Article 47.1 Colorado Limited Gaming Act
Section 301
12-47.1-301 Colorado limited gaming control commission - creation
(1) There is hereby created, within the division of gaming, the Colorado limited
gaming control commission. The commission shall consist of five members, all of
whom shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this state who have
been residents of the state for the past five years. The members shall be
appointed by the governor, with the consent and approval of the senate. No
member shall have been convicted of a felony or gambling-related offense,
notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-5-101,
C.R.S. No more than three of the five members shall be members of the same
political party and no more than one member shall be from any one congressional
district. At the first meeting of each fiscal year, a chairman and vice-chairman
of the commission shall be chosen from the membership by a majority of the
members. Membership and operation of the commission shall additionally meet the
following requirements:
(a) One member of the commission shall have had at least five years' law enforcement
experience as a peace officer certified pursuant to section 24-31-305,
C.R.S.; one member shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in
Colorado for not less than five years and who has experience in regulatory law;
one member shall be a certified public accountant or public accountant who has
been practicing in Colorado for at least five years and who has a comprehensive
knowledge of the principles and practices of corporate finance; one member shall
have been engaged in business in a management-level capacity for at least five
years; and one member shall be a registered elector of the state who is not
employed in any profession or industry otherwise described in this paragraph
(a).
(b) Initial members shall be appointed to the commission by the governor as follows:
One member to serve until July 1, 1992, one member to serve until July 1, 1993,
one member to serve until July 1, 1994, and two members to serve until July 1,
1995. All subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years. No member of
the commission shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms.
(c) Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same
manner as the original appointment. The member appointed to fill such vacancy
shall be from the same category described in paragraph (a) of this subsection
(1) as the member vacating the position.
(d) Any member of the commission may be removed by the governor at any time.
(e) The term of any member of the commission who misses more than two consecutive
regular commission meetings without good cause shall be terminated and such
member's successor shall be appointed in the manner provided for appointments
under this section.
(f) Commission members shall receive as compensation for their services one hundred
dollars for each day spent in the conduct of commission business and shall be
reimbursed for necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in the
performance of their official duties. The maximum annual compensation for each
member of the commission, including reimbursement for necessary travel and other
reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, shall
not exceed ten thousand dollars per year.
(g) Prior to confirmation by the senate, each member shall file with the secretary
of state a financial disclosure statement in the form required and prescribed by
the executive director. Such statement shall be renewed as of each January 1
during the member's term of office.
(h) The commission shall hold at least one meeting each month and such additional
meetings as may be prescribed by rules of the commission. In addition, special
meetings may be called by the chairman, any two commission members, or the
director, if written notification of such meeting is delivered to each member at
least seventy-two hours prior to such meeting. Notwithstanding the provisions of
section 24-6-402,
C.R.S., in emergency situations in which a majority of the commission certifies
that exigencies of time require that the commission meet without delay, the
requirements of public notice and of seventy-two hours' actual advance written
notice to members may be dispensed with, and commission members as well as the
public shall receive such notice as is reasonable under the circumstances.
(i) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum, but the concurrence of a
majority of the members appointed to the commission shall be required for any
final determination by the commission.
(j) The commission shall keep a complete and accurate record of all its meetings.
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