Colorado § 37-45-115 Organization of the board of directors

Colorado Statutes

§ 37-45-115 — Organization of the board of directors

Colorado § 37-45-115

Title 37Water and

Art.Water Conservancy Districts

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-45-115 (2026).

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(1)Each director shall take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101.

(2)Upon taking the oath, the board shall choose one of its number chairman of the board and president of the district and shall elect some suitable person secretary of the board and of the district who may or may not be a member of the board. Such board shall adopt a seal and shall keep in a visual text format that may be transmitted electronically a record of all of its proceedings, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees, and all corporate acts, which shall be open to inspection of all owners of property in the district as well as to all other interested parties.

(3)Each member of the board shall receive as compensation for the member's service such su

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(1) Each director shall
take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101.

(2) Upon taking the oath, the board shall choose one of its number chairman
of the board and president of the district and shall elect some suitable person
secretary of the board and of the district who may or may not be a member of the
board. Such board shall adopt a seal and shall keep in a visual text format that may
be transmitted electronically a record of all of its proceedings, minutes of all
meetings, certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees, and all corporate acts,
which shall be open to inspection of all owners of property in the district as well as
to all other interested parties.

(3) Each member of the board shall receive as compensation for the
member's service such sum as shall be ordered by the court, not in excess of two
thousand four hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly, and necessary
traveling expenses actually expended while engaged in the performance of the
member's duties.

(4) All special and regular meetings of the board shall be held at locations
which are within the boundaries of the district or which are within the boundaries of
any county in which the district is located, in whole or in part, or in any county so
long as the meeting location does not exceed twenty miles from the district
boundaries. The provisions of this subsection (4) may be waived only if the following
criteria are met:

(a) The proposed change of location of a meeting of the board appears on
the agenda of a regular or special meeting of the board; and

(b) A resolution is adopted by the board stating the reason for which a
meeting of the board is to be held in a location other than under the provisions of
this subsection (4) and further stating the date, time, and place of such meeting.

Legislative History

Source: L. 37: p. 1322, � 10. CSA: C. 173B, � 24. CRS 53: � 149-6-10. C.R.S. 1963: � 150-5-10. L. 75: (3) amended, p. 1366, � 2, effective July 1. L. 90: (4) added, p. 1504, � 19, effective July 1. L. 2007: (3) amended, p. 357, � 1, effective April 2. L. 2009: (2) amended, (HB 09-1118), ch. 130, p. 563, � 11, effective August 5. L. 2018: (1) amended, (HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 701, � 38, effective August 8.