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Under current law, certain metropolitan districts are required to
hold annual public meetings at which residents can ask questions about
the metropolitan district and financial information about the metropolitan
district is shared. The bill requires that, in addition to notice requirements
under the Colorado open meetings law, notice of this annual meeting be
provided by postcard or letter to residents or by electronic mail to any
electronic mailing addresses that the metropolitan district has on file and
be posted on the homepage of the metropolitan district's website. The bill
also requires that, if the annual meeting is held at a physical location,
there be available hard copies of self-nomination and acceptance forms,
which are forms required to be filed for an eligible elector to be a
candidate for a board position at a special district election.
The bill also requires that metropolitan districts that are required
to have a publicly accessible website must establish a system or a process
for residents to contact someone associated with the metropolitan district
at times when district personnel is otherwise unavailable or unreachable
to address any questions or concerns regarding services of the
metropolitan district.
For a metropolitan district that is required to have a publicly
accessible website, the bill requires the following additional information
to be provided on the website:
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The date, time, and location of the annual meeting;
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An explanation of what metropolitan districts are generally
and how the metropolitan district operates;
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The services that the metropolitan district provides and, if
a service to the metropolitan district's residents is not
provided by the metropolitan district, the name of the entity
that provides the service;
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The name of the county or municipality with which the
metropolitan district must file its annual report; and
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The name and contact information of someone who
residents can contact with questions or concerns about the
services of the district when district personnel is otherwise
unavailable or unreachable.
The bill also specifies that the following information must be
provided on the home page of the metropolitan district's website:
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The names, terms, and contact information of individuals
serving on the board of directors and of any manager of the
metropolitan district;
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The date, time, and location of scheduled regular meetings,
including the annual meeting;
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The call for nominations for candidates to run for election
to the board of directors;
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Information about the services the metropolitan district
provides and the services that are provided by other
entities; and
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The name and contact information of who residents can
contact with questions or concerns about the services of the
district when district personnel is otherwise unavailable or
unreachable.
Current law requires that each owner of real property that sells real
property that includes a newly constructed residence and that is in the
boundaries of a metropolitan district must provide certain disclosures to
purchasers of the property including access to the annually required
notice to electors and the metropolitan district's service plan; information
on the authority the metropolitan district has to issue debt, levy property
taxes, and impose fees, rates, tolls, penalties, or other charges; an estimate
of property taxes levied by the metropolitan district for collection during
the year the sale occurs; and a copy of the most current certificate of taxes
due or tax statement to provide an estimate of the sum of additional mill
levies levied by other taxing entities that overlap the property. The bill
requires this disclosure to be made by all owners of any residential real
property, regardless of whether it is new construction, that is located
within the boundaries of a metropolitan district organized after January
1, 2000.
The bill also requires an owner of residential real property that is
located within the boundaries of a metropolitan district organized after
January 1, 2000, that sells the property to provide a hard copy of the
explanation of what metropolitan districts are generally and how the
metropolitan district operates that is required to be provided on the
metropolitan district's website.
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