Issue Briefs

Overview of the Colorado Open Records Act (2016)

Subjects

General Assembly

Local Government

State Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

12/07/2016

The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 1 creates a presumption in favor of public access to government documents. This issue brief addresses CORA’s two threshold questions: 1) what is and is not considered a public record; and 2) which public records are exempt from disclosure. It also briefly outlines CORA’s requirements for responding to an open records request.

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Issue Briefs

Local Government Sales and Use Taxes (17-26)

In Colorado, sales taxes are imposed by the state government, counties, municipalities, and special districts. Overlapping boundaries create 754 unique tax jurisdictions, many with different tax bases, rates, and administrators. This issue brief summarizes information on how local...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/21/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Local Government

Staff Publications

Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding

This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:

the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
county

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

Staff Publications

Overview of County Jails

This memorandum provides an overview of county jails, including their function, population served, cost per day, and relationship with the state Department of Corrections.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Local Government

Staff Publications

Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding

This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:

the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
county

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/18/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Overview of Courthouse Funding (2017)

There are 86 courthouse facilities in Colorado: 71 courthouses and 15 probation offices. This issue brief provides an overview of court and court facility funding. Specifically, information is provided on state, county, and municipal court funding requirements and state supplemental funding...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/13/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Final/Annual Reports

Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee, Final Report

The 2016 final report provides a complete summary of all LEPRRC activity in 2016.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/20/2017

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Issue Briefs

State Procurement and Contracting

The purchase of goods and services by most executive branch agencies in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code and rules (code and rules). The code and rules are designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/10/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Capital Construction

State Government

Budget Related Publications

2017 Capital Construction Recommendations

This memorandum summarizes the capital construction, controlled maintenance, and capital information technology (IT) project recommendations for FY 2017-18.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/03/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Issue Briefs

Public Private Partnerships

Public-private partnerships have become integral to developing infrastructure in Colorado and across the country. This issue brief describes public-private partnerships and summarizes public-private partnership law in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/15/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

State Government

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Residential Assessment Rate and the Gallagher Amendment

A video presentation about Colorado property taxes and the Gallagher Amendment. It is anticipated that the residential assessment rate will be reduced for the first time in 14 years, impacting homeowners and the tax base of every local taxing jurisdiction in the state.

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Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/09/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Local Government

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

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Pages

Colorado General Assembly