I send my warmest wishes to all Coloradans and everyone around the world this holiday season. May our holiday celebrations be filled with joy and time well spent with loved ones.
If you’re looking for any last-minute gifts, I encourage you to take a look at the Colorado Proud Gift Guide, featuring unique and Colorado-created gifts from local shops and grocers. This is a great way to shop local and support fellow Coloradans’ small businesses.
This month, I took a table saw to 208 outdated and unnecessary Executive Orders dating back to 1920.
Over the past several months, our team went through decades of Executive Orders to identify ones that were unnecessary, outdated, wasteful, or obsolete in order to make Colorado’s government more efficient and do away with bureaucratic hurdles.
These included dormant or unnecessary committees and councils like the First Impressions Advisory Council, outdated declarations related to the state’s motor vehicle fleet, van-pooling for state employees, and energy efficiency in state government.
Colorado-based artist Joe Molina created a masterpiece with the rescinded Executive Orders that will be displayed in the Governor’s Office - a reminder of the importance of streamlining government and focusing on policies that truly serve Coloradans.
STATE AGENCY HIGHLIGHT
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) provides leadership, resources, support and accountability to the state’s 178 school districts, 1,927 schools, over 55,000 teachers and over 4,100 administrators to help them build capacity to meet the needs of the state’s approximately 883,264 public school students.
💡Share Your Ideas for the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway
In celebration of Colorado’s 150th birthday, the Polis Administration is excited to announce plans for the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway. Please complete this short survey to share your stories, ideas, and insights to help shape the historical narrative of this project.
🎄State Offices Closed for Christmas, New Years, and Reminder of Floating Holiday
State Offices will be closed Wednesday, December 25th in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Remember the Governor is granting a floating Governor’s Holiday to be used Dec. 24 through Jan. 3. All permanent State employees will receive one extra day of paid administrative leave to be used during that timeframe. Employees who are required to work through that period to provide critical services to Coloradans will receive eight hours of administrative leave to be used within the fiscal year.
