Final
BILL SUMMARY for
HB05-1153
HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Votes:
Action Taken:
Moved to refer the bill to the Committee of the Wh
Moved to replace the bill's effective date clause
PASS
Pass Without Objection
03:18 PM -- House Bill 05-1153
Representative Hall, sponsor, described the provisions of the bill that allows counties with three county commissioners to elect commissioners by district.
The following persons testified on the bill:
03:29 PM --
Roger Phelps, representing himself, described a recent county commission election in La Plata County and spoke in support of the bill.
03:34 PM --
Carol Snyder, County Clerks Association, commented on the bill and asked questions of sponsor about the eligibility requirements for a candidate for a county commissioner who runs by district. She also identified potential costs for a county that elects its commissioners by districts. For such counties, three separate ballots would need to be prepared for commissioner elections instead of one ballot for the entire county.
03:41 PM --
Dan Willis, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill.
03:44 PM --
Bob Lackner, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions about the number of signatures required to petition for an election to allow commissioners to be elected by district.
03:52 PM
The testimony was closed.
03:52 PM
Representative Curry moved to amend page 3, line 20 of the bill to clarify that a county commissioner must reside within the district for which they are running. The motion was withdrawn after discussion.
BILL:
HB05-1153
TIME:
03:55:06 PM
MOVED:
May M.
MOTION:
Moved to replace the bill's effective date clause with a safety clause, and to amend Section 2 of the bill to expand the times when a county may hold an election to decide whether to elect commissioners by district. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
Sullivan
VOTE
Berens
Cerbo
Curry
Decker
May M.
Merrifield
Soper
Sullivan
Welker
Lindstrom
Hodge
Not Final
YES:
0
NO:
0
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
Pass Without Objection
BILL:
HB05-1153
TIME:
03:58:10 PM
MOVED:
May M.
MOTION:
Moved to refer the bill to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 9-2.
SECONDED:
Merrifield
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
No
Curry
Yes
Decker
Yes
May M.
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
No
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final
YES:
9
NO:
2
EXC:
0
ABS:
0
FINAL ACTION:
PASS
03:59 PM
The meeting was recessed.