Section 23-71-128 - Additions to district - procedure(1) If a school district or group of districts that is adjacent to a local college district or located entirely within the boundaries of the local district college's service area, as determined by the Colorado commission on higher education, desires to be annexed to the existing local college district, it may do so by satisfying both of the following requirements: (a) By obtaining approval of the existing local college district. The approval is given only upon a majority vote of the eligible electors of the existing local college district as expressed by a majority polled at the time of a regular election held in the local college district. The election is called only upon an affirmative vote of the board of trustees.(b) The school district desiring to be annexed votes to approve the annexation at a regular election. The election s is called only upon the affirmative vote of the school district board of education. If a single school district desires to be annexed, the annexation is effected by a majority vote of the eligible electors of the district. If two or more school districts desire annexation as a group, the annexation is effected only by a majority vote in favor thereof in each district desiring annexation. If there is not a majority vote in favor of the annexation in any district in the group, then the annexation does not occur for the group of districts, but any individual district in the group that had a majority vote in favor of the annexation is annexed to the local college district.(2) If the town of Berthoud desires to be annexed to its existing local college district, it may do so by satisfying both of the following requirements:(a) By obtaining approval of the existing local college district. Approval shall only be given upon a majority vote of the eligible electors of the existing local college district as expressed by a majority polled at the time of the regular election held in the local college district. The election shall be called only upon the affirmative vote of the board of trustees.(b) By the town of Berthoud voting on the question of annexation at a regular election. The election shall only be called upon the affirmative vote of the governing body of the municipality, and the annexation shall be effected by a majority vote of the eligible electors of the municipality.Amended by 2024 Ch. 65,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2024.L. 75: Entire article added, p. 759, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (1)(b) amended, p. 1123, § 1, effective April 30. L. 86: (1)(a) amended, p. 854, § 28, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 857, § 66, effective 1/1/1993. L. 2009: (2) added, (HB 09 -1079), ch. 66, p. 232, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2010: IP(1) and IP(2) amended, (HB 10 -1422), ch. 419, p. 2081, § 57, effective August 11. L. 2016: IP(1) amended, (HB 16-1259), ch. 123, p. 348, § 4, effective April 21.2024 Ch. 65, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).