Colorado Municipal Directory 2018 Table of Contents
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COLORADO MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS About CML . 1 CML Executive Board . 2 Colorado Municipal Facts . 3 Visit CML at www.cml.org . 4 Municipalities by county . 5 Classification of cities and towns . 6 Municipal election dates . 7 COLORADO MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY . 9 Nonmember municipalities . 285 CML Associate Members . 286 ABOUT CML ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, AND TRaiNING TO BUILD STRONGER CITIES AND TOWNS ADVOCACY, INFORMATION, AND TRAINING TO BUILD STRONGER CITIES AND TOWNS Advocacy Information CML is your voice before the state and CML provides the accessible information federal government, employing full-time you need to serve your municipality and lobbyists to ensure that all municipalities are its residents . well represented at the State Capitol. Each year, staff responds to individual The League monitors the Colorado legislature for proposals inquiries with information and advice about that would affect municipalities and works to pass, defeat, or municipal government, as well as sample documents from amend legislation in accordance with general municipal the League’s extensive library. interests and membership direction. The work of state CML periodicals (the award-winning bimonthly magazine, agencies also is under the watchful eye of CML, as are Colorado Municipalities and the biweekly CML Newsletter) statewide ballot issues. and books capture important technical and legal research. CML is recognized and respected as the leading municipal The League also distributes emails (CML Update) on voice before the General Assembly, Congress, and the courts. emerging issues and continuously updates our website, CML represents Colorado municipal interests at the federal www.cml.org, as well as produces the Statehouse Report level, as well, and is an active member of the National during the legislative session. League of Cities. The League participates as amicus curiae (friend of the Stronger cities and towns court) in state and federal appellate court cases that involve CML is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization issues important to municipalities . that has served and represented Colorado’s cities and towns since 1923. The League Training offers membership to any incorporated city CML offers dynamic events and workshops or town in Colorado, and currently serves more than 99 to support your continuing education and percent of Colorado’s municipalities. training. The sessions and meetings attract Major policies of CML are established by the membership at about 1,000 participants from throughout an annual business meeting and by the CML Executive Colorado every year . Board and Policy Committee . The Executive Board is League workshops are affordable, capacity-building comprised of 21 officials who are elected by the membership sessions that promote better understanding of municipal at the CML annual business meeting. They serve for one- government and provide tools for effective leadership. Topics and two-year terms. Daily operations of the League are are timely and relevant . carried out by CML staff. Each June, the CML Annual Conference is the premier CML also has special-interest sections that cooperate with meeting for municipal officials in Colorado. The Annual and help the municipal officials performing specific functions Seminar on Municipal Law is held each fall, while each for their communities. Examples of sections include Mayors February brings officials from cities and towns across the and Councilmembers, Managers, Attorneys, Clerks, Public state to meet in Denver for the Annual Legislative Workshop Information Officers, and Public Works Directors. and an audience with state lawmakers. CML is organized into 14 districts, along the same geographic The League also hosts informative meetings across the lines as the state’s 14 planning regions. Each district elects state each spring and fall. officers and holds at least one meeting a year that includes a program of interest to officials in that district. The sections and districts give CML depth and breadth in its understanding of municipal needs. CML,1144 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 • www.cml.org • 303-831-6411 / 866-578-0936 1 CML Executive Board President Wade Troxell, Fort Collins mayor Vice President Liz Hensley, Alamosa mayor pro tem Secretary/Treasurer Robert “Bob” Widner, Centennial city attorney Immediate President Carol Dodge, Northglenn mayor Ronnald Akey, Wray planning commission member Larry Atencio, Pueblo councilmember Shannon Bird, Westminster councilor Kendra Black, Denver councilmember Greg Clifton, Vail town manager Jim Collins, Las Animas mayor Kathy Hodgson, Lakewood city manager Frank Lancaster, Estes Park town administrator Matt LeCerf, Frederick town manager Carlos López, Trinidad councilmember Ashley McMurray, Hayden councilmember Kristie Melendez, Windsor mayor Kathi Meyer, Steamboat Springs council president pro tem Robert Roth, Aurora councilmember Jessica Sandgren, Thornton councilmember Kathleen Ann Sickles, Ouray city administrator Kirby Wallin, Brighton councilmember 2 COLORADO MUNICIPAL FACTS 270 of Colorado’s 272 incorporated municipalities are CML members. 181 municipalities have a city/town manager/administrator. There are 1,824 mayors, councilmembers and trustees. Per 2016 estimates, 4,099,458 of Colorado’s 5,538,180 residents live in cities and towns. That is 74% of the state’s residents. The smallest town (Lakeside) has 8 residents. The largest city (Denver) has 693,292. 101 home rule municipalities have a total 3,765,707 residents. 170 statutory municipalities are home to 268,727 residents. POPULATION 1 territorial charter town has 1,044 residents. Sales tax (2018) 230 municipalities levy a local sales tax. 70 cities and towns self-collect tax. The lowest is 1%; the highest is 7.25%. Property tax (2016) Assessed valuation of property in municipalities is $66.28 billion. REVENUE SOURCES That’s 65% of the Colorado’s total property assessment. On TABOR revenue and spending changes, voters passed 488 of the 565 ballot questions, an approval rate of 86%. On municipal tax or tax rates, voters passed 601 of the 992 ballot question, an approval rate of 61%. On municipal debt and obligation, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS MUNICIPAL voters passed 306 of 441 ballot questions, an approval rate of 69%. Compiled by CML in April 2018. 3 VISIT THE COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AT WWW.CML.ORG Visit the CML website, www.cml.org, for more information… The CML website is your source for the most current and up-to-date resources. You will find: • A searchable, always current membership directory • Information about CML strategic initiatives • Listing of Colorado State senate and house representatives, organized by municipality • A full catalog of available research publications • A calendar of upcoming training and networking events • CareerLink, a searchable database of current employment opportunities in our member cities and towns • Key policy information, such as CML’s legislative and court advocacy, as well as CML’s adopted policy statement And much, much more! 4 MUNICIPALITIES BY COUNTY Municipalities in more than one county are listed with the county in which the major portion of the municipality is located. These municipalities are at the end of this list. The state regional planning district number is listed next to the county name. ADAMS - 3 DELTA - 10 HINSDALE - 10 MOFFAT - 11 SAN JUAN - 9 ARAP/DOUGLAS/ Commerce City Cedaredge Lake City Craig Silverton JEFFERSON - 3 Federal Heights Crawford Dinosaur Littleton Delta HUERFANO - 14 SAN MIGUEL - 10 ALAMOSA - 8 Hotchkiss La Veta MONTEZUMA - 9 Mountain Village ARAPAHOE/ Alamosa Orchard City Walsenburg Cortez Norwood JEFFERSON - 3 Hooper Paonia Dolores Ophir Bow Mar JACKSON - 12 Mancos Sawpit ARAPAHOE - 3 DENVER - 3 Walden Telluride BOULDER/ Centennial Denver MONTROSE - 10 JEFFERSON - 3 Cherry Hills Village JEFFERSON - 3 Montrose SEDGWICK - 1 Superior Columbine Valley DOLORES - 9 Edgewater Naturita Julesburg Deer Trail Dove Creek Golden Nucla Ovid BOULDER/WELD - 3 Englewood Rico Lakeside Olathe Sedgwick Longmont Foxfield Lakewood Glendale DOUGLAS - 3 Morrison MORGAN - 1 SUMMIT - 12 EAGLE/PITKIN - 12 Greenwood Village Castle Rock Mountain View Brush Blue River Basalt Sheridan Larkspur Wheat Ridge Fort Morgan Breckenridge Lone Tree Hillrose Dillon EL PASO/ ARCHULETA - 9 Parker KIOWA - 6 Log Lane Village Frisco TELLER - 4 Pagosa Springs Eads Wiggins Montezuma Green Mountain Falls EAGLE - 12 Haswell Silverthorne BACA - 6 Avon Sheridan Lake OTERO - 6 GILPIN/ Campo Eagle Cheraw TELLER - 4 CLEAR CREEK - 3 Pritchett Gypsum KIT CARSON - 5 Fowler Cripple Creek Central City Bethune Springfield Minturn La Junta Victor LARIMER/WELD - 2 Two Buttes Red Cliff Burlington Manzanola Woodland Park Flagler Berthoud Vilas Vail Rocky Ford Johnstown Walsh Seibert Swink WASHINGTON - 1 EL PASO - 4 Stratton Akron SAGUACHE/ BENT - 6 Calhan Vona OURAY - 10 Otis RIO GRANDE - 8 Las Animas Colorado Springs Ouray Center Fountain LA PLATA - 9 Ridgway WELD - 2 BOULDER - 3 Manitou Springs Bayfield Ault WELD/BOULDER - 2 Boulder Monument Durango PARK - 4 Dacono Erie Jamestown Palmer Lake Ignacio Alma Eaton Lafayette Ramah Fairplay Evans WELD/LARIMER - 2 Louisville LAKE - 13 Firestone Johnstown Lyons ELBERT - 5 Leadville PHILLIPS - 1 Fort Lupton Windsor Nederland Elizabeth Haxtun Frederick Ward Kiowa LARIMER - 2 Holyoke Garden City Simla Estes Park Paoli Gilcrest BROOMFIELD - 3 Fort Collins Greeley Broomfield FREMONT - 13 Loveland PITKIN - 12 Grover Brookside Timnath Aspen Hudson CHAFFEE - 13 Canon City Wellington Snowmass Village