Colorado § 32-4-517 - Dissolution of districts.
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§ 32-4-517. Dissolution of districts.
(1) Any metropolitan sewage disposal district formed under this part 5 which has no indebtedness, securities, or other obligations outstanding or which has made full provision for their payment, may be dissolved by vote of a majority of the electors voting at an election to be held for the purpose of voting upon the dissolution of the district and which election shall be held in the manner provided for the holding of elections as set forth in section 32-4-518.
(2) An election submitting the proposition of dissolution of the district may be initiated by a resolution of the board of directors adopted by three-fourths of all of the members of the board of directors of such district calling an election for that purpose, or by the filing with the clerk of the district resolutions requesting such an election, passed and adopted by the governing bodies of three-fourths of all of the municipalities included within the boundaries of the district.
(3) In the event the vote is for dissolution, the board of directors of the district shall proceed to terminate the affairs of the district and any funds remaining in the district treasury, after all obligations of the district have been discharged and the costs of terminating the district's affairs have been paid, shall be divided among the municipalities included within the district in proportion to the population of each such municipality, as determined by the latest estimate made by the director of the division of planning.
Source: L. 60: p. 177, § 13. CRS 53: § 89-15-13. L. 62: p. 196, § 9. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-15-13. L. 70: p. 286, § 86. L. 71: p. 962, § 6.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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