Fort Lyon, Colorado
Unincorporated community in Bent County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Fort Lyon
Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States.
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How Fort Lyon is governed
Fort Lyon appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Bent County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Fort Lyon does have local officials.
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Residents of Fort Lyon
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
A post office called Fort Lyon was established in 1862. The Fort Lyon Post Office had the ZIP Code 81038, though the zip code for nearby Las Animas (81054) is also used.
The community was named after Nathaniel Lyon, an officer in the American Civil War.
The ghost town of Sheridan, in Logan County, Kansas, became a railhead for westbound freight to the Santa Fe Trail on a 120-mile (190 km) wagon road to the area.
Some German prisoners of war built furniture, worked on local roads and were buried at Fort Lyon.
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