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RESOLUTION No. 4
Series of 1985
ENDORSEMENT OF HOUSE BILLS 1012, 1020 AND
1021 iN THE COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CONCERNING SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
WHEREAS,.the Colorado Municipal League has worked closely with the
Legislative Interim Speoial Districts Committee, Colorado Counties, Inc., and
the Colorado Special Districts Association in studying the many complex issues
surrounding inter-relationships between special districts, counties, and
municipalities; and
WHEREAS, a Colorado Municipal League study committee of municipal officials,
after lengthy deliberation, developed five bill requests which were submitted to
the Interim Committee; and
WHEREAS, three of those bills were adopted in modified form by the Interim
Committee and have been designated as House Bills 1012, 1020, and 1021; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Municipal League is in strong support of each of
these bills; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 1012 would empower municipalities and counties with
an enhanced alternative to providing special district services an their own and
under their control through the improvement district mechanism without having to
create separate Title 32 special districts; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 1020 would increase municipal and county control and
oversight regarding the formation of new districts and the operation of existing
and new districts; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 1021. would make municipal exclusion from the special
district easier by allowing the court to approve a municipal exclusion if the
municipality is providing the same service as the special district from which
it wishes to be excluded at the time of the exclusion order;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, that the
Colorado General Assembly should act as quickly as possible to adopt House Bills
1012, 102D and 1021 in order to expand and clarify the powers of municipal general
improvement districts, increase municipal control and oversight tegarding the
formation of new districts and the operation of existing and new districts, and
to make municipal exclusion from a special district easier, and that the Town of
Vail support efforts of the Colorado Municipal League in this regard,
INTRODUCED, READ, PASSED, AND ADAPTED at a regular meeting of the Town
Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado, held on February 5, 1885.
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Kent R, Rase, Mayor Pro Ted
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Pamela A. Brandmeyer, T n Clerk
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