SDA Associate Member Sherman & Howard is hosting a free webinar on May 12, 2010 titled “Managing Public Construction in a Challenging Economy.” The topics will include:

Recently, the United States Senate took one step closer to scheduling a vote on a mandatory collective bargaining bill, which would negatively impact local governments nationwide. Senate Bill 3194, also known as the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, was  re-introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., under a Senate rule that allows the bill to come to the floor in as little as 48 hours after introduction, and without committee review.

Today is Election Day for Colorado’s special districts, and SDA would like to take this opportunity to thank all who have served as Board Members. “Choosing to run for a position on a special district board requires a selfless dedication to your community. Board members donate countless hours of their time to ensure districts provide the best possible service to citizens,” said SDA Executive Director, Ann Terry.

HJR 10-1007 died today in the House Education Committee. HJR 10-1007 concerns an amendment to ArticleXXVII of the Constitution (the Great Outdoors Colorado Amendment).The language of the amendment would have allowed the general assembly to declare a state fiscal emergency, where all net Lottery proceeds would then be transferred to the State Education Fund. This piece of legislation would have had a major negative impact on GOCO and grants it provides to local governments.

SDA actively opposed HJR 10-1007

Denver Water Manager Chips Barry was killed in an accident Sunday afternoon on his farm in Hawaii. Mr. Barry was the manager of Denver Water for 19 years, and had planned to retire this summer. During his tenure at Denver Water, Mr. Barry was very active in regional cooperative efforts to open up new relations and continual dialogue among water providers in Colorado. 

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We have been informed by Great Outdoors Colorado, that they are aware of plans to introduce a measure that would ask voters to amend Article XXVII of the Constitution (the Great Outdoors Colorado Amendment).The language of this amendment indicates that if the general assembly declares there is a state fiscal emergency, all net Lottery proceeds would be transferred to the State Education Fund. SDA is opposed to this potential amendment.

To review a summary and analysis of the draft concurrent resolution, please click on the following link:

Governor Ritter announced he has appointed Mr. Alan Schwartz of Snowmass Village to the board of the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Trust Fund. Schwartz is an attorney who has experience in land preservation and natural resource conservation.

Recently, the United States Senate took one step closer to scheduling a vote on a mandatory collective bargaining bill, which would negatively impact local governments nationwide. Senate Bill 3194, also known as the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, was  re-introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., under a Senate rule that allows the bill to come to the floor in as little as 48 hours after introduction, and without committee review. S. 3194 is identical to S. 1611, which was introduced last year, and closely mirrors H.R.

On May 17, 2010 Ted Lindtveit of CTSI will host a Sexual Harassment Prevention class at Upper Thompson Sanitation District in Estes Park, Colorado. The training session will be FREE for all CSD Pool members and is only $20 for non-pool members. This course is appropriate for all employees, full-time or part-time, paid or volunteer, supervisor or not. It covers what sexual harassment in the workplace looks like, including: