Colorado § 24-32-202 Division of planning - creation - director duties

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-32-202 — Division of planning - creation - director duties

Colorado § 24-32-202

Title 24Government

Art.Department of Local Affairs

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-32-202 (2026).

Text

(1)There is hereby created within the department of local affairs a division of planning, the head of which shall be the director of the division of planning, which office is hereby created. The director shall be appointed by the executive director, subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, and such director shall be qualified by training or experience in planning and capital programming. The director shall appoint the necessary staff of his division in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.

(2)The division of planning and the office of the director of the division of planning are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and function

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(1) There is
hereby created within the department of local affairs a division of planning, the
head of which shall be the director of the division of planning, which office is hereby
created. The director shall be appointed by the executive director, subject to the
provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, and such director
shall be qualified by training or experience in planning and capital programming.
The director shall appoint the necessary staff of his division in accordance with the
provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.

(2) The division of planning and the office of the director of the division of
planning are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their
powers and perform their duties and functions specified by this part 2 under the
department of local affairs and the executive director thereof.

(3) The director of the division of planning shall:

(a) Exchange reports and data which relate to local and regional planning
with other departments, institutions, and agencies of the state and on a mutually
agreed basis with towns, cities, cities and counties, counties, and other local
agencies and instrumentalities;

(b) Attend and participate in meetings of county, municipal, or regional
planning bodies, interstate agencies, and other planning conferences;

(c) Advise the governor and the general assembly on matters of local and
regional planning, and consult with other offices of state government with respect
to matters of local and regional planning affecting the duties of their offices; and,
upon request of any town, city, city and county, county, regional area, or group of
adjacent communities having common or related planning problems, recommend to
the governor and the general assembly any proposals for legislation affecting local
or regional planning; but nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to grant any
authority to the division of planning or to the director thereof over the planning
responsibilities of local government; and

(d) Exercise all other powers necessary and proper for the discharge of his
duties and the carrying out of the intent of this part 2, including the coordination of
the provisions of part 1 of article 28 of title 30, C.R.S.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 1059, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 106-3-2. L. 81: (3)(a) and (3)(c) amended, p. 1167, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2022: (2) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3413, � 175, effective August 10. L. 2025: (1) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2061, � 142, effective August 6.