Colorado § 37-80-116 Legal services authorized

Colorado Statutes

§ 37-80-116 — Legal services authorized

Colorado·Title 37 Water and·Art. State Engineer

(1)(a) The attorney general shall assign an assistant from his or her office to act as an advisor to the state engineer and to the various employees of the state who are subject to the administrative authority of the state engineer. The state engineer shall use the services of the assistant to whatever extent the performance of his or her duties can be facilitated by legal consultation.

(b)To whatever extent additional legal services are required, they must be procured at the request of the state engineer, but the cost of their services must be paid for out of funds budgeted to the state engineer for professional services, and in preparing budgets the state engineer shall anticipate his or her probable requirements for such additional assistants. All such assistants are selecte

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(1) (a) The attorney general shall
assign an assistant from his or her office to act as an advisor to the state engineer
and to the various employees of the state who are subject to the administrative
authority of the state engineer. The state engineer shall use the services of the
assistant to whatever extent the performance of his or her duties can be facilitated
by legal consultation.

(b) To whatever extent additional legal services are required, they must be
procured at the request of the state engineer, but the cost of their services must be
paid for out of funds budgeted to the state engineer for professional services, and
in preparing budgets the state engineer shall anticipate his or her probable
requirements for such additional assistants. All such assistants are selected by and
serve at the pleasure of the attorney general and may include attorneys employed
for special areas of the state or for the performance of specific duties on a fee
rather than salary basis.

(2) The state engineer and the various division engineers may call on the
assistant attorney general assigned to the state engineer, or any additional
assistants who may be employed, to furnish services customarily furnished by
lawyers.

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