Follow these links to information about Home Rule and Municipal Government in Colorado.
Colorado State Constitution
Colorado Constitution, Article 20 - Home Rule
State Statutes
Colorado Municipal League's Home Rule Handbook
Eagle County Home Rule Commission - Minutes
Weld County Home Rule Charter
Town of Rico Home Rule Charter
Town of Silverthorne Home Rule Charter
Local Governments and Special Districts
Colorado Special Districts
Home rule for cities and
towns. The people of each city or town of this state...are hereby vested with,
and they shall always have, power to make, amend, add to or replace the charter of said
city or town, which shall be its organic law and extend to all its local and municipal
matters.
Such charter and the ordinances made pursuant thereto
in such matters shall supersede within the territorial limits and other jurisdiction of
said city or town any law of the state in conflict therewith.