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
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FY 1999/2000 |
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FTE Position Change |
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Local Government Impact — The 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.
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