Date: 03/02/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1181

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Move HB06-1181 to the Committee of the Whole. MotPASS


10:15 AM -- House Bill 06-1181

Senator Tochtrop, prime sponsor, introduced her bill and explained that HB06-1181 addresses changes to statutory provisions that are arcane and impractical in the pleasure of the sheriff' statute. She explained that this bill will eliminate the language that currently allows the county sheriffs to revoke appointments at their own pleasure.


10:19 AM

Sheriff Doug Darr, County Sheriffs of Colorado, testified in support of HB06-1181 explaining that the sheriff's statutes are antiquated and date back to when Colorado became a state. Sheriff Darr explained that HB06-1181 was a product of compromise between the County Sheriff's of Colorado and the Fraternal Order of Police. He explained that the issues addressed in HB06-1181 are crucial to providing due process within a sheriff's department to give deputies the right to know why they are losing their jobs when they are fired.


10:23 AM

Scott Fitzgerald, Fraternal Order of Police, testified in support of HB06-1181 and explained that this bill will level the playing field by providing sheriff deputies due process rights similar to municipal police officers.


10:25 AM

Mike Prange, Fraternal Order of Police, testified in support of the HB06-1181 and spoke to how this bill will improve relations between county sheriffs and their deputies.


10:27 AM

Sheriff Jim Alderden, Larimer County, testified in support of the bill and spoke to additional aspects of HB06-1181 that will eliminate the requirements that a county post a bond for their sheriffs, and will provide limited liability to county sheriffs regarding the actions of sheriff deputies. Sheriff Alderden responded to questions and comments from the committee.


10:31 AM

Hal Warren, Chief Deputy County Attorney, Adams County, addressed legal questions from the committee regarding the bonding requirements of county sheriffs and how this bill will require county sheriffs to be bonded in the manner of other elected county officials.


10:32 AM

David Osborne, General Counsel, Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, introduced himself and opened himself up to any legal questions from the committee. There were no legal questions from the committee.


10:33 AM

J.D. Cordova, State President, Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, testified in support of HB06-1181 and spoke of the collaborative effort for HB06-1181 between the County Sheriff's of Colorado and the Fraternal Order of Police.


10:35 AM

Senator Tochtrop entered closing comments on HB06-1181.
BILL:HB06-1181
TIME: 10:35:42 AM
MOVED:Tochtrop
MOTION:Move HB06-1181 to the Committee of the Whole. Motion passed on a 6-0-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Bacon
Yes
Entz
Yes
Jones
Yes
Kester
Yes
Tochtrop
Yes
Groff
Excused
Hanna
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS