Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date:03/29/2005
ATTENDANCE
Time:02:01 PM to 02:58 PM
Berens
X
Cerbo
X
Place:HCR 0112
Curry
X
Decker
X
This Meeting was called to order by
May M.
*
Representative Hodge
Merrifield
X
Soper
X
This Report was prepared by
Sullivan
*
David Beaujon
Welker
X
Lindstrom
X
Hodge
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB05-1304
SB05-188
Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Referred to the Committee of the Whole

02:01 PM -- House Bill 05-1304

Representative Hodge, sponsor, closed her remarks on HB05-1304 that limits discrimination of housing choices.
BILL:HB05-1304
TIME: 02:04:10 PM
MOVED:Merrifield
MOTION:Moved Amendment L 002 (Attachment A). The motion passed on a vote of 10-1.
SECONDED:Berens
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Curry
Yes
Decker
No
May M.
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Not Final YES: 10 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

BILL:HB05-1304
TIME: 02:05:44 PM
MOVED:May M.
MOTION:Moved Amendment L. 003 (Attachment B). The motion passed on a vote of 6-5.
SECONDED:Merrifield
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
No
Curry
No
Decker
No
May M.
Yes
Merrifield
No
Soper
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
No
Hodge
Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
BILL:HB05-1304
TIME: 02:15:05 PM
MOVED:Sullivan
MOTION:Moved Amendment L 001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Curry
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:HB05-1304
TIME: 02:19:03 PM
MOVED:Hodge
MOTION:Moved to refer HB05-1304 to the Committee of Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3.
SECONDED:Sullivan
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
No
Curry
No
Decker
No
May M.
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


02:20 PM -- Senate Bill 05-188

Representative Jahn, sponsor, described the provisions of SB05-188 concerning the establishment of a county elected officials' salary commission.

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:37 PM --
Scott Doyle, County Clerks Association, spoke in support of the bill and identified other county associations that support the bill. He also described the commission's membership requirements.

02:43 PM --
Tony Lombard, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of the bill.

02:44 PM --
Peg Ackerman, Colorado Clerks Association, Colorado Coroners Association, Colorado Sheriffs Association, and Colorado Treasurers Association, spoke in support of the bill and described the statutory classifications of counties that determine salaries of county elected officials.


02:55 PM

Testimony was closed.
BILL:SB05-188
TIME: 02:55:27 PM
MOVED:Berens
MOTION:Moved SB05-188 to the Committee of the Whole, without amendment. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.
SECONDED:Sullivan
VOTE
Berens
Yes
Cerbo
Yes
Curry
Yes
Decker
Yes
May M.
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Soper
Yes
Sullivan
Yes
Welker
Yes
Lindstrom
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


02:56 PM

The meeting adjourned.