h_lg_2016a_2016-03-09t13:32:22z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/09/2016

01:32 PM -- HB16-1230



Representative Dore presented and summarized House Bill 16-1230 concerning the transparency online project to include county information. This bill requires counties to provide revenue and expenditure data to the state Chief Information Officer (CIO) no later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year for inclusion in the State Transparency Online Project site (TOPS). Data must be segmented by agency and provided in an electronic format approved by the CIO so it can be added to TOPS. If a county fails to provide this data within 90 days of the deadline, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) will consider this to be an adverse factor when making local government severance tax grant awards. The CIO is also required to archive past county revenue and expenditures data.



Representative Dore summarized and distributed amendment L.004 (Attachment A) and amendment L.005 (Attachment B).



16HouseLocal0309AttachA.pdf 16HouseLocal0309AttachB.pdf



01:40 PM -- Jack Arrowsmith, representing the Statewide Internet Portal Authority, spoke in favor of the bill. He discussed statewide transparency statistics.



Mr. Arrowsmith answered questions from the committee regarding amendment L.005.



01:45 PM -- Carol Block, representing Larimer County, spoke in opposition of the bill. She distributed and discussed a handout to the committee (Attachment C). Ms. Block discussed the current state requirements for publishing county financial and budget information. She discussed the county's concerns regarding the bill.



Attachment C can be viewed at Legislative Council.



01:55 PM



Ms. Block answered questions from the committee regarding the publication of transparency requirements. She also answered questions regarding amendment L.005.



02:02 PM -- Gini Pingenot, representing Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in opposition to the bill. She distributed and discussed an informational handout (Attachment D) and a list of examples of local government transparency publications (Attachment E).



16HouseLocal0309AttachD.pdf 16HouseLocal0309AttachE.pdf



Ms. Pingenot answered questions regarding the amendments to the bills.



Representative Dore distributed and discussed amendment L.003 (Attachment F).



16HouseLocal0309AttachF.pdf

Representative Dore summarized amendment L.004.

Representative Thurlow distributed and discussed amendment L.006 (Attachment G). Representative Fields said that the amendment does not fit under the title of the bill.



16HouseLocal0309AttachG.pdf



Representative Dore provided closing comments on the bill.



The members provided closing comments on the bill.