§ 32-7-108 — Service authority organizational commission

Colorado § 32-7-108

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 32: Special
• Art.: Regional Service Authorities

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(1) The service
authority organizational commission appointed pursuant to section 32-7-107 shall
meet within twenty days after its appointment on a date designated by the district
court. The service authority organizational commission shall elect a chairman and a
vice-chairman from among its membership. Further meetings of the commission
shall be held upon call of the chairman or a majority of the members of the
commission. All meetings shall be open to the public. A majority of the commission
shall constitute a quorum. The commission may adopt such other rules for its
operations and proceedings as it deems necessary or desirable. Members of the
commission shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary
expenses pursuant to law.

(2) (a) The service authority organizational commission shall, if the
determination is not made in the resolution or petition for formation, determine
which services listed in section 32-7-111 are to be administered and shall determine
the maximum ad valorem mill levy (other than for debt purposes), if any, necessary
to support each designated service by the proposed service authority upon its
formation, subject to the approval of the eligible electors as provided in section 17
of article XIV of the state constitution. The maximum mill levy limitation, if any,
required by this paragraph (a) shall be included as a part of the term services as
used in this section and section 32-7-109.

(b) Repealed.

(3) (a) Within ninety days after its initial meeting, the commission shall
present to the district court a report listing services to be considered by the voters
in each county included in the service authority. A majority vote of the members of
the service authority organizational commission shall determine the services that
shall be presented to the voters for their approval or rejection, if such services are
not designated by the resolution or petition for formation.

(b) The commission report shall also divide the service authority into
compact districts of approximately equal population in accordance with the
provisions of section 32-7-110 for the purpose of electing candidates to the service
authority board. The number of districts shall equal the number of board members
to be elected from districts. Such districts shall be numbered consecutively
starting with number one, and the terms of office shall be as specified in section
32-7-110.

(c) The commission shall specify the date for a special election for formation
of the service authority, but if the organizational commission's report is completed
not more than one hundred eighty days and not less than seventy days before the
next general election, the election shall be held jointly with the next general
election.

(d) The service authority organizational commission shall be dissolved as of
the day on which the election is held pursuant to section 32-7-109.

Legislative History

Source: L. 72: p. 456, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 89-25-8. L. 75: (2)(a) and (3)(a) amended and (2)(b) repealed, p. 1299, �� 2, 4, effective June 20. L. 85: (2)(a) amended, p. 1351, � 26, effective April 30. L. 92: (2)(a) and (3)(c) amended, p. 898, � 143, effective January 1, 1993.