§ 28-5-801 — Establishment of veterans service offices

(1) The board of
county commissioners of each county in this state shall establish a county veterans
service office and shall appoint a county veterans service officer for the county to
further prompt and efficient service to all veterans in the state of Colorado on a
uniform basis. If the board of county commissioners determines that additional
county veterans service officers are necessary, the board may authorize the
appointed county veterans service officer to hire additional county veterans service
officers. A board of county commissioners may also authorize the appointed county
veterans service officer to hire any staff as the board determines necessary at a
rate of compensation as fixed by the board, together with the necessary and actual
traveling and other expenses incurred in their work as approved by the board of
county commissioners and other expenses as the board deems necessary for the
proper operation of the office, payable monthly out of the county general fund in
the manner provided by law. The board of county commissioners, in its discretion,
may authorize the appointed county veterans service officer to hire any county
officer, official, or employee as a county veterans service officer, if qualified to
serve pursuant to the provisions of section 28-5-802, at a rate of additional
compensation for additional duties as fixed by the board of county commissioners.

(2) The boards of county commissioners of adjacent counties may act jointly
in establishing a veterans service office for such counties and in appointing a
veterans service officer, authorizing the hiring of additional county veterans service
officers, and authorizing the hiring of staff as determined necessary to operate an
office for the counties, at a rate of compensation as fixed by the boards of county
commissioners joining in the appointment or authorized hire of an officer or
authorized hire of staff, together with the actual and necessary expenses incurred
in their work, as approved by the boards of county commissioners. The salaries,
expenses, and all other jointly approved expenses necessary for the proper
operation of the office must be paid by the boards of county commissioners out of
their respective county general funds in the manner provided by law, each county
bearing its share in the proportion that the population of each county bears to the
total population of the counties combining to establish the office.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2002: Entire part added with relocations, p. 353, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2024: Entire section amended, (SB 24-004), ch. 29, p. 90, � 3, effective August 7.