Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37. Water and Irrigation § 37-60-104. Composition of the board--public engagement--reports

(a) The executive director of the department of natural resources, who is a voting member ex officio;

(b) The attorney general, who is a nonvoting member ex officio;

(c) The state engineer, who is a nonvoting member ex officio;

(d) The director of the division of parks and wildlife, who is a nonvoting member ex officio;

(e) The commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee, who is a nonvoting member ex officio;

(f) The director of the board, who is a nonvoting member ex officio; and

(g) Nine members who are qualified electors of the state, well versed in water matters, and appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, for terms of three years. To the extent possible, appointments to the board must include persons representing the following areas of experience and expertise: Water resource management; water project financing; engineering, planning, and development of water projects; water law; and irrigated farming or ranching. The nine appointed members are chosen geographically as follows:

(5)(a) Each year that a board member appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(g) of this section serves on the board, the member shall participate in at least two public meetings in the geographic area that the member represents, unless the meeting is virtual.

(b) Members are entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred in participating in public meetings pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section as necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of official duties in accordance with section 37-60-111.

(c) The director of the board shall:

(d) The governor may determine that a board member's failure to participate in public meetings pursuant to this subsection (5) qualifies as cause for removal from the board.