County Government
This is the richest agricultural county in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. It leads the state in the value of agricultural products sold, and is typically in the top ten richest overall nationally.
What is Weld County, Colorado?
This Northern Colorado city got its beginning in 1862 when a contingent of soldiers was based here to protect the Cherokee trail and to guard the Overland Stage Line.
What is Fort Collins?
"Northern Colorado" is typically defined by these county lines.
What are Larimer and Weld Counties?
There are eight of these elected officials representing Colorado in Washington, D.C.
Who are the Colorado U.S. Representatives?
This state agency provides financial support to local communities along with professional and technical services to community leaders in the areas of governance, housing, and property tax administration.
What is the Department of Local Affairs?
In England, after 1066, the Shire-reeve was accepted as the governmental authority in the Shire. The Shire-reeve later became known as this position in the new world.
What is the Sheriff?
Author James Michener lived in this City when he attended Colorado State Teachers College.
What is Greeley?
This organization is federally mandated and plans how to spend state and federal transportation dollars in Larimer and Weld Counties.
What is the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO)?
This county officer is responsible for overseeing elections.
What is the County Clerk?
Colorado has 108 cities and towns and 2 counties that have adopted this form of governance which gives them more autonomy from the state.
What are Home Rule Municipalities?
The home to the most deadly natural disasters in Colorado, the largest recorded earthquake in Colorado and the most high hazard dams in Colorado.
What is Larimer County?
This Northern Colorado town was twice the county seat of government in Weld County before night-riders from Greeley stole the records and burned the courthouse.
What is the town of Evans?
This organization advocates for businesses in Northern Colorado and is one of the longest operating examples of regional cooperation in the area.
What is the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance (NCLA)?
Under this Colorado law, state and local governments cannot raise tax rates without voter approval.
What is TABOR?
These are the only two Colorado cities and counties that have combined their city and county governments to create one entity.
What are Denver and Broomfield?
The only two statutory home rule counties in Colorado.
What are Weld and Pitkin Counties?
This common form of Northern Colorado municipal government has a council balanced by an executive.
What is the Manager-Council Form of Government?
A planning organization in the Denver area that includes Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin and Jefferson counties, plus the City of and County of Denver, the City and County of Broomfield and southwest Weld County.
What is the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)?
The maximum allowable number of days the Colorado Legislature is in session.
What is 120 days?
The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that advocates on behalf of municipalities in Colorado.
What is the Colorado Municipal League?
The only local official with the authority to arrest the Sheriff.
What is the County Coroner?
This city's City Council members earn $37,600 per year, equal to 50% of Area Median Income, the highest of Northern Colorado's city council compensation rates.
What is Fort Collins?
This regional public agency was created in 1937 primarily to contract with the United States to build the Colorado Big Thompson Project. Today, it provides for agricultural, municipal, domestic and industrial uses in northeastern Colorado.
What is the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (NCWCD)?
This group is the largest political affiliation of registered voters in Colorado.
Who are the Unaffiliateds (49.6%)?
Democrats - 25.3%
Republicans - 22.8%
The 3 words that stand for “zip” in ZIP Code.
What is Zone Improvement Plan?