Colorado Legislative Council Staff

LOCAL

FISCAL NOTE

No State General Fund Impact

Revenue and Expenditure Impact

Drafting Number:

Prime Sponsor(s):

LLS 98-669

Rep. Grossman

Sen. Wham

Date:

Bill Status:

Fiscal Analyst:

February 5, 1998

House Local Government

Steve Tammeus (866-2756)

 

TITLE:            CONCERNING ADJUSTMENTS TO A LIMITED AREA OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN TWO CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES THAT MAY BE MADE WITHOUT AN ELECTION IF ONE OF SUCH COUNTIES EXCEEDS A POPULATION OF FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND.



Summary of Legislation


STATE FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY

FY 1998/99

FY 1999/2000

State Revenues

General Fund

Other Fund



 



 

State Expenditures

General Fund

Other Fund


 


 

FTE Position Change

None

None

Local Government ImpactThe revenue and expenditures of each county will be affected by the amounts of property and sales tax revenue gain or loss to each county, and the amount of service increases or decreases to each county as a result of the boundary adjustment.


            This bill, under certain conditions, authorizes a portion of one county to be stricken off and added to an adjoining county without an election. The general provisions of the bill include:

 

               the territory to be stricken and added to an adjoining county must be contiguous to the adjoining county;

               the area to be stricken must not exceed 50 acres, and no more than 250 acres can be stricken in any calendar year;

               either of the counties must have a population of at least 400,000;

               requires either a petition from the territory to be stricken or a resolution from the county to be adjoined;

               requires a hearing on the boundary adjustment after the published notice.


            If a minor boundary adjustment is approved, the board of county commissioners of the territory to be stricken is required to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement with the adjoining county. The bill stipulates the terms of the agreement. Upon approval by both counties, the boards of both counties are required to adopt and record a resolution approving the adjustment. The bill will become effective upon the signature of the Governor.


            This bill will not affect state revenue or expenditures. The bill may affect county revenue and expenditures if contiguous counties elect to adjust boundaries. Therefore, the bill is assessed as having a conditional local government fiscal note.



Local Government Impact


            This bill may affect county expenditures if two contiguous counties elect to adjust boundaries. The bill does not require an election, but does require public notices, public hearings, and adoption of resolutions and intergovernmental agreements. These costs have not been estimated, but are considered to be incidental.


            The revenue and expenditures of each county will also be affected by the amounts of property tax, specific ownership tax, and sales tax revenue gain or loss to each county, and the amount of service increases or decreases to each county as a result of the boundary adjustment.



Spending Authority


            This fiscal note would imply that no new state appropriations or spending authority is required for FY 1998-99 to implement the provisions of the bill.



Departments Contacted


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