{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-3.3-105","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 8-3.3-105","heading":"Counties - rights.","body":"(1) Unless otherwise agreed to by a county in a collective bargaining agreement, this article 3.3 does not impair the right and responsibility of each county to:\n\n(a) Determine and carry out any mission, initiative, task force, agenda, policy, or program of any department, division, office, or other subdivision of the county;\n\n(b) Establish and oversee a budget, finances, and accounting;\n\n(c) Determine the utilization of technology;\n\n(d) Negotiate, procure, and administer contracts that the county has lawful authority to enter;\n\n(e) Make, amend, enforce, or revoke reasonable personal conduct rules subject to its obligation to collectively bargain with an exclusive representative; or\n\n(f) Take actions as may be necessary to carry out any government function during an emergency declared by a competent authority.\n\n(2) Nothing in this article 3.3 or in a collective bargaining agreement may restrict, duplicate, or usurp any responsibility or authority granted to the county commissioners of any county by the state constitution, a home rule county charter, or any other state law.\n\n(3) Nothing in this article 3.3 prevents a county from convening or engaging in discussions with any county employee or group of county employees to accomplish the rights and responsibilities described in subsection (1) of this section.","path":["Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY","Article 3.3 - Collective Bargaining by County Employees"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-08.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"c2847c6fbfd6897d3e32970287baf27981b6d7a10fa60471e09d09f46f7d4934","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-3.3-104","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-3.3-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}