Date: 01/21/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB10-1069

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 10-1069 to the CommitteePASS


09:53 AM -- House Bill 10-1069

Representative Vigil, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 10-1069, concerning the reclassification of Mineral County. Representative Vigil talked about the history of Mineral County and explained that this county was reclassified from a category V county to a category IV when the assessed value of the county had fallen. He explained that the classification change in House Bill 10-1069 was supported by the county officials and citizens within Mineral County. Representative Vigil addressed questions from the committee concerning support for the bill in Mineral County.


09:57 AM

Eryn Follman, Clerk and Recorder, Mineral County, testified in support of the bill and explained that Mineral County was reclassified from a category V county to a category IV when the assessed value of the county had fallen. Ms. Follman and Representative Vigil addressed questions from the committee concerning the category change, the assessed value of Mineral County, and the potential for the General Assembly to increase county salaries during the 2010 legislative session.


10:02 AM

Chuck Fairchild, County Commissioner, Mineral County, testified in support of the bill and explained the increasing assessed value of Mineral County.


10:03 AM

Representative Vigil entered closing comments on the bill.
BILL:HB10-1069
TIME: 10:04:09 AM
MOVED:Vigil
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 10-1069 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 7-3-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Schafer S.
VOTE
Acree
No
Apuan
Yes
Bradford
Yes
Liston
Excused
Massey
Yes
McKinley
No
Priola
No
Schafer S.
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Soper
Yes
Peniston
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS