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Town counsel outlines how metropolitan districts work, board asks for model service‑plan
Summary
Special counsel John Chimelier briefed the Wellington trustees on metropolitan districts under Colorado’s Title 32, explaining service plans, mill-levy and debt authorization caps, organizational elections and material-modification rules; trustees directed staff to draft a model service plan for future review.
John Chimelier, special counsel for the town, told the board that metropolitan districts are special local governments formed under Title 32 of the Colorado Revised Statutes to deliver two or more public services and to finance public infrastructure. “Special districts can cover any number of governmental or public services,” Chimelier said, and noted that metropolitan districts combine long‑term operation and maintenance duties with bond‑issuing authority to pay for capital projects.
Chimelier described the organization process: a district files a service plan with the town, the town holds…
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