterminous.
L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1815, § 3, effective August 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 13 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT - MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (§§ 31-25-1301 — 31-25-1307) › Section 31-25-1304 - Integrated project delivery contracts - authorization - effect of other laws

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agency may award an IPD contract for a public project under the provisions of this part 13 upon the determination by such agency that integrated project delivery represents a timely or cost-effective alternative for a public project.
(2)
Nothing in this part 13 shall be construed as exempting any agency or participating entity from applicable federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances governing labor relations, professional licensing, public contracting, or other related laws, except to the extent that an exemption is created under such legal authority or is granted by necessary implication from such legal authority.
L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1816, § 3, effective August 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 13 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT - MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (§§ 31-25-1301 — 31-25-1307) › Section 31-25-1305 - Integrated project delivery contracting process - prequalification of participating entities - apprentice training

(1)
An agency may prequalify participating entities for an IPD contract by public notice of its request for qualifications prior to the date set forth in the notice. A request for qualifications may contain the following elements and such additional information as may be requested by the agency:
(a)
A general description of the proposed public project;
(b)
Relevant budget considerations;
(c)
Requirements of the participating entity, including:
(I)
If the participating entity is a partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or other association, a listing of all of the partners, general partners, members, joint venturers, or association members known at the time of submission of qualifications;
(II)
Evidence that the participating entity, or the constituent entities or members thereof, has completed or has demonstrated the experience, competency, capability, and capacity, financial and otherwise, to complete projects of similar size, scope, or complexity;
(III)
Evidence that the proposed personnel of the participating entity have sufficient experience and training to completely manage and complete the proposed public project; and
(IV)
Evidence of all applicable licenses, registrations, and credentials required to provide the proposed services for the public project, including but not limited to information on any revocation or suspension of any such license, registration, or credential.
(d)
The criteria for prequalification.
(2)
From the participating entities responding to the request for qualifications, the agency shall prepare and announce a short list of participating entities that it determines to be most qualified to receive a request for proposal.
(3)
Where an apprentice program as defined in section
8-15.7-101(4)
or certified by the office of apprenticeship in the employment and training administration in the United States department of labor exists in a county in which all or any portion of the municipality is located, or a comparable program for the training of apprentices is available in such county:
(a)
Each participating entity shall demonstrate to the agency that it has access to either the certified program or a comparable alternative; and
(b)
Each participating entity shall demonstrate that each of its subcontractors, at any tier, selected to perform work under a contract with a value of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or more has access to either the certified program or a comparable alternative.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 309,§14, eff. 7/1/2021.
L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1816, § 3, effective August 3. L. 2021: IP(3) amended, (HB 21-1007), ch. 1893, p. 1893, § 14, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 13 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT - MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (§§ 31-25-1301 — 31-25-1307) › Section 31-25-1306 - Requests for proposals - evaluation and award of integrated project delivery contracts

(1)
An agency shall prepare and publish a request for proposals for each IPD contract that may contain the following elements and such other elements as may be requested by the agency:
(a)
The procedures to be followed for submitting proposals;
(b)
The criteria for evaluation of a proposal, which criteria may provide for selection of a proposal on a basis other than solely the lowest costs estimates submitted;
(c)
The procedures for making awards;
(d)
Required performance standards as defined by the participating entity;
(e)
A description of the drawings, specifications, or other submittals to be provided with the proposal, with guidance as to the form and the acceptable level of completion of the drawings, specifications, or submittals;
(f)
Relevant budget considerations or, for an IPD contract that includes operation or maintenance services, the life-cycle cost analysis for the contract;
(g)
The proposed project scheduling; and
(h)
The stipend, if any, to be paid to participating entities responding to the request for proposals who appear on the agency's short list pursuant to section
31-25-1305(2)
but whose proposals are not selected for award of the IPD contract.
(2)
After obtaining and evaluating proposals according to the criteria and procedures set forth in the request for proposals in accordance with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, an agency may accept the proposal that, in its estimation, represents the best value to the agency. Acceptance of a proposal shall be by written notice to the participating entity that submitted the accepted proposal.
(3)
With respect to performance under each IPD contract, the participating entity shall comply with all laws applicable to public projects.
(4)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a participating entity selected for award of an IPD contract is not required to be licensed or registered to provide professional services as defined in section
24-30-1402(6)
, C.R.S., if the person or firm actually performing any such professional services on behalf of the participating entity is appropriately licensed or registered and if the participating entity otherwise complies with applicable state licensing laws and requirements related to such professional services.
L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1817, § 3, effective August 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 25 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (§§ 31-25-101 — 31-25-1307) › Part 13 - PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT - MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (§§ 31-25-1301 — 31-25-1307) › Section 31-25-1307 - Supplemental provisions

The governing body of an agency may establish supplemental provisions that are designed to implement the provisions of this part 13.
L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1818, § 3, effective August 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 1 - FIRE, POLICE, OR STREET DEPARTMENT - PAID - CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-109) › Section 31-30-101 - Authority to provide for classified departments

The governing body of any city or town may provide by ordinance for a paid fire department, a paid police department, or a paid street department or all of same and may fix, define, and classify the various grades of employment in such departments, which grades and classifications shall be based upon the nature of the services to be rendered and the duties to be performed and shall also fix uniform wages and salaries to be paid to all employees in each particular class, which wages may be lowered or increased uniformly for each class from time to time.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1212, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-101 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 1 - FIRE, POLICE, OR STREET DEPARTMENT - PAID - CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-109) › Section 31-30-102 - Civil service commission - withdrawal

The governing body of any city or town in the state maintaining a paid police department, a paid fire department, or a paid street department may establish a commission which shall be known as "the city (town) of .... fire and police and street department civil service commission". Said governing body shall not have the authority to withdraw said departments from operation of such system unless and until the withdrawal thereof has been submitted to the registered electors of said city or town at a special or regular election held in said city or town pursuant to an ordinance properly passed submitting the same to said electors and has been approved by not less than a majority vote of said electors voting on such proposition.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1213, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-102 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 1 - FIRE, POLICE, OR STREET DEPARTMENT - PAID - CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-109) › Section 31-30-103 - Purpose

It is the intent of this part 1 to enable the governing body of any city or town within this state to adopt by ordinance such civil service system for fire, police, or street departments as may be adaptable to the size and type of city or town involved and consist of a comprehensive civil service system as in the sound discretion of said governing body may be for the best interests of the public service in said city or town. The provisions of this part 1 shall not apply to or in any way annul, repeal, or set aside the civil service provisions in force on or before May 17, 1939, in any city or town.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1213, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-103 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 1 - FIRE, POLICE, OR STREET DEPARTMENT - PAID - CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-109) › Section 31-30-104 - Contract for conducting examination

The governing body of any city or town may contract with the governing body of any municipality or county within this state or with any department of the state for the conducting of competitive examinations to ascertain the fitness of applicants for positions and employment in the fire, police, or street department or all of same and for the performance of any other service in connection with personnel selection and administration.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1213, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-104 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 1 - FIRE, POLICE, OR STREET DEPARTMENT - PAID - CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-109) › Section 31-30-105 - Ordinance - violation

(1)
Any ordinance adopted by the governing body of any city or town under the provisions of this part 1 shall include the following provisions and penalty for violation thereof: No person holding an office or place in a fire, police, or street department placed by the governing body under a civil service system pursuant to the provisions of this part 1 shall seek or accept election, nomination, or appointment as an officer of a political club or organization; take an active part in a county or municipal political campaign; serve as a member of a committee of such club, organization, or circle; seek signatures to any petition provided for by any law; act as a worker at the polls; or distribute badges, pamphlets, dodgers, or handbills of any kind favoring or opposing any candidate for election or for nomination to a public office, whether county or municipal. Nothing in this part 1 shall prevent any such officer or employee from becoming or continuing to be a member of a political club or organization, attending a political meeting, or enjoying entire freedom from all interference in casting his vote.
(2)
Any willful violation of this section or violation through culpable negligence is sufficient grounds to authorize the discharge of any firefighter, police officer, or street department employee.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1213, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 1027, § 58, effective August 6.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-105 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 1 - FIRE, POLICE, OR STREET DEPARTMENT - PAID - CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-109) › Section 31-30-106 - Police to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Peace officer" means a certified peace officer described in section
16-2.5-102
, C.R.S.
(b)
"Photographic identification" means a photographic identification that satisfies the description at
18 U.S.C. sec. 926C (d)
.
(2)
Except as described in subsection (3) of this section, on and after August 7, 2013, if a police department of a city or town has a policy, on August 7, 2013, of issuing photographic identification to peace officers who have retired from the police department, and the police department discontinues said policy after August 7, 2013, the police department shall continue to provide such photographic identification to peace officers who have retired from the police department if:
(a)
The peace officer requests the identification;
(b)
The peace officer retired from the police department before the date upon which the police department discontinued the policy; and
(c)
The peace officer is a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined in
18 U.S.C. sec. 926C (c)
.
(3)
Before issuing or renewing a photographic identification to a retired law enforcement officer pursuant to this section, a law enforcement agency of the state shall complete a criminal background check of the officer through a search of the national instant criminal background check system created by the federal "Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act", Pub.L. 103-159, the relevant portion of which is codified at
18 U.S.C. sec. 922 (t)
, and a search of the state integrated criminal justice information system. If the background check indicates that the officer is prohibited from possessing a firearm by state or federal law, the law enforcement agency shall not issue the photographic identification.
(4)
The police department may charge a fee for issuing a photographic identification to a retired peace officer pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, which fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs assumed by the police department in issuing the photographic identification.
(5)
Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a police department shall not be required to issue a photographic identification to a particular peace officer if the chief administrative officer of the police department elects not to do so.
(6)
If a police department denies a photographic identification to a retired peace officer who requests a photographic identification pursuant to this section, the police department shall provide the retired peace officer a written statement setting forth the reason for the denial.
Added by 2013 Ch. 81, § 4, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1118), ch. 81, p. 259, § 4, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 1 - FIRE, POLICE, OR STREET DEPARTMENT - PAID - CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-109) › Section 31-30-109 - Behavioral health professionals - grant applications encouraged - definition - repeal

(1)
Each municipal police department is encouraged to adopt a policy whereby mental health professionals, to the extent practicable, provide:
(a)
On-scene response services to support officers' handling of persons with mental health disorders; and
(b)
Counseling services to officers of the police department.
(2)
In implementing a policy as described in subsection (1) of this section, a municipal police department shall not require a mental health professional to counsel both a person with a mental health disorder and an officer if, in the judgment of the mental health professional, doing so would constitute a conflict of interest or a breach of a professional code of ethics.
(3)
For the purposes of this section, each municipal police department is encouraged to apply annually for a grant from the peace officers behavioral health support and community partnerships grant program created in section
24-32-3501
.
(4)
As used in this section, "mental health professional" means a mental health professional licensed to practice medicine pursuant to article
240
of title
12
or a person licensed as a mental health professional pursuant to article
245
of title
12
.
(5)
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 354,§4, eff. 9/7/2021.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136,§218, eff. 10/1/2019.
Added by 2017 Ch. 150,§2, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire section added, (HB 17-1215), ch. 507, p. 507, § 2, effective August 9. L. 2019: (4) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 1719, p. 1719, § 218, effective October 1. L. 2021: (3) amended, (HB 21-1030), ch. 2306, p. 2306, § 4, effective September 7.
2021 Ch. 354, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1030, see section 1 of chapter 354, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 2 - FIREFIGHTERS' CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-201 — 31-30-210) › Section 31-30-201 - Authorization - petition - election

(1)
All cities or towns organized under the general laws of this state which have paid fire departments are authorized to adopt civil service regulations pertaining to such departments in the following manner:
(a)
The governing body may, and upon the petition of registered electors in number not less than fifteen percent of the last preceding vote for mayor shall, submit the question of accepting civil service provisions relative to such fire department to a vote of the registered electors at the next regular election. If a petition is submitted, the signatures to such petition shall be acknowledged before a notary public and need not be all on one paper. The ordinance or resolution calling for submission of the question shall provide for classification of all members of the fire department.
(b)
The election notice shall state that the question is submitted for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the city or town will adopt civil service regulations relative to said fire department. The election shall be conducted as nearly as may be in accordance with the provisions of the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965". The ballots or voting machine tabs shall contain the words "For the Merit System" and "Against the Merit System".
(c)
If, upon the official determination of the result of such election, it appears that a majority of all the votes cast are for the adoption of the merit system under civil service regulations, this part 2 and all rules made under this part 2 shall immediately be in full force and effect in said city or town.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1214, § 1, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(a) amended, p. 333, § 99, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-201 as it existed prior to 1975.
For the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965", see article 10 of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 2 - FIREFIGHTERS' CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-201 — 31-30-210) › Section 31-30-202 - Commissioners appointed - terms - vacancies - expenses allowed

Immediately upon the adoption of the merit system under civil service regulations, the governing body shall appoint three persons as civil service commissioners who shall be known and designated as the board of civil service commissioners or board of public safety to serve for six years, four years, and two years, respectively, from the date of their appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Every alternate year the governing body shall appoint one person, as the successor of the commissioner whose term shall expire, to serve for the term of six years from the date of the appointment and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy may be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governing body. At no time shall more than two commissioners be members of the same political party. Said commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be paid their necessary expenses actually incurred in the discharge of their official duties.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1214, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-202 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 2 - FIREFIGHTERS' CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-201 — 31-30-210) › Section 31-30-203 - Merit

Appointments and employment in and promotion to said fire department and said classified civil service shall be made according to merit and fitness, to be ascertained by competitive tests of competency except as provided in section
31-30-206
.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1214, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-203 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 2 - FIREFIGHTERS' CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-201 — 31-30-210) › Section 31-30-204 - Removal - public hearings

The classified civil service of the said city or town shall comprise all members of the fire department. Persons in the classified civil service shall hold their respective positions and be graded according to their competency, which shall be the same for all persons having like duty; except that the members of any paid fire department holding positions on the same at the time said city or town adopts the provisions of this part 2 shall retain their respective positions until removed after a public hearing for good cause shown, as provided in this section. They shall be removed or discharged only upon written charges which shall be filed by the head of the department or by any citizen of the city or town acting for the good of the service, to be promptly acted upon by the commission. All hearings before the commission shall be open to the public. No person shall be discharged for a political or religious reason. In case of emergency, the commission shall authorize the temporary appointment of members to the fire department without competitive tests for a period of not to exceed ninety days.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1214, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-204 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 2 - FIREFIGHTERS' CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-201 — 31-30-210) › Section 31-30-205 - Commission to make rules

The making or enforcement of rules to carry out the purpose of the classified civil service of such city or town, the alteration and discharge of such rules, the conducting of all competitive tests and determination of all removals or discharge cases, and the standardization in such classified civil service shall be vested in the commission. No person in the classified civil service shall be paid until a certificate is made by the commission that his appointment is made pursuant to law.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1215, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-205 as it existed prior to 1975.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 31 - GOVERNMENT - MUNICIPAL (§§ 31-1-101 — 31-35-712) › POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 31-15-101 — 31-35-712) › Article 30 - FIRE - POLICE (§§ 31-30-101 — 31-30-1303) › Part 2 - FIREFIGHTERS' CIVIL SERVICE (§§ 31-30-201 — 31-30-210) › Section 31-30-206 - Positions retained

All persons holding regular positions in the classified civil service, as defined by this part 2, at the time of the adoption of the civil service provision, as provided in this part 2, shall retain their respective positions without examination or further appointment. In all other respects said persons shall be subject to the provisions and rules of this part 2.
L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1215, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 31-30-206 as it existed prior to 1975.