HB 16-1367 Summary

• Recategorizes Colorado counties into salary categories for county officers whose terms begin on or after January 1, 2016.
• Creates new subcategories (Category 1-D, II-C, III-B through III-D, IV-B through IV-D, V-B through V-D, VI-B and VI-D) within existing salary categories to differentiate officer compensation levels.
• Moves Mesa County from Category II-A to Category 1-D, and Fremont and Pitkin from Category II-A to Category II-C, affecting their officer salary determinations.
• Reorganizes multiple counties across categories III through VI by creating specialized subcategories for individual or small groups of counties based on population or other factors.
• Designates the bill as necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety under the safety clause provision.