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Pueblo County asks state leaders to limit unfunded mandates, cites statute protecting counties
Summary
The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a letter to Gov. Jared Polis and legislative leaders urging reconsideration of unfunded state mandates and citing Colorado Revised Statute 29‑1‑304.5.
Pueblo County on Aug. 12 approved a letter urging Colorado’s governor and legislative leaders to reconsider unfunded state mandates that county officials say shift costs to local governments without providing funding.
The board authorized a letter addressed to Governor Jared Polis, Colorado Senate President and the Speaker of the Colorado House asking for an “open dialogue on solutions” and citing Colorado Revised Statute 29‑1‑304.5, which the county interprets to require the state to provide funding when it…
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