Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-12-401
Consolidation of contiguous cities or towns
Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes Title 31 — Government - Municipal · Status: effective
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- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-12-401, Consolidation of contiguous cities or towns, Colorado, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2311345
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(1) When two or more contiguous cities or towns desire to consolidate with each other, the governing body of each such city or town shall appoint from the officers or citizens thereof a total of three commissioners. The commissioners shall confer together and thereafter report to each governing body the terms and conditions of the proposed consolidation. Such report shall contain, in addition to any other matters which the commissioners may desire to insert therein, the following:
(a) The name for the proposed consolidated city or town;
(b) The number of wards into which the new city shall be divided, in the case of a proposed consolidated city, together with the boundaries of such wards.
(2) In fixing the number of wards, the commissioners shall not select a number which exceeds the entire number of wards contained in all of the cities and towns proposed to be consolidated; except that one ward may be allowed for each town proposed to be consolidated with a city.
(3) If the governing body of each such city or town approves the terms and conditions contained in the report, it shall so declare by proper ordinance which may be passed at any one regular or special meeting called for the purpose. Thereupon the governing body of each such city or town shall submit, by ordinance, the question of consolidation upon the terms and conditions so proposed to the registered electors of its respective city or town.