Politics & Government

State Legislator Proposes Bill To Expand Colorado Commissioner Boards In 12 Largest Counties

The bill would expand boards from three to five commissioners in counties with more than 70,000 residents.

"I found out this is an issue in all the large counties where you can have two individuals have power over budgets approaching almost a billion dollars," Rep. Bob Marshall said of the bill.
"I found out this is an issue in all the large counties where you can have two individuals have power over budgets approaching almost a billion dollars," Rep. Bob Marshall said of the bill. (CBS)

One of the state's newest legislators is proposing a bill that aims to expand the boards of commissioners in Colorado's 12 largest counties. That would include his home of Douglas County, where commissioners have been known to clash.

Within Colorado's 64 counties, people's interests are abundant and expansive. But in many of them, three commissioners are tasked with governing it all.

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