FLOOD00213

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Title: Water Rights Determination Systems Study CWCB
• Date: 5/6/1988
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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House Committee Room 011
State Capitol Building
March 9, 1988

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4:10 p.m.

The meeting was called to order by Senator Strickland,
Those members in attendance included Senators Allard,
Peterson, and Ray Powers as well as Representatives
Armstrong, Berry, Paulson, Romero, and Wright.

chairman.
McCormick,
Bledsoe,

Others in attendance included Mary Anne Maurer, Oepartment of
Local Affairs, Donald Eberle, State Board of Equalization, G.W. Ahern,
Colorado Assessors Association, Dave Wissel, Park County, Ginger
Chase, Douglas County, and Max Arnold, Max Arnold and Associates.
Charlie Brown, Stan Elofson, David Hite, and Ed Bowditch, Legislative
Council staff, were also in attendance.

4:11 p.m.-- Annual Property Appraisal Proqram

Stan Elofson and Charlie Brown, Legislative Council staff, spoke
to the committee regarding implementation costs of an annual property
appraisal program. Mr. Elofson said the Legislative Council is
required to submit a report on this topic to the General Assembly by
March 15, and he outlined the different options available (see
Attachment A). The General Assembly must choose either annual or
biennial appraisals, and whether the frequency of inspection should be
4, 10 or 20 years or whether any requirement for inspection should be
set in statute. Mr. Elofson's handout showed the different costs
involved with each scenario.

Mr. Elofson also distributed a memorandum outlining the cost
findings and funding alternatives for assessments (see Attachment B).
Senator Strickland asked what the counties were currently averaging in
the frequency of their inspections, and Mr. Elofson said there was
wide variation. Some counties do not presently have an inspection
schedule, and some have a schedule in place and would not need state
funds to continue it.

4:33 p.m.

Mary Ann Maurer, Property Tax Administrator, Department of Local
Affairs, presented a report to the committee outlining the estimated
and actual costs of initiating annual appraisals (the report is on
file with the legislative council office). Ms. Maurer noted that
Addendum D of the report contained county-by-county estimates for the
costs required to fund annual and biennial appraisal programs.

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