§ 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.

Legislative History

Source: 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 July 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. L. 2022: IP(2), (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c)(I), (2)(f), (2)(g), (2)(i), (2)(k), (3), and (4) amended and (10) and (11) added, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3411, � 172, effective August 10.