San Miguel County issued the following announcement on Sept. 8.
San Miguel County is soliciting pro and con statements on a revenue stabilization ballot question asking voters to authorize the Board of Commissioners to adjust the County mill levy rate for the sole purpose of sustaining existing levels of revenue from future state-imposed reductions in residential assessed valuation rates.
Per Colorado state law, comments received will be summarized for inclusion in the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) ballot issue notice, which will be mailed to all registered voters.
To be included in the summary, comments must address the specific ballot question and include the submitter’s name, signature and the address where they are registered to vote. Only comments filed by persons eligible to vote on the issue are required to be summarized for the ballot issue notice.
Pro and con statements can be mailed to P.O. Box 1170, Telluride, CO 81435; or emailed to bocc@sanmiguelcountyco.gov. Statements must be received no later than noon on Sept. 18th; postmarks do not count.
The language for the question is as follows:
BALLOT QUESTION 1A - PROTECTING EXISTING LEVELS OF COUNTY REVENUE FROM FUTURE STATE IMPOSED REDUCTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL ASSESSED VALUATION RATES DUE TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 3 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION (GALLAGHER AMENDMENT) OR SIMILAR STATE ACTION
WITHOUT RAISING THE MILL LEVY FOR THE 2021 TAX COLLECTION YEAR, SHALL THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR SAN MIGUEL COUNTY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADJUST THE COUNTY MILL LEVY RATE THEREAFTER FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING REVENUES THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE LOST AS A RESULT OF STATE IMPOSED REDUCTIONS IN THE RATIO OF ASSESSED PROPERTY TAX VALUATIONS SO THAT THE ACTUAL TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY THE COUNTY MILL LEVIES ARE THE SAME AS THE REVENUES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GENERATED HAD THE STATE NOT IMPOSED SUCH REDUCTIONS FROM THE ASSESSMENT RATES FOR 2019-2020, WITH A MAXIMUM COLLECTION OF NOT MORE THAN 10 (TEN) PERCENT OF ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IN ANY GIVEN YEAR FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO SUSTAIN SERVICES SUCH AS:
- EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO WILDLAND FIRES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS;
- NECESSARY ROAD REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE;
- OPEN SPACES AND NATURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION;
- PUBLIC HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDING;
- A MINIMUM WORKFORCE TO DELIVER COUNTY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES;
- EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO OUR WORKERS AND RESIDENTS;
___________YES ____________NO
Original source can be found here.
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