Colorado local officials

Local officials in Colorado are in charge of running the municipal governments for counties, cities, townships, villages and school districts.

Elected positions

The following are elected positions for municipal governments according the Colorado Constitution.

Position	Term length	Elected in
Mayor	4 years	November
City Council	4 years (2 for some)	November or April
County Commissioner	2 years	November or April
District Attorney	4 years	November
Sheriff	4 years	November
Clerk of Court and Recorder	4 years	November
County surveyor	4 years	November
Treasurer	4 years	November
Assessor	4 years	November
Coroner	4 years	November
School board member	4 years	November

Appointed positions

The following are appointed positions for municipal governments according the Colorado Constitution.

Position	Term / contract length	Appointed by	Who cannot serve
City manager	4 years	Colorado boards of county commissioners	Consulting firms
Public trustee	4 years	Board of county commissioners	Unregistered elector
County Attorney	4 years	City council	Unregistered elector
Board of Trustees (usually 4 or 6)	4 years	Affiliated association	Convicted felons
Public Health Director	4 years	Board of county commissioners	Unregistered elector
Grants administrator	4 years	Board of county commissioners	Unregistered elector
City clerk	4 years	Board of county commissioners	Unregistered elector
Commissioner of Education	4 years	Colorado State Board of Education	Unregistered elector
County Court Judge	unlimited	Governor

External links

• Project Vote Smart, Colorado local officials
• Colorado State and Local Government (dead link)
• Colorado local government information website