2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
Administration
Article 9 - Compensation of State Officers
§ 24-9-101. Salaries of elected state officials - repeal

(1) The following state officials shall receive annual salaries and allowances, payable monthly, as follows:

(a) Governor:

(I) (A) Ninety thousand dollars.

(B) This subparagraph (I) is repealed, effective January 10, 2019.

(II) (A) The salary payable to the governor for each year of the term commencing on the second Tuesday in January 2019 is an amount equal to sixty-six percent of the total annual salary paid to the chief justice of the state supreme court on January 10, 2019.

(B) Each subsequent salary paid under this paragraph (a) must be adjusted on a quadrennial basis so that, beginning with the first day of each four-year gubernatorial term, and applying to each year of that term, the governor's annual salary is an amount equal to sixty-six percent of the total annual salary earned by the chief justice of the supreme court on the first day of the governor's term.

(b) Lieutenant governor:

(I) (A) Sixty-eight thousand five hundred dollars or, if concurrently serving as the head of a principal department or as the state chief operating officer, a combined salary that, in total, is commensurate with the annual salary paid for the position of head of the principal department or as the state chief operating officer, whichever is concurrently held by the lieutenant governor.

(B) This subparagraph (I) is repealed, effective January 10, 2019.

(II) (A) The salary payable to the lieutenant governor for each year of the term commencing on the second Tuesday in January 2019 is an amount equal to fifty-eight percent of the total annual salary paid to the judges of the county court in Class B counties, as defined in section 13-6-201, C.R.S., on January 10, 2019.

(B) Each subsequent salary paid under this paragraph (b) must be adjusted on a quadrennial basis so that, beginning with the first day of each four-year term, and applying to each year of that term, the lieutenant governor's annual salary is an amount equal to fifty-eight percent of the total annual salary earned by the judges of the county court in Class B counties on the first day of the lieutenant governor's term.

(III) Notwithstanding any provision of subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b) to the contrary, if the lieutenant governor is concurrently serving as the head of a principal department and the salary for the head of that principal department is greater than that to which the lieutenant governor is entitled under this paragraph (b), the lieutenant governor shall also be paid that portion of the salary for the head of the principal department that, when added to the amount of the salary paid under this paragraph (b), equals the amount paid to the head of that principal department.

(c) President of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, minority leader of the senate, or minority leader of the house of representatives, while for any reason acting as governor, the sum of twenty dollars per day as expenses;

(d) Attorney general:

(I) (A) Eighty thousand dollars.

(B) This subparagraph (I) is repealed, effective January 10, 2019.

(II) (A) The salary payable to the attorney general for each year of the term commencing on the second Tuesday in January 2019 is an amount equal to sixty percent of the total annual salary paid to the chief judge of the court of appeals on January 10, 2019.

(B) Each subsequent salary paid under this paragraph (d) must be adjusted on a quadrennial basis so that, beginning with the first day of each four-year term, and applying to each year of that term, the attorney general's annual salary is an amount equal to sixty percent of the total annual salary earned by the chief judge of the court of appeals on the first day of the attorney general's term.

(e) Secretary of state:

(I) (A) Sixty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.

(B) This subparagraph (I) is repealed, effective January 10, 2019.

(II) (A) The salary payable to the secretary of state for each year of the term commencing on the second Tuesday in January 2019 is an amount equal to fifty-eight percent of the total annual salary paid to the judges of the county court in Class B counties, as defined in section 13-6-201, C.R.S., on January 10, 2019.

(B) Each subsequent salary paid under this paragraph (e) must be adjusted on a quadrennial basis so that, beginning with the first day of each four-year term, and applying to each year of that term, the secretary of state's annual salary is an amount equal to fifty-eight percent of the total annual salary earned by the judges of the county court in Class B counties on the first day of the secretary of state's term.

(f) State treasurer:

(I) (A) Sixty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.

(B) This subparagraph (I) is repealed, effective January 10, 2019.

(II) (A) The salary payable to the state treasurer for each year of the term commencing on the second Tuesday in January 2019 is an amount equal to fifty-eight percent of the total annual salary paid to the judges of the county court in Class B counties, as defined in section 13-6-201, C.R.S., on January 10, 2019.

(B) Each subsequent salary paid under this paragraph (f) must be adjusted on a quadrennial basis so that, beginning with the first day of each four-year term, and applying to each year of that term, the state treasurer's annual salary is an amount equal to fifty-eight percent of the total annual salary earned by the judges of the county court in Class B counties on the first day of the state treasurer's term.

(2) Any official who assumes his or her position by reason of filling a vacancy shall be paid the same salary as that to which the vacating official was entitled.

(3) Repealed.

(4) Nothing in this section authorizes the salary of any elected state official to be modified while he or she is serving his or her official term.

(5) The director of research of the legislative council appointed pursuant to section 2-3-304 (1), C.R.S., shall post the amount of the current annual salary payable to each elected official pursuant to this section on the website of the general assembly. In addition, the department of each elected official shall publish the amount of the current annual salary payable to the elected official on the website of department.