Gov. Jared Polis took a buzzsaw to hundreds of outdated and obsolete executive orders on Thursday — literally. Polis sawed through more than 200 executive orders, which stretched back decades and through multiple administrations, before issuing a new formal executive order to rescind them. He joked that it was the first time in state history that a power saw sat on the governor’s desk. “We’re getting rid of 435 pages (that are) redundant, unneeded, add paperwork — outdated for many different reasons,” Polis told reporters gathered in his office. Some examples: A 1957 order referring to tax collections for the Colorado State Hospital; a 1978 order that all state contracts should be signed by then-Gov.