Miscellaneous

WHEREAS local governments provide many necessary services to citizens of the Western Slope; and WHEREAS there is increased competition...

WHEREAS numerous state advisory boards and committees exist in various state departments and divisions, with membership including many...

WHEREAS: Colorado legislators may introduce as many as five bills during each legislative session, not including legislation that makes appropriations or bills that are recommend by committees that meet between legislative sessions, which results in well over 500 bills being proposed during a legislative session; and WHEREAS: In addition to the aforementioned opportunities for new legislation, legislators may receive approval from the legislative leadership to introduce “Lat

WHEREAS it is the right of every citizen to bring forth suit against another to seek redress for damages, and WHEREAS some citizens...

WHEREAS CLUB 20 has represented Western Colorado as an effective “Voice of the Western Slope” for over half a century; and WHEREAS ...

WHEREAS Club 20 endorses and supports the right of the citizens to petition their government, and WHEREAS the Colorado constitution is subject to amendment by two processes, one by action of the General Assembly placing an issue before the electorate as a referendum and one by the citizen's initiative process, and WHEREAS Western Colorado has a small population base compared to other parts of the state, and WHEREAS to amend the Colorado Constitution, a two-thirds affirmati

WHEREAS positions on boards and commissions are currently filled by the Governor in accordance with standards for geographic and political diversity, and expertise that is appropriate to the individual board or commission is established by the legislature, and WHEREAS the State has approximately 300 boards and commissions to which the Governor must make appointments and it is vital that appointees have technical expertise, are specialists and/or have practical work experience