Issue Briefs
Colorado Fireworks Law
This issue brief examines Colorado fireworks law, including permissible fireworks, sales, local government regulations, penalties for violating state laws, and executive orders.
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Staff Publications
Community Choice Energy
Community choice energy (CCE) is an alternative to the investor-owned utility energy supply system that allows local entities to aggregate individual customers within a defined service area and secure alternative energy suppliers on their behalf. The primary goals of CCEs have been to lower...
Issue Briefs
Home Rule Governance in Colorado
This issue brief outlines home rule governance for municipalities and counties, including the process for adopting a home rule charter and the powers that a home rule charter provides to local governments.
Staff Publications
State and Local Cybersecurity Collaboration
This memorandum describes how some states find new ways to share cybersecurity knowledge and resources with their local governments to improve the state’s overall cybersecurity posture.
04/15/2020
Local Government
State Government
Telecommunications & Information Technology
Issue Briefs
Family, Medical, and Sick Leave Laws (20-10)
This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state family, medical, and sick leave laws.
03/27/2020
Health Care & Health Insurance
Labor & Employment
Local Government
Issue Briefs
Consumer Data Privacy Laws (20-08)
This issue brief provides an overview of consumer data privacy, describes applicable federal laws, and summarizes recent state legislation proposed to strengthen consumer data privacy laws.
Issue Briefs
Mobile Home Parks Overview (20-03)
This issue brief provides background information on mobile homes and an overview of the Mobile Home Park Act, including recent changes to the law with regard to county ordinances, registrations, the dispute resolution and enforcement program, and evictions.
Staff Publications
Memorandum on Recalls and Vacancies
This memorandum provides an overview of the process to recall an office holder in Colorado and the various ways to fill a vacancy that occurs in an elected office at the federal, state, or local level in Colorado.
01/02/2020
Elections & Redistricting
General Assembly
Local Government
State Government
Issue Briefs
Regional Accountable Entities (19-20)
This issue brief provides an overview of Regional Accountable Entities, organizations responsible for coordinating the physical and behavioral health care of the state’s Medicaid members.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Local Government Legislation (2019)
Laws passed during the 2019 session related to local government addressed a number of topics. This summary provides an overview of legislation concerning safety, county operations, special districts, property rights, business owners, and emergency service providers.
Staff Publications
Impact of Final Residential Assessment Rate on Local Share
The final Residential Assessment Rate (RAR) Study released by the Division of Property Taxation (DPT) on April10, 2019,estimates anRARof 7.15 percent for property tax years 2019 and 2020. The General Assembly would have to pass a bill for this rate to become law. The anticipated assessed...
04/12/2019
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Local Government
State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
Local Government Handbook (2018)
This handbook is intended to serve as a resource guide on the role and responsibilities of local governments, including counties, municipalities, special districts, and school districts.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Local Government Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a variety of measures related to local government. These topics were wide-ranging and encompassed special districts, local taxes, and intergovernmental agreements and contracts. Peace officer status, nonprofit boards, and...
Other
2018 Salaries for County Officers
2018 Salaries for the following County Officers (Pursuant to ...
Final/Annual Reports
2017 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission.
Staff Publications
Broadband Internet Service Programs in Colorado
This memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state grant programs and other state efforts; local governments’ ability to provide broadband; and related recent legislation.
11/22/2017
Business & Economic Development
Local Government
State Government
Telecommunications & Information Technology
Staff Publications
Impacts of Senate Bill 17-267 on Special Districts
This memorandum presents the impact of Senate Bill 17-267 on special districts that previously assessed sales taxes on retail marijuana transactions.
09/26/2017
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
Local Government
Other
Summit County Prescription Drug Profile
Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 1, 2017, meeting.
Issue Briefs
Local Government Sales and Use Taxes (17-26)
In Colorado, sales taxes are imposed by the state government, counties, municipalities, and special districts. Overlapping boundaries create 754 unique tax jurisdictions, many with different tax bases, rates, and administrators. This issue brief summarizes information on how local...
Staff Publications
Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding
This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:
- the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
- notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
- county ...
Staff Publications
Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding
This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:
- the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
- notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
- county ...
Issue Briefs
Overview of Courthouse Funding (2017)
There are 86 courthouse facilities in Colorado: 71 courthouses and 15 probation offices. This issue brief provides an overview of court and court facility funding. Specifically, information is provided on state, county, and municipal court funding requirements and state supplemental funding...
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Residential Assessment Rate and the Gallagher Amendment
A video presentation about Colorado property taxes and the Gallagher Amendment. It is anticipated that the residential assessment rate will be reduced for the first time in 14 years, impacting homeowners and the tax base of every local taxing jurisdiction in the state.
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03/09/2017
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Local Government
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Other
Department of Local Affairs, FY 2016-17 Performance Plan
Presented to the Joint Local Affairs Committee.