Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Department of the Colorado state government
- Rick M. Garcia, Executive Director
- Dionne Williams, Deputy Director
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is the principal department of the Colorado state government[1] responsible for local government assistance, property taxation, property assessment appeals, affordable housing, and housing construction regulation.
Structure
DOLA is composed of 4 divisions:
Board of Assessment Appeals
- Hears appeals filed by real and personal property owners regarding property tax assessments.
Division of Housing
- Provides state and federal funding to private housing developers, housing authorities and local governments to increase the inventory of affordable housing.
- Offers Section 8 rental assistance statewide through local housing authorities and non-profit service organizations.
- Certifies all factory/manufactured structures built in or shipped to Colorado.
- Approves multifamily construction in counties with no construction codes.
Division of Local Government
- Provides technical assistance and information to local governments on available federal and state programs
- Acts as a liaison with other state agencies concerned with local governments.
- Performs research on local government issues.
Division of Property Taxation
- Coordinates and administers the implementation of property tax law throughout the 64 counties.
- Operates under the leadership of the property tax administrator, who is appointed by the Colorado State Board of Equalization.
References
- ^ C.R.S. § 24-1-110
External links
- Official website
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Colorado state agencies
- Agriculture
- Corrections
- Early Childhood
- Education
- Health Care Policy and Financing
- Higher Education
- Human Services
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Local Affairs
- Military and Veterans Affairs
- Natural Resources
- Personnel and Administration
- Public Health and Environment
- Public Safety
- Regulatory Agencies
- Revenue
- State
- Transportation
- Treasury
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