Colorado § 31-35-501 - Creation of board.
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§ 31-35-501. Creation of board.
(1) The governing body of any city or town, organized under a special act or home rule charter or under the general laws of the state, has the power to create, by ordinance, a nonpolitical local legislative body designated as a board of commissioners to have complete charge and control of the sewerage facilities or water facilities or joint water and sewer system of such city or town, as designated in such ordinance, in which board are vested all powers, rights, privileges, and duties vested in the city or town creating the board and pertaining to the type of facilities or system designated in such ordinance.
(2) The exercise of any and all executive, administrative, and ministerial powers may be delegated and redelegated by the board to officials and employees of the city or town employed by the board.
(3) The board shall indicate the capacity in which the city or town is acting when such actions are taken by the board, e.g., "the city (town) of ................, acting by and through its board of water and sewer commissioners".
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1261, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2025: (1) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2093, § 276, effective August 6.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-35-418 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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