(1)There is created, within the
division of racing events, the Colorado racing commission. The commission consists
of five members, all of whom must be citizens of the United States and must have
been residents of this state for the past five years. The members are 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. 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 requ
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(1) There is created, within the
division of racing events, the Colorado racing commission. The commission consists
of five members, all of whom must be citizens of the United States and must have
been residents of this state for the past five years. The members are 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. 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) (I) Two members of the commission shall have been previously engaged in
the racing industry for at least five years;
(II) One member shall be a practicing veterinarian who is currently licensed
in Colorado and has been so licensed for not less than five years;
(III) One member shall have been engaged in business in a management-level capacity for at least five years;
(IV) One member shall be a registered elector of the state who is not
employed in any profession or industry otherwise described in this subsection (1)(a);
(V) No more than two members of the commission may be from the same
congressional district; and
(VI) One member of the commission must be from west of the continental
divide.
(b) The term of office for a member is four years; except that 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 be reimbursed for necessary travel and other
reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
(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 quarter and such
additional meetings as may be prescribed by rules of the commission. In addition,
special meetings may be called by the chair, 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 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 such notice as is reasonable under the circumstances. Any
action by the commission during such emergency meetings shall be limited to those
issues relating to the emergency situation for which the meeting was called.
(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.