2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
Principal Departments
Article 32 - Department of Local Affairs
Part 1 - Division of Local Government
§ 24-32-104. Functions of the division
(1) The division shall perform the following functions:
(a) Assist the governor in coordinating the activities and services of those departments and agencies of the state having relationships with units of local government in order to provide more effective services to units of local government and to simplify procedures with respect thereto;
(b) Advise the governor and the general assembly of the problems of local government;
(c) Serve as a clearing house, for the benefit of local government, of information relating to the common problems of local government and of state and federal services available to assist in the solution of those problems;
(d) Refer local government to appropriate departments and agencies of the state and federal government for advice, assistance, and available services in connection with specific problems;
(e) Perform such research as is necessary to carry out the functions of the division, including the study of local government, intergovernmental relations, the structure and powers of local government units and their relationships to each other, local government finance, services, management, and functions;
(f) Encourage and when so requested assist cooperative efforts among the officials of local government units toward the solution of common problems;
(g) Encourage and cooperate in training institutes, conferences, and programs for local government officials and employees;
(h) Publish an annual compendium of local government fiscal data beginning with calendar year 1968 and publish from time to time other statistical and research reports of interest to local government, the general assembly, and the general public;
(i) Upon request by local government officials, provide technical assistance in defining their local government problems and developing solutions thereof;
(j) Provide technical assistance to district attorneys, including, but not limited to, coordinating educational grants;
(k) Repealed.
(l) Administer emergency services provided by the state.
(2) No later than July 1, 2015, the division shall formally announce, on its website and by letter to the state's local governments, an initiative from the local government mineral impact fund created in section 34-63-102 (5), C.R.S., or the local government severance tax fund created in section 39-29-110, C.R.S., of one million dollars per year for three years for grant funding to local governments for planning, analyses, public engagement, and coordination and collaboration with federal land managers and stakeholders, or for similar or related local government processes needed by local governments for engagement in federal land management decision-making.
