NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/9/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1069
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Rankin and Moreno, Arndt, Duran, Garnett,
      Ginal, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock, Lee, Mitsch Bush, Pettersen, Rosenthal,
      Tyler, Vigil, Winter, Fields, Singer;
      also SENATOR(S) Grantham, Crowder, Kefalas, Martinez Humenik,
      Steadman.
      
      
      Concerning the ability of a city's governing body to determine
           the length of terms for its housing authority
           commissioners.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-4-205, amend (3)
      (b) as follows:
      
           29-4-205.  Appointment of commissioners. (3) (b)  The
      commissioners who are appointed under the provisions of this subsection
      (3) shall be designated by the mayor or such other appointing authority as
      is otherwise provided by charter or ordinance to serve for terms that are
      staggered from the date of their appointment such that, to the extent
      possible, the terms of an equal number of commissioners end each year.
      Thereafter, the term of office shall be is the number of years as set by
      the council by resolution, not to exceed five years in length, or,
      if the council has not so acted, five years. A commissioner shall hold
      office until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified.
      Vacancies other than by reason of expiration of terms shall be filled for the
      unexpired term. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute
      constitutes a quorum. The mayor or such other appointing authority as
      is otherwise provided by charter or ordinance shall file with the city clerk
      a certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner, and
      such certificate shall be is conclusive evidence of the due and proper
      appointment of such each commissioner. The authority shall select from
      its members a vice-chairman and a chairman when the office of the first
      chairman becomes vacant.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date -
      applicability. (1)  This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following
      the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the
      general assembly (August 10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11,
      2016); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3)
      of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or
      part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will
      not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be
      held in November 2016 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
      official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
      
           (2)  This act applies to the terms of commissioners appointed on or
      after the applicable effective date of this act.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO