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Colorado Municipalities Vol Colorado Municipalities Vol. 97, No. 1, January 2021 CML'S POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND 2021 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES Going into each legislative session, CML begins its policy development process, which guides our legislative priorities. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CML'S ADVOCACY TEAM CML's Advocacy Team represents municipal interests to the Colorado General Assembly. Check out what a typical day in the life looks like. LEGISLATIVE EDITION Building Communities. It’s what we do. James Mann Melissa Buck Sherry Villafane Ryan Miles Stephen Broden Senior Municipal Municipal Advisor Municipal Advisor Senior Investment Managing Director, Advisor/Principal Advisor Arbitrage Metropolitan District Advisory • Financial Management Planning Debt Issuance & Management • Investments & Arbitrage Consulting [email protected] ehlers-inc.com (800) 552-1171 The information provided in these materials does not create or imply a fiduciary relationship. 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[email protected] | 303-396-2130 CPS HR Consulting www.CPSHR.US/COLORADO 4 West Dry Creek Circle Ste. 100 | Littleton, CO 80120 Colorado Municipalities Executive Board PRESIDENT Melissa Mata, municipal research PARKS & RECREATION Robert "Bob" Widner, Centennial city analyst Karen Palus, Colorado Springs attorney director of parks, recreation, and Karen Rosen, meetings and events cultural services VICE PRESIDENT planner Kathi Meyer, Steamboat Springs PLANNING OFFICIALS council president pro tem Heather Stauffer, legislative and Joni Marsh, Longmont planning and policy advocate development services director SECRETARY/TREASURER Dale Hall, Greeley mayor pro tem Beauclarine Thomas, legislative and POLICE CHIEFS policy advocate Rick Brandt, Evans chief of police IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Liz Hensley, Alamosa councilmember Mark Vanderbrook, database PURCHASING specialist Elizabeth Dunaway, Centennial Larry Atencio, Pueblo council purchasing manager vice president Sarah Werner, engagement and communications manager PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS Rick Bain, Brush mayor Kelli Narde, Littleton director of Laurel Witt, associate counsel communications Kendra Black, Denver councilmember Allison Wright, finance and PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORS Cathie Brunnick, Lone Tree mayor administration manager Keith Reester, Littleton public works About CML pro tem director CML SECTION CHAIRS / LIAISONS The Colorado Municipal League is a nonprofit Barbara Bynum, Montrose mayor ATTORNEYS DISTRICT CHAIRS association organized and operated by Greg Caton, Grand Junction Carrie Daggett, Fort Collins city DISTRICT 1 Colorado municipalities to provide support city manager attorney Denica Raish, services to member cities and towns. The Akron town clerk/administrator Sharon Craig, Ignacio trustee BUILDING OFFICIALS League has two main objectives: 1) to Greg Wheeler, Thornton chief building DISTRICT 2 Leah Dozeman, Wheat Ridge represent cities and towns collectively in official Christian Morgan, councilmember matters before the state and federal Kersey town manager COMMUNICATIONS POLICY A. J. Euckert, Dacono city manager government; and 2) to provide a wide range Randy Simpson, AuroraTV production DISTRICT 3 supervisor of information services to help municipal Wynetta Massey, Colorado Springs Jessica Sandgren, Thornton mayor pro tem officials manage their governments. city attorney COURT ADMINISTRATORS Karla McCrimmon, Castle Rock court Christian Morgan, Kersey town DISTRICT 4 MISSION administrator Bruce Davis, Victor mayor manager Colorado Municipalities is published to FINANCE DIRECTORS Andrea Samson, Loveland DISTRICT 5 inform, educate, and advise appointed and Cheryl Pattelli, Boulder chief Avril Beattie, Limon trustee councilmember financial officer elected municipal officials about new Jessica Sandgren, Thornton mayor DISTRICT 6 programs, services, trends, and information FIRE CHIEFS Rick Klein, La Junta manager pro tem Doug Hall, Westminster fire chief to help them perform their jobs and better Katie Sickles, Bayfield town manager DISTRICTS 7/14 serve their citizens and communities. HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORS Carl Goodall, Trinidad councilmember Lauren Mueller, Frederick director of Russell Stewart, Cherry Hills Village human resources mayor DISTRICT 8 Paula Medina, La Jara mayor pro tem Letters to the editor INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Charles "Charlie" Willman, Glenwood Have thoughts about an article that you read Chris J. Neves, Louisville director of Springs councilmember DISTRICT 9 information technology Heather Alvarez, Mancos town in Colorado Municipalities? CML STAFF administrator LIBRARIANS Want to share those thoughts with your Dianne Backhus, executive assistant Diane Lapierre, Loveland library DISTRICT 10 colleagues across the state? director Jim Miles, Gunnison mayor pro tem Kevin Bommer, executive director CML welcomes thought-provoking letters to MANAGERS DISTRICT 11 the editor! Send comments to CML David Broadwell, general counsel William Bell, Montrose city manager Lisa Piering, Rangeley manager Engagement and Communications Manager Samantha Byrne, law clerk MAYORS AND COUNCILMEMBERS DISTRICT 12 Sarah Werner at [email protected]. Colleen Whitlow, Mead mayor Torre, Aspen mayor Morgan Cullen, legislative and policy advocate MUNICIPAL CLERKS DISTRICT 13 Christian Samora, Berthoud Jaylene Lee, Rockvale trustee Meghan Dollar, legislative town clerk Advertise advocacy manager Each issue of Colorado Municipalities MUNICIPAL ENERGY UTILITIES Courtney Forehand, training and OFFICIALS reaches 5,000 municipal officials and marketing specialist Dan Hodges, Colorado Association of decision makers. Reach those who lead Municipal Utilities executive director Monique Grant, receptionist/ Colorado cities and towns for as little as administrative assistant MUNICIPAL JUDGES $175 per insertion. Katie Kurtz, Lakewood judge Leslie Hough, publication and Contact CML Training and Marketing design specialist Specialist Courtney Forehand at 303-831-6411 or [email protected]. 2 COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES JANUARY 2021 Contents 28 12 36 15 25 31 41 Features Go digital 5 8 CML's policy development process and Interview with Anita Seitz 2021 legislative priorities An e-version of Colorado 13 10 Municipalities is available Successful legislative agenda A day in the life of CML's advocacy team on cml.org once the issue is published. Between 17 18 editions, keep up with CML New faces at the Capitol Under the golden dome via Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. 21 25 COVID-19 impacts and response Governor's FY21-22 budget and state budgetary process Join CML 28 33 Membership information. The Law Enforcement Integrity Act Colorado paid family medical leave Check out cml.org for more resources, stories 46 36 and inspiration. Housing spotlight Colorado's greenhouse gas pollution reduction roadmap JANUARY 2021 COLORADO MUNICIPALITIES 3 Colorado Municipalities About some of our contributors Christine Berg is the senior policy Mayor Jeremy Fey moved to Central City more than 34 years, the last 14 as Mayor. Mayor advisor for local government at the in February 2017 with his wife Aidarfa, Spellman is also the president of the Black Hawk/ Colorado Energy Office. Berg provides and his daughter Aliah. They have Central City Sanitation District, where he has served resources for communities to realize recently welcomed a new member to for close to 30 years. He has also served the Planning long-term cost savings and resiliency by their family, a daughter named Golda. Mayor Fey is a and Zoning Commission and Historic Preservation advancing clean energy and energy efficiency. Prior Colorado Native and has loved and frequented Commission for the city. Mayor Spellman was active to the energy
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