Colorado § 31-20-107 - Municipality to pay share of county expenses.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-20-107 — Municipality to pay share of county expenses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-20-107. Municipality to pay share of county expenses.
The governing body of said municipality shall make in each year such allowance to be paid out of the general fund to the county as shall be a reasonable and just compensation for the extra labor imposed by this part 1 and shall also make an allowance, to be paid out of the general fund to the county in which said municipality is located, for the municipality's proportion of the expense of advertising the sale of lands for delinquent taxes in each year, the amount to be certified to the governing body by the county clerk and recorder of the proper county.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1128, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-20-107 as it existed prior to 1975.
ANNOTATION
By virtue of this section the council or board of trustees was undoubtedly constituted a quasi-judicial body, to which was intrusted, and on which was imposed the duty to determine the allowance which the assessor should receive for doing the work prescribed by the revenue act, and which was essential to facilitate the collection of city taxes and enable the municipality to determine the property which was liable to taxation and the amounts collectible by the city. Walpole v. City of Pueblo, 12 Colo. App. 151, 54 P. 910 (1898).
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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-20-107 ("Municipality to pay share of county expenses.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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