§ 31-30-201 — Authorization - petition - election

(1) All cities or towns
organized under the general laws of this state which have paid fire departments are
authorized to adopt civil service regulations pertaining to such departments in the
following manner:

(a) The governing body may, and upon the petition of registered electors in
number not less than fifteen percent of the last preceding vote for mayor shall,
submit the question of accepting civil service provisions relative to such fire
department to a vote of the registered electors at the next regular election. If a
petition is submitted, the signatures to such petition shall be acknowledged before
a notary public and need not be all on one paper. The ordinance or resolution calling
for submission of the question shall provide for classification of all members of the
fire department.

(b) The election notice shall state that the question is submitted for the
purpose of ascertaining whether or not the city or town will adopt civil service
regulations relative to said fire department. The election shall be conducted as
nearly as may be in accordance with the provisions of the Colorado Municipal
Election Code of 1965. The ballots or voting machine tabs shall contain the words
For the Merit System and Against the Merit System.

(c) If, upon the official determination of the result of such election, it appears
that a majority of all the votes cast are for the adoption of the merit system under
civil service regulations, this part 2 and all rules made under this part 2 shall
immediately be in full force and effect in said city or town.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1214, � 1, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(a) amended, p. 333, � 99, effective July 1.