(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the policies and procedures in this part 1 are necessary and desirable for the orderly growth of urban communities in the state of Colorado, and to these ends this part 1 shall be liberally construed.
The general assembly further declares that it is the purpose of this part 1:
To encourage natural and well-ordered development of municipalities of the state;
To distribute fairly and equitably the costs of municipal services among those persons who benefit therefrom;
To extend municipal government, services, and facilities to eligible areas which forma part of the whole community;
To simplify governmental structure in urban areas;
To provide an orderly system for extending municipal regulations to newly annexedareas;
To reduce friction among contiguous or neighboring municipalities; and
To increase the ability of municipalities in urban areas to provide their citizens withthe services they require.
(2) The general assembly further declares that:
Section 30 of article II of the state constitution was added to the state constitution asa voter-approved ballot measure in 1980;
Since its adoption, section 30 of article II of the state constitution has been in lawfulforce and effect. As part of the state constitution, all annexations since its enactment have been or should have been undertaken subject to its terms.
By enacting House Bill 10-1259, enacted in 2010, which amends various provisionsof this part 1, the general assembly does not intend to change the law governing annexations in the state but rather to better harmonize the provisions of this part 1 with those of section 30 of article II of the state constitution.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1076, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: (2) added, (HB 10-1259), ch. 211, p. 913, § 1, effective August 11.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-8-102 as it existed prior to 1975.