§ 24-49.9-102 — Colorado channel authority - powers and duties - fiscal year

Colorado § 24-49.9-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Colorado Channel Authority

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(1) Except as otherwise limited by this article, the authority, acting through the
board, has the power to:

(a) Have and exercise all rights, duties, privileges, immunities, liabilities, and
disabilities of a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state;

(b) Sue and be sued;

(c) Have an official seal and to alter the same at the board's pleasure;

(d) Make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management and
for the conduct of its affairs and business;

(e) Maintain an office at such place or places within the state as it may
determine;

(f) Acquire, hold, use, and dispose of property, real and personal, and its
income, revenues, funds, and moneys;

(g) Receive and expend gifts, grants, and donations;

(h) Make and enter into all contracts, leases, and agreements, including
intergovernmental agreements, that are necessary or incidental to the performance
of its duties and the exercise of its powers under this article;

(i) Deposit any moneys of the authority in any banking institution within or
outside the state;

(j) Fix the time and place or places at which its regular and special meetings
are to be held;

(k) Hire a chief executive officer of the authority and authorize the chief
executive officer to hire such other staff as deemed necessary for the operation of
the authority; and

(l) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes
and exercise the powers given and granted in this article.

(1.5) Notwithstanding section 29-1-102 (9), C.R.S., for fiscal year 2010-11 and
thereafter, the fiscal year of the authority shall be the period commencing July 1
and ending June 30.

(2) The authority shall televise the proceedings of the Colorado house of
representatives and senate and such other programming of a state governmental
nature as the board may approve, including making available audio recordings of
proceedings of the general assembly.

(3) All electronically recorded proceedings of any public body of the state,
as defined in section 24-6-402, and of all other types of meetings, sessions,
conferences, or public events televised by the Colorado channel authority shall be
the property of the state of Colorado and shall be public records under article 72 of
this title. The Colorado channel authority and any other person or entity acting
under contract with the authority shall be the official custodian under article 72 of
this title of all such materials. Pursuant to section 24-72-205, the Colorado channel
authority and, with the permission of the authority, any other person or entity acting
under contract with the authority may charge reasonable fees for making materials
subject to this subsection (3) available upon specific request. All electronically
recorded proceedings of the judicial branch televised by the Colorado channel
authority shall be subject to any rules promulgated by the supreme court or by the
order of any court pursuant to section 24-72-204 (1)(c) or 24-72-305 (1)(b).

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (HB 09-1307), ch. 283, p. 1290, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2011: (1.5) added, (HB 11-1021), ch. 20, p. 51, � 1, effective March 11; (2) amended, (SB 11-231), ch. 164, p. 567, � 2, effective May 9.