(1)There is created, within the division of gaming, the Colorado limited gaming control
commission. The commission consists of five members, all of whom must be citizens
of the United States and residents of this state who have been residents of the
state for the past five years. The members shall be appointed by the governor, with
the consent and approval of the senate. No member shall have been convicted of a
felony or gambling-related offense, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101. No more than three of the five members may be affiliated with the same
political party and no more than one member may be from any one congressional
district; except that a member who is serving pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this
section as a registered elector of Teller or Gilpin c
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There is created, within the division of gaming, the Colorado limited gaming control
commission. The commission consists of five members, all of whom must be citizens
of the United States and residents of this state who have been residents of the
state for the past five years. The members shall be appointed by the governor, with
the consent and approval of the senate. No member shall have been convicted of a
felony or gambling-related offense, notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101. No more than three of the five members may be affiliated with the same
political party and no more than one member may be from any one congressional
district; except that a member who is serving pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this
section as a registered elector of Teller or Gilpin county may reside in the same
congressional district as one of the other members. At the first meeting of each
fiscal year, a chair and vice-chair of the commission shall be chosen from the
membership by a majority of the members. Membership and operation of the
commission shall additionally meet the following requirements:
(a) One member of the commission shall have had at least five years' law
enforcement experience as a peace officer certified pursuant to section 24-31-305;
one member shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Colorado for not
less than five years and who has experience in regulatory law; one member shall be
a certified public accountant or public accountant who has been practicing in
Colorado for at least five years and who has a comprehensive knowledge of the
principles and practices of corporate finance; one member shall have been engaged
in business in a management-level capacity for at least five years; and one member
shall be a registered elector of any county in the state who is not employed in a
profession or industry otherwise described in this subsection (1)(a). To the extent
that applications have been submitted for consideration for membership on the
commission, the governor shall prioritize appointing members who are registered
electors of Gilpin county or Teller county. The registered elector members of the
commission from Gilpin and Teller counties may be employed in a profession or
industry otherwise described in this subsection (1)(a).
(b) The term of office for each member is four years; except that the terms
shall be staggered so that no more than two members' terms expire in the same
year. No member of the commission is eligible to serve more than two consecutive
terms.
(c) Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in
the same manner as the original appointment. The member appointed to fill the
vacancy shall be from the same category described in subsection (1)(a) of this
section as the member vacating the position.
(d) Any member of the commission may be removed by the governor at any
time.
(e) The term of any member of the commission who misses more than two
consecutive regular commission meetings without good cause shall be terminated
and the member's successor shall be appointed in the manner provided for
appointments under this section.
(f) Commission members shall receive as compensation for their services one
hundred dollars for each day spent in the conduct of commission business and shall
be reimbursed for necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in the
performance of their official duties. The maximum annual compensation for each
member of the commission, including reimbursement for necessary travel and other
reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, shall not
exceed ten thousand dollars per year.
(g) Prior to confirmation by the senate, each member shall file with the
secretary of state a financial disclosure statement in the form required and
prescribed by the executive director. The statement shall be renewed as of each
January 1 during the member's term of office.
(h) The commission shall hold at least one meeting each month and any
additional meetings as may be prescribed by rules of the commission. In addition,
special meetings may be called by the chairman, any two commission members, or
the director, if written notification of the meeting is delivered to each member at
least seventy-two hours prior to the meeting. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 24-6-402, in emergency situations in which a majority of the commission
certifies that exigencies of time require that the commission meet without delay,
the requirements of public notice and of seventy-two hours' actual advance written
notice to members may be dispensed with, and commission members as well as the
public shall receive the notice as is reasonable under the circumstances.
(i) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, but the
concurrence of a majority of the members appointed to the commission shall be
required for any final determination by the commission.
(j) The commission shall keep a complete and accurate record of all its
meetings.