Modification of County Elected Officer Salary Categories

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Modification of County Elected Officer Salary Categories

Each county in the state is categorized for purposes of establishing the salaries of elected officers in the county.

What This Bill Does

• Each county in the state is categorized for purposes of establishing the salaries of elected officers in the county.
• The statutory salary amounts are adjusted every 2 years for inflation and take effect for terms commencing after any change is made.
• The act changes the category of Cheyenne county from V-D to V-C, the category of Dolores county from V-C to V-D, the category of Lake county from IV-B to IV-A, and the category of Pitkin county from II-B to I-A.
• The category changes will increase Cheyenne county official salaries as follows: County commissioner salary increases from $61,236 to $67,360; County sheriff salary increases from $68,646 to $75,511; County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $61,236 to $67,360; and Part-time county coroner salary increases from $13,841 to $15,225.

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Official Summary Text

Each county in the state is categorized for purposes of establishing the salaries of elected officers in the county. The statutory salary amounts are adjusted every 2 years for inflation and take effect for terms commencing after any change is made.
The act changes the category of Cheyenne county from V-D to V-C, the category of Dolores county from V-C to V-D, the category of Lake county from IV-B to IV-A, and the category of Pitkin county from II-B to I-A.
The category changes will increase Cheyenne county official salaries as follows:
County commissioner salary increases from $61,236 to $67,360;
County sheriff salary increases from $68,646 to $75,511;
County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $61,236 to $67,360; and
Part-time county coroner salary increases from $13,841 to $15,225.
The category changes will decrease Dolores county official salaries as follows:
County commissioner salary decreases from $67,360 to $61,236;
County sheriff salary decreases from $75,511 to $68,646;
County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary decreases from $67,360 to $61,236; and
Part-time county coroner salary decreases from $15,225 to $13,841.
The category changes will increase Lake county official salaries as follows:
County commissioner salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330;
County sheriff salary increases from $111,735 to $121,046;
County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330;
Part-time county coroner salary increases from $37,077 to $40,167; and
Full-time county coroner salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330.
Pitkin county is a home rule county that may set the compensation for its officers and employees. The category changes may increase Pitkin county official salaries as follows:
County commissioner salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669;
County sheriff salary increases from $147,135 to $201,926;
County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669; and
Full-time county coroner salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 26-092
BY SENATOR(S) Simpson, Bright, Catlin, Cutter, Gonzales J., Kirkmeyer,
Pelton R., Rodriguez, Snyder, Wallace, Coleman;
also REPRESENT ATIVE(S) Suckla and Velasco, Clifford, Duran,
Martinez, Mauro, McCluskie.
CONCERNING THE MODIFICATION OF THE SALARY CATEGORIZATION OF
LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICERS IN SPECIFIED COUNTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-2-102, amend
(1.5)(a)(J)(A), (1.5)(a)(Il)(B), (1.5)(a)(IV)(A), (1.5)(a)(IV)(B),
(l .5)(a)(V)(C), and (l .5)(a)(V)(D) as follows:
30-2-102. Categorization of counties for fixing salaries of county
officers -salary amounts -legislative declaration.
(1.5) (a) For the purpose of establishing the salaries of county
officers whose terms of office begin on or after January 1, 2016:
(I) (A) Category I-A counties consist of the counties of Adams,
Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas: Eagle, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, PITKIN,
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act.
Pueblo, Routt, Summit, and Weld;
(II) (B) Category 11-B counties consist of the counties COUNTY of
Fremont. and Pitkin.
(IV) (A) Category IV-A counties consist of the counties of Custer,
LAKE, and Prowers;
(B) Category IV-B counties consist of the counties of Kit Carson
I:;ake, and Washington;
(V) (C) Category V-C counties consist of the counties of Bent and
Dolor es CHEYENNE;
(D) Category V-D counties consist of the county of Cheyenne
DOLORES.
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
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approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026
and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
the vote thereon by the governor.
James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE
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Esther van Mourik
SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
\J~ ~ essa Reilly
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED 01--, \VI v~J;;1;1 m, '2 \.S---1 YJ};k ~ W~c,h-,
(Dat and Ti e)
Jared S. Poli
GOVERNO~ .,OAADO
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