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SAMPLE BALLOT/TABOR NOTICEGENERAL ELECTION

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For further information contactWELD COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE

ELECTION DIVISION1400 N. 17th Ave., Greeley

Phone 970-304-6525 (Greeley Area)720-652-4200 X3070 (Other Areas)

THIS PAMPHLET CONTAINS SUMMARY STATEMENTS FOR BALLOT PROPOSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO

CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE X, SECTION 20.

A ‘yes’ vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circumstances, and a ‘no’ vote on any ballot issue is a vote

against changing current law or existing circumstances.

THIS NOTICE IS MAILED TO EACH ADDRESS WITH ONE OR MORE ACTIVE, REGISTERED ELECTORS. YOU MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE

ON ALL ISSUES PRESENTED.

Voters will start receiving ballots the week of October 15, 2018. If you have not received your ballot please call the Election Office or you may vote at the locations and times listed inside the front cover. To verify

your status, visit www.govotecolorado.com

I, Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk & Recorder, certify that the ballot issue notice are complete as submitted by the political subdivisions.

NOTICE OF ELECTIONTO INCREASE TAXES / TO INCREASE

DEBT, ON A CITIZEN PETITION AND / OR ON A REFERRED MEASURE

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2018 Voter Service and Polling Center with Drop-off Locations

Visit any one of our Voter Service and Polling Centers through Election Day to register to vote, replace or request a ballot, update your voter record, and vote on an accessible voting machine.

Voter Service and Polling Centers open before and on Election Day. Weekdays: October 22nd – November 6th Monday-Friday • 8:00 am-5:00 pm Saturdays: October 27th and November 3rd • 10:00 am-2:00 pm [Closed Sundays: October 28th, and November 4th] ELECTION DAY: November 6th • 7:00 am-7:00 pm

Weld County Training Center 1104 H St, Greeley

Southwest Weld County Services Complex 4209 County Road 24 1/2, Longmont (Del Camino)

Fort Lupton Recreation Center 203 S Harrison Ave, Fort Lupton

Trinity Lutheran Church 3000 35th Ave, Greeley

Windsor Recreation Center 250 11th St, Windsor

Voter Service and Polling Centers open only on Election Day. ELECTION DAY: November 6th ▪ 7:00 am-7:00 pm

Johnstown Senior Center 101 Charlotte St, Johnstown

Keenesburg Town Hall 140 S Main St, Keenesburg

Evangelical Free Church 1325 3rd St, Eaton

Erie Community Center 450 Powers St, Erie

UNC University Center 2045 10th Ave, Greeley

Carbon Valley Recreation Center 701 5th St, Frederick

24-Hour Drop-off LocationOctober 15th – November 6th ELECTION DAY: Closing at 7:00 pm on November 6th No Postage is required when dropping your ballot off at the 24-hour ballot box.

Greeley City Hall 1000 10th St, Greeley

Southwest Weld County Services Complex 4209 County Road 24 1/2, Longmont (Del Camino)

Fort Lupton Recreation Center 203 S Harrison Ave, Fort Lupton

Briggsdale School District (RE-10J) 420 Main St, Briggsdale

Carbon Valley Recreation Center 701 5th St, Frederick

Erie Community Center 450 Powers St, Erie

Evans Community Complex 1100 37th St, Evans

Grover Town Hall 315 Chatoga St, Grover

Hudson Library 100 Beech St, Hudson

Milliken Town Hall 1101 Broad St, Milliken

New Raymer Church 225 County Road 86, New Raymer

Nunn Town Hall 185 Lincoln Ave, Nunn

Windsor Recreation Center 250 11th St, Windsor

Lochbuie Town Hall 703 County Road 37, Lochbuie

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Ballot Drop-off Location open before and on Election Day Weekdays: October 15th - November 6th Monday-Friday • 8:00 am-5:00 pm Saturdays: October 27th and November 3rd • 10:00 am-2:00 pm [Closed Saturday: October 20th] [Closed Sundays: October 21st, October 28th, and November 4th] ELECTION DAY: November 6th • 7:00 am-7:00 pm

Weld County Election Office 1400 N 17th Ave, Greeley (Note: You may also get a replacement ballot in person at the Weld County Election Office)

Ballot Drop-off Locations open only on Election Day ELECTION DAY: November 6th • 7:00 am-7:00 pm

Weld County Election Office Drive up Ballot Drop-Off 1400 N 17th Ave, Greeley

Election Date: November 6, 2018

The 2018 General Election will be conducted as a Mail Ballot Election. Ballots will be distributed by mail beginning October 15, 2018. Completed ballots must be received by the Weld County Election Office before 7:00 P.M. on Election Day, November 6, 2018. Postmarks do not count.

To vote, you must be a resident of Colorado for 22 days or more.

To verify your voter status and mailing address, visit www.govotecolorado.com.

General Election Official: Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk and Recorder 1400 N 17th Ave Greeley, CO 80631 970-304-6525 (Greeley area)720-652-4200 x3070 (Other areas)

Notice of Election to increase taxes/to increase debt, on a citizen petition and/or on the referred measure.

This notice is mailed to each address with one or more active, registered voters. You may not be eligible to vote on all issues or candidates presented. Every race in Weld County is represented in the center of the booklet. For example, a voter in Fort Lupton will not be eligible to vote for Mayor of Greeley even though it is listed on the Sample Ballot. Voters will be mailed a ballot that includes only the races they are eligible to vote on.

If you are a property owner in a Special District you are eligible to vote for that district’s ballot issue even if you are registered to vote in a different part of Weld County.

Special District can include: Fire Districts Park and Recreation Districts Water Districts Metropolitan Districts

A sample ballot containing these issues has been included in the center of this booklet for easy removal.

This pamphlet contains summary statements for ballot propositions as required by the State of Colorado Constitution, Article X, Section 20.

Important Notes:

Ballot not received:

If you have not received your ballot by October 24, 2018, please call the Weld County Election Office at 970-304-6525 to receive a ballot.

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Replacement ballot:

If you have a damaged ballot or have made a mistake on your ballot, call the Weld County Election Office at 970-304-6525 to receive a replacement ballot. Last day to request a replacement by mail is October 29, 2018.

The Weld County Election Office has moved. Our new address is 1400 N 17th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631. We are located in the same building as the Assessor and Treasurer.

Your ballot consists of two (2) sheets. Please be sure to return both sheets in your Official Return Envelope.

TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS

NOTICE OF ELECTION ON AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER WELD COUNTY, COLORADO Election Date: November 6, 2018 Election Hours: 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Carly Koppes Weld County Clerk & Recorder 1402 North 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-304-6525 Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1A Shall Section 3-6 of the Weld County Home Rule Charter be repealed and reenacted to correct reference to the Department of Finance and Administration and to correct the number of County departments as three rather than four, thus reading as follows? Section 3-6. - Commissioner - Departments.

(1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall be coordinated by the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners.

(2) Each of the other three major departments, as established by Article IV, shall be coordinated by one of the other Commissioners together with assistance from another Commissioner, both of whom shall be appointed by the Board at its first meeting in January each year.

Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1A: This is a correction to the charter to reflect that there are three County Departments in addition to the Department of Finance and Administration. (The Department of Human Services is a State-mandated requirement and is not reflected in the Home Rule Charter.) This change will have no effect on County operations or finances. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1A: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1B Shall Subsection 3-8(4)(b) of the Weld County Home Rule Charter be repealed and reenacted to eliminate the requirement that contracts, and the disposition of real property be approved by the Board of County Commissioners by ordinance only, thus reading as follows? Section 3-8. - Powers and Duties.

(4) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing or diminishing the total authority and responsibility of the Board as herein provided, the powers and duties of the Board shall include duties and powers to:

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(b) Enact legislation including such means of enforcement thereof as shall be authorized by law, and otherwise formally promulgate county policy. Unless otherwise required by statute, the Board shall act only by ordinance in matters of legislation and appropriations, and by ordinance, resolution or motion, as may be appropriate, in other matters.

Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1B: The requirement that all contracts and real property dispositions approved through the County’s Ordinance procedure is unwieldy and impractical as it can add as much as 60 days to these processes. In many cases, there are requirements that these types of agreements must occur more quickly. In some cases, separate procedures have been developed to alleviate the procedural congestion required by this requirement. For legislation and financial matters, the procedures remain unchanged. Because of the special procedures which have been used, there will effectively be no change to County processes. In addition, if also passed, Ballot Question 1G will require additional Public Notice for large, unbudgeted expenditures. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1B: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1C Shall the outdated Subsection 3-9(3) of the Weld County Home Rule Charter, which set the Commissioner initial annual salaries upon enactment of the Charter in 1976, be repealed? Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1C: This section of the Charter was only applicable during the initial period enactment of the Charter. It has been entirely superseded due to normal operation of the County Government. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1C: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1D

Shall Section 3-11 of the Weld County Home Rule Charter be repealed and reenacted to amend its title to “Official Meetings” and to correct grammatical errors to Subsection (1), thus reading as follows? Section 3-11. – Official Meetings.

(1) Regular Board meetings shall be held at least twice weekly on days to be determined by the Board by resolution; however, regular meeting may be cancelled by resolution of the Board passed and publicly announced at least ten (10) days prior to the cancelled meeting date.

Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1D: This change affirms the reference in Section 3-10 to “official” Board meetings. As stated in Section 3-10, “no action shall be taken by the Board other than at an official meeting”. This change makes the terminology of Section 3-11 consistent with Section 3-10. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1D:

No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1E Shall a new Subsection 6-5(5) be enacted to the Weld County Home Rule Charter to disallow convicted felons from being elected or appointed to County office, thus reading as follows? Section 6-5. - Qualifications.

(5) A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be eligible to be elected or appointed to County office.

Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1E: This new section of the Charter would preclude persons who have been convicted of serious crimes from serving in an elected or appointed position in the County, thereby reducing the risk of criminal activities. Enforcement would be accomplished either by a failure to meet this requirement, or in the case that a person’s qualifications are misrepresented prior to election or appointment, the person could be removed from office by the County Council under Section 13-8(5) of the Charter. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1E: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1F Shall the outdated Section 10-6 of the Weld County Home Rule Charter, which says the County shall not be required to furnish the Sheriff or any deputy with living quarters because they are “keepers of the jail,” be repealed? Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1F: This is an outdated section of the Charter that was based on previous State requirements. This provision is no longer needed, and its elimination will have no impact on operation of the County. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1F: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1G Shall Section 16-6 of the Weld County Home Rule Charter be repealed and reenacted to require notice to the public by two publications ten days apart prior to approval of contracts for expenditures in the amount of $2,500,000 or greater by the Board of County Commissioners, thus reading as follows? Section 16-6. - Public Notice.

Notice to the public of ordinances and of certain official acts, events, determinations, proceedings or meetings shall be given. Unless defined otherwise in the ordinances, rules or laws pertaining to the procedure to which the public notice relates, public notice may be by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the County or by such other media and in such form as may be prescribed by the Board; except in the case of approval of contracts for expenditures in the amount of $2,500,000 or greater that are not identified within the County Budget, notice shall be by two publications ten days apart prior to approval. When the notice informs the public of some event to take place in the future, it shall be published at least five days prior to such event.

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Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1G: This addition to the Public Notice requirements mandates that large, unbudgeted expenditures must be the subject of a notice to the Public, prior to approval. Generally, items that have been included in the budget process, have been implicitly subjected to notice, but occasionally large expenditures come before the Board that have not been through the budget process. This section would assure that the Public is made aware of such expenditures. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1G: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1H Shall the title to Article XVII of the Weld County Home Rule Charter be repealed and reenacted, and a new Section 17-3 be enacted to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, to authorize the Board of County Commissioners to make non-substantive revisions to the Charter, thus reading as follows? ARTICLE XVII - AMENDMENTS AND NON-SUBSTANTIVE REVISIONS TO CHARTER Section 17-3 – Non-Substantive Revisions.

(1) The Board of County Commissioners may, without approval of the voters, adopt an ordinance that makes the following types of revisions to this Home Rule Charter: (a) Renumbering, revising titles, and rearranging parts thereof; (b) Correcting errors in spelling, grammar, cross-references, and punctuation; (c) Revising language to reflect modern usage and style; and (d) Correcting obvious inconsistencies between sections.

(2) A revision adopted pursuant to this Section is not intended to and is not to be interpreted as making any substantive change in any Charter provision.

(3) Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1H: There are numerous minor grammatical, punctuation and other errors throughout the Charter as a result of changed usage and meanings since the Charter was approved. Currently, these errors can only be corrected through the Amendment procedure, which is burdensome for the citizens. This provision would allow corrections and revisions of these types of errors through the County’s Ordinance procedures, which require 3 public readings of the proposed changes, thereby offering a substantial opportunity for public scrutiny and oversight. Any attempt to substantially amend or change the Charter through this process is explicitly prohibited. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1H: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Ballot Title and Text: WELD COUNTY REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1I Shall the word, “elective,” be amended to the word, “elected,” when referring to elected office or elected officer(s) of the County, in Sections 2-2, 5-3(3), 6-1, 6-3, 6-6(2), 13-2(2), 16-1, 16-7, 16-9, 18-3, and 18-6, and in the title to Article VI of the Weld County Home Rule Charter? Summary of Written Comments FOR REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1I:

This change is proposed to provide substantial consistency in the description of the “elected” officials and officers. It would eliminate any confusion in the descriptions of such persons. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST REFERRED BALLOT QUESTION 1I: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASURE TOWN OF FREDERICK

COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Election Date: Election Hours:

Election Office Addresses and Telephone Numbers: Carly Koppes Weld County Clerk and Recorder 1400 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80632 Telephone: (970) 304-6525

BALLOT ISSUE 2A:

SHALL THE TOWN OF FREDERICK TAXES BE INCREASED BY $1,950,000 ANNUALLY COMMENCING IN 2019 AND THEN ANNUALLY BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED THEREAFTER FROM THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL SALES AND USE TAX OF 1 (ONE) PERCENT, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2019, WITH PROCEEDS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES (POLICE SERVICES), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES RELATING TO POLICE SERVICES AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED UPON THE TOWN’S EXISTING SALES AND USE TAX BASE, RETAINED, AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE EXPENDITURE LIMIT CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

________ YES __________ NO

Fiscal Year Spending Information:

Actual historical and current estimated fiscal year spending information:

Year Fiscal Year Spending

2014 (Actual) $4,491,057 2015 (Actual) $5,149,578 2016 (Actual) $5,792,214 2017 (Actual) $4,898,666 2018 (Estimated) $6,083,020

Overall percentage change from 2014 through 2018: 35.45%. Overall dollar change from 2014 through 2018: $1,591,963.

Full First Year Estimates Maximum 2019 tax increase authorized by the ballot proposal: $1,950,000.

Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without the tax increase authorized by the ballot proposal: $6,631,305. Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue No. 2A:

2A is a vital initiative to provide law enforcement with the manpower and resources necessary to keep themselves and our community safe. The proceeds from the one percent sales tax would be dedicated for law enforcement needs. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 2A:

No summary was filed by the statutory deadline.

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TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASURE Election Date: November 6, 2018 Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Town of Mead Town Clerk’s Office 441 Third Street PO Box 626 Mead, CO 80542 (970) 805-4182 Ballot Title and Text: TOWN OF MEAD BALLOT ISSUE 2B SHALL TOWN OF MEAD SALES AND USE TAXES BE INCREASED $1,300,000 IN 2019 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL SALES AND USE TAX OF 1% (INCREASING THE TOWN’S SALES TAX AND USE TAX FROM 2% TO 3%), FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDING FOR:

• POLICE OFFICERS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF OFFICERS AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE SERVICES;

• PROVIDING NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES INCLUDING PUBLIC EDUCATION OUTREACH AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS;

• 911 DISPATCH SERVICES; • POLICE TRAINING; • REPLACING COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PUBLIC-SAFETY

RELATED EQUIPMENT ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS; • MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING STREETS AND ROADS WITHIN THE TOWN

OF MEAD, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THIRD STREET (WCR 7) NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 34.5, THE INTERSECTION OF WELKER ROAD AND THIRD STREET, AND THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 66 AT THIRD STREET (WCR 7); AND

• PRESERVING OTHER CAPITAL ASSETS OF THE TOWN, COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2019, AND CONTINUING THEREAFTER, AND SHALL THE TOWN OF MEAD BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE FULL REVENUES FROM SUCH SALES AND USE TAX INCREASE WITHOUT STATUTORY OR CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATION OR CONDITION, INCLUDING ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES §29-1-301, OR ANY OTHER LAW AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS OR AS IT MAY BE AMENDED IN THE FUTURE AND WITHOUT LIMITING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT

OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE TOWN, AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT THE TOWN MANAGER SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT TO THE TOWN BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE REVENUES FROM THE TAX INCREASE HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED OR USED IN THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR? Actual Historical & Current Estimated Fiscal Year Spending Information: Year Fiscal Year Spending 2014 (actual) $ 5,027,463 2015 (actual) $ 4,124,472 2016 (actual) $ 4,820,012 2017 (actual) $ 6,891,911 2018 (current year est.) $ 6,275,789 Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2014 through 2018: 25% Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2014 through 2018: $ 1,248,326 Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax increase by the ballot proposal: $ 7,647,427 Estimated 2019 tax increase authorized by the ballot proposal: $ 1,300,000 Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 2B: Historically, the Town of Mead’s sales and use tax rate of 2% is among the lowest of all communities along the Front Range. Even if the 1% increase is approved, the Town will still have one of the lowest tax rates along the Front Range. For example, the Town of Frederick, is currently at 2.5% and is asking its voters for a 1% increase at the same time as Mead.

• Revenues raised from the sales and use tax increase will be dedicated to the public safety purposes. Specifically, the Town will use the revenues to adequately staff and equip the Mead Police Department and fix Town roads as stated in the text of the ballot issue.

• If Issue 2B is passed, Town residents can expect to see an increase in Police Department staffing and a corresponding reduction in the offense and crime rate.

• If Issue 2B is passed, the Town will also have increased fiscal capacity to fund critical

roadway maintenance and improvement projects including but not limited to Third Street (WCR 7) north of WCR 34.5, the intersection of Welker Road and 3rd Street, and the Intersection of Highway 66 at Third Street (WCR 7). The Town will also be in a better

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position to provide “matching” Town funds for grants that may be available to fund portions of other local intersection improvements.

• Funding public safety through a sales and use tax increase makes sense. Unlike property

taxes which are applied to and paid by Town property owners only, a sales tax will spread the burden of the tax across individuals who visit, or are passing through the Town.

• Passing the proposed tax increase is important because it will allow the Town to provide additional equipment and training to the Police Department to ensure that Town law enforcement officers are prepared and equipped to deal with violent criminals.

• The Mead Police Department will be able to be adequately staffed to provide proactive policing focused on crime reduction and provide a school resource officer. The students in our schools will benefit from a trained Mead policeman being present in the school.

Taxpayers will know exactly where the money is being spent. The language of the ballot issue requires the Town Manager to report to the Town’s Board of Trustees on an annual basis detailing the purposes for which the revenues from the tax increase have been designated or use in the preceding calendar year. A “yes” vote on Issue 2B will result in both improved public safety and increased transparency. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 2B: This is a 50% tax increase. Since 2003, Mead’s population has increased by just over double, from 2,000 to 4,500 residents, while the total Sales/Use Tax collected has more than quadrupled. Town population in 2003 was 2,000. Total Sales/Use Tax collected was $412,600. Town population in 2018 is 4,500. Total Sales/Use Tax collected in 2017 was $1,800,700.

• The Town receives more in Property Tax revenue as a result of the last increased assessed value of our homes.

If any resident of the Town of Mead buys a vehicle anywhere, Mead Sales Tax is collected at registration. For example: If a $15,000.00 vehicle is purchased this tax increase will add $150.00 (from $300.00 to $450.00) in Mead Sales Tax to the cost. We all want Public Safety and better roads, but our Town spends money on things not immediately needed and has ignored things we all need now such as road repair and police. Mead has annexed roads that are in disrepair, some not paved, while ignoring the existing road repair needs. Priorities need to be adjusted. The numbers above speak for themselves.

• Our Town has a spending problem, not an income problem. VOTE NO – Against this Tax Increase.

TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASURE

City of Dacono Weld County, Colorado

Election Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Weld County Clerk and Recorder 1400 North 17th Avenue Greeley, Co. 80631 Telephone: (970) 304-6525 ext 3070

CITY OF DACONO BALLOT ISSUE 2C:

SHALL THE CITY OF DACONO, COLORADO BE INCLUDED IN THE HIGH PLAINS LIBRARY DISTRICT, FOR WHICH THE CURRENT RATE OF PROPERTY TAX LEVIED IS 3.249 MILLS?

Total High Plains Library District Fiscal Year Spending*: Fiscal Year 2018 (estimated) $ 30,090,968.00 2017 (actual) $ 21,330,114.00 2016 (actual) $ 34,723,468.00 2015 (actual) $ 22,472,534.00 2014 (actual) $ 25,167,502.00

Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 19.56% Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018: $ 4,923,466.00

*The District’s revenues may be collected, retained and spent without limitation or condition as a voterapproved revenue change.

High Plains Library District Estimates Regarding the Proposed Tax Increase: Estimate of the maximum dollar amount of the proposed tax increase for fiscal year 2019 (the first full year of the proposed tax increase) by inclusion of the City in the High Plains Library District: $249,004.92.

Estimate of the High Plains Library District’s 2019 fiscal year spending without the proposed tax increase (without inclusion of the City into the District): $ 47,624,444.00.

Summary of Written Comments FOR Referred Issue 2C: I’m in support of the inclusion into the High Plains Library District. I think it’s important for children residing within the City to have a library that they can go to and have access to computers and books, whereas they might not otherwise.

Joining the library district is vital to building a digitally inclusive community and providing gateways to broadband and computers for all Dacono residents. Libraries constantly are adding e-books, expanding catalogs of digital literature and magazines, as well as providing free streaming and downloadable music and video content.

Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Referred Issue 2C: Libraries are not needed in a 24/7 digital age of e-books and Google. Why pay higher property taxes for a service that most people can get through their cell phone or home internet?

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Town of Hudson Ballot Issue 2H – SHALL TOWN OF HUDSON TAXES BE INCREASED BY ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($150,000) ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2019), AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF A LODGING TAX AT THE RATE OF FOUR PERCENT (4%) ON THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LEASING OR RENTAL OF ANY OCCUPIED HOTEL ROOM, MOTEL ROOM, LODGING HOUSE, BED AND BREAKFAST, OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION, AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH LODGING TAX BE USED FOR PARK AND RECREATION USES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATED EVENTS, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES, AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND SUCH TAX REVENUES, INCLUDING FOR EACH YEAR, ANY INVESTMENT EARNINGS AND INTEREST ON SUCH REVENUES, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? YES ___ NO ___ Total Town Fiscal Year Spending: Fiscal Year 2018 (Estimated) $ 6,762,258 2017 (Actual) $ 5,634,948 2016 (Actual) $ 7,325,916 2015 (Actual) $6,508,953 2014 (Actual) $ 3,659,003 Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 85% Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018: $3,103,255 First Full Fiscal Year Estimates Town Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase for Fiscal Year 2019 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax): Ballot Issue No. 2H: $150,000 Town Estimated 2019 Fiscal Year Spending Without Taking into Account the Proposed Tax: $ 6,763,758 Comments: Summary of written comments IN FAVOR Ballot Issue No. 2H:

No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASURE

TOWN OF HUDSON WELD COUNTY, COLORADO


Election Hours: Tuesday, November 6 (Election Day) 7:00AM to 7:00PM

Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Weld County Clerk and Recorder 1400 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-304-6525

Designated Election Official: Charity Young, Acting Town Clerk

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Summary of written comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 2H:

No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Town of Hudson

Ballot Issue 2I –

SHALL TOWN OF HUDSON TAXES BE INCREASED BY TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000) ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2019), AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL SALES TAX OF 3% ON THE SALE OF RETAIL MARIJUANA AND RETAIL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS IF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE TOWN DETERMINE TO ALLOW THE SALE OF RETAIL MARIJUANA AND RETAIL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS, WITH THE TAX REVENUES BEING USED TO FUND GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES AS DETERMINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL, WITH THE RATE OF THE TAX BEING ALLOWED TO BE INCREASED OR DECREASED WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL SO LONG AS THE RATE OF TAXATION DOES NOT EXCEED 8%, AND WITH THE RESULTING TAX REVENUE BEING ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, § 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? Yes ____ No______ Total Town Fiscal Year Spending:

Fiscal Year

2018 (Estimated) $ 6,762,258

2017 (Actual) $ 5,634,948

2016 (Actual) $ 7,325,916

2015 (Actual) $6,508,953

2014 (Actual) $ 3,659,003

Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 85%

Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 85%

Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018: $3,103,255

First Full Fiscal Year Estimates

Town Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase for

Fiscal Year 2019 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax):

Ballot Issue No. 2H: $200,000

Town Estimated 2019 Fiscal Year Spending Without Taking into Account the Proposed Tax: $ 6,763,758

Comments:

Summary of written comments IN FAVOR Ballot Issue No. 2I:


Summary of written comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 2I:


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NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXESON A REFERRED MEASURE

CITY OF EVANS Weld County, Colorado

Election Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number:

Weld County Clerk & Recorder P.O. Box 459 Greeley, Colorado 80632 Telephone: 970-304-6525

Karen Frawley, City Clerk City of Evans 1100 37th Street Evans, Colorado 80620

Ballot Title and Text:

Ballot Issue 2K

SHALL CITY OF EVANS TAXES BE INCREASED $3.2 MILLION IN 2019 (THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR OF THE TAX INCREASE) AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE IMPOSITION OF AN ADDITIONAL CITY-WIDE SALES AND USE TAX OF 1.00% (FOR A TOTAL SALES AND USE TAX OF 4.5%) TO BE UTILIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE STREETS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING RESURFACING, RECONSTRUCTION, AND RELATED CONCRETE WORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY; SUCH TAX INCREASE TO COMMENCE JANUARY 1, 2019, AND SHALL CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025, AND SHALL ALL REVENUES RECEIVED FROM SUCH TAX INCREASE AND ANY INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON BE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

Total City Fiscal Year Spending

Fiscal Year 2018 (estimated) $16,086,592 2017 (actual) $21,397,574* 2016 (actual) $15,101,239 2015 (actual) $16,778,583 2014 (actual) $17,448,545

Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018 (7.8)%

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Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018 $(1,361,953)

*Fiscal year spending for 2017 includes approximately $4 million attributable to the City’s wastewater fund as that fund lost its enterprise status in that year.

Proposed Tax Increase

City Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2019 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increase):

BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2K: $3,200,000 City Estimate of 2019 Fiscal Year Spending Without Proposed Tax Increase: $21,819,293

Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue No. 2K:

As we are all keenly aware, our City is faced with aging streets that are poorly repaired. Whether we are dodging pot holes, annoyed by deteriorating road surfaces, or praying we don’t get a rock chip in our windshield from loose gravel, we can all agree the roads need to be repaired!

Studies show the City’s roads are in extremely poor condition and bringing them up to par would take an additional $2.2 million in revenues; money the City simple does not have.

Ballot Issue 2K will provide the City with the necessary revenues, allowing residents to share the costs with users of our streets. By adding one penny in sales tax to each dollar spent in our municipality, the City will be able to generate the revenues necessary to bring our roads up to a far better condition. This would translate into safer roads, increase home values, and increased appeal for our wonderful City.

Furthermore, by gaining money through a sales tax versus a property tax, residents should save money. To put it into perspective, to generate the necessary $2.2 million in revenues through property taxes the City would need to increase the current mill by nearly 200%! However, by adding a one cent sales tax they can generate the revenue without overburdening residents.

Additionally, revenues generated from the one cent sales tax increase would be restricted strictly for roads and could not be used to fund anything else, giving the residents piece of mind that the repairs will be done.

Benefits of 2K are as follows:

1. The tax is shared by all users of our roads, not just residents 2. The money would be restricted in use 3. Better roads should lead to increased home values, putting money right back into resident’s

pockets 4. The tax sunsets after 7 years, allowing residents to see the progress made by the City

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As a parent who drives my children on our roads each and every day, I will happily invest a penny on the dollar to know our roads will be safer. Ballot measure 2K is a great investment for our roads, our City and our future!

Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 2K:


NOTICE OF ELECTION TO WELD COUNTY

ELECTION DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 ELECTION HOURS: 7:00A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. LOCAL ELECTION OFFICE: JULIE PIPER, DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL TOWN OF KERSEY

332 3rd Street, Kersey, CO 80644 (970) 353-1681

Ballot Title and Text: The ballot issue which will be voted upon by the registered electors of the Town of Kersey is as follows:

BALLOT TITLE

SHALL THE TOWN OF KERSEY, COLORADO TAXES BE INCREASED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019 IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $35,000 IN THE FIRST FULL YEAR, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNT IS COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY INCREASING THE SALES TAX FROM 3.6% to 4.0% TO BE USED FOR STREETS, DRAINAGE, CURB AND GUTTER, AND GENERAL TOWN EXPENSES AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE, RETAIN AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF THE TOWN SALES TAX AND ALL REVENUE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING OR REVENUE LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND THE RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN PART 3, ARTICLE 1, TITLE 29 COLORADO REVISED STATUTES? _____ YES _____ NO

Actual, historical, and current estimated fiscal year spending information: Total Town Fiscal Year Spending Fiscal Year 2018 (estimated) $2,353,233 2017 (actual) $1,986,963 2016 (actual) $1,897,855

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2015 (actual) $1,963,637 2014 (actual) $1,555,000 Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 to 2018: 51.33% Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 to 2018: $798,233 increase Summary of Written Comments FOR the Ballot Issue Filed with the Town Clerk: “Presently the city sales tax in Kersey is 3.6 percent. In a couple of months the town will lose over $200 thousand in tax revenue due to one user’s move away from Town. I am asking the voters of Kersey for a tax change of 0.4 tenths of a percent bringing the city sales tax to an even 4 cents on a dollar. Most of the revenue will come from people traveling through our town. Your vote will be greatly appreciated.” Summary of Written Comments AGAINST the Ballot Issue: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASURE

TOWN OF GILCREST WELD COUNTY, COLORADO


Election Hours: Tuesday, November 6 (Election Day) 7:00AM to 7:00PM

Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Weld County Clerk and Recorder 1400 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 970-304-6525

Designated Election Official: Gail Odenbaugh, Town Clerk

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Ballot Issue 2M: SHALL THE TOWN OF GILCREST TAXES BE INCREASED ZERO DOLLARS ($00.00) ANNUALLY IN 2019, AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY THE ADOPTION OF A LODGING OCCUPATIONAL TAX OF FOUR PERCENT (4%) PER DAY ON THE COST OF THE PROVISION OF HOTEL ROOMS AND OTHER SIMILAR ACCOMMODATIONS IN TOWN, AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT AND SPEND THE FULL PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX WITHOUT LIMITATION AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE EXPENDITURE OF ANY OTHER REVENUES OR FUNDS UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION? YES ___ NO ___ Total Town Fiscal Year Spending: Fiscal Year 2018 (Estimated) $ 768,436 2017 (Actual) $ 598,143 2016 (Actual) $ 785,220 2015 (Actual) $ 535,919 2014 (Actual) $ 514,863 Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 33.00% Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018: $253,573 First Full Fiscal Year Estimates Town Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase for Fiscal Year 2019 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax):

Ballot Issue No. 2M: $00.00

Town Estimated 2019 Fiscal Year Spending Without Taking into Account the Proposed Tax: $ 690,298 Comments: Summary of written comments IN FAVOR Ballot Issue No. 2M:

No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Summary of written comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 2M:


ALL REGISTERED VOTERS TOWN OF NUNN

WELD COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE OF ELECTION ON REFERRED MEASURE TO CONFORM ORDINANCES TO COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, SECTION 29-2-114 Election date: November 6, 2018 Election hours: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Local election office address and phone number: Town Clerks Office Town of Nunn 185 Lincoln Avenue Nunn, CO 80648 970-897-2385 Ballot title and text:

REFERRED MEASURE 2N

SHALL TOWN OF NUNN ORDINANCES BE AMENDED, WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN TAXES TO BE ASSESSED OR TAX REVENUES TO BE COLLECTED, TO CONFORM THOSE ORDINANCES WITH SECTION 29-2-114 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES AS AMENDED BY COLORADO SENATE BILL 18-259 SUCH THAT THE TOWN’S CURRENT EXCISE TAX ON UNPROCESSED CULTIVATED RETAIL MARIJUANA WILL APPLY TO THE FIRST SALE OR TRANSFER OF UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA BY A RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY AT A RATE OF 5% OF THE AVERAGE MARKET RATE, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PURSUANT TO SECTION 39-28.8-101 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, OF THE UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA IF THE TRANSACTION IS BETWEEN AFFILIATED RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSEES, AND AT A RATE OF 5% OF THE CONTRACT PRICE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 39-28.8-101 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, FOR UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA IF THE TRANSACTION IS BETWEEN UNAFFILIATED RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSEES.

______ YES ______ NO

Summary of written comments filed by persons for the issue:

This ballot measure would help protect the town's right to collect taxes that the voters have already approved.

Summary of written comments filed by persons against the issue:

No comments were filed by the applicable deadline.

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CITY OF GREELEY, COLORADO NOTICE OF ELECTION


Election Date and Hours: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder – Elections Department 1400 North 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970) 304-6525

Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Greeley City Clerk's Office 1000 10th Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970) 350-9740

NOTICE OF ELECTION ON REFERRED MEASURE NO. 2O WITHOUT INCREASING THE RATE OF ANY TAX, SHALL THE EXISTING 0.30% SALES AND USE TAX RATE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2022 BE EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2042 FOR QUALITY OF LIFE PURPOSES AS ORIGINALLY APPROVED AND, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019, SHALL SUCH PURPOSES ALSO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND NECESSARY BUILDING MAINTENANCE?

YES_____ NO_____

SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR THE PROPOSAL: Ballot Measure 2O does not increase our tax rates. State demographers are certain Greeley’s population will top 150,000 within the next 15 years. Ballot Measure 2O provides the necessary funding to keep our transportation capacity and stay abreast of our neighborhood parks and facilities’ needs. It will also provide matching funds for Greeley to partner with the Colorado Department of Transportation on Highway 34 safety improvements.

SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS AGAINST THE PROPOSAL: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

NOTICE OF ELECTION ON REFERRED MEASURE NO. 2P WITHOUT INCREASING THE RATE OF ANY TAX, SHALL THE EXISTING 0.16% SALES AND USE TAX RATE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31, 2024 BE EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2044 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES AS ORIGINALLY APPROVED AND, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019, SHALL SUCH PURPOSES ALSO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND STAFFING OF PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES?

YES _____ NO _____

SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR THE PROPOSAL: Ballot Measure 2P does not increase our tax rates. Ballot Measure 2P merely continues the public safety funding source that built our Police Station on 10th Street. Greeley now needs to replace, build and staff new fire stations to accommodate the growth we are experiencing as evidenced by the dramatic increase in 911 calls we’ve recorded since the year 2000. Firefighters will be added to staff new stations as they come online from this funding source. Greeley’s public safety needs cannot be addressed without voter support for 2P.

SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS AGAINST THE PROPOSAL:


FISCAL INFORMATION TOTAL CITY OF GREELEY FISCAL YEAR SPENDING:

Year Total Fiscal Year Spending

2018 (estimated) $136,616,798 2017 (actual) $137,474,999 2016 (actual $128,586,936 2015 (actual) $117,552,660 2014 (actual) $113,726,872

Overall dollar change, 2014-2018: $22,889,926

Overall percent change, 2014-2018: 20.13%

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CITY OF LONGMONT CITY OF LONGMONT NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE DEBT ON A REFERRED MEASURE Election Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Designated Election Official: Dawn Quintana, City Clerk 350 Kimbark St. Longmont, CO 80501 Phone: (303) 651-8647 CITY OF LONGMONT BALLOT ISSUE 3A REVENUE BONDS FOR FUNDING THE REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CITY BUILDINGS. WITHOUT INCREASING TAX RATES OR IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX, SHALL THE CITY OF LONGMONT DEBT BE INCREASED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $16,430,000, WITH A TOTAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT TO EXCEED $26,623,611 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CITY BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE CIVIC CENTER, LIBRARY, SAFETY AND JUSTICE CENTER, AND OTHER FACILITIES; AND SHALL THE DEBT BE PAID FROM SUCH LEGALLY AVAILABLE REVENUES, BEAR INTEREST, AND BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE AT A PRICE ABOVE, BELOW OR EQUAL TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH BONDS AND WITH SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, ALL AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE? YES/FOR THE MEASURE NO/AGAINST THE MEASURE FISCAL INFORMATION Actual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year Spending Year Fiscal Year Spending 2018 (estimated) $155,924,665 2017 (actual) $146,803,888 2016 (actual) $131,433,211 2015 (actual) $118,650,882 2014 (actual) $146,568,234 Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 to 2018: 6.38% Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: $9,356,431 Proposed Bonded Debt Proposed Principal Amount: $16,430,000

Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 1,331,181 Total Repayment Cost: $26,623,611 Current District Bonded Debt Principal Amount Outstanding: $32,605,000 Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 5,238,857 Total Repayment Cost: $41,018,217 SUMMARY OF COMMENTS FOR THE ISSUE No comment were received by the Constitutional deadline. SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AGAINST THE ISSUE This measure would obligate Longmont taxpayers to pay 26.6 million principal and interest of the total 53 million obligation should all three measures pass. These buildings are already pledged as security should the Twin Peaks mall tenants not be able to pay their rent. Longmont had to trim the 2019 budget due to a sales tax shortfall. This is not the time to increase the city's indebtedness, to be paid from uncertain and variable sales tax revenues. CITY OF LONGMONT BALLOT ISSUE 3B REVENUE BONDS FOR FUNDING FIRE STATION RENOVATION OR REPLACEMENT. WITHOUT INCREASING TAX RATES OR IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX, SHALL THE CITY OF LONGMONT DEBT BE INCREASED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,580,000, WITH A TOTAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT TO EXCEED $15,523,688 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENOVATING OR REPLACING FIRE STATIONS #2 AND #6; AND SHALL THE DEBT BE PAID FROM SUCH LEGALLY AVAILABLE REVENUES, BEAR INTEREST, AND BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE AT A PRICE ABOVE, BELOW OR EQUAL TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH BONDS AND WITH SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, ALL AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE? YES/FOR THE MEASURE NO/AGAINST THE MEASURE FISCAL INFORMATION Actual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year Spending Year Fiscal Year Spending 2018 (estimated) $155,924,665 2017 (actual) $146,803,888 2016 (actual) $131,433,211 2015 (actual) $118,650,882 2014 (actual) $146,568,234

Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 to 2018: 6.38% Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: $9,356,431

CITY OF LONGMONT Proposed Bonded Debt Proposed Principal Amount: $ 9,580,000 Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 776,184 Total Repayment Cost: $15,523,688 Current District Bonded Debt Principal Amount Outstanding: $32,605,000 Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 5,238,857 Total Repayment Cost: $41,018,217 SUMMARY OF COMMENTS FOR THE ISSUE No comment were received by the Constitutional deadline. SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AGAINST THE ISSUE This measure would obligate Longmont taxpayers to pay 15.5 million principal and interest of the total 53 million obligation should all three measures pass. The fire station next to the cemetery was previously converted to a fire station through a lease back arrangement that did not require a bond. There are other ways to renovate these stations without increasing taxes or debt. Longmont had to trim the 2019 budget due to a sales tax shortfall. This is not the time to increase the city's indebtedness, to be paid from uncertain and variable sales tax revenues. CITY OF LONGMONT BALLOT ISSUE 3C REVENUE BONDS FOR FUNDING RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS. WITHOUT INCREASING TAX RATES OR IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX, SHALL THE CITY OF LONGMONT DEBT BE INCREASED IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,815,000, WITH A TOTAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT TO EXCEED $11,043,208 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING CENTENNIAL POOL, GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, AND THE UTE CREEK GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE FACILITY; AND SHALL THE DEBT BE PAID FROM SUCH LEGALLY AVAILABLE REVENUES, BEAR INTEREST, AND BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE AT A PRICE ABOVE, BELOW OR EQUAL TO THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH BONDS AND WITH SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION PRIOR TO MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF PREMIUM, ALL AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE? YES/FOR THE MEASURE NO/AGAINST THE MEASURE FISCAL INFORMATION Actual Historical and Current Estimated Fiscal Year Spending Year Fiscal Year Spending 2018 (estimated) $155,924,665 2017 (actual) $146,803,888 2016 (actual) $131,433,211

2015 (actual) $118,650,882 2014 (actual) $146,568,234 Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 to 2018: 6.38% Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: $ 9,356,431 Proposed Bonded Debt Proposed Principal Amount: $ 6,815,000 Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 552,160 Total Repayment Cost: $11,043,208 Current District Bonded Debt Principal Amount Outstanding: $32,605,000 Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $ 5,238,857 Total Repayment Cost: $41,018,217 SUMMARY OF COMMENTS FOR THE ISSUE No comment were received by the Constitutional deadline. SUMMARY OF COMMENTS AGAINST THE ISSUE This measure would obligate Longmont taxpayers to pay 11 million principal and interest of the total 53 million obligation should all three measures pass. The golf courses are supposed to be self-funding operations, not burdening the majority of citizens to subsidize the minority of citizens that can afford to play golf. The open open-ended wording would allow funding to go toward the "all-year ice rink" that only a tiny portion of Longmont's population would use. Longmont had to trim the 2019 budget due to a sales tax shortfall. This is not the time to increase the city's indebtedness, to be paid from uncertain and variable sales tax revenues.

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CITY OF NORTHGLENN

ADAMS AND WELD COUNTY, COLORADO


Election Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Election Hours: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM Local Election Office: Johanna Small, Designated Election Official City of Northglenn 11701 Community Center Drive Northglenn, CO 80233 (303) 450-8757 Ballot Title and Text: BALLOT ISSUE 3E: MARIJUANA SALES TAX SHALL CITY OF NORTHGLENN TAXES BE INCREASED BY $1,400,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR, AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY IMPOSING A NEW SALES TAX OF 4% ON THE SALE OF RETAIL MARIJUANA AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA, AND RETAIL MARIJUANA AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS, WHICH SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE MUNICIPAL SALES TAX ON SUCH SALES, AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH TAX BE COLLECTED AND SPENT TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES WITH THE RATE OF THE TAX BEING ALLOWED TO INCREASE OR DECREASE NO MORE THAN 1% ANNUALLY WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL SO LONG AS THE RATE OF TAXATION DOES NOT EXCEED 10%, AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, § 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW? Total City Fiscal Year Spending:

Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Spending 2018 (Estimated) $ 44,455,347 2017 (Actual) $ 43,201,285 2016 (Actual) $ 42,614,912 2015 (Actual $ 40,696,273 2014 (Actual) $ 37,676,344 Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018 17.9% Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018 $ 6,779,003

First full fiscal year estimates:

Estimated 2019 new tax authorized by Ballot Issue 3E: $ 1,400,000 Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the new tax authorized by Ballot Issue 3E: $ 44,903,487

Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue No. 3E: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 3E: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

ALL REGISTERED VOTERS

TOWN OF BERTHOUD WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES AND TO INCREASE DEBT ON REFERRED MEASURES

Election date: November 6, 2018 Election hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election by Mail Ballot Deadline for receipt of ballots: November 6, 2018 7:00 p.m.

Local election office address and phone number:

Designated Election Official: Christian R. Samora, Town of Berthoud, 807 Mountain Avenue, P.O. Box 1229, Berthoud, Colorado 80513; telephone number (970) 344-5800

Coordinated Election Official: Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk and Recorder, 1400 North 17th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado 80631; telephone number (970) 304-6525

Ballot title and text:

Tax Ballot Issue 3I:

SHALL THE TOWN OF BERTHOUD TAXES BE INCREASED $1,400,000 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING PARKS AND RECREATION NEEDS WITHIN THE TOWN; SUCH TAX TO CONSIST OF A RATE INCREASE IN THE TOWN SALES AND USE TAX OF 1.0% (WHICH REPRESENTS A ONE CENT INCREASE ON EACH DOLLAR) COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2019; SHALL ALL REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE TAX, NET OF THE COSTS OF COLLECTION, BE DEPOSITED INTO A SEPARATE PARK AND RECREATION FUND AND RESTRICTED AS TO USE SOLELY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• EXPANDING AND IMPROVING THE EXISTING TOWN TRAIL SYSTEM;• RENOVATING OR REPLACING EXISTING AQUATIC FACILITIES;• DEVELOPING, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A RECREATION CENTER AND

RELATED FACILITIES; AND• DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING ATHLETIC FIELDS;

AND, TO THE EXTENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING, EQUIPPING AND OPERATING PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS; AND SHALL THE TAX REVENUES DEPOSITED IN THE TOWN PARK AND RECREATION FUND AND ALL EARNINGS THEREON (REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT) CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?

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Bond Ballot Issue 3J:

SHALL THE TOWN OF BERTHOUD DEBT BE INCREASED $30,000,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $59,000,000, SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM ALL OR A PORTION OF THE TOWN’S SALES AND USE TAX AND ISSUED SOLELY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• EXPANDING AND IMPROVING THE EXISTING TOWN TRAIL SYSTEM;• RENOVATING OR REPLACING EXISTING AQUATIC FACILITIES;• DEVELOPING, CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A RECREATION CENTER AND

RELATED FACILITIES; AND• DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING ATHLETIC FIELDS;

SUCH BONDS TO BE DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME, AND AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS (REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT) AND THE FUNDS USED FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BONDS CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?



2014 (actual) $9,014,350 2015 (actual) 11,160,669 2016 (actual) 18,739,646 2017 (actual) 22,230,092 2018 (current year estimated) 34,913,301

____________________ 1 Fiscal year spending includes amounts expended by the Town for bonded debt service.

Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2014 through 2018: 287.31%

Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2014 through 2018: $25,898,951

Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax increases authorized by the ballot issues: $16,874,573

Estimated 2019 tax increase authorized by Ballot Issue 3I: $1,400,000

Information regarding bonded debt proposed by Ballot Issue 3J (on a calendar year basis):

Principal amount: $30,000,000 Maximum annual repayment cost: $2,300,000 Maximum total repayment cost: $59,000,000

Information regarding current bonded debt (on a calendar year basis):

Principal balance: $11,810,000 Maximum annual repayment cost: $2,948,025 Maximum remaining total repayment cost: $16,542,892

Summaries of written comments filed with the election officer:

The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons FOR Ballot Issue 3I:


The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons AGAINST Ballot Issue 3I:


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38 39

SAMP

LEFederal O

ffices

State O

ffices

Coun

ty Offices

Representative t

o the 1

16th United

States Con

gress -

Distric

t 4(Vote

for O

ne)

Karen M

cCormick

Demo

cratic

Ken B

uck

Republican

Write

-in

Governor / L

ieutenant Governo

r(Vote

for O

ne Pair)

Jared P

olis /

Dianne Prim

avera

Demo

cratic

Walk

er Stap

leton /

Lang Sias

Republican

Bill H

ammo

ns /

Eric Bo

denstab

Unity

Scott Helk

er /

Michele

Poague

Libertarian

Secretary o

f State

(Vote

for O

ne)

Wayne W

illiam

sRe

publican

Jena Griswo

ldDe

mocra

tic

Amanda Cam

pbell

America

n Constitution

Blake H

uber

Approval

Voting

State T

reasurer

(Vote

for O

ne)

Brian

Wats

onRe

publican

Dave Young

Demo

cratic

Gerald F. Kilpatrick

America

n Constitution

Attorney General

(Vote

for O

ne)

Phil W

eiser

Demo

cratic

George Brauchle

rRe

publican

William

F.

Robin

son III

Libertarian

State B

oard of E

ducatio

n Me

mber

Cong

ressional D

istric

t 4(Vote

for O

ne)

Tim Krug

Demo

cratic

Debora L. Scheffel

Republican

Regent of the University of C

olorado

At Large

(Vote

for O

ne)

Lesle

y Smith

Demo

cratic

Ken M

ontera

Republican

Christop

her E

. Otwe

llUn

ity

Jame

s K. Treibe

rtLib

ertarian

State S

enator

Distric

t 1(Vote

for O

ne)

Jerry Sonnenberg

Republican

Debra G

ustafson

Demo

cratic

State S

enator

Distric

t 13

(Vote

for O

ne)

John Cooke

Republican

Phil K

elley

Demo

cratic

Eric E. Jo

ssLib

ertarian

State R

epresentative

Distric

t 48

(Vote

for O

ne)

Stephen A

lan

Hump

hrey

Republican

Gbenga Ajiboye

Demo

cratic

State R

epresentative

Distric

t 49

(Vote

for O

ne)

Perry L. Buck

Republican

Conor D

uffy

Demo

cratic

State R

epresentative

Distric

t 50

(Vote

for O

ne)

Rochelle G

alindo

Demo

cratic

Michael A. Thuener

Republican

State R

epresentative

Distric

t 63

(Vote

for O

ne)

Lori A

. Sain

eRe

publican

Brandon D

. Bobian

Demo

cratic

Joe J

ohnson

Libertarian

Region

al Transportatio

n Distric

t Director

Distric

t K(Vote

for O

ne)

Troy L. W

hitmo

re

Paul D. Sola

no

Gerald Stephen

Jaramillo

Coun

ty Com

miss

ioner A

t Large

(Vote

for O

ne)

Steve M

oreno

Republican

Carl B

. Erickson

Demo

cratic

Lynette Kilpatrick

America

n Constitution

Coun

ty Com

miss

ioner D

istric

t 2(Vote

for O

ne)

Duane J

. Leis

eDe

mocra

tic

Scott Ja

mes

Republican

This ballot c

onsis

ts of

multip

le pages. Please

revie

w and vote bo

th sid

es of

all pages.

Official General Electio

n Ba

llot

Weld

County

, Colo

rado

Tuesday, No

vemb

er 06

, 2018

.

Carly S. K

oppes

Clerk a

nd Recorder

Precinct: Sa

mple Ba

llot

Ballot Style

: Sam

ple Ballot-Ba

llot 1 - Type 1-1

Sheet 1 o

f 2

How

to vo

te

Correct

Incorre

ct

Use b

lue or black ink

·Co

mpletely

fill th

e oval to

the righ

t of

·your ch

oice

If you make a

mistake

Cross o

ut the

entire

name

or ch

oice

·tha

t you marked b

y mistake

Comp

letely

fill anothe

r oval to

the righ

t ·

of the

corre

ct choic

e

Optio

nal w

rite-in

Comp

letely

fill th

e oval to

the righ

t of

·the

words “W

rite-in”

Then legib

ly print the n

ame o

f an

·eligib

le write-in ca

ndida

te on the line

WAR

NING

: Any pe

rson w

ho, by u

se of force

or other m

eans, unduly

influences a

n eligible e

lector to vo

te in any p

articula

r manner or to refrain

from

voting, or who false

ly ma

kes, alters, forges, or

counterfeits any m

ail ba

llot befo

re or

after it has b

een c

ast, o

r who de

stroys, defac

es, m

utilates, or tam

pers with a b

allot is subje

ct, up

on co

nviction

, to im

priso

nment, o

r to a

fine, or bo

th. Section

1-7.5

-107(3)(b

), C.R.S.

40 41

SAMP

LEJudicia

l Retentio

n Qu

estio

ns(Vote

Yes or No)

Ballot M

easures

Ballot questions refe

rred b

y the ge

neral

assemb

ly or an

y political subdivisio

n are

listed

by letter, and b

allot questions

initiated

by the p

eople

are listed

nume

rically. A ba

llot question lis

ted as

an

"ame

ndme

nt" proposes a change to the

Colorado c

onstitution

, and a ballot question

listed

as a "proposition

" proposes a

change

to the

Colo

rado Revise

d Statute

s. A

"yes/for" vote on an

y ballot question is a

vote in fav

or of ch

angin

g current law

or

existing

circu

mstan

ces, and a

"no/a

gains

t" vote on an

y ballot question is a

vote

again

st changin

g current law

or ex

isting

circums

tances.

Coun

ty Cler

k and

Recorder

(Vote

for O

ne)

Susie

Vela

squez

Demo

cratic

Carly S. K

oppes

Republican

Coun

ty Assessor

(Vote

for O

ne)

Brenda A. D

ones

Republican

Coun

ty Sheriff

(Vote

for O

ne)

Steve R

eams

Republican

Coun

ty Cou

ncil A

t Large

(Vote

for O

ne)

Charles

Tucker

Tonya V

anBe

ber

Tomm

y Butler

Coun

ty Cou

ncil D

istric

t 2(Vote

for O

ne)

Nancy T

ekste

n

Coun

ty Cou

ncil D

istric

t 3(Vote

for O

ne)

Jame

s Welc

h

Christop

her M

ark

Woodruff

Paul Echte

rnacht

Town

of H

udson To

wn Cou

ncil

(Vote

for F

our)

Adam

Rich

ter

Danie

l Warren

Candace N

olf

Sarah S

tadler

Dwayne Haynes

City of D

acon

o Ma

yor

(Vote

for O

ne)

Joe B

aker

Kathryn E. W

ittman

City of D

acon

o Co

uncil Mem

bers

(Vote

for no m

ore than two

)

Jackie L. Thom

as

Shellyene K.

Kettering

Robin

A. D

unlap

Town

of G

ilcrest fo

r Trustee

(Vote

for not mo

re than four)

Sylvia E

squiv

el

David

Tapia

Jason A

lbert

Steven J. Noth

em

Town

of L

ochb

uie M

ayor

(Vote

for not mo

re than on

e)

Jacob R

. Lofg

ren

Larry Strock

Town

of L

ochb

uie T

rustee

(Vote

for not mo

re than three)

David

E. O

tt

Jamie J

effery

Gary Richard

Counterma

n

Grant D

oherty

Town

of M

ead

Special Elec

tion

Office o

f Mayor

Term

to ex

pire April 2

020

(Vote

for O

ne)

Colleen G. W

hitlow

Joyce E

. Pa

laszews

ki

Shall Ju

stice Rich

ard L

. Gabriel of th

e Co

lorado S

upreme

Court be retained in

office

?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge J

ohn D

aniel Dailey of the

Colorado C

ourt of Ap

peals

be retained in

office

?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge R

ebecca Rankin

Freyre

of the

Colorado C

ourt of Ap

peals

be retained in

office

?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge E

lizabeth

L. Harris of the

Colorado C

ourt of Ap

peals

be retained in

office

?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge D

avid J. Richma

n of th

e Co

lorado C

ourt of Ap

peals

be retained in

office

?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge J

ames F. H

artmann o

f the 1

9th

Judic

ial District be reta

ined in o

ffice?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge T

odd L

. Taylor of the 1

9th

Judic

ial District be reta

ined in o

ffice?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge J

ohn J

oseph B

riggs of the

Weld

County

Court be retained in o

ffice?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge M

ichele

Lynn Meyer of the

Weld

County

Court be retained in o

ffice?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge D

ana N

ichols

of the W

eld

County Co

urt be reta

ined in o

ffice?

Yes

NoSh

all Ju

dge C

harles S

. Unfu

g of th

e Weld

Co

unty Co

urt be reta

ined in o

ffice?

Yes

No

Amendm

ent V

(CON

STITUT

IONA

L)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Co

lorado c

onstitution

concernin

g a

reduction in the a

ge qu

alification for a

memb

er of the g

eneral assemb

ly from

twenty-five y

ears to twenty-one y

ears?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stAm

endm

ent W

(CON

STITUT

IONA

L)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Co

lorado c

onstitution

concernin

g a ch

ange

in the

format of the

election b

allot for

judicial reten

tion e

lections?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stAm

endm

ent X

(CON

STITUT

IONA

L)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Co

lorado c

onstitution

concernin

g changing

the

industrial he

mp de

finitio

n from a

constitu

tional definition

to a sta

tutory

definitio

n?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stAm

endm

ent Y

(CON

STITUT

IONA

L)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Co

lorado c

onstitution

concernin

g a ch

ange

to the

way that congression

al dis

tricts are

draw

n, and, in connection therewith, takin

g the

duty to draw

congression

al dis

tricts

away from

the s

tate legislatu

re an

d giving it

to an independent com

mission

, com

posed

of twelv

e citiz

ens w

ho po

ssess s

pecified

qualifications; prohibiting a

ny on

e political

party's control of the

comm

ission

by

requirin

g that one-third of co

mmiss

ioners

will n

ot be affiliate

d with an

y political party,

one-third of the c

ommission

ers w

ill be

affilia

ted with the s

tate's

largest political

party, and on

e-third of the c

ommission

ers

will b

e affiliated with the s

tate's

second

largest political party; prohibiting c

ertain

perso

ns, in

cludin

g profes

sional lo

bbyis

ts,

federal camp

aign c

ommittee e

mploy

ees,

and federal, state

, and local elec

ted

officials

, from

serving on

the c

ommission

; lim

iting judicial revie

w of a m

ap to a

determination b

y the su

prem

e court of

wheth

er the c

ommission

or its

nonpartisan

staff c

ommitted a

n abuse of discretion;

requirin

g the co

mmiss

ion to draw

districts

with a focus on

comm

unitie

s of in

terest and

political subdiv

isions, such as

cities a

nd

counties, and then to m

aximize

the n

umber

of comp

etitive c

ongressio

nal seats to the

exten

t possib

le; an

d prohib

iting m

aps from

being

draw

n to d

ilute the

electoral influe

nce

of any racial or ethnic group o

r to p

rotec

t any incum

bent, an

y political candida

te, or

any p

olitical party?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

st

This ballot c

onsis

ts of

multip

le pages. Please

revie

w and vote bo

th sid

es of

all pages.

42 43

SAMP

LEAm

endm

ent Z

(CON

STITUT

IONA

L)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Colo

rado co

nstitu

tion c

oncerning

a change to the

manner in whic

h state s

enate

and s

tate h

ouse of representative

s districts are d

rawn

, and, in connection therewith, reforming the e

xisting legislative reapportio

nment

comm

ission

by ex

panding

the c

ommission

to tw

elve m

embers and a

uthorizing the

appointme

nt of me

mbers w

ho po

ssess s

pecified

qualifications; prohibiting a

ny on

e political party's c

ontrol of th

e com

mission

by requirin

g that one-third of co

mmiss

ioners

will n

ot be affiliate

d with an

y political party, one-third of the c

ommission

ers w

ill be

affilia

ted with the s

tate's

largest political party, and on

e-third of the c

ommission

ers w

ill be

affilia

ted with the s

tate's

second largest political party; prohib

iting c

ertain p

ersons,

includ

ing profe

ssion

al lob

byists, fed

eral camp

aign c

ommittee e

mploy

ees, and federal,

state, an

d local ele

cted o

fficials, from serving on

the c

ommission

; limiting judicial revie

w of a m

ap to a determination b

y the su

prem

e court of wh

ether the c

ommission

or its

nonpartisan staff co

mmitte

d an a

buse of discretion; requirin

g the co

mmiss

ion to draw

sta

te leg

islative districts u

sing c

ommu

nities

of interest as w

ell as

political subdiv

isions,

such as

cities a

nd co

unties, and then to m

aximize

the n

umber of com

petitive state

leg

islative se

ats to the e

xtent possible; and p

rohib

iting m

aps from being

draw

n to d

ilute

the electoral influe

nce o

f any racia

l or ethn

ic group o

r to p

rotec

t any incumb

ent, a

ny

political candid

ate, or any po

litical party?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stAm

endm

ent A

(CON

STITUT

IONA

L)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Colo

rado co

nstitu

tion that prohib

its slavery a

nd

involu

ntary servitud

e as p

unish

ment for a crime

and thereby prohibits sla

very and

involu

ntary servitud

e in a

ll circum

stances?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stAm

endm

ent 7

3 (CO

NSTITU

TION

AL)

SHAL

L STA

TE TAX

ES BE INCR

EASE

D $1,60

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AN AM

ENDM

ENT TO

THE

CO

LORA

DO CON

STITUT

ION AN

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ANGE

TO TH

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ISED

STA

TUTE

S CO

NCER

NING

FUN

DING

REL

ATING TO

PRE

SCHO

OL THR

OUGH

HIGH SC

HOOL

PUB

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ATION, AND

, IN CON

NECT

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TO TH

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COME

TAX

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SCH

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ISTR

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RREN

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VENU

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POSITE

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SCH

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S TO

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THR

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ATUR

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CESS

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LIC SCH

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ECIFIED CR

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IA; U

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GISL

ATUR

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ACTE

D A NE

W PUB

LIC SCH

OOL F

INAN

CE LA

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EQUIRING

THE

MON

EY IN

THE

FUN

D TO

BE

ANNU

ALLY

APP

ROPR

IATE

D FO

R SP

ECIFIED ED

UCAT

ION PR

OGRA

MS AND

PUR

POSE

S;

REQU

IRING TH

E MO

NEY IN THE

FUN

D TO

BE US

ED TO SU

PPOR

T ON

LY PUB

LIC SCH

OOLS

; RE

QUIRING GE

NERA

L FUN

D AP

PROP

RIAT

IONS

FOR

PUB

LIC EDU

CATION

TO INCR

EASE

BY

INFLAT

ION, UP TO

5%, A

NNUA

LLY; AND

REQ

UIRING

THE

DEP

ARTM

ENT OF

EDU

CATION

TO

COMM

ISSION

A STU

DY OF TH

E US

E OF

THE

MON

EY IN

THE

FUN

D WITHIN FIVE

YEA

RS?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stAm

endm

ent 7

4 (CO

NSTITU

TION

AL)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Colo

rado co

nstitu

tion requiring

the g

overnm

ent to

aw

ard just com

pensation to ow

ners of priva

te property wh

en a governme

nt law

or

regulation

reduces the fair m

arket valu

e of th

e property?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stAm

endm

ent 7

5 (CO

NSTITU

TION

AL)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Colo

rado co

nstitu

tion p

rovid

ing that if a

ny ca

ndida

te in a p

rimary o

r general ele

ction for state o

ffice d

irects

more than o

ne million do

llars in

support of his or he

r own

election, the

n every candida

te for that office

in the s

ame

election may ac

cept five times the a

mount of cam

paign

contribu

tions no

rmally a

llowe

d?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stProp

osition

109 (ST

ATUT

ORY)

SHAL

L STA

TE DEB

T BE

INCR

EASE

D $3,50

0,000,00

0, WITH A MA

XIMU

M RE

PAYM

ENT CO

ST

OF $5

,200,0

00,00

0, WITHO

UT RAISING

TAX

ES OR FE

ES, B

Y A CH

ANGE

TO TH

E CO

LORA

DO

REVISE

D ST

ATUT

ES REQ

UIRING

THE

ISSU

ANCE

OF TR

ANSP

ORTA

TION

REV

ENUE

AN

TICIPA

TION

NOT

ES, A

ND, IN

CON

NECT

ION TH

EREW

ITH, NOT

EPR

OCEE

DS SHA

LL BE RE

TAINED

AS A VO

TER-AP

PROV

ED REV

ENUE

CHA

NGE AN

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ED

EXCL

USIVEL

Y TO

FUN

D SP

ECIFIED RO

AD AND

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PANS

ION, CON

STRU

CTION,

MAINTE

NANC

E, AND

REP

AIR PR

OJEC

TS THR

OUGH

OUT TH

E ST

ATE?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

st

Prop

osition

110 (ST

ATUT

ORY)

SHAL

L STA

TE TAX

ES BE INCR

EASE

D $766,70

0,000 ANN

UALLY FO

R A TW

ENTY

-YEA

R PE

RIOD

, AND

STA

TE DEB

T SH

ALL B

E INCR

EASE

D $6,00

0,000,00

0 WITH A MA

XIMU

M RE

PAYM

ENT CO

ST OF $9,40

0,000,00

0, TO

PAY

FOR

STA

TE AND

LOCA

L TRA

NSPO

RTAT

ION

PROJ

ECTS

, AND

, IN CON

NECT

ION TH

EREW

ITH, CHA

NGING TH

E CO

LORA

DO REV

ISED

ST

ATUT

ES TO: 1) IN

CREA

SE THE

STA

TE SAL

ES AND

USE

TAX

RAT

E BY

0.62% BEG

INNING

JANU

ARY 1, 2019; R

EQUIRING

45% OF TH

E NE

W REV

ENUE

TO FU

ND STA

TE

TRAN

SPOR

TATION

SAF

ETY, MAINT

ENAN

CE, A

ND CON

GEST

ION RE

LATE

D PR

OJEC

TS, 40%

TO

FUN

D MU

NICIPA

L AND

COU

NTY TR

ANSP

ORTA

TION

PRO

JECT

S, AND

15% TO FU

ND

MULTIMOD

AL TRA

NSPO

RTAT

ION PR

OJEC

TS, IN

CLUD

ING BIKE

, PED

ESTR

IAN, AND

TRA

NSIT

INFR

ASTR

UCTU

RE; 2) A

UTHO

RIZE

THE

ISSU

ANCE

OF AD

DITION

AL TRA

NSPO

RTAT

ION

REVE

NUE AN

TICIPA

TION

NOT

ES TO FU

ND PRIOR

ITY ST

ATE TR

ANSP

ORTA

TION

MA

INTE

NANC

E AN

D CO

NSTR

UCTION

PRO

JECT

S, IN

CLUD

ING MU

LTIMOD

AL CAP

ITAL

PR

OJEC

TS; A

ND 3)

PRO

VIDE

THA

T AL

L REV

ENUE

RES

ULTING

FRO

M TH

E TA

X RA

TE

INCR

EASE

AND

PRO

CEED

S FR

OM IS

SUAN

CE OF RE

VENU

E AN

TICIPA

TION

NOT

ES ARE

VO

TER-AP

PROV

ED REV

ENUE

CHA

NGES

EXE

MPT FR

OM ANY

STA

TE OR LO

CAL R

EVEN

UE,

SPEN

DING

, OR OT

HER LIM

ITAT

IONS

IN LA

W?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stProp

osition

111 (ST

ATUT

ORY)

Shall there b

e an a

mendme

nt to the

Colo

rado Revise

d Statute

s concerning

limitations

on pa

yday lenders, and, in connection therewith, re

ducin

g allowa

ble ch

arges o

n payday

loans to an

annual perce

ntage ra

te of no more than thirty-six

perce

nt?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stProp

osition

112 (ST

ATUT

ORY)

Shall there b

e a ch

ange to the C

olorado Revise

d Statute

s concerning

a sta

tewide

minim

um dista

nce requirem

ent fo

r new

oil and ga

s develo

pment, a

nd, in

connection

therewith, ch

angin

g exis

ting d

istance requireme

nts to require that any n

ew oil and ga

s develop

ment be located

at least 2,50

0 feet from

any s

tructu

re inten

ded for hu

man

occupancy a

nd an

y othe

r area d

esign

ated b

y the measure, th

e state, or a loc

al governme

nt and a

uthorizing the s

tate o

r a local governm

ent to

incre

ase the minimu

m dis

tance requireme

nt?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1A

Sh

all Section 3

-6 of the W

eld County

Hom

e Rule

Charter b

e repealed

and reenacte

d to

corre

ct reference to the D

epartment of Fina

nce a

nd Adm

inistration an

d to c

orrect the

numb

er of County

departm

ents as three rath

er than four, th

us reading

as follows

?Se

ction 3-6. - C

ommission

er - De

partm

ents.

(1) T

he Department of Fina

nce a

nd Adm

inistration sh

all be

coordin

ated b

y the Chairm

an

of the

Board of County

Com

mission

ers.

(2) E

ach o

f the o

ther three majo

r departments, as

estab

lished b

y Artic

le IV, shall b

e coordin

ated b

y one of the o

ther C

ommission

ers togeth

er with as

sistan

ce from

anoth

er

Comm

ission

er, both

of whom shall be

appointed by

the B

oard at its

first me

eting in

January e

ach y

ear.

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1B

Sh

all Subsection 3-8(4)(b) o

f the W

eld County

Hom

e Rule

Charter b

e repealed

and

reenacted

to elimina

te the

requireme

nt tha

t contracts

and the dispositio

n of real property

be ap

proved by

the B

oard of County

Com

mission

ers b

y ordina

nce o

nly, th

us reading

as

follow

s?Se

ction 3-8. - P

owers a

nd Duties.

(4) W

ithout limiting the ge

nerality

of the foregoin

g or diminishing

the tota

l auth

ority an

d responsib

ility o

f the B

oard as

herein provide

d, the

powe

rs and d

uties of the B

oard sh

all

includ

e duties an

d pow

ers to:

(b) E

nact leg

islation inclu

ding s

uch m

eans of en

forceme

nt the

reof as sh

all be

autho

rized

by law, an

d othe

rwise

formally p

romu

lgate county policy. Un

less o

therwise

required b

y sta

tute, the

Board sh

all ac

t only

by ordin

ance in matters o

f legis

lation

and

appropriations, and by

ordin

ance, resolu

tion o

r motion, as m

ay be

appropriate, in other

matters.

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1C

Sh

all the o

utdate

d Subsection 3-

9(3) of the W

eld County

Hom

e Rule

Charter, wh

ich se

t the

Com

mission

er initia

l annual sala

ries u

pon e

nactm

ent of th

e Charter in

1976, be

repeale

d?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

st

44 45

SAMP

LEWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1D

Sh

all Section 3

-11 o

f the W

eld County

Hom

e Rule

Charter b

e repealed

and reenacte

d to

amend its title to "

Official Meetings" a

nd to co

rrect gram

matical errors to Su

bsection (1),

thus readin

g as follow

s?Se

ction 3-11. - Offic

ial Meetings.

(1) R

egula

r Board meetings sh

all be

held at lea

st twice

weekly

on da

ys to be

determined

by the B

oard by

resolution

; how

ever, a regular meeting m

ay be

cancelled by

resolution

of the

Board pa

ssed an

d publicly announced a

t least te

n (10) d

ays p

rior to the ca

ncelled

meeting da

te.

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1E

Sh

all a new Su

bsection 6

-5(5) b

e enacte

d to the W

eld County

Hom

e Rule

Charter to

disallow

convicted felon

s from being

elected

or ap

pointed to County

office, thu

s readin

g as follows

?Se

ction 6-5. - Q

ualifications.

(5) A

perso

n who ha

s been c

onvic

ted of a felony s

hall n

ot be eligible

to be

elected

or

appointed to County

office.

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1F

Shall the o

utdate

d Section 1

0-6 o

f the W

eld County

Hom

e Rule

Charter, wh

ich sa

ys the

County shall no

t be required to furnish

the S

heriff or an

y deputy

with liv

ing qu

arters

because they a

re "keepers of the

jail," be

repeale

d?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1G

Sh

all Section 1

6-6 o

f the W

eld County

Hom

e Rule

Charter b

e repealed

and reenacte

d to

require no

tice to the pu

blic b

y two

publications ten d

ays a

part prior to ap

proval of

contracts for ex

penditures in the am

ount of $2,50

0,000 or

greater by

the B

oard of

County Co

mmiss

ioners, thu

s readin

g as follow

s?Se

ction 16

-6. - Public Notice.

Notice to the pu

blic o

f ordina

nces an

d of certain o

fficial ac

ts, ev

ents, de

terminations,

proceedin

gs or

meetings sh

all be

given. Un

less d

efined o

therwise

in the o

rdina

nces,

rules

or laws

pertaining to the p

rocedure to whic

h the pu

blic n

otice relates, public no

tice

may b

e by p

ublication in a news

paper o

f general circulation

in the C

ounty

or by

such

other media and in s

uch form as may be

prescribed b

y the Board; except in

the c

ase o

f approval of contracts for ex

penditures in the am

ount of $2,50

0,000 or

greater that are

not id

entified within the

County

Budget, n

otice sh

all be

by tw

o publications ten da

ys

apart prior to a

pproval. When the no

tice info

rms the pu

blic o

f som

e event to tak

e plac

e in the

future, it s

hall b

e published a

t least five da

ys prior to su

ch ev

ent.

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1H

Sh

all the title

to Artic

le XV

II of th

e Weld

County

Hom

e Rule

Charter b

e repealed

and

reenacted

, and a new Se

ction 17

-3 be

enacted

to the W

eld County

Hom

e Rule

Charter,

to autho

rize the Board of County

Com

mission

ers to m

ake n

on-su

bstan

tive r

evisions to

the Charter, thu

s readin

g as follow

s?AR

TICL

E XV

II - AME

NDME

NTS AN

D NO

N-SU

BSTA

NTIVE RE

VISION

S TO

CHA

RTER

Se

ction 17

-3 - No

n-Su

bstan

tive R

evisions.

(1) T

he Board of County

Com

mission

ers m

ay, w

ithout approval of th

e vote

rs, ad

opt an

ordin

ance that ma

kes the following types o

f revisions to this

Hom

e Rule

Charter:

(a) R

enum

bering, revis

ing titles

, and rearranging

parts thereof;

(b) C

orrecting er

rors in spelling

, gramm

ar, cross-re

ferences, and p

unctu

ation;

(c) Revising language to reflect mo

dern us

age a

nd style

; and

(d) C

orrecting ob

vious inconsistencie

s betw

een s

ections.

(2) A

revis

ion ad

opted

pursu

ant to

this Se

ction is no

t inten

ded to a

nd is no

t to be

interprete

d as m

aking

any s

ubsta

ntive ch

ange in an

y Charter p

rovis

ion.

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stWeld

Cou

nty R

eferred Ba

llot Q

uestion 1I

Shall the w

ord, "elec

tive,"

be am

ended to the word, "elec

ted," wh

en re

ferring to e

lected

office

or elected

officer(s) of the C

ounty

, in Sections 2-2, 5-3(3), 6-1, 6-3, 6-6(2), 13-2(2),

16-1, 16-7, 16-9, 18-3, and 1

8-6, and in the title to Article VI of the W

eld County

Hom

e Ru

le Ch

arter?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

st

Town

of F

rederic

k Ballot Issue 2

A SH

ALL T

HE TOW

N OF

FRE

DERICK

TAX

ES BE INCR

EASE

D BY

$1,95

0,000 ANN

UALLY

COMM

ENCING

IN 20

19 A

ND THE

N AN

NUAL

LY BY SU

CH ADD

ITIONA

L AMO

UNTS

AS AR

E RA

ISED

THE

REAF

TER FR

OM THE

LEVY

OF AN

ADD

ITIONA

L SAL

ES AND

USE

TAX

OF 1 (ON

E)

PERC

ENT, BEG

INNING

JANU

ARY 1, 2019, W

ITH PR

OCEE

DS USE

D EX

CLUS

IVEL

Y FO

R TH

E PU

RPOS

E OF

FINAN

CING

LAW ENF

ORCE

MENT

SER

VICE

S (POL

ICE SE

RVICES

), INCL

UDING

BUT NO

T LIM

ITED

TO LA

W ENF

ORCE

MENT

OPE

RATION

AL EXP

ENSE

S, SUP

PLIES,

EQUIPM

ENT, AND

CAP

ITAL

EXP

ENDITU

RES RE

LATING

TO PO

LICE SE

RVICES

AND

SHA

LL

SUCH

TAX

REV

ENUE

S BE

COL

LECT

ED UPO

N TH

E TO

WN'S EX

ISTING

SAL

ES AND

USE

TAX

BA

SE, R

ETAINE

D, AND

SPE

NT AS A VO

TER AP

PROV

ED REV

ENUE

CHA

NGE AN

D NO

TWITHS

TAND

ING AN

Y RE

VENU

E EX

PEND

ITUR

E LIM

IT CON

TAINED

WITHIN AR

TICL

E X,

SECT

ION 20 OF TH

E CO

LORA

DO CON

STITUT

ION OR

ANY

OTH

ER LA

W?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stTo

wn of M

ead Ba

llot Issue 2B

SH

ALL T

OWN OF

MEA

D SA

LES AN

D US

E TA

XES BE

INCR

EASE

D $1,30

0,000 IN

2019 (F

IRST

FU

LL FISCA

L YEA

R DO

LLAR

INCR

EASE

) AND

BY WHA

TEVE

R AD

DITION

AL AMO

UNTS

ARE

RA

ISED

ANN

UALLY TH

EREA

FTER

BY TH

E IMPO

SITION

OF AN

ADD

ITIONA

L SAL

ES AND

USE

TA

X OF

1% (INC

REAS

ING TH

E TO

WN'S SA

LES TA

X AN

D US

E TA

X FR

OM 2%

TO 3%

), FO

R TH

E PU

RPOS

E OF

PRO

VIDING

FUN

DING

FOR

:PO

LICE OF

FICE

RS TO EN

SURE

SAF

ETY OF

OFF

ICER

S AN

D IMPR

OVE PU

BLIC SAF

ETY

·RE

SPON

SE SER

VICE

S;

PROV

IDING NO

N-EM

ERGE

NCY SE

RVICES

INCL

UDING PU

BLIC EDU

CATION

·

OUTR

EACH

AND

SCH

OOL R

ESOU

RCE OF

FICE

RS;

911 D

ISPA

TCH SE

RVICES

;·

POLIC

E TR

AINING

;·

REPL

ACING CO

MMUN

ICAT

IONS

EQU

IPME

NT AND

OTH

ER PUB

LIC-SAF

ETY RE

LATE

D ·

EQUIPM

ENT ON

AN AS

NEE

DED BA

SIS;

MAINTA

INING AN

D IMPR

OVING ST

REET

S AN

D RO

ADS WITHIN TH

E TO

WN OF

MEA

D,

·INCL

UDING BU

T NO

T LIM

ITED

TO TH

IRD ST

REET

(WCR

7) NOR

TH OF CO

UNTY

ROA

D 34.5, THE

INTE

RSEC

TION

OF WEL

KER RO

AD AND

THIRD

STR

EET, AND

THE

INTE

RSEC

TION

OF HIGH

WAY

66 AT TH

IRD ST

REET

(WCR

7); A

ND

PRES

ERVING

OTH

ER CAP

ITAL

ASS

ETS OF

THE

TOW

N,· COMM

ENCING

JANU

ARY 1, 2019, A

ND CON

TINU

ING TH

EREA

FTER

, AND

SHA

LL THE

TOW

N OF

MEA

D BE

ENT

ITLE

D TO

COL

LECT

, RET

AIN, AND

SPE

ND THE

FUL

L REV

ENUE

S FR

OM

SUCH

SAL

ES AND

USE

TAX

INCR

EASE

WITHO

UT STA

TUTO

RY OR CO

NSTITU

TION

AL

LIMITAT

ION OR

CON

DITION

, INCL

UDING AR

TICL

E X, SEC

TION

20 OF TH

E CO

LORA

DO

CONS

TITU

TION

, COL

ORAD

O RE

VISE

D ST

ATUT

ES §2

9-1-301, OR

ANY

OTH

ER LA

W AS IT

CURR

ENTLY EX

ISTS

OR AS

IT MAY

BE AM

ENDE

D IN THE

FUT

URE AN

D WITHO

UT LIMITING

IN ANY

YEA

R TH

E AM

OUNT

OF OT

HER RE

VENU

ES THA

T MA

Y BE

COL

LECT

ED AND

SPE

NT

BY THE

TOW

N, AND

FUR

THER

PRO

VIDE

D TH

AT THE

TOW

N MA

NAGE

R SH

ALL A

NNUA

LLY

REPO

RT TO TH

E TO

WN BO

ARD OF

TRU

STEE

S ON

THE

PUR

POSE

S FO

R WHICH

THE

RE

VENU

ES FRO

M TH

E TA

X INCR

EASE

HAV

E BE

EN DES

IGNA

TED OR

USE

D IN THE

PR

ECED

ING CA

LEND

AR YEA

R?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of D

acon

o Ba

llot Issue 2C

SH

ALL T

HE CITY OF

DAC

ONO, COL

ORAD

O BE

INCL

UDED

IN THE

HIGH PL

AINS

LIBR

ARY

DIST

RICT

, FOR

WHICH

THE

CUR

RENT

RAT

E OF

PRO

PERT

Y TA

X LE

VIED

IS 3.249 M

ILLS?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of D

acon

o Ba

llot Q

uestion 2D

Sh

all the C

ity of Dacono H

ome R

ule Charter b

e ame

nded to allow

notices of pu

blic

meetings a

nd bu

dget hearing

s, em

ergency o

rdina

nces an

d ordina

nces ad

opted

on first

reading

to be

poste

d at C

ity Hall an

d on the City's we

bsite inste

ad of in at least five

public p

laces?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of D

acon

o Ba

llot Q

uestion 2E

Sh

all the C

ity of Dacono H

ome R

ule Charter b

e ame

nded to elimina

te the

Personnel

Board a

nd to remo

ve all re

ferences thereto?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of D

acon

o Ba

llot Q

uestion 2F

Shall the C

ity of Dacono H

ome R

ule Charter concerning

comp

ensation for elected

officials

be am

ended to a

lso provide

comp

ensation b

e paid

for appoin

ted mem

bers of

the bo

ards an

d com

mission

s esta

blished by

the H

ome R

ule Charter?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of D

acon

o Ba

llot Q

uestion 2G

Sh

all co

mpensation p

aid to the M

ayor be

incre

ased from

$75.0

0 per month to $300.00

per m

eeting, and s

hall c

ompensation pa

id to each City Councilm

ember b

e increased

from $50.0

0 per month to $150.00

per m

eeting, and s

hall c

ompensation be

paid to

appointed mem

bers of the

boards an

d com

mission

s esta

blished by

the H

ome R

ule

Charter at a rate of $50.0

0 per meeting, with such co

mpensation c

hanges to take effec

t for all such e

lected

and a

ppoin

ted officials o

n January 1, 2019?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

st

46 47

SAMP

LETo

wn of H

udson Ba

llot Issue 2H

SH

ALL T

OWN OF

HUD

SON TA

XES BE

INCR

EASE

D BY

ONE

HUN

DRED

FIFTY

THO

USAN

D DO

LLAR

S ($150,0

00) A

NNUA

LLY IN THE

FIRST

FISCA

L YEA

R (2019), A

ND BY WHA

TEVE

R AD

DITION

AL AMO

UNTS

ARE

RAISE

D AN

NUAL

LY THE

REAF

TER TH

ROUG

H TH

E AD

OPTION

OF

A LO

DGING TA

X AT

THE

RAT

E OF

FOU

R PE

RCEN

T (4%) O

N TH

E PR

ICE PA

ID FOR

THE

LE

ASING OR

REN

TAL O

F AN

Y OC

CUPIED

HOT

EL ROO

M, MOT

EL ROO

M, LO

DGING HO

USE,

BED AN

D BR

EAKF

AST, OR OT

HER AC

COMM

ODAT

ION, AND

SHA

LL ALL REV

ENUE

S DE

RIVE

D FR

OM SUC

H LO

DGING TA

X BE

USE

D FO

R PA

RK AND

REC

REAT

ION US

ES, E

CONO

MIC

DEVE

LOPM

ENT AN

D AS

SOCIAT

ED EVE

NTS, AND

GEN

ERAL

GOV

ERNM

ENTA

L PUR

POSE

S,

AND SH

ALL T

HE TOW

N BE

AUT

HORIZE

D TO

COL

LECT

, RET

AIN AN

D SP

END SU

CH TAX

RE

VENU

ES, IN

CLUD

ING FO

R EA

CH YEA

R, ANY

INVE

STME

NT EAR

NING

S AN

D INTE

REST

ON

SUCH

REV

ENUE

S, AS A VO

TER AP

PROV

ED REV

ENUE

CHA

NGE UN

DER AR

TICL

E X,

SECT

ION 20, O

F TH

E CO

LORA

DO CON

STITUT

ION OR

ANY

OTH

ER LA

W?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stTo

wn of H

udson Ba

llot Issue 2I

SHAL

L TO

WN OF HUDSO

N TAX

ES BE INCREA

SED BY TW

O HUNDRED

TH

OUSA

ND DOLLAR

S ($200,000) ANNUAL

LY IN

THE FIRST

FISCAL

YEA

R

(2019), A

ND BY SU

CH AMOUNTS

AS AR

E RAISE

D ANNUAL

LY THER

EAFT

ER

BY IM

POSING AN ADDITIONAL

SAL

ES TAX

OF 3%

ON THE SA

LE OF RET

AIL

MAR

IJUAN

A AN

D RET

AIL MAR

IJUAN

A PR

ODUCTS

IF THE REG

ISTE

RED

EL

ECTO

RS OF TH

E TO

WN DET

ERMINE TO

ALLOW THE SA

LE OF RET

AIL

MAR

IJUAN

A AN

D RET

AIL MAR

IJUAN

A PR

ODUCTS

, WITH THE TA

X REV

ENUES

BEING USE

D TO FUND GEN

ERAL

GOVE

RNMEN

T EX

PENSE

S AS

DET

ERMINED

BY TH

E TO

WN COUNCIL, W

ITH THE RAT

E OF TH

E TA

X BE

ING

ALLO

WED

TO BE INCREA

SED OR DEC

REA

SED W

ITHOUT FU

RTH

ER VOTE

R

APPR

OVA

L SO

LONG AS TH

E RAT

E OF TA

XATION DOES

NOT EX

CEE

D 8%,

AND W

ITH THE RES

ULTING TAX

REV

ENUE BE

ING ALLOWED

TO BE

COLLEC

TED AND SPE

NT AS

A VOTE

R APP

ROVE

D REV

ENUE CHAN

GE

WITHOUT REG

ARD TO ANY EX

PENDITURE, REV

ENUE RAISING, O

R OTH

ER

LIMITAT

ION CONTA

INED

IN ARTICLE

X, § 20, OF TH

E COLO

RAD

O

CONST

ITUTION OR ANY OTH

ER LAW

?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stTo

wn of H

udson Ba

llot Q

uestion 2J

Retail M

arijuana Sa

les

Shall the Tow

n of Hudson authorize the establishm

ent and operation of

retail marijuana stores as the only type of m

arijuana license authorized

in the Town, su

bject to the requirements of the Colorado retail marijuana

code and local regulations to be adopted by the Town Council of the

Town of Hudson?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of E

vans Ballot Issue 2

K SH

ALL C

ITY OF

EVA

NS TAX

ES BE INCR

EASE

D $3.2 MILLION IN 20

19 (T

HE FIRST

FUL

L FISC

AL YEA

R OF

THE

TAX

INCR

EASE

) AND

BY SU

CH AMO

UNTS

AS MA

Y BE

GEN

ERAT

ED

ANNU

ALLY

THE

REAF

TER TH

ROUG

H TH

E IMPO

SITION

OF AN

ADD

ITIONA

L CITY-WIDE SA

LES

AND US

E TA

X OF

1.00% (F

OR A TOT

AL SAL

ES AND

USE

TAX

OF 4.5

%) T

O BE

UTILIZ

ED

EXCL

USIVEL

Y FO

R MA

INTA

INING AN

D OP

ERAT

ING TH

E ST

REET

S OF

THE

CITY, IN

CLUD

ING

RESU

RFAC

ING, REC

ONST

RUCT

ION, AND

REL

ATED

CON

CRET

E WOR

K IN THE

PUB

LIC

RIGH

TS OF WAY

; SUC

H TA

X INCR

EASE

TO CO

MMEN

CE JA

NUAR

Y 1, 2019, A

ND SHA

LL

CONT

INUE

THR

OUGH

DEC

EMBE

R 31, 2025, AN

D SH

ALL A

LL REV

ENUE

S RE

CEIVED

FRO

M SU

CH TAX

INCR

EASE

AND

ANY

INVE

STME

NT IN

COME

THE

REON

BE A VO

TER AP

PROV

ED

REVE

NUE CH

ANGE

UND

ER ART

ICLE

X, S

ECTION

20 OF TH

E CO

LORA

DO CON

STITUT

ION OR

AN

Y OT

HER LA

W?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stTo

wn of K

ersey B

allot Issue 2

L SH

ALL T

HE TOW

N OF

KER

SEY, COL

ORAD

O TA

XES BE

INCR

EASE

D EF

FECT

IVE JANU

ARY 1,

2019 IN

THE

AMO

UNT OF

APP

ROXIMA

TELY

$35,0

00 IN

THE

FIRST

FUL

L YEA

R, AND

BY

WHA

TEVE

R AM

OUNT

IS COL

LECT

ED ANN

UALLY TH

EREA

FTER

, BY INCR

EASING

THE

SAL

ES

TAX FR

OM 3.6%

to 4.0%

TO BE

USE

D FO

R ST

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S, DRA

INAG

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B AN

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TTER

, AND

GE

NERA

L TOW

N EX

PENS

ES AND

SHA

LL THE

TOW

N BE

AUT

HORIZE

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REC

EIVE

, RET

AIN

AND SP

END TH

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OCEE

DS OF TH

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WN SA

LES TA

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L REV

ENUE

WITHO

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RD TO AN

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ENDING

OR RE

VENU

E LIM

ITAT

ION CO

NTAINE

D IN ART

ICLE

X, S

ECTION

20 OF TH

E CO

LORA

DO CON

STITUT

ION AN

D TH

E RE

STRICT

IONS

CON

TAINED

IN PAR

T 3,

ARTICL

E 1, TITLE 29 COL

ORAD

O RE

VISE

D ST

ATUT

ES?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stTo

wn of G

ilcrest Ballot Issue 2

M LO

DGING OCC

UPAT

ION TA

X

SHAL

L THE

TOW

N OF

GILC

REST

TAX

ES BE INCR

EASE

D ZE

RO DOL

LARS

($00.00

) ANN

UALLY

IN 20

19, A

ND BY WHA

TEVE

R AD

DITION

AL AMO

UNTS

ARE

COL

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ED ANN

UALLY

THER

EAFT

ER, B

Y TH

E AD

OPTION

OF A LO

DGING OC

CUPA

TION

AL TAX

OF 4%

PER

DAY

ON

THE CO

ST OF TH

E PR

OVISION OF

HOT

EL ROO

MS AND

OTH

ER SIMILA

R AC

COMM

ODAT

IONS

IN TOW

N, AND

SHA

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TOW

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AUT

HORIZE

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COL

LECT

AND

SPE

ND THE

FUL

L PR

OCEE

DS OF SU

CH TAX

WITHO

UT LIMITA

TION

AND

WITHO

UT LIMITING

THE

EX

PEND

ITUR

E OF

ANY

OTH

ER REV

ENUE

S OR

FUN

DS UND

ER ART

ICLE

X, S

ECTION

20, O

F TH

E CO

LORA

DO CON

STITUT

ION?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

st

Town

of N

unn Ba

llot Issue 2N

SH

ALL T

OWN OF

NUN

N OR

DINA

NCES

BE AM

ENDE

D, W

ITHO

UT ANY

INCR

EASE

IN TAX

ES TO

BE ASS

ESSE

D OR

TAX

REV

ENUE

S TO

BE CO

LLEC

TED, TO CO

NFOR

M TH

OSE OR

DINA

NCES

WITH SE

CTION 29-2-114 OF TH

E CO

LORA

DO REV

ISED

STA

TUTE

S AS

AME

NDED

BY

COLO

RADO

SEN

ATE BILL 18

-259 SUC

H TH

AT THE

TOW

N'S CU

RREN

T EX

CISE

TAX

ON

WHO

LESA

LE SAL

ES OF UN

PROC

ESSE

D MA

RIJU

ANA UN

DER OR

DINA

NCE 299 W

ILL APP

LY

ON THE

FIRST

SAL

E OR

TRA

NSFE

R OF

UNP

ROCE

SSED

RET

AIL M

ARIJU

ANA BY

A RET

AIL

MARIJU

ANA CU

LTIVAT

ION FA

CILIT

Y AT

A RAT

E OF

5% OF TH

E AV

ERAG

E MA

RKET

RAT

E, AS

DETE

RMINED

BY TH

E DE

PART

MENT

OF RE

VENU

E PU

RSUA

NT TO SE

CTION 39-28.8

-101 OF

THE CO

LORA

DO REV

ISED

STA

TUTE

S, OF TH

E UN

PROC

ESSE

D RE

TAIL MA

RIJU

ANA IF THE

TR

ANSA

CTION IS BET

WEE

N AF

FILIA

TED RE

TAIL MA

RIJU

ANA BU

SINE

SS LICE

NSEE

S, AND

AT

A RA

TE OF 5%

OF TH

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CT PRICE

, AS DE

FINE

D IN SEC

TION

39-28.8

-101 OF TH

E CO

LORA

DO REV

ISED

STA

TUTE

S, FOR

UNP

ROCE

SSED

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AIL M

ARIJU

ANA IF THE

TR

ANSA

CTION IS BET

WEE

N UN

AFFILIA

TED RE

TAIL MA

RIJU

ANA BU

SINE

SS LICE

NSEE

S,

WITH TH

E RE

VENU

ES TO BE

USE

D IN THE

SAM

E MA

NNER

AS PR

EVIOUS

LY APP

ROVE

D FO

R RE

VENU

ES FRO

M TH

E TO

WN'S CU

RREN

T EX

CISE

TAX

ON WHO

LESA

LE SAL

ES OF

UNPR

OCES

SED MA

RIJU

ANA UN

DER OR

DINA

NCE 299?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of G

reele

y Ballot Issue 2

O 0.3

0% SAL

ES AND

USE

TAX

EXT

ENSION

WITHO

UT IN

CREA

SING

THE

RAT

E OF

ANY

TAX

, SHA

LL THE

EXIST

ING 0.3

0% SAL

ES AND

US

E TA

X RA

TE SCH

EDUL

ED TO EX

PIRE

ON DE

CEMB

ER 31

, 2022 B

E EX

TEND

ED THR

OUGH

DE

CEMB

ER 31

, 2042 F

OR QUA

LITY OF

LIFE

PUR

POSE

S AS

ORIGINA

LLY AP

PROV

ED AND

, EF

FECT

IVE JANU

ARY 1, 2019, S

HALL SUC

H PU

RPOS

ES ALS

O INCL

UDE TR

ANSP

ORTA

TION

CA

PACITY

AND

INFR

ASTR

UCTU

RE PRO

JECT

S AN

D NE

CESS

ARY BU

ILDING MA

INTE

NANC

E?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of G

reele

y Ballot Issue 2

P 0.1

6% SAL

ES AND

USE

TAX

EXT

ENSION

WITHO

UT IN

CREA

SING

THE

RAT

E OF

ANY

TAX

, SHA

LL THE

EXIST

ING 0.1

6% SAL

ES AND

US

E TA

X RA

TE SCH

EDUL

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, 2024 B

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OR PUB

LIC SAF

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IGINAL

LY APP

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ARY 1, 2019, S

HALL SUC

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RPOS

ES ALS

O INCL

UDE TH

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NSTR

UCTION

, MAINT

ENAN

CE AND

STA

FFING OF

PUB

LIC SAF

ETY FA

CILIT

IES?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of L

ongm

ont B

allot Issue 3

A RE

VENU

E BO

NDS FO

R FU

NDING TH

E RE

HABILIT

ATION AN

D IMPR

OVEM

ENT OF

CITY

BUILD

INGS

.

WITHO

UT IN

CREA

SING

TAX

RAT

ES OR IMPO

SING

ANY

NEW

TAX

, SHA

LL THE

CITY OF

LO

NGMO

NT DEB

T BE

INCR

EASE

D IN AN AM

OUNT

NOT

TO EX

CEED

$16,4

30,00

0, WITH A

TOTA

L REP

AYME

NT COS

T OF

NOT

TO EX

CEED

$26,6

23,61

1 FOR

THE

PUR

POSE

OF

FINA

NCING TH

E RE

HABILIT

ATION AN

D IMPR

OVEM

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CITY BU

ILDINGS

, INCL

UDING TH

E CIVIC CE

NTER

, LIBRA

RY, S

AFET

Y AN

D JU

STICE CE

NTER

, AND

OTH

ER FAC

ILITIES

; AND

SH

ALL T

HE DEB

T BE

PAID FR

OM SUC

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GALLY AV

AILA

BLE RE

VENU

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REST

, AN

D BE

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D IN ONE

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OR EQ

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UNT OF

SUC

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MS AND

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S,

INCL

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OVISIONS

FOR

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URITY WITH OR

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UT

PAYM

ENT OF

PRE

MIUM

, ALL AS TH

E CITY

COU

NCIL MA

Y DE

TERM

INE?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of L

ongm

ont B

allot Issue 3

B RE

VENU

E BO

NDS FO

R FU

NDING FIRE

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REP

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.

WITHO

UT IN

CREA

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TAX

RAT

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SING

ANY

NEW

TAX

, SHA

LL THE

CITY OF

LO

NGMO

NT DEB

T BE

INCR

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D IN AN AM

OUNT

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CEED

$9,58

0,000, W

ITH A

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L REP

AYME

NT COS

T OF

NOT

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CEED

$15,5

23,68

8 FOR

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PUR

POSE

OF

RENO

VATING

OR RE

PLAC

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STA

TION

S #2 AND

#6; A

ND SHA

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DEB

T BE

PAID

FROM

SUC

H LE

GALLY AV

AILA

BLE RE

VENU

ES, B

EAR INTE

REST

, AND

BE SO

LD IN

ONE

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RIES

OR MO

RE AT A PR

ICE AB

OVE, BEL

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UAL T

O TH

E PR

INCIPA

L AMO

UNT OF

SU

CH BON

DS AND

WITH SU

CH TER

MS AND

CON

DITION

S, IN

CLUD

ING PR

OVISIONS

FOR

RE

DEMP

TION

PRIOR

TO MA

TURITY

WITH OR

WITHO

UT PAY

MENT

OF PR

EMIUM, ALL AS TH

E CITY

COU

NCIL MA

Y DE

TERM

INE?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of L

ongm

ont B

allot Issue 3

C RE

VENU

E BO

NDS FO

R FU

NDING RE

CREA

TION

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OVEM

ENTS

.

WITHO

UT IN

CREA

SING

TAX

RAT

ES OR IMPO

SING

ANY

NEW

TAX

, SHA

LL THE

CITY OF

LO

NGMO

NT DEB

T BE

INCR

EASE

D IN AN AM

OUNT

NOT

TO EX

CEED

$6,81

5,000, W

ITH A

TOTA

L REP

AYME

NT COS

T OF

NOT

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CEED

$11,0

43,20

8 FOR

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PUR

POSE

OF

FINA

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IMPR

OVEM

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, INCL

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NTEN

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POO

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IRRIGA

TION

SYS

TEMS

, AND

THE

UTE

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F CO

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MAINT

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CE FAC

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; AND

SH

ALL T

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T BE

PAID FR

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AILA

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, AN

D BE

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L AMO

UNT OF

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D WITH SU

CH TER

MS AND

CON

DITION

S,

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OVISIONS

FOR

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EMPT

ION PR

IOR TO

MAT

URITY WITH OR

WITHO

UT

PAYM

ENT OF

PRE

MIUM

, ALL AS TH

E CITY

COU

NCIL MA

Y DE

TERM

INE?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

st

This ballot c

onsis

ts of

multip

le pages. Please

revie

w and vote bo

th sid

es of

all pages.

48 49

SAMP

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wn of E

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Sh

all the T

own o

f Erie, w

ithout in

creasing

taxes, be au

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ploy b

roadband

infrastructure u

sed to p

rovid

e advanced s

ervic

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igh-sp

eed b

roadband internet),

telecom

munic

ations s

ervic

es, and/or ca

ble telev

ision se

rvices a

s defined b

y § 29

-27-102

and §

29-27-402 o

f the C

olorado Revise

d Statute

s, inc

luding

without limitation

any n

ew

and imp

roved h

igh ba

ndwidth

services b

ased on

future technolo

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ents,

busin

esses, schools

, libraries

, nonprofit entities a

nd other users of such se

rvices, either

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directly with pu

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nd/or priva

te secto

r partne

rs?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stCity of N

orthglenn Ba

llot Issue 3E

MA

RIJU

ANA SA

LES TA

X

SHAL

L CITY OF

NOR

THGL

ENN TA

XES BE

INCR

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D BY

$1,40

0,000 ANN

UALLY

IN THE

FIRST

FISCA

L YEA

R, AND

BY SU

CH AMO

UNTS

AS AR

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ISED

AN

NUAL

LY THE

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TER BY

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LE

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ARIJU

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ARIJU

ANA

AND ME

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L MAR

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A PR

ODUC

TS, W

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SHA

LL BE IN ADD

ITION TO

THE

MU

NICIPA

L SAL

ES TAX

ON SU

CH SAL

ES, A

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LL ALL REV

ENUE

S DE

RIVE

D FR

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H TA

X BE

COL

LECT

ED AND

SPE

NT TO BE

USE

D EX

CLUS

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Y FO

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L IMP

ROVE

MENT

S AN

D PU

BLIC FAC

ILITIES

WITH TH

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TE OF TH

E TA

X BE

ING AL

LOWED

TO IN

CREA

SE OR DE

CREA

SE NO MO

RE THA

N 1%

ANN

UALLY

WITHO

UT FUR

THER

VOT

ER APP

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L SO LO

NG AS TH

E RA

TE OF TA

XATION

DO

ES NOT

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S A VO

TER AP

PROV

ED REV

ENUE

CHA

NGE WITHO

UT

REGA

RD TO AN

Y EX

PEND

ITUR

E, REV

ENUE

RAISING

, OR OT

HER LIM

ITAT

ION

CONT

AINE

D IN ART

ICLE

X, § 20

OF TH

E CO

LORA

DO CON

STITUT

ION OR

ANY

OT

HER LA

W?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stTo

wn of B

erthou

d Ba

llot Issue 3I

TOWN OF

BER

THOU

D ISSU

E RE

GARD

ING AU

THOR

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1% SAL

ES TAX

TO

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L THE

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BER

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D TA

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OF A RA

TE IN

CREA

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TH

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LES AN

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X OF

1.0%

(WHICH

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NERA

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POSITE

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FUN

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STRICT

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USE

SOL

ELY FO

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RKS AN

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PUR

POSE

S, IN

CLUD

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T NO

T LIM

ITED

TO:

EXPA

NDING AN

D IMPR

OVING TH

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ISTING

TOW

N TR

AIL S

YSTE

M;·

RENO

VATING

OR RE

PLAC

ING EX

ISTING

AQU

ATIC FAC

ILITIES

; ·

DEVE

LOPING

, CON

STRU

CTING AN

D EQ

UIPP

ING A RE

CREA

TION

CEN

TER AN

D ·

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TED FA

CILIT

IES; AND

DEVE

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, CON

STRU

CTING AN

D EQ

UIPP

ING AT

HLET

IC FIELD

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TENT

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, AC

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AND

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AT SU

CH PRICE

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VE

OR BEL

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of B

erthou

d Ba

llot Q

uestion 3K

Town

of Bertho

ud Question Regardin

g Reallocation o

f Exis

ting S

ales T

ax

Shall Tow

n of B

ertho

ud or

dinances b

e ame

nded without any incre

ase in taxes to be

assessed or tax revenues to b

e generate

d such that revenues from the

tax increase

approved on

Novem

ber 4, 1997, by the q

ualified electors o

f the T

own o

f Bertho

ud may

be utilized ex

clusiv

ely for uses p

resently a

llowe

d and for the co

nstruction, operation, and

maintenance of ca

pital improvem

ents to parks

, open s

paces, recre

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s, and

trails?

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erthou

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Town

of Bertho

ud Question Regardin

g Case A

nnexation

Shall the T

own o

f Bertho

ud be

autho

rized to an

nex p

arcel of property co

nsisting

of

approximate

ly 6.2

59 ac

res, mo

re pa

rticula

rly de

scribed as

:Ca

se Annexation:

That portio

n of th

e Northe

ast Q

uarter o

f Section 4

, Tow

nship

4 No

rth, R

ange 69

West of

the 6th P

rincip

al Me

ridian

, County

of La

rimer, S

tate o

f Colo

rado, m

ore p

articula

rly

described as

follows

:Pa

rcel 2A, Ame

nded Duffy E

xemp

tion, recorded at Reception N

o. 97052403, Larimer

County Clerk a

nd Recorder, mo

re pa

rticula

rly de

scribed as

follows

:Co

nside

ring the North line o

f the N

orthe

ast corner o

f Section 4

as be

aring

South 89° 5

9' 58" W

est and with all bearings co

ntaine

d herein

relative

thereto

:CO

MMEN

CING

at the N

orth Qu

arter co

rner of Section 4

; thence South 00° 1

3' 44"

West, 5

0.15 feet to

a point on

the N

orth line o

f Heron La

kes L

ake C

lub Annexation To

The T

own o

f Bertho

ud; th

ence along the W

est and South lines of Heron La

kes L

ake

Club Annexation the follow

ing 2 courses a

nd dista

nces: S

outh 00° 2

5' 45" W

est,

1337.29

feet; thence, N

orth 77° 1

8' 05" E

ast, 4

47.46

feet to the

Southw

est corner o

f Pa

rcel 2A, Ame

nded Duffy E

xemp

tion, said point be

ing the P

OINT

OF BE

GINN

ING;

thence a

long s

aid Parcel 2A the

following 10

courses a

nd dista

nces: N

orth 07° 0

3' 49"

West, 3

96.85

feet; thence, N

orth 04° 0

8' 54" W

est, 1

28.40

feet; thence, N

orth 02° 1

5' 08" W

est, 2

05.22

feet; thence, N

orth 79° 5

5' 50" E

ast, 3

37.02

feet; thence, S

outh 28°

00' 27" East, 2

80.84

feet; thence, S

outh 41° 5

2' 38" E

ast, 1

64.83

feet; thence, S

outh

51° 3

1' 52" W

est, 1

07.08

feet; thence, S

outh 47° 2

6' 05" W

est, 4

19.26

feet; thence,

South

54° 4

7' 05" W

est, 6

1.59 feet; thence S

outh 65° 2

9' 05" W

est, 7

1.05 feet to

the

POINT OF

BEG

INNING

, containin

g 272,63

3 square feet or 6.25

9 acre

s more o

r less.

Provide

d that th

e board of trustee

s, after co

nside

ring the an

nexation a

pplication an

d holding a public h

earing, as required b

y law

, dete

rmine

s that such a

nnexation is in the

best interests of the

town

?

Yes/F

orNo

/Again

stTo

wn of L

ochb

uie B

allot Question 3R

Sh

all the tow

n of Lochbuie

be allow

ed to pu

blish ordin

ances b

y title

only rathe

r than

publishing

ordin

ances in full, saving

the tow

n publishin

g costs, an

d so long a

s such

ordin

ances a

re pu

blished in full o

n the town

web site upon ad

option?

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orNo

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ochb

uie B

allot Question 3S

Sh

all the tow

n of Lochbuie

be allow

ed to pu

blish its

regular state

ment of bill payme

nts

and c

ontracts

awarded o

n the town

web site, rathe

r than in the legal notices o

f the

news

paper, savin

g the town

publishing

costs

, and so

long as

such state

ments

are

published in full o

n the town

web site within twe

nty da

ys of takin

g action to pa

y such b

ills

or en

ter into such co

ntracts?

Yes/F

orNo

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ochb

uie B

allot Question 3T

Without creating an

y new

taxes o

r incre

asing

any tax rate, for property tax revenue

collecte

d in c

alendar ye

ar 20

18 an

d all futu

re property tax

revenue, shall the tow

n of

Lochbuie be pe

rmitte

d to levy, retain a

nd sp

end s

uch tow

n revenues w

ithout th

e lim

itations that wo

uld otherwise

be im

posed b

y the 5.5%

limitation u

nder C.R.S. section

29-1-301?

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orNo

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4852-4939-1218.4

NOTICE TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES/TO INCREASE DEBT

WELD COUNTY (EATON) SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-2

Local Election Office: 211 1st St., Eaton, Colorado 80615 Telephone: (970) 454-3402

Election Date: November 6, 2018

Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Ballot Title and Text of Ballot Issue 4A:

SHALL WELD COUNTY (EATON) SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-2’S DEBT BE INCREASED $75 MILLION WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $148.8 MILLION (WHICH INCLUDES PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST) OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY, AND SHALL WELD COUNTY (EATON) SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-2’S TAXES BE INCREASED $6.8 MILLION ANNUALLY OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH DEBT, ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN A GROWING DISTRICT BY:

• UPGRADING SAFETY AND SECURITY (SECURE ENTRY) AT BENJAMIN EATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GALETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, EATON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EATON HIGH SCHOOL;

• ADDING NEW CLASSROOMS AND REMODELING EXISTING SPACE AND SYSTEMS (HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL) AT GALETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, EATON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EATON HIGH SCHOOL TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENT GROWTH AND BETTER UTILIZE DISTRICT FACILITIES;

• CONSTRUCTING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING A NEW K-5 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND A NEW TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, INCLUDING LAND ACQUISITION THEREFOR AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITES AND ADJACENT STREETS FOR IMPROVED VEHICLE ACCESS;

AND ALSO IMPROVING, CONSTRUCTING, EXPANDING, FURNISHING, REPAIRING AND EQUIPPING DISTRICT BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND GROUNDS, INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF EATON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE EXISTING MAINTENANCE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING A NEW MAINTENANCE BUILDING; AND WITH SUCH DEBT TO MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR, AND AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY DETERMINE, WITH THE LIMITATION ON THE AMOUNT OF THE DISTRICT’S DEBT TO BE INCREASED UP TO 6% OF THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT AS ALLOWED BY §22-42-104(1)(b), C.R.S.;

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AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (I) TO INCREASE THE DISTRICT’S PROPERTY TAXES IN ANY YEAR AS STATED ABOVE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT WHEN DUE AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF, AND (II) TO COLLECT AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT AND THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE THERETO AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH PROCEEDS AND REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGE WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITS OF, AND WITHOUT AFFECTING THE DISTRICT’S ABILITY TO COLLECT AND SPEND ANY OTHER REVENUES OR FUNDS UNDER, ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

Fiscal Year Spending Information

Year

Fiscal Year Spending (FYS)

2014-15 (Actual) $16,913,650 2015-16 (Actual) 17,132,603 2016-17 (Actual) 18,172,763 2017-18 (Actual) 19,610,063 2018-19 (Current Year Estimated) 21,956,512

Overall FYS percentage change through 5 years (2014-15 - 2018-19): 29.8% Overall FYS dollar change through 5 years (2014-15 - 2018-19): $5,042,862

Fiscal year spending without the tax increase in the ballot issue is estimated to be up to $21,956,512 in the 2018-19 Fiscal Year. The proposed maximum dollar tax increase in the ballot issue is up to $6,800,000 in such Fiscal Year.

The ballot issue for bonded debt includes the following:

Principal Amount: $75,000,000

Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: up to $6,800,000 in any fiscal year

Maximum Total Repayment Cost: up to $148,800,000 (maximum principal and interest over the life of the debt)

The current bonded debt for the District is as follows:

Principal Balance: $3,355,000

Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $927,100

Remaining Total Repayment Cost: $3,639,125

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SUMMARIES OF WRITTEN COMMENTS FILED WITH THE ELECTION OFFICER

The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons FOR the proposal:

The high-quality of our schools has helped maintain Eaton’s reputation as an ideal place to raise a family and a great place to live. We want to ensure that we continue to have top notch schools by investing in our facilities and the safety of our students. Ballot measure 4A will make certain that our growing district continues to maintain high standards by addressing current needs and preserving the Eaton legacy for future students.

The District’s Long Range Facilities Planning Committee assessed each school and site to determine overall goals to improve safety for students, school needs based on the growing district, as well as overall improvements for each location. Ballot measure 4A is an opportunity to invest in our children and our community. $75 million in funding would be used to:

Complete a major renovation as well as increase capacity at Eaton High School including an innovative Career and Technical Education Center.

Replace Eaton Elementary School with a new K-5 elementary school and upgrade Benjamin Eaton Elementary School and Galeton Elementary School, converting all elementary schools to K-5.

Increase capacity at Eaton Middle School.

Update safety and security measures including secure entry points at each school.

Provide a better learning environment with system upgrades at each building.

4A is a locally driven ballot measure to benefit every student and school in our community. This ballot measure is funded by our community and the funds stay 100% within our community. Homeowners will pay $7 per month for every $100,000 of actual home value. All other property classes will pay $28.50 per month for every $100,000 of actual value.

Our students need updated facilities, improved safety, and competitive programs to succeed. Voting YES on ballot measure 4A will provide resources for every school building to improve safety, reduce overcrowding, and provide quality and competitive programs for all students.

The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons AGAINST the proposal:


TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES AND TO INCREASE DEBT

THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R2-J (WELD COUNTY, COLORADO)

Local Election Office: 800 South Taft Avenue, Loveland, Colorado 80537 Telephone: (970) 613-5015


Election Hours: 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Ballot Title and Text of Question 5A:

SHALL THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R2-J’S TAXES BE INCREASED $13.8 MILLION ANNUALLY BY A LEVY OF UP TO 7.6 MILLS IN THE 2018-2019 BUDGET YEAR AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNT IS RAISED BY A LEVY OF 7.6 MILLS IN EACH BUDGET YEAR THEREAFTER BY THE COLLECTION OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, TO BE MONITORED BY A CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

• MAINTAINING CURRENT CLASS SIZES AND PUPIL-TEACHER RATIOS;

• ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT AS A COMPETITIVE EMPLOYER BY INCREASING COMPENSATION TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYEES;

• UPDATING TEXTBOOKS, CURRICULUM, MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS; AND

• INCREASING AND UPGRADING STUDENT SECURITY IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING EXPANDING THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM;

WITH A PORTION OF SUCH TAXES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE DISTRICT’S CHARTER SCHOOLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW; AND WITH SUCH TAXES TO BE IN EXCESS OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUES THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL FUND MILL LEVY PERMITTED UNDER STATE LAW WITHOUT SUCH INCREASE, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL SUCH TAX INCREASE BE GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT PERMITTED UNDER SECTION 22-54-108, C.R.S., OR ANY SUCCESSOR STATUTE; AND WITH THE DISTRICT TO BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES, TOGETHER WITH REVENUES FROM SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE THERETO, AND THE EARNINGS ON SUCH TAXES AND REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?


Year

Fiscal Year Spending (FYS)*

2014-15 (Actual) $ 133,426,455 2015-16 (Actual) 142,084,178 2016-17 (Actual) 143,735,014 2017-18 (Unaudited Actual) 147,927,623 2018-19 (Current Year Estimated) 158,592,295

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Overall FYS percentage change through 5 years (2014-15 – 2018-19): 18.9% Overall FYS dollar change through 5 years (2014-15 – 2018-19): $25,165,840 _______________ *Does not include payments on bonded debt of $10,603,081 in fiscal year 2014-15; $10,697,804 in fiscal year 2015-16; $10,788,769 in fiscal year 2016-17; $11,111,494 in fiscal year 2017-2018; and $11,126,159 in fiscal year 2018-2019. Fiscal year spending without the tax increase in the ballot proposal is estimated to be up to $158,592,295 in the 2018-19 Fiscal Year, not including payment of bonded debt shown above and assuming no other tax increase is approved. The proposed maximum dollar tax increase in the ballot proposal is $13,800,000 in such Fiscal Year.



It’s time we passed a mill levy override for our kids. It’s been twelve years -- since 2006 -- that voters last approved additional local revenue for our schools. During that period, the Thompson School District has been underfunded by nearly $14 million each year.

We are losing good teachers to other school districts. With a teacher attrition rate at 17%, we lost 159 teachers between the 2016/17 and 2017/18 school year.

For too long our District has been making tough decisions to make ends meet. Any further delays to these much-needed expenditures next year will negatively affect our students’ ability to learn. There are no more budget cuts possible.

Every school and student will benefit if 5A passes. All revenue raised by 5A will be spent locally on our kids and schools. None of the money will go to state education coffers.

If 5A passes, the District is required to convene a citizen-led audit committee to ensure the new revenue is spent in accordance with the plans the voters approved.

The main features of Issue 5A will:

• Provide a safe and secure environment to learn. If 5A passes, the District will expand its School Resource Police Officer program. These uniformed police officers provide a visible presence at school and sports events, as well as providing classroom instruction on anti-bullying and online safety.

• Keep class sizes small by helping us compete for good teachers. Because other school districts can afford to offer higher teacher salaries, our school district has the lowest teacher retention rate in northern Colorado. The bulk of mill levy revenue - $10.5 million - will allow the District to adequately compete for good teachers, many of whom routinely leave Thompson School District for better salaries at other school districts.

• Update textbooks, curricula and technology. Our education infrastructure -- including the quality of our teachers, textbooks, curricula and technology have not kept up with the dramatic population growth we have experienced in the last decade.

Our local school tax rates are among the lowest in northern Colorado. In fact, if voters approve both 5A and 5B, our education-related mill levy rate will go no higher than 48 mills. If both 5A and 5B pass, we will still pay the lowest education tax rates of four surrounding school districts. Don’t fall for the misinformation circulated by opponents of school funding!

If the voters approve both the mill levy (5A) and the bond (5B) questions, the owner of a $350,000 home in Thompson School District will pay an additional $23.85 per month. (The portion represented by the bond question is $8.36 per month and the mill levy is $15.49 per month).

The consequences if 5A fails will be impactful and immediate. The District will be forced to consider laying off teachers; safety and security measures will be postponed indefinitely; and class sizes will increase.

Let’s provide our students the best learning environment possible. They deserve nothing less! Vote YES on 5A.



Ballot Title and Text of Question 5B

SHALL THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R2-J’S DEBT BE INCREASED $149.0 MILLION WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF $265.4 MILLION OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY, AND SHALL THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R2-J’S TAXES BE INCREASED $15.9 MILLION ANNUALLY OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH DEBT, FOR THE FOLLOWING DISTRICT-WIDE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES, TO BE MONITORED BY A CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

• UPGRADING SCHOOL BUILDING SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEMS AND UPGRADING FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS TO CURRENT CODE;

• EXTENDING THE USEFUL LIFE OF AGING SCHOOL BUILDINGS BY REPLACING, REPAIRING, AND UPGRADING HEATING, VENTILATION AND COOLING SYSTEMS AND MECHANICAL CONTROLS, PLUMBING, ROOFS, WINDOWS AND DOORS, MAKING BUILDING EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS, REMOVING OR ABATING ASBESTOS AND UPDATING OBSOLETE TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS;

• CONSTRUCTING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING A NEW K-8 SCHOOL, AND ADDITIONS TO BERTHOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND IVY STOCKWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; AND

• IMPROVING, CONSTRUCTING, EXPANDING, REMODELING, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING SCHOOLS AND DISTRICT BUILDINGS, ADDITIONS, FACILITIES AND GROUNDS;

AND WITH SUCH DEBT TO MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR, AND AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY DETERMINE; AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (I) TO INCREASE THE DISTRICT’S PROPERTY TAXES WHEN REQUIRED AS STATED ABOVE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT WHEN DUE AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF, AND (II) TO COLLECT AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT AND THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE SPECIFIC OWNERSHIP TAXES ATTRIBUTABLE THERETO AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH PROCEEDS AND REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGE WITHOUT LIMITATION BY THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITS OF, AND WITHOUT AFFECTING THE DISTRICT’S ABILITY TO COLLECT AND SPEND ANY OTHER REVENUES OR FUNDS UNDER, ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

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Year

Fiscal Year Spending (FYS)*

2014-15 (Actual) $ 133,426,455 2015-16 (Actual) 142,084,178 2016-17 (Actual) 143,735,014 2017-18 (Unaudited Acutal) 147,927,623 2018-19 (Current Year Estimated) 158,592,295

Overall FYS percentage change through 5 years (2014-15 – 2018-19): 18.9% Overall FYS dollar change through 5 years (2014-15 – 2018-19): $25,165,840 _______________ *Does not include payments on bonded debt of $10,603,081 in fiscal year 2014-15; $10,697,804 in fiscal year 2015-16; $10,788,769 in fiscal year 2016-17; $11,111,494 in fiscal year 2017-18; and $11,126,159 in fiscal year 2018-19. Fiscal year spending without the tax increase in the ballot proposal is estimated to be up to $158,592,295 in the 2018-19 Fiscal Year, not including payment of bonded debt shown above and assuming no other tax increase is approved. The proposed maximum dollar tax increase in the ballot proposal is up to $15,900,000 in any Fiscal Year.

The ballot proposal for bonded debt includes the following:

Principal Amount: $149,000,000

Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: up to $15,900,000 in any fiscal year

Maximum Total Repayment Cost: up to $265,400,000 (maximum principal and interest over the life of the debt)

The current bonded debt for the District is as follows:

Principal Balance: $75,205,000

Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $11,707,500

Remaining Total Repayment Cost: $89,255,175



Vote YES on 5B!

Repair and maintenance challenges across our district will soon compromise the learning environment for our students. It has been 13 years since district voters have passed a bond to address these maintenance issues. Surrounding school districts have passed bonds to provide their students a safe and secure learning space. Our Thompson students deserve the same learning opportunities.

Water from leaking roofs is damaging ceiling tiles, compromising school foundations, and destroying floor tiles and grout. Twenty-eight of our thirty-one schools experienced roof leaks in the past year. Twenty-four of our schools’ roofs are past or within five years of their expected lifespan. Twenty aging boilers need replacement and leaking pipes need repair. Most buildings have decaying caulking around windows, doors and building perimeters.

Every school and student will benefit if voters approve 5B. The bond issue will:

• Address a maintenance and repair backlog at every school. These include repairs to school foundations and roofs, addressing water damage, asbestos removal, and replacing aging boilers.

• Provide our kids more room to learn. Population growth, which is hard to predict, has been uneven throughout the District. Issue 5B proceeds will build a new K-8 in the eastern part of the District and will provide eight more classrooms to Ivy Stockwell and Berthoud Elementary. This new construction and additional classrooms will accommodate 1,200 students. Modular classrooms — because they are made of pressed wood and plywood — cannot be insulated and are designed for temporary use only.

• Upgrade safety and security measures. Improvements include new door latches for fire protection compliance and secured entries in the front of each building.

All revenue raised by 5B will be spent locally on our kids and schools. None of the money will go to state education coffers.

Language in 5B guarantees that if the measure passes, the District will convene a citizen-led audit committee to ensure the new revenue is spent in accordance with the plans the voters approved.

Our local school tax rates are among the lowest in northern Colorado. In fact, if voters approve both 5A and 5B, our education-related mill levy rate will go no higher than 48 mills. If both 5A and 5B pass, we will still pay the lowest education tax rates of four surrounding school districts. Don’t fall for the misinformation circulated by opponents of school funding!

If the voters approve both the mill levy (5A) and the bond (5B) questions, the owner of a $350,000 home in Thompson School District will pay an additional $23.85 per month. (The portion represented by the bond question is $8.36 per month and the mill levy is $15.49 per month).

If 5B fails, these pressing infrastructure needs will be further postponed, requiring Thompson School District to continue to close schools

Our students deserve no less than the best learning environment we can provide. Making much-needed repairs to boilers, foundations, pipes, and roofs will promote the overall health and safety of our kids. Vote YES on 5B!



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WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-10J WELD COUNTY, COLORADO


Election date: November 6, 2018Election hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election by Mail Ballot Deadline for receipt of ballots: November 6, 2018 7:00 p.m.


Designated Election Official: Rick Mondt, 515 Leslie Street, Briggsdale, Colorado 80611; telephonenumber (970) 656-3417

Coordinated Election Official: Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk and Recorder, 1400 N. 17th

Avenue, Greeley, Colorado 80631; telephone number (970) 304-6525


Ballot Issue 5C: General Fund Override

SHALL BRIGGSDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT RE 1OJ TAXES BE INCREASED BY $706,890 IN 2018 FOR COLLECTION IN THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS MAY BE COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY THE IMPOSITION OF A MILL LEVY THAT GENERATES REVENUE IN AN AMOUNT WHEN COMBINED WITH REVENUES PRODUCED BY PREVIOUS VOTER AUTHORIZED TAX INCREASE OF THE DISTRICT IS NOT GREATER THAN THE STATUTORY LIMIT AUTHORIZED BY 22-54-108 C. R. S. AS AMENDED TO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

- RECRUITING AND RETAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS AND STAFF FORESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,

- PROVIDING CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS,

- EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TO MORE STUDENTS, INTEGRATE NEWFORMS OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION,

- PROVIDING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP TO EXISTINGFACILITIES AND BUS FLEET, AND

- CAPITAL PROJECTS AND PURCHASES.

AND SHALL SUCH INCREASE BE AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE LEVIES THE DISTRICT IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO IMPOSE, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE

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INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X. SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?


Year Fiscal Year Spending1

2014-2015 (actual) $3,148,598 2015-2016 (actual) 3,383,058 2016-2017 (actual) 3,276,736 2017-2018 (actual) 3,837,972 2018-2019 (current year estimated) 3,352,992

Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2014-2015 through 2018-2019: 6.49%

Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2014-2015 through 2018-2019: $204,394

Estimated 2018-2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax increase authorized by Ballot Issue 5C: $3,352,992

Estimated 2018-2019 tax increase authorized by Ballot Issue 5C: $706,890


The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons FOR Ballot Issue 5C:

The mill levy override will provide continued funding during a time of a financial crisis from the state. The funds that are requested will provide children of the Briggsdale School District with a high quality of education. The mill levy override will allow district stabilization of the local share each year for the budget.

The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons AGAINST Ballot Issue 5C:

The mill levy override imposes a tax increase on the patrons of the Briggsdale School District. The tax impact of the mill levy override will change every year which will lead to confusion among tax payers and further complicate the payment of taxes.

1 Fiscal year spending includes amounts expended by the District for bonded debt service.

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TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASURE FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

Designated Election Official: Kammy K. Tinney 550 W. Eisenhower Boulevard Loveland, CO 80537 Telephone: (970)669-3611

Election Date: November 6, 2018 Election Hours: 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT - BALLOT ISSUE 6A

PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES

SHALL FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $2,982,041 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN LEVY YEAR 2018 (FOR COLLECTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019) BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING PROPERTY TAX BY 5.23 MILLS, TO ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CRITICAL FIRE, AMBULANCE, RESCUE AND OTHER EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ITS FAST-GROWING COMMUNITIES, AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?

Fiscal Year Spending Information:

Total Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District Fiscal Year Spending: 2018 - (estimated) $ 7,019,384 2017 - (actual) $ 6,387,232 2016 - (actual) $ 5,504,338 2015 - (actual) $ 4,947,100 2014 - (actual) $ 4,836,603 Overall Percentage Change From 2014 to 2018: 45 % Overall Dollar Change From 2014 to 2018: $ 2,182,781 Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District's Estimated Maximum Dollar Amount of Tax Increase for First Full Fiscal Year of Proposed Tax Increase and Estimated First Full Fiscal Year Spending Without Proposed Tax Increase: Estimated Maximum Dollar Amount of Tax Increase for First Full Fiscal Year of Proposed Tax Increase:

$ 2,982,041

Estimated First Full Fiscal Year Spending without Proposed Tax Increase:

$ 6,557,232

Summary of written comments FOR Ballot Issue 6A: Your YES vote on Issue 6A will ensure your emergency services provided by Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District (FFFPD) are maintained within our growing communities. The high-level of service we all have come to rely on during emergencies is slowly eroding due to the growing demand of services and a current lack of resources within FFFPD.

Passage of Issue 6A will address FFFPD’s highest priority needs, including hiring and retaining experienced firefighters and paramedics.

Strategically adding firefighters and paramedics to current and future fire stations Reduce response times by adding fire stations in areas of greatest service demand over the next 15 years Replacing outdated, potentially unreliable front-line fire trucks and ambulances Adding fire trucks and ambulances for new fire stations over the next 15 years Replacing and adding emergency safety equipment, to include air packs, Jaws of Life, heart monitors, and

protective gear Emergency service demands continue to increase, especially emergency medical calls. This is driven in large part by our growing communities. FFFPD’s total service population has grown to 34,000+ residents and is projected to surpass 50,000+ in the next ten years. There are simply not enough firefighters, paramedics, fire stations and fire trucks to address the growing service demands our communities are experiencing. It is of dire importance that our emergency services have the financial ability to grow with us. Unfortunately, tax dollars from new development do not come close to covering what is needed to address rising operating costs and maintaining emergency services. FFFPD’s emergency reserves have been drawn down to an all-time low by providing funding for essential services, equipment and fire stations. With continued inaction, we will soon experience the growing demand and lack of resources take a significant toll on FFFPD’s ability to respond to those in need in a timely and efficient manner, to save lives and property. For an investment of $3.14 per month, per $100,000 of a home’s assessed value, FFFPD will be able to add much-needed firefighters and paramedics, update life-safety equipment and fire trucks, build fire stations, and maintain and enhance emergency services for your family’s needs. It’s a modest tax impact with significant benefits for our communities. The investment of a YES vote will also allow FFFPD to maintain their current ISO-2 rating. The Insurance Service Office (ISO) scores fire departments on staffing levels, fire trucks, fire stations, response times, and training. FFFPD currently has a rating of 2, with a score of 10 being the worst. FFFPD’s ISO rating will increase without our support, which in turn will increase property insurance rates for our homes and businesses. Our first responders of FFFPD deserve our support. They are here for us 24/7/365, saving lives and protecting our property. In view of current and projected growth in the Frederick-Firestone area, Issue 6A is a fair and reasonable proposal focused on protecting our residents, businesses and our first responders. PLEASE VOTE YES on Issue 6A. We must support our first responders. The time is NOW! Summary of written comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 6A: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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TO ALL REGISTERED VOTERS FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE OF ELECTION ON A REFERRED MEASURE FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

Designated Election Official: Kammy K. Tinney 550 W. Eisenhower Boulevard Loveland, CO 80537 Telephone: (970)669-3611

Election Date: November 6, 2018 Election Hours: 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT - BALLOT ISSUE 6B GALLAGHER REVENUE STABILIZATION SHALL FREDERICK-FIRESTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE OR DECREASE ITS CURRENT AND ALL FUTURE MILL LEVIES (INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL 5.23 MILLS IF THE VOTERS APPROVE BALLOT ISSUE 6A) ONLY IF, ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 6, 2018, THERE ARE CHANGES IN THE METHOD OF CALCULATING ASSESSED VALUATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A CHANGE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL VALUATION USED TO DETERMINE RESIDENTIAL ASSESSED VALUATION DUE TO ARTICLE X SECTION 3 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE GALLAGHER AMENDMENT), SO THAT, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE ACTUAL TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY SUCH MILL LEVIES ARE THE SAME AS THE ACTUAL TAX REVENUES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GENERATED HAD SUCH CHANGES NOT OCCURRED? Summary of written comments FOR Ballot Issue 6B: Your YES vote on Issue 6B will allow the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District (FFFPD) to stabilize residential property tax revenue by preventing taxes from ratcheting down, resulting in a decrease in the amount of revenue available to the FFFPD to provide emergency services. Passage of Issue 6B will stabilize FFFPD’s revenue now and into the future. Without the passage of Issue 6B the potential for diminished emergency services is highly possible, to include the loss of firefighters and paramedics, no future expansion of fire stations, fire trucks, ambulances or additional staffing to meet the increasing service demands of the exponential growth within our expanding communities. The high-level of services we have come to rely on is being threatened by the Gallagher Amendment. FFFPD is predominately a bedroom community. This requires FFFPD to rely heavily on the residential assessment rate for the funding of emergency services. A small decrease in residential assessment rates can have extensive negative impacts on the services we receive as a community. When funding is lost, our emergency service levels are threatened and potentially lost as well. Service demands and operational costs continue to increase, while previous voter approved funding is being lost due to the Gallagher Amendment decreasing the residential assessment rate. Since becoming law in 1982, the Gallagher Amendment requires non-residential property to be taxed at a fixed rate of 29% of its assessed value and cannot exceed 55% of the total funding for special districts. The Colorado Legislature is therefore required to adjust the residential assessment rate every odd year to ensure residential property owners contribute no more than 45% of the total property tax, state wide. As residential property values in metropolitan areas of Colorado continue to rise, the residential assessment rate must be lowered to maintain the 55/45 ratio required by the Gallagher Amendment. Each time the residential assessment rate is lowered, the FFFPD loses revenue it needs to provide emergency services to our communities. The residential assessment rate is forecasted to continue a downward trend, decreasing funding for our firefighters. The time for revenue stabilization is now. Your YES vote authorizes the FFFPD to increase or decrease its current and future mill levies, only if there are changes to the residential assessment rate, so that the actual tax revenue generated by voter approved mill levies equals the actual tax revenue that would have been allocated to the FFFPD if the residential assessment rate had not been changed. This process will stabilize revenue, which will allow the FFFPD to stabilize their budget by no longer losing funding from previous voter approved mill levies.

Our first responders of FFFPD deserve our support. They are here for us 24/7/365, saving lives and protecting our property. In view of current and projected growth in the Frederick-Firestone area, Issue 6B is a fair and reasonable proposal focused on protecting our residents, businesses and our first responders. PLEASE VOTE YES on Issue 6B. We must support our first responders. The time is NOW! Summary of written comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 6B: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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CLEARVIEW LIBRARY DISTRICT WELD COUNTY, COLORADO


Election date: November 6, 2018 Election hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election by Mail Ballot Deadline for receipt of ballots: November 6, 2018 7:00 p.m.


Designated Election Official: Ann Kling, Clearview Library District, 720 3rd Street, Windsor, Colorado 80550; telephone number (970) 686-5603

Coordinated Election Official: Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk and Recorder, 1400 N. 17th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado 80631; telephone number (970) 304-6525


Ballot Issue 6C

SHALL CLEARVIEW LIBRARY DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $2.3 MILLION IN 2019 (SUCH DOLLAR AMOUNT BEING THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR INCREASE) AND THEREAFTER BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED FROM A GENERAL FUND MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE OF UP TO 2.585 MILLS FOR A TWENTY-FIVE YEAR PERIOD (THROUGH TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2043) AND REDUCED TO 0.6 MILLS AFTER SUCH LIMITED PERIOD IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CAPITAL FINANCING FOR, AND THE OPERATION OF, LIBRARY FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR ALL AGES IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A NEW LIBRARY FACILITY APPROXIMATELY 38,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE THAT IS EXPECTED TO HOUSE:

• A DEDICATED CHILDREN'S AREA WITH A STORY TIME ROOM AND CRAFTROOM

• A TEEN AREA FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO READ, USE A COMPUTER, ANDCONNECT WITH OTHER TEENS

• A COMPUTER LAB FOR INDIVIDUAL USE AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSES• A MAKERSPACE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO DESIGN, WORK, AND

EXPERIMENT• DEDICATED QUIET SPACES TO WORK AND READ• SMALL MEETING ROOMS FOR GROUPS TO STUDY OR COLLABORATE• A COMMUNITY ROOM FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS• A LARGE, DIVISIBLE COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE FOR CONFERENCES,

MEETINGS, AND LARGER EVENTS• OUTDOOR SPACES FOR ALL AGES AND A PLAZA FOR OUTDOOR EVENTS• A LARGE PARKING LOT,

WITH SUCH TAXES TO BE IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED FOR THE GENERAL FUND?



2014 (actual) $1,789,207 2015 (actual) $1,937,879 2016 (actual) $3,036,466 2017 (actual) $3,137,819 2018 (current year estimated) $2,729,956


Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2014 through 2018: $940,749

Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax increase authorized by Ballot Issue 6C: $3,726,646

Estimated 2019 tax increase authorized by Ballot Issue 6C: $2,300,000


The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons FOR Ballot Issue 6C: Growth is a serious issue facing our community, and the Clearview Library District is not immune. The construction of a new library will help meet our community's needs now and into the future.

When the current building was constructed in 1997, the Clearview Library District had 9,834 residents. Today, the district has nearly tripled to 25,123 residents. As State of Colorado officials project that Weld County will nearly double in size by 2040, it is all but assured that the library district will continue to rapidly grow.

While the current location isn't crumbling or facing other physical issues, it is no longer able to meet the demands of our growing community in its current landlocked location. Last year alone the library logged 247,379 visits to the 3rd Street location and 53,142 event attendees.

The increased demand and limited space has resulted in many challenges: the children's area overlaps with intended quiet spaces: underutilized materials have to be taken off the shelf after only 18 months; a shipping container has had to be put in the parking lot for storage; and pre-registration is required at popular programs, like Storytime.

This ballot measure, however, goes beyond physical space necessities. What our community needs the most is a place to be just that — a community.

This new library — located in the heart of the district — will foster community and preserve the small-town feel that is unique to Windsor, Severance, and West Greeley. It will be a place for people of all ages to gather, learn, and grow together with:

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• Dedicated children's, teen, and quiet spaces • Study rooms and meeting spaces of various sizes • Outdoor event spaces • More room for library materials For a slight raise — 2.585 mills (just over $5 per month for a $350,000 residential property) —together, we can meet our current need and position the library for future growth with a new building. And, after 25 years, more than three-fourths of the mill will drop off, leaving only 0.600 mills (about $1.25) to support the operations of our growing district.

This new library is a worthy investment — in our community, in our future, and in us. Vote "yes" for 6C.

The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons AGAINST Ballot Issue 6C: The Clearview Library District was defeated last election for reasons that have not been addressed. Clearview is back again this year with Ballot Issue 6C asking for our tax money to build a new 38,000 square-foot $23-million library facility.

Colorado statute prohibits any group from asking the same ballot question in consecutive years. This is essentially the same tax we rejected last year.

Clearview wants this new library facility to include meeting rooms, conference rooms, and indoor and outdoor meeting spaces because these spaces are necessary to meet our communities’ needs. We don’t need new meeting spaces. These spaces are readily available at the Windsor Recreation Center.

Clearview spent $925,000 to buy the land for this facility before last year’s Ballot Issue 5C. Those dollars were approved for the construction and operation of the current library not to speculate on a new library facility.

Clearview wants us to pay for this new facility by increasing our current Library District property tax rate by 73% for the next 25 years. Clearview promises to reduce our property tax rate after 25 years which will still be 17% higher than our current tax rate now. Read the ballot. Does it say $23 million of our tax dollars? In fact, they could take $57.5 million of our tax dollars.

The Clearview Library District mill levy increase would place their levy much higher than any other regional library district. The current mill levy of 3.57 is already the highest in the region. Poudre River Library district collects 3.00 mills and High Plains Library District collects 3.256. The new mill levy, should this tax pass will be 6.155 for 25 years then reduced to 4.17 forever thereafter. Taxes never go down, taxes never sunset, taxes never go away.

Our community is growing in several different areas, Northwest, Northeast, and Southeast as well as close to town. With the vast geographical differences, it does not make since to locate the library on the busiest intersection within the District. : A current home in Clearview Library district is taxed as sampled below:

A Windsor home assessed value $400,444 Library Bill $102.92 New bill if Mill Levy Passes $177.45

Greeley home assessed value $417,149 Library Bill $97.78 Fort Collins home assessed value $406,384 Library Bill $68.30

Clearview Library is currently located in an excellent area. Children and seniors are able to access the location easily by car, foot or bike. A library should be accessible to all residents. There is a large segment of the population that would have difficulty to cross the intersection.

Windsor is and will be a growing community for many years. Taxes are important and they will need to be raised in the future. We need to decide if having an elaborate library is in the best interest of Windsor’s future. We should consider where our tax dollars are going today, tomorrow and in the decades to follow.

Last year we told Clearview no more taxes. Say no to increased taxes.

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HUDSON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT



Election Date and Hours: Tuesday, November 6, 2018; 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Coordinated Mail Ballot Election) Assistant Designated Election Official: Vicki Johann, Hudson Fire Protection District, 702 Cedar Street, P. O. Box 7, Hudson, CO 80642 (303) 536-0161

BALLOT TITLE AND TEXT: Ballot Issue 6D – Mill Levy Increase

SHALL HUDSON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $2,160,000 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN LEVY YEAR 2018 (FOR COLLECTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019) BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING PROPERTY TAX BY 3.2 MILLS, TO ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CRITICAL FIRE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL, RESCUE AND OTHER EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ITS FAST-GROWING COMMUNITIES, AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW? Total Hudson Fire Protection District fiscal year spending: 2018 (Estimated) $ 3,543,579 2017 (Actual) $ 3,073,565 2016 (Actual) $ 2,466,884 2015 (Actual) $ 2,205,031 2014 (Actual) $ 1,849,803 Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 119% Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018: $1,693,776 Hudson Fire Protection District estimates of maximum dollar amount of tax increase and of District fiscal year spending without the increase for first full fiscal year of proposed tax increase: Ballot Issue 6D: Estimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax increase in first full fiscal year: $2,160,000 Estimated first full fiscal year spending without proposed tax increase: $4,372,225

Summary of written comments FOR Ballot Issue 6D: The Hudson Fire Protection District has provided life-saving emergency services to our communities for 65 years and now we are encountering our own unforeseen crisis/emergency. As a result of the dramatic decrease in gas and oil production in our area we are facing a 52.5% decrease in property tax revenue. As part of the November 8 general election (mail ballot) our Fire District is asking its electors to approve an increase in the Fire District’s mill levy to compensate for the dramatic decrease it property tax revenue the fire district will experience in the upcoming 2017 budget year. Please support our Hudson Fire Protection District by voting yes on the November ballot issue. The Fire District has been in existence since 1950 without any documented increase in its mill levy. It is the property tax revenues that keep our Fire District operating. The current mill levy for the Fire

District is 3.536 mills - one of the lowest in the state! As of today, if your home is worth $200,000, you pay approximately $56 a year in property taxes to the Fire District. That’s it! The Fire District is asking its electors to approve an increase in the mill levy by 2.5 mills to help compensate for part of the tax revenue that will be lost. The Fire District won’t be able to make up all of the lost revenue, but this slight mill levy increase will help keep our fire houses open and staffed and our equipment maintained. The cost of this increase would be approximately $40 a year if your home is worth $200,000. This is pennies a day to keep our fire stations open with the dedicated firefighters we already have.

The District has seen growth in residential and industrial assessed valuations, but the benefit of the assessed valuation related to land with oil and gas production which helped our Fire District provide service to our growing community, has dropped by approximately 60%. The demand for emergency services is increasing at a rate not seen in the past. Our Fire District needs your help – this time it’s our emergency. Please join me in voting yes on Hudson Fire Ballot issue in November. Summary of written comments against ballot issue 6D: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS NOTICE OF ELECTION TO ADJUST MILL LEVY ON A REFERRED MEASURE

EATON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

Election date: November 6, 2018

Election hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Local election office address and phone number: 312 Collins Avenue, Eaton CO 80615 (970) 454-2115

County election offices addresses and phone numbers: 1400 N 17th Avenue, Greeley CO 80631 (970) 304-6525

Ballot Drop-Off Locations:

Eaton Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 6E:

Actual historical and current estimated fiscal year spending information: Year Fiscal Year Spending 2014 (actual) $ 1,737,993 2015 (actual) $ 1,763.340 2016 (actual) $ 1,976,717 2017 (actual) $ 2,422,390 2018 (estimated) $ 3,090,657

Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: 77.83%

Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: $ 1,352,664 Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax extension authorized by ballot issue 6E: $ 3,049,169 Estimated 2019 maximum tax extension authorized by ballot issue 6E: $ 0

Summaries of written comments on ballot issue 6E filed with the election officer: Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 6E: Voting “YES” on 6E would allow the Fire District to maintain revenues currently used to operate the District should the Residential Assessment Rate be reduced under state law. The Gallagher Amendment to the Colorado Constitution fixes the amount of property taxes that can be collected from residential and non-residential or commercial properties. The Residential Assessment Rate is projected to decrease from its current level of 7.2% to 6.11%. Such a decrease would lower the tax revenues received by the District. Voting “YES” on 6E would not increase taxes, but allow Eaton Fire Protection District to adjust the mill levy to preserve a consistent level of funding based on 2018 levels. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 6E: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS NOTICE OF ELECTION TO ADJUST MILL LEVY ON A REFERRED MEASURE

BERTHOUD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WELD COUNTY, COLORADO



Designated Election Official: Debra S. Graves, DEO 275 Mountain Ave. Berthoud, CO 80513 970-532-2264 ext. 101

County election offices addresses and phone numbers: Carly Koppes PO Box 459 Greeley, CO 80632 970-400-3178

Ballot Drop-Off Locations:

BERTHOUD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BALLOT ISSUE 7B: IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN ADEQUATE FIRE, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND ONLY IF THE RESIDENTIAL ASSESSMENT RATE IS REDUCED BELOW THE CURRENT RATE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, SHALL THE BERTHOUD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (DISTRICT) BE PERMITTED TO ADJUST ITS PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY TO OFFSET ANY RESULTING DECREASE IN REVENUE; AND SHALL SUCH TAX PROCEEDS BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT AS VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGES IN EACH YEAR, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY SPENDING OR REVENUE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?


Year Fiscal Year Spending 2014 (actual) $ 2,541,178.00 2015 (actual) $ 2,794,644.00 2016 (actual) $ 3,344,310.00 2017 (actual) $ 3,961,376.00 2018 (estimated) $ 3,700,000.00

Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: 31.32 %

Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: $ 1,158,822.00

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Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the Tax Extension authorized by ballot issue 7B: $ 3,749,141.59 Estimated 2019 maximum tax extension authorized by ballot issue 7B: $ 0.00

Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 7B: A “Yes” vote on issue 7B will secure long term fiscal sustainability for the Berthoud Fire Protection District. The Fire District provides professional and quality fire protection, rescue, emergency medical and community outreach services to its residents. A “Yes” vote on issue 7B is not a property tax increase, issue 7B stabilizes the current residential assessment rate. The Fire District has proven to be responsible stewards of tax payer dollars; lowering property owners insurance premiums and eliminating its bond debt mill levy three years early. The Fire District imposed, with local government approval, “impact fees” on new construction to fund future fire stations and fire trucks. A “Yes” vote on issue 7B will provide the District the financial means to operationally meet the growing demand for emergency services and maintain lowered home and commercial property insurance premiums. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 7B: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS NOTICE OF ELECTION TO ADJUST MILL LEVY ON A REFERRED MEASURE FRONT RANGE FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WELD COUNTY COLORADO




Front Range Fire Rescue Fire Protection District 101S. Irene Ave., Milliken, CO 80543 [email protected] (970) 587-4464 DEO-Christine Champlin County election offices addresses and phone numbers: 1400 N. 17th Ave Greeley, Co 80631 Phone: (970) 304-6525 Fax: (970) 304-6566 Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday - Friday - 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. BALLOT ISSUE 7C: IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN ADEQUATE FIRE, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND ONLY IF THE RESIDENTIAL ASSESSMENT RATE IS REDUCED BELOW THE CURRENT RATE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, SHALL THE FRONT RANGE FIRE RESCUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (DISTRICT) BE PERMITTED TO ADJUST ITS PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY TO OFFSET ANY RESULTING DECREASE IN REVENUE; AND SHALL SUCH TAX PROCEEDS BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT AS VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGES IN EACH YEAR, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY SPENDING OR REVENUE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?

Actual historical and current estimated fiscal year spending information: Year Fiscal Year Spending 2014 (actual) $ 2,854,006 2015 (actual) $ 2,496,000 2016 (actual) $ 2,705,280 2017 (actual) $ 2,833,559 2018 (estimated) $ 3,901,763

Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: %.26

Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: $ 1,047,757 Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax extension authorized by ballot issue 7C: $ 4,307,201 Estimated 2019 maximum tax extension authorized by ballot issue 7C: $ 0

Summaries of written comments on ballot issue filed with the election officer: Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue: The first thing to know is that this amendment is NOT a tax increase. If passed, this amendment will counteract the Gallagher Amendment and allow FRFR to stabilize its revenue at its current valuation, in order to continue providing the high level of service that our communities currently receive. As of now, the Gallagher Amendment will result in an estimated loss of $260,000 in tax revenue a year starting in 2020, for FRFR. In turn, the department will lose the funding needed to purchase equipment needed for life saving emergencies, the ability to provide adequate training for those employees of FRFR and the accessibility to offer competitive salaries to the men and women who serve. By voting in favor of this amendment, you are helping FRFR to continue to provide expedient and exceptional care throughout Milliken, Johnstown and the surrounding areas.

Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

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POUDRE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

NOTICE OF ELECTION ON A REFERRED MEASURE

Election Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: 102 Remington Street Fort Collins, CO 80524 Telephone: 970-416-2837

Ballot Title and Text:

BALLOT ISSUE 7D: SHALL POUDRE VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $0.00 (ZERO DOLLARS) IN COLLECTION YEAR 2019; AND IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN FIRE, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE EVENT THAT THE COLORADO RESIDENTIAL ASSESSMENT RATE IS REDUCED BELOW THE CURRENT RATE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION (THE GALLAGHER AMENDMENT), SHALL THE DISTRICT’S TOTAL OPERATING MILL LEVY RATE OF 10.595 MILLS BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY TO OFFSET NET TAX REVENUE LOSSES RESULTING FROM CHANGES IN THE RATIO OF VALUATION FOR ASSESSMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY AND FROM REFUNDS AND ABATEMENTS; AND SHALL ALL DISTRICT REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REVENUE LIMITS PROVIDED BY LAW; FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING: • MAINTAINING EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT; • MEETING INCREASED DEMAND FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES; • PROVIDING SAFETY GEAR AND FIRE ENGINES FOR FIREFIGHTER-EMTS; • PROVIDING COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SERVICES INCLUDING SAFETY EDUCATION, INSPECTIONS, AND FIRE CODE ENFORCEMENT; AND • PROVIDING TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT FOR LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL RESPONSE, RESCUE SERVICES, WATER RESCUE, WILDFIRE RESPONSE, AND OTHER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES? Total District Fiscal Year Spending:

2018 (estimated) $ 6,922,568 2017 (actual) $ 7,972,932 2016 (actual) $ 8,791,953 2015 (actual) $ 5,297,245 2014 (actual) $ 4,759,529

Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 45.45% Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018: $ 2,163,039

Proposed District Tax Increase:

Estimated first full fiscal year maximum dollar amount of increase: $ 0.00 Estimated first full fiscal year spending without the increase: $ 6,972,800

Summary of Written Comments For the Proposal:

VOTE Yes on Issue 7D to support your fire department

The Poudre Valley Fire Protection District partners with the City of Fort Collins to provide fire and rescue services to us and our neighbors through the Poudre Fire Authority. We pay for that service through our property taxes each year.

The fire District’s funding is threatened by a change in the way that our taxes are calculated because of the statewide Gallagher Amendment and the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). These measures were passed state-wide but will hurt our ability to decide for ourselves how much we will pay for our highly valued fire and rescue service. Starting in 2020, this problem will cut funding for our firefighters. If we don’t fix this problem, our local services will suffer.

Here’s how it works: the state-wide calculation pushes down assessment rates on residential properties, which would be good for homeowners, except that it cuts the budget of the fire department. If we don’t do something about this by voting Yes on Issue 7D, the fire District will lose $570,000 in 2020. That is a 10% cut in fire and rescue service funding in 2020, and those cuts would increase each year. This will strangle our fire department and put all of us at risk for not having the high quality service we’ve come to expect from our fire department.

This ballot question would allow the mill levy rate to “float” to maintain the funding of the fire District. That means that we know that a statewide constitutional amendment won’t hurt OUR fire and rescue service.

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The important thing to know about voting yes on Issue 7D is that the District’s funding will increase $0 in the first year. Zero Dollars.

The District will be able to adjust its mill levy rate in future years to offset Gallagher Amendment revenue reductions to allow the District to provide fire protection, rescue, and emergency medical services, including:

• maintaining emergency response services throughout the district; • meeting increased demand for emergency services; • providing safety gear and fire engines for firefighter-EMTs; • providing community risk reduction services including safety education, inspections, and fire code enforcement; and • providing training and equipment for life-saving medical response, rescue services, water rescue, wildfire response, and other emergency

response service.

Please join your neighbors in supporting our fire and rescue services and our firefighters by voting Yes on 7D

Summary of Written Comments Against the Proposal:


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GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT

WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES AND TO INCREASE DEBT ON A REFERRED MEASURE



Election by Mail Ballot

Deadline for receipt of ballots: November 6, 2018 7:00 p.m.


Designated Election Official: Danyelle McCannon, Groundwater Management Subdistrict of the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District, 3209 West 28th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80634; telephone number (970) 330-4540

Coordinated Election Official: Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk and Recorder, 1400 N. 17th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado 80631; telephone number (970) 304-6525


Ballot Issue 7E – Ground Water Management Subdistrict Debt

SHALL THE GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT SUBDISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT DEBT BE INCREASED UP TO $48.7 MILLION, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $91.9 MILLION, AND SHALL SUBDISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $4.4 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING, ACQUIRING AND MANAGING RELIABLE WATER RESOURCES THROUGH DEBT FINANCING TO:

- LESSEN DROUGHT IMPACT THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF SENIOR WATERRIGHTS,

- REPLACE LEASED MUNICIPAL WATER RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING CONSUMEDBY GROWTH IN AREA MUNICIPALITIES,

- INCREASE WATER SUPPLIES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN A VIABLEFARMING AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF WATERPROJECTS TO CAPTURE WATER DURING TIMES OF HIGH SUPPLY FOR USE DURINGTIMES OF NEED, AND

- CONSTRUCT AND IMPROVE WATER STORAGE RESERVOIRS AND OTHER FACILITIESTO MORE EFFICIENTLY USE WATER AVAILABLE TO THE SUBDISTRICT,

SUCH DEBT TO CONSIST OF THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF BONDS OR SIMILAR LIMITED TAX OBLIGATIONS, WHICH DEBT SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET

EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 5.5% PER ANNUM AND SHALL BE DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL (I) AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR AT A LIMITED MILL LEVY RATE NOT TO EXCEED 6 MILLS, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 37-45-126 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND IN SUCH AMOUNTS AS SET FORTH ABOVE AND (II) THE SUBDISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO ENCUMBER AND PLEDGE ANY OTHER REVENUES OF THE SUBDISTRICT TO BE USED TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS AS THE SAME BECOME DUE AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF?


Year Fiscal Year Spending 1

2014 (actual) $4,442,274 2015 (actual) 4,702,424 2016 (actual) 4,118,919 2017 (actual) 4,325,859 2018 (current year estimated) 11,915,424

____________________ 1 Fiscal year spending does not include amounts expended by the Subdistrict for bonded debt service.


Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2014 through 2018: $7,473,150

Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax increase authorized by Ballot Issue 7E: $11,915,424

Estimated 2019 tax increase authorized Ballot Issue 7E: $4,400,000

Information regarding bonded debt proposed by Ballot Issue 7E (on a calendar year basis):

Principal amount: $48,700,000 Maximum annual repayment cost: $ 4,400,000 Maximum total repayment cost: $91,900,000

Information regarding current bonded debt (on a calendar year basis):

Principal balance: $6,102,378 Maximum annual repayment cost: $ 740,766 Maximum remaining total repayment cost: $7,007,554


The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons FOR Ballot Issue 7E:

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Voting YES on ballot issue 7E will help ensure access to a reliable water supply. This is critical to our farmers and ranchers, especially the family farms that have contributed to the heritage and character of this region. More than $1.5 billion of agricultural products are produced in Weld County alone, and thousands of jobs are tied to the region’s ag economy in Adams, Morgan and Weld counties. This proposal is vital to maintaining our rural way of life to continue to provide locally grown vegetables, and also raise the crops which support the important area beef, dairy and poultry operations. Access to reliable water supplies and the ability to store our water for future use is critical to the Weld, Adams and Morgan County region served by Central Colorado Water Conservancy District (CCWCD). CCWCD and its Groundwater Management Subdistrict (GMS) are focused on developing water supplies to meet area water demands now and in the future. Voting YES on this proposal will let the District develop adequate water supplies to mitigate the impact of continued farm dry-ups by the Front Range water entities. The projects to be funded by passage of 7E are necessary because of the shift in water needs and future growth in the region and state. The Colorado Water Plan estimates that 267,000 acres of irrigated farm ground downstream of Denver will be sacrificed by 2050 because of projected growth. Family farms along the South Platte River will be threatened in the future if additional water storage is not developed and if additional water rights are not secured. Passage of Issue 7E will enable the District to develop additional water storage reservoirs and replenish groundwater aquifers in Weld, Adams and Morgan counties. Having well-maintained infrastructure that can effectively capture water for storage will improve the District’s overall water yield. Issue 7E will allow the District to make use of available South Platte River water otherwise destined for the Colorado-Nebraska state line. Your YES vote will allow CCWCD to leverage state and federal grants obtained by the District, which will reduce the cost of building water storage to the benefit of our region. Furthermore, NONE of the bonding funds will go to District administration and salaries. Passage of Issue 7E will result in a tax impact of about $8.00 per year for a home valued at $200,000; and for those seniors who benefit from the Homestead Exemption, the tax impact is even lower. It’s a very modest investment with significant returns for our local economy, municipalities and property values. Your YES vote on issue 7E is critical. It’s about protecting not only access to water but thousands of jobs and protecting our available local food supply. A vibrant agricultural economy translates into a healthy overall community. Irrigated farms, ranches and water storage reservoirs provide many benefits to local wildlife and the environment. Please vote YES on 7E. The following summaries were prepared from comments filed by persons AGAINST Ballot Issue 7E: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

GREATER BRIGHTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT



Election Date and Hours: Tuesday, November 6, 2018; 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Coordinated Mail Ballot Election) Designated Election Official: Chief Mark Bodane, 500 S. 4th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brighton, CO 80601, Telephone 303.659.4101.

BALLOT TITLE AND TEXT: Ballot Issue 7F – Mill Levy Increase SHALL GREATER BRIGHTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $2,897,826 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN LEVY YEAR 2018 (FOR COLLECTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019) BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING PROPERTY TAX BY 3.72 MILLS, TO ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE PROVIDING CRITICAL FIRE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, RESCUE AND OTHER EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ITS FAST-GROWING COMMUNITIES, AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW? Total Greater Brighton Fire Protection District fiscal year spending: 2018 (Estimated) $13,139,100 2017 (Actual) $13,725,103 2016 (Actual) $13,875,982 2015 (Actual) $ 8,266,805 2014 (Actual) $ 8,068,735 Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 63% Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018: $5,070,365 Greater Brighton Fire Protection District estimates of maximum dollar amount of tax increase and of District fiscal year spending without the increase for first full fiscal year of proposed tax increase: Ballot Issue 7F: Estimated maximum dollar amount of proposed tax increase in first full fiscal year: $2,897,826 Estimated first full fiscal year spending without proposed tax increase: $12,117,376 Summary of written comments FOR Ballot Issue 7F: We all want a Safer Brighton! Since 2000, the population of our Fire District has grown by 220%. Emergency call volume has increased 20% in the last 3 years alone. Response times are longer because of the increased volume of calls. Firefighter safety is compromised because too few Firefighters are on duty and equipment is becoming obsolete. These are the challenges faced by our Fire District! Voting YES on 7F means the following plan will be instituted: the hiring of 15 Firefighters over the next three years, the replacement of vital Firefighter breathing equipment, increasing the capacity of fire stations, the replacement of fire and emergency medical response vehicles that are more than 20 years old, and the building of additional fire stations needed to provide appropriate response.

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Other measures have already been taken by the Fire District. Developers are now required to help pay for the impact their development has on the future needs of the Fire District. One time revenue spikes from oil and gas development is set aside for capital projects. These steps have reduced the amount of the requested increase. In addition, the Fire District continually seeks and receives grants to help pay for new stations or equipment, which also helps lower the tax burden. For example, the Fire District obtained $2 million in grants to offset the cost of the station it built in 2017. Your fire insurance costs have probably already been lowered because of the Fire District’s recent improvements in its ISO rating. Currently a Class 2 rating in most areas, the Fire District is rated within the top 3% of fire departments in the country. In order to maintain this lower rating, the Fire District must keep up with the growth and increased call volume. Our Firefighters need your help to maintain the current level of service. As a community, we also need to ensure that our Firefighters have the staffing and equipment needed to keep them safe. Voting YES on 7F will improve the safety of our community and the safety of our Firefighters! Summary of written comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 7F: Voters should vote NO on the Greater Brighton Fire Protection District GBFPD tax increase. In the last ten years the GBFPD property tax revenues have gone from $6,016,243 in 2008 to $9,227,875 in 2018 that is a 53% increase in property tax from the growth in the district. With a current mill levy at 11.795 and if this mill levy is past, GBFPD mill levy will be close to the highest in all of the Adams County Fire Districts. The GBFPD went from an all-volunteer district to paid union fire department costing taxpayers millions. The elected board has always be stack with past firefighters elected in May election by less than 1% of voters at times. Today’s current pay with benefits for the paid firefighter positions are way over paid. The following positions include pay and benefits- firefighter 2008-53,263 now 85,164; Engineer 2008-63,763 now 92,758; Captain 2008 84,117 now 107,820; Battalion Chief now 123,704. The board needs to freeze wages and start letting the growth in the budget pay for additional firefighters instead of over paying the firefighters. There is no shortage of qualified firefighters, 100’s apply when there is only one paid opening and many fire department hire only from within given those with in a huge promotion advantage. It only takes a few years of training to be qualified for the paid firefighter position. GBFPD call volume is still very low for the majority of the stations. Remember that firefighters do ten 24 hour shifts a month getting paid when they sleep, eat, and watch TV. Vote No and tell the fire board to manage the taxpayers funds more equable to the citizens they serve instead of outrageous pay and benefits for the union firefighters. Remember that the Adams County real property assessments form 2015 to 2017 went up 21% costing taxpayers millions more in property taxes already. Lastly, elected official have no respect for those who can least afford tax increases i.e. senior citizens on fix incomes and middleclass family living paycheck to pay check. Vote NO.

TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES AND TO ADJUST MILL LEVY ON REFERRED

MEASURES SOUTHEAST WELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

Election date: November 6, 2018 Election hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local election office address and phone number: Irene Burke, DEO, Southeast Weld Fire Protection District, 95 W. Broadway, Keenesburg, CO 80643 (303)732-4203 County election offices addresses and phone numbers: Carly Koppes, Weld County Elections, 1400 N. 17th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631 (970)304-6525

SOUTHEAST WELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BALLOT ISSUE 7H: SHALL SOUTHEAST WELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY $625,000 ANNUALLY, AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE ANNUALLY RAISED THEREAFTER, BY IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY OF 2.5 MILLS (FOR A TOTAL MILL LEVY OF 10.264) UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT, COMMENCING IN TAX YEAR 2018 (FOR COLLECTION IN FISCAL YEAR 2019) WITH SUCH TAX PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR GENERAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL EXPENSES, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• UPGRADING AND INCREASING NECESSARY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICALEQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC’S SAFETY AND WELFARE; AND

• PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME STAFFING TO ACCOUNT FOR INCREASES IN CALLVOLUME, TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF AN ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE, AND TOIMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT;

AND SHALL SUCH TAXES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT AS VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGES IN EACH YEAR, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING OR REVENUE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?


Year Fiscal Year Spending 2014 (actual) $ 1,577,315 2015 (actual) $ 1,693,911 2016 (actual) $ 2,266,029 2017 (actual) $ 2,888,947 2018 (estimated) $ 2,953,151

Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: 46 %

Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: $ 1,375,836

Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax increase authorized by ballot issue 7H: $ 2,678,207

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Estimated 2019 maximum tax increase authorized by ballot issue 7H: $ 625,000 Summaries of written comments on ballot issue 7H filed with the election officer: Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 7H: The services the Southeast Weld Fire District provides the community are necessary, important and invaluable. This tax increase is very minimal considering the services it will provide. This increase will allow the Fire District to add an additional ambulance to our community, at a very nominal increase to the taxpayer. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 7H: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline. SOUTHEAST WELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BALLOT ISSUE 7I: IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN ADEQUATE FIRE, RESCUE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND ONLY IF THE RESIDENTIAL ASSESSMENT RATE IS REDUCED BELOW THE CURRENT RATE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, SHALL THE SOUTHEAST WELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (DISTRICT) BE PERMITTED TO ADJUST ITS PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY TO OFFSET ANY RESULTING DECREASE IN REVENUE; AND SHALL SUCH TAX PROCEEDS BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT AS VOTER APPROVED REVENUE AND SPENDING CHANGES IN EACH YEAR, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY SPENDING OR REVENUE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?

Actual historical and current estimated fiscal year spending information: Year Fiscal Year Spending 2014 (actual) $ 1,577,315 2015 (actual) $ 1,693,911 2016 (actual) $ 2,266,029 2017 (actual) $ 2,888,947 2018 (estimated) $ 2,953,151

Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: 46 %

Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five-year period from 2014 through 2018: $ 1,375,836 Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax extension authorized by ballot issue 7I: $ 2,678,207 Estimated 2019 maximum tax extension authorized by ballot issue 7I: $0.00

Summaries of written comments on ballot issue 7I filed with the election officer: Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue 7I: The services the Southeast Weld Fire District provides the community are necessary, important and invaluable. This tax increase is very minimal considering the services it will provide. This increase will allow the Fire District to add an additional ambulance to our community, at a very nominal increase to the taxpayer. This will not cost the fire district any additional tax increase in 2019. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue 7I: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.



MOUNTAIN VIEW FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT BOULDER AND WELD COUNTIES, COLORADO


Election Hours: 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Designated Election Official: Martha Dexter, Mountain View Fire Rescue District, 3561 N. Stagecoach Road, Longmont, CO 80504; (303) 772-0710 Ballot Title and Text:

MOUNTAIN VIEW FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT BALLOT ISSUE 7J SHALL MOUNTAIN VIEW FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT’S TAXES BE INCREASED $6,516,579 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN LEVY YEAR 2018 (FOR COLLECTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019) BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S EXISTING PROPERTY TAX BY 4.500 MILLS TO BE USED BY THE DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PROPER FIRE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND SAFETY FOR THE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND BUSINESSES SERVED BY THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• REPAIRING AND REPLACING AGING EMERGENCY VEHICLES, APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT;

• REPLACING OUTDATED COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS AND DISPATCHERS IN BOULDER AND WELD COUNTIES;

• CONSTRUCTING UP TO THREE ADDITIONAL FIRE STATIONS AND STRATEGICALLY ADDING FIREFIGHTERS/EMTS DISTRICTWIDE TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PROTECT RESPONSE TIMES; AND

• REPAIRING AND IMPROVING EXISTING FIRE STATIONS TO EXTEND THEIR USEFUL LIFE;

WITH ALL REVENUE SPENDING DISCLOSED IN AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT’S WEBSITE; AND ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTING A PERMANENT VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW? Total District Fiscal Year Spending:

2018 (estimated) $18,316,317 2017 (actual) $17,593,143 2016 (actual) $18,288,786 2015 (actual) $13,160,299 2014 (actual) $14,799,685

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Overall percentage change from 2014 to 2018: 39% Overall dollar change from 2014 to 2018: $ 5,156,018 Proposed District Tax Increase:

Estimated maximum dollar amount of tax increase for 2019: $6,516,579 Estimated 2019 fiscal year spending without tax increase: $20,676,224 Summary of Written Comments For the Proposal: Passage of Issue 7J will allow Mountain View Fire Rescue (MVFR) to protect emergency response times and maintain emergency services. MVFR’s service population has almost doubled the past 15 years, now exceeding 59,000 residents. With a growing and aging population, MVFR’s emergency call volume is on the rise, increasing by 19% in just the past two years alone. And many of these calls involve medical emergencies. With nearly twice as many people now living in the district, there are an increasing number of instances in which emergency calls come in and first responders are already out on another call. Issue 7J solves this serious problem. Your YES vote on Issue 7J will fund MVFR’s highest-priority operating, equipment and facility needs, including:

• Replacing outdated breathing apparatus and other life-saving emergency equipment • Updating communications equipment to improve communications among first responders and

dispatchers in Boulder and Weld counties • Replacing aging emergency vehicles and apparatus • Strategically adding first responders to protect response times and emergency services • Constructing up to three new fire stations in southwest Erie, unincorporated Weld County (serving

Erie and Dacono) and Mead • Repairing and upgrading existing fire stations and constructing a new maintenance facility to

properly maintain emergency vehicles and equipment Issue 7J is not just about protecting residents, homes and businesses, it’s also about protecting MVFR’s firefighters. First responders deserve equipment and vehicles that they can rely on when every second counts. They also deserve to have an adequate number of firefighters to safely address complex emergencies they encounter. MVFR’s current mill levy is lower than most of its neighboring peer fire districts. In fact, it has been 10 years since voters approved additional funding for MVFR. Yet in that time, demands on our local first responders have dramatically increased. And with the residential assessment rate recently decreasing—and projected to decrease again in 2019—maintaining existing services and response times is unsustainable without additional funding. Issue 7J is an investment of $2.67 per month per $100,000 of a home’s actual value. And for seniors and disabled veterans who quality and apply for the Colorado Senior Property Tax Exemption, the tax impact is even lower. All spending from the mill levy will be publicly disclosed. Issue 7J is a fair and reasonable request focused on saving lives and property and deserves our support. Summary of Written Comments Against the Proposal: No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.

SAMPLE BALLOT/TABOR NOTICEGENERAL ELECTION

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For further information contactWELD COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE

ELECTION DIVISION1400 N. 17th Ave., Greeley

Phone 970-304-6525 (Greeley Area)720-652-4200 X3070 (Other Areas)

THIS PAMPHLET CONTAINS SUMMARY STATEMENTS FOR BALLOT PROPOSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO

CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE X, SECTION 20.

A ‘yes’ vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circumstances, and a ‘no’ vote on any ballot issue is a vote

against changing current law or existing circumstances.

THIS NOTICE IS MAILED TO EACH ADDRESS WITH ONE OR MORE ACTIVE, REGISTERED ELECTORS. YOU MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE

ON ALL ISSUES PRESENTED.

Voters will start receiving ballots the week of October 15, 2018. If you have not received your ballot please call the Election Office or you may vote at the locations and times listed inside the front cover. To verify

your status, visit www.govotecolorado.com

I, Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk & Recorder, certify that the ballot issue notice are complete as submitted by the political subdivisions.

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