Date: 02/19/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1223

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.002 (not allowed) The motion pas
Refer House Bill 14-1223, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:35 PM -- HB14-1223

Representative Coram, sponsor, presented House Bill 1223 concerning the reclassification of Dolores County for the purpose of statutory provisions fixing the salaries of county officers. The bill reclassifies Dolores County as a Category V county only if the annual salaries of county officers as set forth in current law are not increased by more than 7.5 percent through legislation enacted during the 2014 legislative session. Current law establishes the salary for county officer positions of commissioner, sheriff, treasurer, assessor, clerk and recorder, coroner, and surveyor. For purposes of setting the salary for these positions, counties are categorized into one of six classifications; Dolores County is currently categorized as a Category VI county.

Representative Corum discussed the need for category reclassification and the support of Dolores County organizations. He answered questions from the committee regarding the cost to Dolores County to pay higher salaries.

01:37 PM -- Eric Bergman, Colorado Counties Inc., spoke in favor of the bill. He distributed a document to the committee (Attachment A) and discussed the specific salary increases for officials if Dolores County was reclassified as a Category V county. He answered questions from the committee regarding other counties that have made a category change.

14HseLocal0219AttachA.pdf14HseLocal0219AttachA.pdf

Mr. Bergman discussed the increase of workload for commissioners and officials in Dolores County due to changes in the local economy. Representative Gardner discussed the role of judicial districts in relation to assessed valuation. Mr. Bergman answered questions from the committee regarding population size and the current procedures for Dolores County Commissioner meetings. He answered questions regarding the bill's fiscal note and the process of public involvement for determining pay levels for elected officials.

Representative Coram presented and distributed amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

14HseLocal0219AttachB.pdf14HseLocal0219AttachB.pdf
BILL:HB14-1223
TIME: 01:46:06 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Wright
VOTE
Dore
Exum
Garcia
Gardner
Landgraf
Lebsock
Navarro
Rankin
Rosenthal
Vigil
Wright
Singer
Fields
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


Representative Singer presented and summarized amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Representative Vigil discussed the importance of allowing Mineral County to change categories in addition to Dolores County.

14HseLocal0219AttachC.pdf14HseLocal0219AttachC.pdf

Representative Coram answered questions from the committee regarding the number of counties changing from category VI to category V.

The committee discussed amendment L.002. Representative Fields determined that amendment L.002 does not fit under the bill's title and ruled the amendment out of order.
BILL:HB14-1223
TIME: 01:56:30 PM
MOVED:Singer
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1223, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Rosenthal
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Gardner
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Lebsock
Yes
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Wright
Yes
Singer
Yes
Fields
Yes
FINAL YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS