Colorado Executive Director of Natural Resources
| Colorado Executive Director of Natural Resources | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $180,360 |
| 2024 FY Budget: | $509,817,389 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the governor |
| Authority: | Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 24-33-101 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by governor |
| Current Officeholder | |
Colorado Executive Director of Natural Resources
Dan Gibbs | |
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The Colorado Executive Director of Natural Resources is a state executive position in the Colorado state government. The executive director oversees the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, which manages, conserves, and oversees the state's land, mineral, water, and wildlife resources. The executive director is appointed by the governor with the consent of the Colorado State Senate.[1]
Current officeholder
The current executive director is Dan Gibbs. Gov. Jared Polis (D) appointed Gibbs on January 9, 2019. The Colorado State Senate approved Gibbs' nomination on February 5.[2]
Authority
Colorado statute establishes the executive director as head of the department of natural resources.[3]
Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 24-33-101
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(1) There is hereby created the department of natural resources, the head of which is the executive director of the department of natural resources. |
Qualifications
There are no specific qualifications required of the executive director.
Appointments
The executive director is appointed by the governor but must be confirmed by a majority vote of the state Senate. The governor may remove the executive director from office for "incompetency, neglect of duty, or abuse of the privileges of... office."
Per Section 34-21-102 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the position of executive director is often held concurrently with the effectively defunct constitutional office of commissioner of mines (See Article XVI, Section 1 of the state constitution).[4]
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(1) In accordance with the provisions of section 1 of article XVI of the Colorado constitution, it is the duty of the governor, with the consent of the senate, to appoint a person known to be competent to the office of commissioner, who may also be the executive director of the department of natural resources. The office of commissioner of mines shall be located in the office of the executive director of the department of natural resources. The governor has the power to remove said commissioner from office for incompetency, neglect of duty, or abuse of the privileges of such commissioner's office. |
Term limits
The executive director is not subject to term limits.
Vacancies
There is no specific procedure for dealing with vacancies in the office of executive director.
Duties
According to the official website, the executive director is responsible for "[leading] the development and execution of the Department’s initiatives for the balanced management of the state’s natural resources. [The executive director] works on an array of issues pertaining to all of Colorado’s natural resources, including water, wildlife, state lands, oil and gas and mining."[5]
Divisions
As of January 13, 2021, divisions within the Department of Natural Resources included:[1]
- Avalanche Info
- Forestry
- Mining
- Oil & Gas
- Parks & Wildlife
- State Land Board
- Water Conservation
- Water Resources
State budget
- See also: Colorado state budget and finances
The budget for the Office of the Executive Director of Natural Resources in the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year was $509,817,389.[6]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
The executive director's compensation, in his capacity as commissioner of mines, is established by law per Article XVI, Section 1 of the state constitution.
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $180,360, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the director received a salary of $175,104, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the executive director received a salary of $175,104 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2019
In 2019, the executive director received a salary of $170,004 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2018
In 2018, the executive director received a salary of $157,848 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2017
In 2017, the executive director received a salary of $158,076 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2016
In 2016, the executive director received a salary of $158,076 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2015
In 2015, the executive director received a salary of $146,040 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2014
In 2014, the executive director received a salary of $146,040 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2013
In 2013, the executive director received a salary of $146,040. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.[16]
2010
In 2010, the executive director received compensation in the amount of $146,040.[17]
Historical officeholders
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Contact info
Mailing address:
1313 Sherman Street, Room 718
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 866-3311 / (800) 536-5308
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colorado Department of Natural Resources, " About Us," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado Department of Natural Resources, "Contact," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "24-33-101," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "Section 34-21-102," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado Department of Natural Resources, "Dan Gibbs," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Appropriations Report Fiscal Year 2023-24," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2010 -- Table 4.11," accessed July 18, 2011
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