S.B. 97-10 Compensation of elected county officers. Fixes the salaries of county officers whose term of office begins on or after January 1, 1999. Repeals the statutory provision requiring category II counties with 5 persons serving on its board of county commissioners to apportion the compensation for county commissioners so that the aggregate amount of salaries is the same as if the county had 3 commissioners on the board. Changes the category classification of several counties for compensation purposes.
APPROVED by
Governor April 8, 1997
EFFECTIVE August 6,
1997
NOTE: This act was
passed without a safety clause. It shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the
expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is
allowed for submitting a
referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution; except that,
if a referendum petition is
filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act,
item, section, or part, if
approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
thereon by proclamation of
the governor.
S.B. 97-21 County retirement plans - investment of funds - board composition. Sets forth the types of investments that can be made by a retirement board of a county officers' and employees' noninsured trust retirement plan of an individual county. Modifies the provisions governing the types of investments that can be made by a retirement board of a noninsured trust retirement plan of an association of counties. Provides that such investment limitations shall not apply to investments that are self directed by participants in said plan. Authorizes the inclusion of the following entities in a pension plan or system of retirement benefits established by a county or counties: county departments of health and social services; certain library districts located in whole or in part within those counties; and district attorneys' offices serving those counties. Specifies the composition requirements for boards of retirement of individual county retirement plans.
APPROVED by
Governor March 28, 1997
EFFECTIVE March 28,
1997
S.B. 97-212 County sheriffs - qualifications. Establishes qualification and training requirements for county sheriffs pursuant to the authority granted to the general assembly as a result of the approval by vote of section 8.5 of article XIV of the Colorado constitution at the November 5, 1996, general election. Provides for the enforcement of such requirements, including the suspension of a sheriff's pay in the event such sheriff fails to comply with such requirements.
APPROVED by
Governor May 21, 1997
EFFECTIVE May 21,
1997
S.B. 97-217 Limitation on sales and use tax - exemption for additional county sales and use tax to fund health service district. Specifies that any additional increment of sales tax or use tax imposed by any category IV or category V county for the purpose of funding the operations of any health service district within such county is exempt from the 7% limitation on the total sales or use tax imposed by the state, counties, and municipalities. Limits the increment of such sales tax or use tax to a maximum rate of one percent. Allows the board of county commissioners to terminate any such tax after notice to the health service district and a public hearing thereon. Specifies that the termination date for any such tax is not less than 6 months after the board's decision.
APPROVED by
Governor June 3, 1997
EFFECTIVE June 3, 1997
H.B. 97-1026 Standards for documents filed in clerk and recorder's office. Requires documents recorded or filed with the county clerk and recorder to contain a top margin of at least one inch and a left, right, and bottom margin of at least ½ of an inch. Allows the clerk and recorder to refuse to record or file documents not conforming to the specified requirements. Until September 1, 1998, specifies that the requirement for the top margin does not apply to documents using forms on which space is provided for recording or filing information at the top margin of the document.
APPROVED by
Governor April 8, 1997
EFFECTIVE September 1,
1997
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