Clear Creek County, Colorado - General Information

Location

Clear Creek County is located 35 miles West of Denver on I-70.

Hours

General Hours for the County Offices are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Hours may vary for some offices, please check specific departments.

Address of County Offices
(Map with directions to the County Offices)

Clear Creek County
P.O. Box 2000
Georgetown, CO 80444

County Offices are located at the corner of 6th and Argentine Streets.
On I-70 45 miles West of Denver metro area at exit 228.

**Scheduled 2010 Holidays Closures**
January 1	New Year's Day	Friday
January 18	Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Monday
February 15	President's Day	Monday
May 31	Memorial Day	Monday
July 2 & 5	Independence Day	Friday & Monday
September 6	Labor Day	Monday
November 11	Veteran's Day	Thursday
November 25 & 26	Thanksgiving	Thursday & Friday
December 24	Christmas Eve	Friday
December 31	New Year's Eve	Friday

Clear Creek County Elected Officials

Board of County Commissioners Term*: Harry Dale 2007-2010; Joan Drury 2009-2012
Kevin O'Malley - Chairman 2009-2012

County Assessor: Diane Settle 2007-2010
County Clerk: Pam Phipps 2007-2010
County Coroner: Don Allan 2007-2010
County Sheriff: Don Krueger 2007-2010
County Surveyor: Greg Markle 2007-2010
County Treasurer: Irene Kincade 2007-2010
* Officials with terms starting in 2007 were actually elected in 2006 * Officials with terms starting in 2009 were actually elected in 2008

Sales Tax Information For Clear Creek County

A sales tax license is not needed from the County – this is obtained from the State because the State of Colorado Department of Revenue collects Clear Creek County tax. All sales tax and lodging tax collected is remitted to the State and then distributed by the State to the County. To obtain a sales tax license with the State of Colorado or for specific questions about sales tax, visit the Colorado Department of Revenue, www.revenue.state.co.us ,or call 303-238-7378.

SALES TAX RATES

Clear Creek County Sales Tax rate is 1 percent.

In addition, there is a County Lodging Tax rate of 2 percent.

Colorado State sales tax rate is 2.9 percent. [§39-26-106 C.R.S.]

Contact the City of Idaho Springs, 303-567-4421, Town of Georgetown, 303-569-2555, the Town of Empire, 303-569-2978, or the Town of Silver Plume, 303-569-2363, for tax rates within their jurisdictions.

To find out whether a local government has a sales tax, what the rate is, and whether it is home rule, request "Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates" (DRP 1002). This publication is updated each January and July and is located on the State Web site at www.taxcolorado.com

State of Colorado Website

Other Information about Clear Creek County

DISTRICTS:: Congressional 2nd District                Congressional District Map
Judicial 5th                                       Judicial District Map
Senate 16th                                      Senate Legislative Website
House 13th                                       House Legislative Website

SIZE (Square Miles):		396
MILES OF COUNTY ROADS:		203.71
POPULATION:		9,322
ACRES OF PUBLIC LAND:		184,191
2009 ASSESSED VALUATION:		$525,220,630
2009 COUNTY MILL LEVY:		38.056
2010 COUNTY BUDGET:		$39,566,463

Clear Creek County is a Denver Regional Council Of Governments (DRCOG), NACo and CCI member.

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General Information

Location

Hours

Address of County Offices (Map with directions to the County Offices)

Clear Creek County Elected Officials

Other Information about Clear Creek County

Address of County Offices
(Map with directions to the County Offices)