To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: N/A
From: Michelle Halstead, director of communication & administrative services
Subject:
title
Approval of the 2021 Arapahoe County Legislative Principles
end
Purpose and Recommendation:
recommendation
Adoption of a resolution to approve the 2021 Legislative Principles, which describes Arapahoe County's underlying interest on specific issues. These principles will serve as a consistent guide for the county in developing positions on federal and state legislation, rulemaking, and proactive issue advocacy
end
Background:
body
Arapahoe County is committed to fulfilling its mission of enhancing quality of life through exceptional delivery of services and efficient use of public funds.
As a constitutional subdivision of Colorado state government, Arapahoe County can only exercise those powers specifically expressed in statute or in the constitution. Generally, counties are responsible for law enforcement, including the court system, district attorney and jail facilities; the provision of social services on behalf of the state; the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads and bridges; health departments; and general control of land use in unincorporated areas. The Board of County Commissioners is the primary policy-making body for the county and is responsible for the county's administrative and budgetary functions. Other county elected officers include the clerk and recorder, assessor, treasurer, sheriff, and coroner, elected to four-year terms under the state constitution. These officials have specific powers and duties prescribed by law, and they function independently from each other and from the board of county commissioners. However, the county commissioners approve the budgets for all county departments and elected offices.
The Board of County Commissioners evaluates policy positions through the lens of fiscal and operational impacts to Arapahoe County, consistent with its stated mission, values ...
Click here for full text