2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-19.9-103) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1968 (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-1-138) › Section 24-1-125 - Department of local affairs - creation

(1)
There is hereby created a department of local affairs, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of local affairs, which office is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section
24-20-109
. The executive director shall have those powers, duties, and functions prescribed for heads of principal departments in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", article
1
of this title.
(2)
The department of local affairs consists of the following divisions:
(a)
(I)
The division of local government, the head of which is the director of local government. The division of local government and the office of the director of local government, created in part 1 of article
32
of this title 24, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of local affairs.
(II)
The division of local government includes the Colorado resiliency office, the head of which is the director of the Colorado resiliency office. The Colorado resiliency office is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division of local government and the department of local affairs.
(b)
The division of property taxation, the head of which is the property tax administrator, created in section
39-2-101
. The division of property taxation and the property tax administrator are
type 1
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
. Except for the powers, duties, and functions of the former Colorado tax commission that are vested with the board of assessment appeals pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the powers, duties, and functions of the property tax administrator and the division of property taxation, as is otherwise provided in law, include the rule-making, administrative, and enforcement powers, duties, and functions of the former Colorado tax commission.
(c)
(I)
The division of commerce and development, the head of which is the director of commerce and development. The division of commerce and development and the office of the director thereof, created in part 3 of article
32
of this title 24, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of local affairs.
(II)
Repealed.
(d) and (e)
Repealed.
(f)
The division of housing, created in the "Colorado Housing Act of 1970", part 7 of article
32
of this title 24. The division of housing is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of local affairs.
(g)
The division of planning, the head of which is the director of the division of planning. The division of planning and the office of the director, created in part 2 of article
32
of this title 24, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of local affairs.
(h)
Repealed.
(i)
The office of rural development, the head of which is the coordinator of rural development. The office of rural development and the position of coordinator of rural development, created in part 8 of article
32
of this title 24, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of local affairs.
(j)
Repealed.
(k)
The office of the Colorado youth service corps, created in part 20 of article
32
of this title 24. The office of the Colorado youth service corps is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of local affairs.
(l) and (m)
Repealed.
(3)
The board of assessment appeals, created in article
2
of title
39
, is vested with the quasi-judicial powers, duties, and functions of the former Colorado tax commission, and constitutes a part of the department of local affairs. The board of assessment appeals is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
.
(4)
The advisory committee to the property tax administrator, created in article
2
of title
39
, constitutes a part of the department of local affairs . The advisory committee to the property tax administrator is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department.
(5) to (9)
Repealed.
(10)
The office of smart growth, created in section
24-32-3203
, in the department of local affairs is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department.
(11)
The office of homeless youth services is created in the department pursuant to section
24-32-723
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 172, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 234, § 18, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 68: p. 90, § 25. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-25. L. 70: pp. 241, 387, §§ 2, 27. L. 71: pp. 105, 124, 1058, §§ 13, 2, 1. L. 73: p. 190, § 2. L. 76: (4) added, p. 756, § 8, effective July 1. L. 81: (2)(h) amended, p. 1128, § 2, effective July 1. L. 83: (2)(c) amended, p. 900 § 2, effective June 14; (2)(d), (2)(e), and (2)(h) repealed, p. 971, § 28, effective 7/1/1984. L. 85: (2)(c)(II)(A) amended and (2)(c)(II)(B) repealed, p. 791, §§ 2, 1, effective March 14; (2)(j) and (5) added, pp. 820, 929, §§ 2, 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 886, § 10, effective May 23. L. 87: (6) added, p. 1027, § 2, effective July 8. L. 89: (6)(b) amended, p. 339, § 2, effective June 7. L. 90: (2)(j) repealed, p. 1246, § 3, effective July 1. L. 91: (2)(k) added, p. 928, § 2, effective May 31. L. 92: (7) and (8) added, p. 1010, § 1, effective March 12; (6) RC&RE, p. 2176, § 32, effective June 2. L. 93: (6) amended, p. 469, § 1, effective April 21; (9) added, p. 1899, § 3, effective July 1; (5)(b) added by revision, pp. 1094, 1168, §§ 8, 151. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 564, § 8, effective April 6. L. 95: (9) repealed, p. 511, § 3, effective May 16. L. 2000: (2)(l) added, p. 1911, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2004: (2)(m) added and (7) amended, p. 1176, §§ 1, 2, effective August 4. L. 2008: (2)(l) repealed, p. 1290, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2012: (2)(m), (7), and (8) repealed, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1137, § 55, effective July 1. L. 2018: (2)(a) amended, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1472, § 18, effective August 8.
(1) Subsection (5)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (5), effective July 1, 1994. (See L. 93, pp. 1094, 1168.)
(2) (a) Subsection (6)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (6), effective July 1, 1991. (See L. 89, p. 339.)
(b) Subsection (6)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (6), effective July 6, 1997. (See L. 93, p. 469.)
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
(1) For the transfer of the powers, duties, and functions of the Colorado bureau of investigation, the Colorado law enforcement training academy, and the division of criminal justice from the department of local affairs to the department of public safety, see § 24-1-128.6 . (2) For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act repealing subsections (2)(m), (7), and (8), see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.