Colorado Code
Article 2 - Compensation of County Officers
§ 30-2-102. Categorization of Counties for Fixing Salaries of County Officers - Salary Amounts - Legislative Declaration

(2.2) On and after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2016, the annual salary of a county officer whose term of office begins on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2016, is as follows:


(2.5) Repealed.
(2.7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 308 , § 1, effective August 6, 1997.)
(2.8) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:




(e) Except as provided in subsection (3)(f) of this section, no elected county officer shall have his or her compensation increased or decreased during the term of office to which he or she has been elected or appointed. All actual and necessary expenses of an elected officer incurred while engaged in business on behalf of the county may be allowed by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county treasury.
(f) An elected county officer in a county classified for salary purposes under subsection (1.5)(a)(III), (1.5)(a)(IV), (1.5)(a)(V), or (1.5)(a)(VI) of this section may elect in his or her sole discretion to receive an amount of salary that is lower than the amount provided for in this section. The amount of the lower salary received by an officer shall be fifty percent of the amount of the salary otherwise provided for the officer as set forth in this section. Any such election shall be set forth in writing and recorded with the office of the county clerk and recorder during the month of November. Any additional money available to a county as a result of an elected county officer making an election pursuant to this subsection (3)(f) shall remain available for expenditure in the county general fund. An elected county officer who elects to receive a lower salary pursuant to this subsection (3)(f) may subsequently elect to receive a higher salary so long as the amount of the higher salary does not exceed the amount provided for in this section. In no event shall an elected county officer make more than one election per year pursuant to this subsection (3)(f).





County Treasurers, County County Assessors, Commissioners Sheriffs and Clerks (a) Category I 63,203 71,293 63,203 (b) Category II 51,827 57,768 51,827 (c) Category III 41,714 53,091 41,714 (d) Category IV 35,394 47,782 35,394 (e) Category V 32,613 36,405 32,613
County Treasurers, County County Assessors, County Commissioners Sheriffs and Clerks Coroners (a) Category I 63,203 95,000 75,500 75,500 (b) Category II 51,827 75,000 62,000 32,000 (c) Category III 41,714 65,000 50,000 25,000 (d) Category IV 35,394 57,000 42,500 17,000 (e) Category V 32,613 42,000 37,500 6,500
County Treasurers, County County Assessors, County County Commissioners Sheriffs and Clerks Coroners Surveyors (a) Category I 87,300 111,100 87,300 87,300 5,500 (b) Category II 72,500 87,700 72,500 44,200 4,400 (c) Category III 58,500 76,000 58,500 33,100 3,300 (d) Category IV 49,700 66,600 49,700 22,100 2,200 (e) Category V 43,800 49,100 43,800 9,900 1,100 (f) Category VI 39,700 46,500 39,700 9,000 1,000
County Treasurers, County County Assessors, County County Commissioners Sheriffs and Clerks Coroners Surveyors Category I-A 113,490 144,430 113,490 113,490 7,150 Category I-B 104,760 133,320 104,760 104,760 6,600 Category I-C 96,030 122,210 96,030 96,030 6,050 Category I-D 87,300 111,100 87,300 87,300 5,500 Category II-A 94,250 114,010 94,250 57,460 5,720 Category II-B 87,000 105,240 87,000 53,040 5,280 Category II-C 79,750 96,470 79,750 48,620 4,840 Category II-D 72,500 87,700 72,500 44,200 4,400 Category III-A 76,050 98,800 76,050 43,030 4,290 Category III-B 70,200 91,200 70,200 39,720 3,960 Category III-C 64,350 83,600 64,350 36,410 3,630 Category III-D 58,500 76,000 58,500 33,100 3,300 Category IV-A 64,610 86,580 64,610 28,730 2,860 Category IV-B 59,640 79,920 59,640 26,520 2,640 Category IV-C 54,670 73,260 54,670 24,310 2,420 Category IV-D 49,700 66,600 49,700 22,100 2,200 Category V-A 56,940 63,830 56,940 12,870 1,430 Category V-B 52,560 58,920 52,560 11,880 1,320 Category V-C 48,180 54,010 48,180 10,890 1,210 Category V-D 43,800 49,100 43,800 9,900 1,100 Category VI-A 51,610 60,450 51,610 11,700 1,300 Category VI-B 47,640 55,800 47,640 10,800 1,200 Category VI-C 43,670 51,150 43,670 9,900 1,100 Category VI-D 39,700 46,500 39,700 9,000 1,000
Source: L. 52: p. 111, § 3. CSA: C. 66, § 58(7f). L. 53: p. 297, § 3. CRS 53: § 56-2-4. L. 57: p. 372, § 1. L. 58: p. 233, § 1. L. 61: p. 379, §§ 1, 2. L. 62: p. 163, § 3. L. 70: R&RE, p. 192, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 30-2-102. L. 73: p. 624, § 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1432, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: Entire section R&RE, p. 1423, § 1, effective June 6. L. 86: (1)(a) to (1)(c), (1)(e), and (1)(f) amended, (2.5) added, and (3)(a) to (3)(d) repealed, pp. 1032, 1033, §§ 1, 2, effective May 5. L. 87: (2.5)(b) repealed, p. 1582, § 40, effective July 10. L. 88: (3)(e) amended, p. 917, § 3, effective April 14. L. 89: (2) R&RE, (2.3) added, and (2.5)(a) amended, p. 1272, §§ 1, 2, effective May 17. L. 90: (1) and (2) R&RE and (2.3) and (2.5)(a) repealed, pp. 1442, 1443, §§ 1, 2, effective April 17. L. 91: (1)(a) and (1)(b) amended, p. 714, § 1, effective March 28. L. 92: (2.7) added, p. 965, § 3, effective June 1. L. 97: (1), (2), and (2.7) amended and (2.8) added, p. 308, § 1, effective August 6. L. 98: (1) and (2.8)(c) amended, p. 409, § 1, effective April 21. L. 2000: (2) amended and (2.1) added, p. 295, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1)(d), (1)(e), (2), and (2.1) amended, p. 449, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2002: (1)(d) and (1)(e) amended, p. 7, § 1, effective August 7; (2.1) amended, p. 365, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2003: (1)(c) and (1)(d) amended, p. 808, § 1, effective March 28. L. 2005: (1)(c) and (1)(d) amended, p. 374, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2006: (1)(e), IP(2.1), and (2.8)(b) amended and (1)(f) and (2.2) added, p. 448, §§ 1, 2, effective August 7. L. 2009: (1)(c) and (1)(d) amended, (HB 09-1203), ch. 102, p. 377, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2014: (1)(e) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 14-1223), ch. 87, p. 332, § 1, effective August 6; (1)(e) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 14-1307), ch. 163, p. 573, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2015: (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended, (HB 15-1256), ch. 91, p. 261, § 1, effective August 5; IP(1) and (2.2) amended, (1.5) added, and (2.3) RC&RE, (SB 15-288), ch. 270, p. 1060, § 3, effective January 1, 2016. L. 2016: (1.5)(a) amended, (HB 16-1367), ch. 301, p. 1217, § 1, effective June 10. L. 2017: (1.5)(a)(IV)(A) and (1.5)(a)(IV)(B) amended, (HB 17-1128), ch. 28, p. 83, § 1, effective March 8. L. 2018: (2.3)(b) amended, (HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1715, § 67, effective May 29; (1.5)(a)(III)(B), (1.5)(a)(III)(D), (1.5)(a)(IV)(C), (1.5)(a)(V)(B), (1.5)(a)(V)(D), and (1.5)(a)(VI) amended and (1.5)(a)(IV)(D) repealed, (HB 18-1242), ch. 141, p. 917, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2020: (1.5)(a)(III)(A), (1.5)(a)(III)(B), (1.5)(a)(IV)(B), and (1.5)(a)(IV)(C) amended, (HB 20-1281), ch. 136, p. 590, § 1, effective September 14; (3)(e) amended and (3)(f) added, (HB 20-1029), ch. 242, p. 1165, § 1, effective September 14.
Editor's note: Amendments to this subsections (1)(e) and (1)(f) by HB 14-1223 and HB 14-1307 were harmonized.

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