C150122 Feasibility Study

• Contract/PO #: C150122
• Contractor Name: Central Weld County Water District
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 4
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: SB 03-110
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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(n) To have and exercise all rights and
powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the
specific powers granted to special districts by this
article. Such specific powers shall not be considered
as a limitation upon any power necessary or
appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of
this article.
(0) To authorize the use of electronic
records . or signatures and adopt rules, standards,
policies, and procedures for use of electronic records
or signatures pursuant to article 71.1 of title 24,
C.R.S.

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32-1-1002 - Fire protection districts -
additional powers and duties. (1) In addition to the
powers specified in section 32-1-1001, the board of
any fire protection district has the following powers
for and on behalf of such- district
(a) To acquire, dispose of, or encumber fire
stations, fire protection and fire fighting equipment,
and any interest therein, including leases and
easements;
(b) To have and exercise the power of
eminent domain and dominant eminent domain and,
in the manner provided by article 1 of title 38, C.RS.,
to take any property necessary to the exercise of the
powers granted, both within and without the special
district;
(c) To undertake. and to operate as a part of
the duties of the fire protection district an ambulance
service, an emergency medical service, a rescue unit,
and a diving and grappling service;
(d) To adopt and enforce fire codes, as the
board deems necessary, but no such code shall apply
within any municipality or the uninco:porated portion
of any county unless the governing body of the
municipality or county, ll!> the case maybe, adopts a
resolution stating that such code or specific portions
thereof shall be applicable within the fire protection
district's boundaries; ex~ept that nothing in this
paragraph (d) shall be construed to affect any fire
codes existing on June 30, 1981, which have been
adopted by the governing body of a municipality or
county. Notwithstanding ,any other provision of this
section, no fire protection district shall prohibit the
sale of permissible fireworks, as defmed in section
12-28-101 (8), C.R.S., within its jurisdiction.
(e) To fix and from time to time increase or
decrease fees and charges as follows, and the board
may pledge such revenue for the payment of any
indebtedness of the district:
(1) For ambulance or emergency medical
services;
(II) For requested or mandated inspections if
a fire code is in existence on June 30, 1981, as
specified in paragraph (d) of this subsection (1) or

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has been adopted thereafter pursuant to said
paragraph (d);
(III) For requested inspections if a fire code
has been adopted by the board of the fire protection
district, whether or not the code has been adopted by
a municipality or county pursuant to paragraph (d) of
this subsection (1);
(f) In areas of the special district where the
county or municipality has rejected the adoption of a
fire code submitted by the fire protection district, to
compel the owners of premises, whenever necessary
for the protection of public safety, to install fire
escapes, fire installations, frreproofing, automatic or
other fire alarm apparatus, frre extinguishing
equipment, and other safety devices. This paragrnph
(f) shall not apply when a valid ordinance providing
for fire safety standards, pursuant to section 30-15-
401.5, C.RS., is in effect.
(g) To create and maintain a paid
frrefighters' pension fund, under the provisions of
parts 2 and 4 of article 30.5 of title 31, c.ltS., subject
to the provisions of article 31 of said title, an:! a
volunteer firefighter pension fund under part 11 of
article 30 of title 31, C.RS.;
(h) To establish, in its discretion, a system of
civil service in the frre protection district to cover its
paid employees who are directly employed by the fire
protection district as full-time paid frrefighters in
accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of
this section.
(2) (a) A frre protection district's civil
service system shall not cover employees of a fire
department that renders fire protection senice to the
frre protection district under contract. The question of
establishing a system of civil service shall be
submitted at any regular special district election or
special election of the frre protection district and shall
not become effective unless awroved as required for
authorization of indebtedness. In establishing a
system of civil service, the board may pro\ide for the
exclusion of supervisoI)' and administrative
personnel from the system. The board shall
appropriate such funds as are necessary fa- the
regular special district election or special election
from the general funds of the frre protection district,
and the election shall be held and conducted as
provided in articles I to 13 of title I, C.R.S.
(b) (1) (A) Except as provided in snlr
subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (I), the board
of any frre protection district establishing a system of
civil service for its paid employees may appoint three
electors residing in the district to serve as a ci\il
service committee, referred to in this sub;ection (2)
as the "committee". Of those initially apJX'inted, ODe
member of the, committee shall be appointed for a
term of two years, one for four years, and one for six

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