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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 Coordinated Tabor NoticePresorted NONPROFIT U.S. Postage PAID Permit #22 Glenwood Spgs, CO TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS ELECTION MATERIAL FORwARDInG SERVIcE REquESTED NOVEMBER 3, 2009 COORDINATED ELECTION COUNTY OF EAGLE – STATE OF COLORADO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION Election Date: Tuesday, november 3, 2009 Election Type: Mail Ballot Election questions: call 970-328-8728, or from the Roaring Fork Valley call 1-800-225-6136 Extension 8715 or 8726 Active registered voters will be mailed ballots. Requests for mail in ballots or replacement ballots must be made in writing and must include full name, date of birth, physical address, address to mail the ballot, and signature of the applicant. The last day to request a ballot to be mailed is October 27, 2009. Replacement ballots may be picked up in person from October 13 through november 2, 2009 from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Election Day, november 3, 2009 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Requests may be sent to Eagle county clerk and Recorder. Mail requests to: Eagle county clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 537, Eagle, colorado Fax requests to: 970-328-8716 Email requests to: helen.lindow@eaglecounty.us or pat.magdziuk@ eaglecounty.us Location to pick up ballots or replacement ballots: Office of the clerk and Recorder Office of the clerk and Recorder 500 Broadway, Eagle colorado 20 El Jebel Road, El Jebel Eagle, colorado El Jebel, colorado Locations for mail ballot drop off: Offices of the clerk and Recorder Offices of the clerk and Recorder Offices of the clerk and Recorder 500 Broadway 20 El Jebel Road 100 w. Beaver creek Blvd. Eagle, colorado El Jebel, colorado Avon, colorado 970-328-8726 970-704-2700 970-748-2000 Teak J. SimontonEagle County Clerk & RecorderP.O. Box 537Eagle, CO 81631 West Grand School District No. 1-Jt. 715 Kinsey Avenue P.O. Box 515 Kremmling, Colorado 80459 Grand County November 3, 2009 Ballot Referred Question 3A Election Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: Clerk and Recorder Eagle County 500 Broadway P.O. Box 537 Eagle, CO 81631 Telephone: (970)328-8710 Ballot Title and Text: WEST GRAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.1-JT. REFERRED QUESTION 3A ADDITIONAL MILL LEVY: SHALL wEST GRAnD ScHOOL DISTRIcT nO. 1-JT TAXES BE IncREASED $419,000 In TAX cOLLEcTIOn YEAR 2010, AnD AnnuALLY THEREAFTER FOR EDucATIOnAL PuRPOSES TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDucATIOn wHIcH SHALL IncLuDE, BuT nOT BE LIMITED TO FunDInG nEw cOSTS nEcESSARY FOR LOwERInG cLASS SIZES In THE ELEMEnTARY ScHOOL, EXPAnDInG EDucATIOnAL OFFERInGS SucH AS VOcATIOnAL AnD cAREER AT THE HIGH ScHOOL, FunDInG nEw cOSTS FOR TEcHnOLOGY, AnD FunDInG nEcESSARY FAcILITY MAInTEnAncE, BY An ADDITIOnAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY AT A RATE SuFFIcIEnT TO PRODucE THE AMOunT SPEcIFIED ABOVE, wHIcH TAXES SHALL BE DEPOSITED InTO THE GEnERAL FunD OF THE DISTRIcT, SHALL BE In ADDITIOn TO AnY PROPERTY TAXES THAT OTHERwISE cOuLD BE LEVIED FOR THE GEnERAL FunD, SHALL BE InDEPEnDEnT OF AnY OTHER TAX LEVY wHETHER OR nOT APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, AnD SHALL cOnSTITuTE A VOTER APPROVED REVEnuE cHAnGE THAT MAY BE cOLLEcTED AnD SPEnT wITHOuT FuRTHER VOTER APPROVAL, nOTwITHSTAnDInG THE LIMITATIOnS OF ARTIcLE X, SEcTIOn 20 OF THE cOLORADO cOnSTITuTIOn OR AnY OTHER LAw? Total District Fiscal Year Spending: FISCAL INFORMATION District 5 Year Expenditures Difference from Proceeding Year FY10 (2009-2010) Budgeted $4,218,477 ($122,163) FY09 (2008-2009) Budgeted $4,340,640 ($77,209) FY08 (2007-2008) Audited $4,417,849 ($1,199,972) FY07 (2006-2007) Audited $5,617,821 $1,337,791 FY06 (2005-2006) Audited $4,280,030 The overall percentage change and dollar change from Fiscal Year 2006 to Fiscal Year 2010 is (1.4%) and ($62,553) respectively. The change from Fiscal Year 2007 to Fiscal Year 2008 is related to the construction expenditures of the high school roof. Proposed Tax Increase: District Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2009- 2010 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the proposed tax increase): BALLOT ADDITIOnAL MILL LEVY nO. 3A: $419,000 District Estimate of 2009-2010 Fiscal Year Spending without proposed Tax Increase: $4,218,477 SUMMARY OF COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE The west Grand School District has stated its commitment to maintaining small class sizes, providing multiple educational opportunities, keeping pace with technology, providing a range of extra-curricular activities and establishing an appropriate maintenance program for its facilities. In 2001, the voters of the west Grand School District passed two tax override ballot initiatives to pay for general operating expenses within the district. They were passed with a sunset clause after 10 years. The west Grand School District board of education recently decided to ask the voters for a $419,000 tax override. This will replace the money that is being lost when the current override tax increases go away. The tax override will also help replace funds that have been lost due to the overall loss of revenue due to a declining student enrollment. The State of colorado determines how much tax money can be collected by each school district to pay for public education. One of the key variables in the funding formula is student enrollment. The enrollment within the west Grand School District has gradually declined over the past 10 years from a high of over 500 students to its current level of approximately 450 students. That decrease equates to over $500,000 in tax money which the district is not allowed to collect for its budget. If the ballot initiative is successful, the money will be used for general fund purposes. As stated in the ballot question, the money will be used to help maintain smaller class sizes, provide more educational opportunities, keep pace with technological advances and provide proper maintenance for the existing facilities. The school district also has a commitment to attracting and retaining a quality staff of administrators, teachers and support personnel. The school board recognizes that the quality of the staff is the most important ingredient in providing a valuable educational experience for the students of the district. Based on the most recent property tax assessment values provided by the county, the cost of this tax override equates to approximately $1.90 per month for a residence that has an assessed value of $200,000. CON STATEMENT “NO WRITTEN COMMENTS AGAINST THE MEASURE WERE FILED BY STATUTORY DEADLINE.” ___________________________________ DATE September 22, 2009 Linda Haynes, Designated Election Official west Grand School District no.1-Jt. To the Eagle County Designated Elected Official Teak Simonton Eagle County Clerk and Recorder 500 Broadway PO Box 850 Eagle, Colorado 81631 TABOR Notice Colorado Constitution, Article X, Section 20 debt authorization notice: EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO nOTIcE IS HEREBY GIVEn by the Board of county commissioners of Eagle county, colorado (the “county”) of the information required under the colorado constitution, Article X, Section 20 related to the november 3, 2009 election on Eagle county Ballot Issue 1A - Eagle county Energy Smart Local Improvement District Debt. General Election Information: Election Date: november 3, 2009 (Mail Ballot) Polling Place Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election Office and Location: 500 Broadway, PO Box 850, Eagle, colorado 81631 Telephone: (970) 328-8715 Ballot Title and Text: COUNTY ISSUE 1A - Eagle County Energy Smart Local Improvement District SHALL EAGLE cOunTY DEBT (FOR EAGLE cOunTY EnERGY SMART LOcAL IMPROVEMEnT DISTRIcT) BE IncREASED BY uP TO $10,000,000, wITH A MAXIMuM REPAYMEnT cOST OF uP TO $25,000,000, wITH nO IncREASE In AnY cOunTY TAX OR TAX RATE, FOR THE PuRPOSE OF FInAncInG THE cOSTS OF cOnSTRucTInG, AcquIRInG AnD InSTALLInG REnEwABLE EnERGY AnD EnERGY EFFIcIEncY IMPROVEMEnTS AnD EquIPMEnT FOR PROPERTY OwnERS THAT cOnSEnT TO BE IncLuDED In THE DISTRIcT BY EnTERInG InTO A cOnTRAcT FOR IncLuSIOn In THE DISTRIcT, IncLuDInG wITHOuT LIMITATIOn: SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIc SYSTEMS, • SMALL wInD SYSTEMS, • BIOMASS SYSTEMS, • GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS, • InSuLATIOn uPGRADES, • InEFFIcIEnT HEATInG AnD cOOLInG SYSTEMS REPLAcEMEnT, • InEFFIcIEnT LIGHTInG SYSTEMS AnD FIXTuRES REPLAcEMEnT, • SEALInG AIR LEAKAGES, AnD • AnY OTHER MODIFIcATIOn, InSTALLATIOn, REMODELInG OR • IMPROVEMEnT DESIGnED TO PRODucE EnERGY FROM An ALTERnATIVE OR REnEwABLE EnERGY SOuRcE OR REDucE EnERGY cOnSuMPTIOn AS APPROVED BY EAGLE cOunTY AnD AnY cOSTS nEcESSARY OR IncIDEnTAL THERETO, IncLuDInG wITHOuT LIMITATIOn THE cOST OF ESTABLISHInG RESERVES TO SEcuRE THE PAYMEnT OF SucH DEBT, BY THE ISSuAncE OF SPEcIAL ASSESSMEnT BOnDS OR BY IncuRRInG OTHER MuLTIPLE FIScAL YEAR FInAncIAL OBLIGATIOn, SucH DEBT TO BE PAYABLE FROM SPEcIAL ASSESSMEnTS IMPOSED AGAInST BEnEFITED PROPERTIES FOR wHIcH THE OwnERS THEREOF HAVE cOnSEnTED TO BE IncLuDED wITHIn THE DISTRIcT BY EnTERInG InTO A cOnTRAcT FOR IncLuSIOn, AnD FROM OTHER FunDS THAT MAY BE LAwFuLLY PLEDGED TO THE PAYMEnT OF SucH DEBT, SucH DEBT TO BEAR InTEREST AT A MAXIMuM nET EFFEcTIVE InTEREST RATE nOT TO EXcEED 10% PER AnnuM, SucH InTEREST TO BE PAYABLE AT SucH TIME OR TIMES, AnD wHIcH MAY cOMPOunD AnnuALLY OR SEMIAnnuALLY, AnD SucH DEBT TO MATuRE, BE SuBJEcT TO REDEMPTIOn, wITH OR wITHOuT PREMIuM, BE ISSuED AnD SOLD AT, ABOVE OR BELOw PAR, BE ISSuED AT OnE TIME OR FROM TIME TO TIME, AnD In SucH MAnnER, In OnE OR MORE SERIES, AnD TO cOnTAIn SucH OTHER TERMS, nOT IncOnSISTEnT HEREwITH, AS THE BOARD OF cOunTY cOMMISSIOnERS MAY DETERMInE; AnD SHALL THE cOunTY BE AuTHORIZED TO EnTER InTO A MuLTIPLE-FIScAL YEAR OBLIGATIOn TO ADVAncE AMOunTS FOR PAYMEnT OF A PORTIOn OF SucH DEBT AnD TO REIMBuRSE ITSELF FOR SucH ADVAncES BY cOLLEcTInG unPAID ASSESSMEnTS AS PROVIDED In THE APPLIcABLE PROVISIOnS OF cOLORADO REVISED STATuTES, AS AMEnDED; AnD SHALL THE PROcEEDS OF SucH DEBT AnD THE REVEnuE FROM SucH SPEcIAL ASSESSMEnTS AnD AnY EARnInGS THEREOn BE cOLLEcTED, RETAInED AnD SPEnT BY THE cOunTY AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVEnuE cHAnGE, wITHOuT REGARD TO AnY SPEnDInG, REVEnuE- RAISInG, OR OTHER LIMITATIOn cOnTAInED wITHIn ARTIcLE X, SEcTIOn 20 OF THE cOLORADO cOnSTITuTIOn, OR AnY OTHER LAw wHIcH PuRPORTS TO LIMIT THE cOunTY’S REVEnuES OR EXPEnDITuRES 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, RETAInED AnD SPEnT BY THE cOunTY? YES ___ nO ___ County Total Fiscal Year Spending Information: 2005 (Actual) $57,266,147 2006 (Actual) $60,617,659 2007 (Actual) $67,184,314 2008 (Actual) $78,022,453 2009 (current Year Estimated) $83,386,494 Overall percentage change from 2005-2009: 45.6% Overall dollar change from 2005-2009: $26,120,347 Information on Tax Increase: There is no proposed tax increase associated with Ballot Issue 1A for the 2010 fiscal year or any year thereafter. The county’s 2010 fiscal year spending without a tax increase is estimated to be $80,884,899.18. Information on Proposed Bonded Debt: Principal Amount of Debt: $10,000,000.00 Maximum Annual Repayment cost: $25,000,000.00 Total Repayment cost: $25,000,000.00 Information on Current Bonded Debt: The county currently has no bonded debt outstanding. Accordingly, the county’s total current bonded debt, maximum annual and remaining total repayment costs are $0. Summary of written comments for Ballot Issue 1A: no comments for or against Ballot Issue 1A were filed by the constitutional Deadline. ALL REGISTERED VOTERS CROWN MOUNTAIN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASURE Election date: november 3, 2009 Election hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local election office address: 0020 Eagle county Drive, Suite F El Jebel, cO 81623 Phone number: 970-963-6030 Designated Election Official: Diane Henderson Coordinated Election Official: Eagle county clerk and Recorder Ballot title and text: Operating Levy Ballot Issue 4A SHALL cROwn MOunTAIn PARK AnD REcREATIOn DISTRIcT TAXES BE IncREASED $ 182,191, BY THE IMPOSITIOn OF A OnE-TIME AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX RATE nOT TO EXcEED 0.36 MILLS, TO BE LEVIED OnE YEAR OnLY FOR cOLLEcTIOn In 2010, TO BE uSED SOLELY FOR THE PuRPOSE OF • PREPARING A CAPITAL MASTER PLAN FOR FACILITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A REcREATIOn cEnTER, RESuLTInG In A TOTAL DISTRIcT MILL LEVY RATE FOR cOLLEcTIOn In 2010, EXcLuSIVE OF REFunDS, ABATEMEnTS, OR DEBT SERVIcE, nOT TO EXcEED 1.36 MILLS; AnD SHALL THE DISTRIcT BE AuTHORIZED TO cOLLEcT, RETAIn AnD SPEnD ALL TAX REVEnuE cOLLEcTED FROM SucH TOTAL PROPERTY TAX RATE, AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVEnuE cHAnGE, OFFSET AnD EXcEPTIOn TO THE LIMITS wHIcH wOuLD OTHERwISE APPLY unDER TABOR (ARTIcLE X, SEcTIOn 20 OF THE cOLORADO cOnSTITuTIOn) OR AnY OTHER LAw AnD AS A wAIVER OF THE 5.5% LIMITATIOn unDER SEcTIOn 29-1-301, c.R.S.? Actual historical and current estimated fiscal year spending information: Year Fiscal Year Spending 2005 (actual) $ 4,687,922 2006 (actual) 2,011,946 2007 (actual) 932,157 2008 (actual) 921,466 2009 (current year estimated) 1,001,845 Overall percentage change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2005 through 2009: (78.6%) Overall dollar change in fiscal year spending over the five year period from 2005 through 2009: $ -3,686,077 Estimated 2010 fiscal year spending without taking into account the tax increase authorized by the ballot issue: $ 1,354,987 Estimated 2010 tax increase authorized by the ballot issue: $ 182,191 THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIES WERE PREPARED FROM MATERIALS FILED BY PERSONS IN FAVOR OF OROPPOSED TO THE BALLOT ISSUE. SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS IN FAVOR OF BALLOT ISSUE 4A: The tax increase associated with ballot measure 4A is for one year • only. The .36 mill increase would be collected solely to fund the Master Plan. The $182,191 in new revenue raised through this ballot measure • would be used to create a Master Plan for crown Mountain Park. Included in the Master Plan would be plans for a future Recreation center and for Park amenities that were part of the original Park design but were never installed due to budget constraints. Those amenities will include a skatepark, an amphitheatre, an open-air nature center, water features and trails. The Master Plan will examine the siting and design of a Recreation center, transportation, infrastructure and environmental issues associated with the Recreation center, and management and maintenance of the center. The Master Plan may also analyze future recreational programming in the mid-valley. The Master Plan will include a Planned unit Development Amendment Application to be submitted to Eagle county for review. The crown Mountain Park and Recreation District has a very • limited annual operational budget associated with its current 1.0 mill tax levy. That general fund budget of approximately $360,000/year is not sufficient to support a planning effort of the scope contemplated by the new Park Master Plan. The proposed one-time additional levy, in addition to increased tax revenue in 2010, will allow the District to plan responsibly for its future without putting a permanent additional tax burden on the public. The District may bring additional tax measures to the public in the future in order to implement the recommendations of the Master Plan but those measures will be the subject of future ballot questions. Since the Park was formally opened in 2007 is has enjoyed • great popularity and increasing usage. It is timely to revisit the original Service Plan and Planned unit Development to update those guidance documents and to respond to new and growing recreational demands from the mid-valley community. SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS AGAINST BALLOT ISSUE 4A: no comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.