Colorado § 24-9-102 - Salaries of appointed state officials.

§ 24-9-102. Salaries of appointed state officials.

(1) The following state officials shall receive annual salaries and allowances, payable monthly, as follows:

(a) Deputy secretary of state, an amount set by the secretary of state;

(b) Deputy state treasurer, an amount set by the state treasurer;

(c) Repealed.

(d) Effective July 1, 2005, public utilities commission, each commissioner, an amount as set by the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies based on the most recent available figures contained in the quadrennial total compensation survey conducted by the state personnel director pursuant to section 24-50-104 (4)(a) and subject to review by the state auditor and the general assembly pursuant to section 24-50-104 (4)(b) and (4)(c). The commissioners' salaries shall be set within the range identified in the survey for the category of senior executive service and shall be uniform; except that the chairman may receive a salary that is up to ten percent higher than those of the other two commissioners.

(e) Repealed.

(2) The positions listed in paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (1) of this section shall be full-time positions, and the salaries shall be for the full-time services of the persons involved.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 500, § 1, effective May 12, 2005.)

Source: L. 1883: p. 191, § 1. G.S. § 2993. L. 1891: p. 197, § 4. L. 05: p. 156, § 1. L. 07: p. 400, § 1. R.S. 08: §§ 2557, 2558, 2561, 2563. C.L. §§ 7912, 7916, 7918. CSA: C. 66, §§ 52(1a), 52(1b). L. 45: p. 340, § 1. L. 51: p. 389, § 1. L. 53: p. 292, §§ 1, 2. CRS 53: § 56-1-1. L. 55: p. 379, §§ 1, 2. L. 56: p. 142, § 1. L. 58: p. 237, § 2. L. 59: pp. 434, 435, §§ 1, 2. L. 62: pp. 155, 157, 158, §§ 1, 1, 1. L. 63: p. 489, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 56-1-3. L. 65: pp. 162, 623, §§ 13, 1. L. 67: pp. 31, 594, 595, §§ 1, 2-4. L. 68: p. 138, § 175. L. 69: pp. 380, 381, §§ 1, 1. L. 71: p. 316, § 21. L. 73: pp. 621, 622, §§ 1, 2, 1. L. 76: (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(e) and (3) amended, p. 592, § 4, effective July 1. L. 78: (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (3) amended, p. 393, § 3, effective July 1. L. 80: (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (3) amended, p. 578, § 6, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (3) amended, p. 667, § 1, effective May 9; (1)(a), (1)(b), and (3) amended, p. 665, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(e) repealed, p. 502, § 125, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (3) amended, p. 928, § 1, effective July 1. L. 93: (1)(d) amended, p. 2056, § 1, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(d) amended, p. 632, § 1, effective May 1. L. 97: (1)(c) repealed, p. 855, § 42, effective May 21. L. 2005: (1)(d) and (3) amended, p. 500, § 1, effective May 12. L. 2022: (1)(d) amended, (HB 22-1337), ch. 133, p. 901, §1, effective April 25.

ANNOTATION

Law reviews. For note, "Colorado's Ombudsman Office", see 45 Den. L.J. 93 (1968).

Statutes relating to the compensation of public officers are strictly construed. Bd. of Comm'rs v. Walker, 66 Colo. 312, 181 P. 195 (1919).

Statutory allowance provision prerequisite before compensation appropriated. A law must be enacted providing for its allowance before the compensation or expenses of state officials can be included in a general appropriation bill. People ex rel. Clement v. Spruance, 8 Colo. 307, 6 P. 831 (1885); Opinion of Judges, 13 Colo. 316, 22 P. 464 (1889); Collier & Cleveland Lithographing Co. v. Henderson, 18 Colo. 259, 32 P. 417 (1893); In re House Bill No. 168, 21 Colo. 46, 39 P. 1096 (1895); Parks v. Comm'rs of Soldiers' & Sailors' Home, 22 Colo. 86, 43 P. 542 (1896); In re Senate Bill No. 196, 23 Colo. 508, 48 P. 540 (1897); Leckenby v. Post Printing & Publ'g Co., 65 Colo. 443, 176 P. 490 (1918).

Distinction between "salary" and "fees" recognized by all authorities is this: "Salary" is fixed compensation for regular work, while "fees" are compensation for particular services rendered at irregular periods, payable at the time services are rendered. Bd. of Comm'rs v. Trowbridge, 42 Colo. 449, 95 P. 554 (1908).