Colorado § 31-4-102 Mayor - qualifications and duties

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-4-102 — Mayor - qualifications and duties

Colorado § 31-4-102

Title 31Government

Art.Organizational Structure and Officers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-4-102 (2026).

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(1)The mayor shall be elected at the regular election in the city. He or she shall be a registered elector who has resided within the limits of the city for a period of at least twelve consecutive months immediately preceding the date of the election; except that, in the case of annexation, any person who has resided within the annexed territory for the time prescribed in this subsection (1) shall be deemed to have met the residence requirements for the city to which the territory was annexed. The mayor shall hold the office for the term for which he or she has been elected or qualified. The mayor shall keep an office at some convenient place in the city, to be provided by the city council, and shall sign all documents which by statute or ordinance may require his or her signatu

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(1) The mayor shall be elected
at the regular election in the city. He or she shall be a registered elector who has
resided within the limits of the city for a period of at least twelve consecutive
months immediately preceding the date of the election; except that, in the case of
annexation, any person who has resided within the annexed territory for the time
prescribed in this subsection (1) shall be deemed to have met the residence
requirements for the city to which the territory was annexed. The mayor shall hold
the office for the term for which he or she has been elected or qualified. The mayor
shall keep an office at some convenient place in the city, to be provided by the city
council, and shall sign all documents which by statute or ordinance may require his
or her signature.

(2) The mayor of the city shall be its chief executive officer and conservator
of the peace, and it is his special duty to cause the ordinances and the regulations
of the city to be faithfully and constantly obeyed. He shall supervise the conduct of
all the officers of the city, examine the grounds of all reasonable complaints made
against any of them, and cause any violations or neglect of duty to be promptly
corrected or reported to the proper tribunal for punishment and correction. The
mayor has and shall exercise, within the city limits, the powers conferred upon the
sheriffs of counties to suppress disorders and keep the peace. He shall also
perform such other duties compatible with the nature of his office as the city
council may from time to time require.

(3) The mayor shall be the presiding officer of the city council and shall have
the same voting powers as any member of said council. The mayor shall be
considered a member of the governing body and the city council. However, a city
may provide by ordinance that the mayor shall not be entitled to vote on any matter
before the council, except in the case of a tie vote. If such an ordinance is adopted,
it shall also provide that any ordinance adopted and all resolutions authorizing the
expenditure of money or the entering into of a contract shall be subject to
disapproval by the mayor as provided in section 31-16-104. Such an ordinance may
provide or may be amended to provide that the mayor shall not be counted for
purposes of determining a quorum or the requisite majority on any matter to be
voted on by the council. Any such ordinance may be adopted, amended, or repealed
only within the sixty days preceding the election of any mayor, to take effect upon
such mayor's assumption of office.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1024, � 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (3) amended, p. 1493, � 3, effective May 28. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1253, � 1, effective July 1. L. 89: (3) amended, p. 1287, � 3, effective April 6. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 1252, � 3, effective August 5.