House Transportation, Housing & Local Government
A panel of Colorado's four major local government associations briefed the House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee, pressing lawmakers to curb unfunded mandates and loop local officials in earlier — even as a member turned the state's budget gap back on them by asking which mandates they'd cut.
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“Now, the statute doesn't have much teeth in terms of prohibition against mandates to local governments. There's no teeth to it whatsoever, as a matter of fact. But I think it's a legislative reminder to yourselves that this is something that we put on the books that says that mandates do have serious consequences.”
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Sign in to subscribeLocal government committee will come to order. Mr. Gravy, please call the roll. Representatives Basen. Ecker. Here. Brooks. President Jackson. Excused. Lindsay. Here. Wynn Valley. Here. Pascal. Here. Phillips. Yes. Richardson. Sukla. Here. Glasgow. Excused. Weinberg. Excused. Froelich. Excused. Madam Chair. Here. All right, folks, thanks for sticking around. We have our local government organizations panel here to present to us. So I think what I'll just do is allow you to introduce yourselves first, starting with Bev Stables and then on down the line so we know who's here. My full introduction or just my name? Just your name and who you represent. I know we've got slightly less people than we thought we were going to. Okay. Bev Stables of the Colorado Municipal League. Good afternoon. Michael Valdez, Special District association of Colorado. Katie First, Colorado Counties, Inc. Richard Orff, Associate of Governments in Northwest Colorado. Thank you all so much for being here. And Rep. Jackson is here as well. All right, it looks like we've got a presentation, starting with CCI. All right, go ahead and take it away, Ms. First. Thank you, madam Chair and members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be with…
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