Treasurer - Duties

C.R.S. tit. 37, art. 22
in effect

C.R.S. § 37-22-101 Treasurer of drainage district

37-22-101. Treasurer of drainage district. The treasurer of the drainage district shall be liable on the district treasurer's official bond for the safety and disbursement of the funds of the drainage district which may come into the district treasurer's hands.

C.R.S. § 37-22-102 Duties of treasurer

37-22-102. Duties of treasurer. The treasurer shall collect, receive, and receipt for all moneys belonging to said drainage district. It is the duty of the county treasurer of each county in which any drainage district is located in whole or in part to collect and receipt for all assessments levied in the same manner and at the same time and upon the same receipt as is required in the collection of taxes upon real estate for county purposes.

C.R.S. § 37-22-103 Remittances to district treasurer

37-22-103. Remittances to district treasurer. The county treasurer of each county comprising a portion only of a drainage district, on the first Monday of each month, shall remit to the treasurer of the drainage district all moneys belonging to said drainage district. The board of directors is authorized to pay all legal claims against said district by warrants drawn on the district treasurer, as provided in section 37-22-104.

C.R.S. § 37-22-104 Payment only on warrants

37-22-104. Payment only on warrants. The treasurer of the drainage district shall pay out of the funds of said district only upon warrants ordered by the board of directors of the drainage district, signed by its president and attested by its secretary, under the seal of the drainage district.

C.R.S. § 37-22-105 Warrants - no funds - interest

37-22-105. Warrants - no funds - interest. When any warrants of a drainage district are presented to the treasurer and there are no funds in his hands to pay the same, he shall stamp the same in the same manner as ordinary county warrants are stamped, and they shall draw interest at the rate of six percent per annum from the date of their presentation until paid.

C.R.S. § 37-22-106 Claims verified - order of payment

37-22-106. Claims verified - order of payment. All claims against a drainage district shall be verified as required in the case of claims against counties, and the directors and secretary of the drainage district are authorized to administer oaths to the parties verifying said claims. The district treasurer shall keep a register in which he shall enter each warrant presented for payment, giving the date and amount of the warrant, to whom payable, the date of the presentation for payment, the date of payment, and the amount paid, and all warrants shall be paid in the order of their presentation for payment to the district treasurer and when paid shall be canceled across the face. All warrants shall be drawn payable to the claimant or bearer.

C.R.S. § 37-22-107 Registry of warrants - vouchers

37-22-107. Registry of warrants - vouchers. The secretary shall keep a registry of all warrants drawn by order of the board of directors showing the date, amount, name of payee, and for what purposes drawn, and no warrant shall be issued except upon an itemized voucher duly verified stating the services rendered or material furnished the district and by whom ordered or contracted.

C.R.S. § 37-22-108 Treasurer's reports

37-22-108. Treasurer's reports. At each regular meeting of the directors of a drainage district and more often when required, the treasurer shall report in writing the amount of money on hand, the amount received since his last report, and the amounts paid out, with a list of warrants presented since the last report. Said report shall be sworn to and filed with the secretary of the board of directors.
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