PURPOSE AND INTENT
Colorado Springs City Code § 1.5.601
in effect1.5.601: PURPOSE AND INTENT:
The City Council hereby recognizes that the City and Utilities are required to provide workers' compensation coverage for the City due to personal injuries or deaths sustained by any City or Utilities employee, pursuant to C.R.S. title 8, articles 40 to 47 and 55; C.C.R. title 7; and other applicable state, federal, and local laws, referred to as the “Colorado Workers’ Compensation Law” for purposes of this article. For purposes of this part, reference to the "City" shall include the general fund, all enterprise internal service fund activities, regional building, the housing authority, and any joint ventures and authorities.
The City Council recognizes the need to respond to meritorious claims of employees in a timely fashion by creating reserve funds for self-insurance purposes to the extent that insurance coverage has not been obtained. The City Council declares that the purpose of this part is to: create separate claim reserve funds for the City and Utilities; provide a mechanism for claims adjustment, investigation, and defense; and to authorize the settlement and payment of claims due to personal injuries or deaths sustained by any City or Utilities employee pursuant to the Colorado Workers’ Compensation Law.
As used in this article: "Utilities Chief Financial Officer" means the person designated by, and reporting directly to, the Chief Executive Officer, who is responsible for supervising the financial affairs of Utilities, subject to the Chief Executive Officer's ultimate responsibility for the proper and effective administration of Utilities in accord with Article VI of the City Charter; "City Risk Manager" means the person designated by the Chief Human Resources and Risk Officer to oversee the operation of the City Workers' Compensation Claim Reserve Fund described in this article; and "Utilities Risk Manager" means the person designated by the Chief Executive Officer to oversee the operation of the Utilities Workers' Compensation Claim Reserve Fund described in this article. Furthermore, in the interest of clarity, "MHS Enterprise" does not encompass such operator's employees.
(Ord. 11-18; Ord. 15-62; Ord. 26-47)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-1253Fetched: 11/1/2026