(1) There is hereby created a department of local affairs, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of local affairs, which office is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109. The executive director shall have those powers, duties, and functions prescribed for heads of principal departments in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", article 1 of this title.
(2) The department of local affairs shall consist of the following divisions:
(a)
(I) Division of local government, the head of which shall be the director of local government. The division of local government and the office of the director thereof, created by part 1 of article 32 of this title 24, and their powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of local affairs as the division of local government.
(II) The division of local government includes the Colorado resiliency office, the head of which is the director of the Colorado resiliency office. The Colorado resiliency office exercises its powers, duties, and functions under the division and the department as a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.
(b) Division of property taxation, the head of which shall be the property tax administrator. The rule-making, administrative, and enforcement powers, duties, and functions, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, of the Colorado tax commission are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of local affairs, and said powers, duties, and functions shall be exercised or performed by the property tax administrator or the division of property taxation as is otherwise provided by law.
(c)
(I) Division of commerce and development, the head of which shall be the director of commerce and development. The division of commerce and development and the office of director thereof, created by part 3 of article 32 of this title, and their powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of local affairs as the division of commerce and development.
(II) Repealed.
(d) and (e) Repealed.
(f) The division of housing, created by the "Colorado Housing Act of 1970", part 7 of article 32 of this title. Its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of local affairs as a division thereof.
(g) Division of planning, the head of which shall be the director of the division of planning. The division of planning and the office of director thereof, created by part 2 of article 32 of this title, and their powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of local affairs as a division thereof.
(h) Repealed.
(i) Office of rural development, the head of which shall be the coordinator of rural development. The office of rural development and the position of coordinator of rural development, created by part 8 of article 32 of this title, and their powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of local affairs.
(j) Repealed.
(k) The office of the Colorado youth service corps, created by part 20 of article 32 of this title, shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions under the department of local affairs as if the same were transferred to said department by a type 2 transfer.
(l) and (m) Repealed.
(3) The board of assessment appeals created by article 2 of title 39, C.R.S., shall be vested with the quasi-judicial powers, duties, and functions of the Colorado tax commission, which board shall constitute a part of the department of local affairs, and said board is transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of local affairs.
(4) The advisory committee to the property tax administrator, created by article 2 of title 39, C.R.S., shall constitute a part of the department of local affairs and shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions under the department as if it were transferred to said department by a type 1 transfer.
(5) to (9) Repealed.
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