Legal Opinion
City of Boulder v. Public Service Company of Colorado
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 18, 2018No. Supreme Court Case 16SC894PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE GABRIEL delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 This case arises out of respondent Public Service Company of Colorado's ("Xcel's") challenge to the City of Boulder's attempt to create a light and power utility. Xcel asserts that the ordinance establishing the utility, Ordinance No. 7969 (the "Utility Ordinance"), violates article XIII, section 178 of Boulder's City Charter. Xcel thus seeks a declaratory judgment deeming the Utility Ordinance " ultra vires , null, void, and of no effect." Petitioners, the City of Boulder, its mayor, mayor pro tem, and city council members (collectively,…
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