C.R.S. § 24-32-103

There is created, as a division of the department of local affairs, the division of local government. The executive director of the department shall appoint a director to be the head of the division. The director, and any assistants and employees of the division, are appointed pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The division and the office of the director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105 .