CO SB092

Dolores County is reclassified from category V-C to category V-D, reducing elected official salaries (commissioner from $67,360 to $61,236; sheriff from $75,511 to $68,646; part-time coroner from $15,225 to $13,841)

Pitkin County is reclassified from category II-B to category I-A, potentially increasing elected official salaries (commissioner from $121,634 to $158,669; sheriff from $147,135 to $201,926; full-time coroner from $121,634 to $158,669)

Pitkin County is a home rule county that may independently set compensation for its officers and employees, so the statutory increases are not mandatory

Colorado law establishes salary categories for county elected officers, with amounts adjusted every two years for inflation and taking effect for new terms

Effective date is August 12, 2026 (90 days after legislative adjournment), subject to possible referendum petition