Colorado § 32-1-204.5 - Approval by municipality.

§ 32-1-204.5. Approval by municipality.

(1) No special district shall be organized if its boundaries are wholly contained within the boundaries of a municipality or municipalities, except upon adoption of a resolution of approval by the governing body of each municipality. The information required and criteria applicable to such approval shall be the information required and criteria set forth in sections 32-1-202 (2) and 32-1-203 (2). With reference to the review of any service plan, the governing body of each municipality has the following authority:

(a) To approve without condition or modification, the service plan submitted;

(b) To disapprove the service plan submitted;

(c) To conditionally approve the service plan subject to the submission of additional information relating to, or the modification of, the proposed service plan or by agreement with the proponents of the proposed service plan.

(2) In the case of a proposed health service district, submission to the governing body of the municipality of a license or certificate of compliance or evidence of a pending application for a license or certificate of compliance issued by the department of public health and environment shall constitute compliance with the requirements of sections 32-1-202 (2) and 32-1-203 (2) and (2.5) as required by subsection (1) of this section.

(3) In the case of a proposed metropolitan district that submits a service plan to the governing body of a municipality or municipalities pursuant to this section on or after January 1, 2024, the service plan must contain the following:

(a) The maximum mill levy that may be imposed for the payment of general obligation indebtedness, as determined by the governing body of each municipality that is approving the service plan; and

(b) The maximum debt that may be issued by the district, as determined by the governing body of each municipality that is approving the service plan.

Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 1101, § 6, effective May 3. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2802, § 568, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 473, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2023: (3) added, (SB 23-110), ch. 52, p. 184, § 2, effective August 7.