2022 Colorado Code
Title 29 - Government - Local
Article 1 - Budget and Services
Part 5 - Local Government Uniform Accounting Law
§ 29-1-503. Appointment of Advisory Committee - Powers and Duties

1. The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint an advisory committee on governmental accounting to assist the state auditor in formulating and prescribing a classification of accounts, which advisory committee consists of six members, one of whom must be a member of the Colorado society of certified public accountants and the remaining five of whom must be active in finance matters either as elected officials or finance officers employed by a unit of local government as defined in section 29-1-502 and each of whom shall represent one of the following levels of local government: Counties, cities and counties, cities and towns, school districts and junior college districts, and local improvement or special service districts and other local entities having authority under the general laws of this state to levy taxes or impose assessments.
2. Prior to June 15, 1987, the terms of the members shall be six years, except for initial appointments when two members shall be appointed for terms of two years, two members shall be appointed for terms of four years, and two members shall be appointed for terms of six years. Persons holding office on June 15, 1987, are subject to the provisions of section 24-1-137, C.R.S. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of four years each.
3. The state auditor and the controller shall be ex officio nonvoting members of the advisory committee on governmental accounting; except that the state auditor shall act as chairman of the committee and shall cast a vote only in the case of a tie.
4. Any decision shall be adopted only upon the majority vote of the members present.
5. (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 674 , § 10, effective May 1, 1993.)

Source: L. 65: p. 857, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 88-5-3. L. 86: (5) added, p. 423, § 51, effective March 26. L. 87: (2) amended, p. 912, § 24, effective June 15. L. 93: (5) amended, p. 674, § 10, effective May 1. L. 2017: (1) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1412, § 101, effective May 25.