2-5-1: FINDINGS:
The town council finds and determines as follows:
A. The town council is authorized by section 44-3-103(27), Colorado Revised Statutes, to create by ordinance a local licensing authority to handle all liquor licensing matters for the town.
B. The town has authorized the issuance of certain local licenses under the Colorado Medical Marijuana Code1, the Colorado Retail Marijuana Code2, the Colorado Regulation of Tobacco Sales, and the applicable administrative regulations promulgated with respect to such statutes, all as more fully set forth in title 4, chapter 4 of this Code.
C. The town council is authorized by section 44-11-104(5), Colorado Revised Statutes (which is part of the Colorado Medical Marijuana Code), and 44-12-103(10), Colorado Revised Statutes (which is part of the Colorado Retail Marijuana Code) to create by ordinance a local licensing authority to handle all marijuana licensing matters for the town.
D. The town council desires to establish a single local licensing authority to act for the town in all local licensing matters arising under the Colorado Beer Code3, the Colorado Liquor Code4, the Colorado Special Liquor Events Code5, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Code6, the Colorado Retail Marijuana Code7, the Colorado Regulation of Tobacco Sales, the applicable administrative regulations promulgated with respect to such statutes, the town's marijuana licensing ordinance (title 4, chapter 4 of this Code); and other applicable law.
E. Section 9.5 of the Town Charter authorizes the town council to create by ordinance permanent boards and commissions for the town, and sets forth certain requirements which must be met with respect to the creation of a permanent town board or commission.
F. Section 9.2(a) of the Town Charter provides that neither the mayor nor any town employee shall serve on any town board or commission.
G. The Town of Breckenridge liquor and marijuana licensing authority should be created to replace the Town of Breckenridge liquor licensing authority (established by ordinance 20, series 2003), and given the authority to handle all liquor and marijuana licensing matters for the town, all as more fully set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 32, Series 2018; amd. Ord. 18, Series 2022)