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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER
RESOLUTI ON NO.
Series of 1980
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719
TITLE: A RESOLUTION ENDORSING PASSAGE OF THREE SEPARATE AMENDMENTS TO THE JEFFERSON
COUNTY OPEN SPACE SALES TAX RESOLUTION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF
JEFFERSON COUNTY BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners has passed Resolutions
CC 80-841, CC 80-712, and CC 80-879 providing for the submissions to the registered
electors of Jefferson County at the next general election of three separate
questions amending the Jefferson County Open Space Sales Tax Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the questions to be submitted to the voters of Jefferson County at
the next general election as set forth above are as follows:
Question No.1. Shall the proposal of the Board of County Commissioners of
Jefferson County, Colorado, to amend the Jefferson County Open Space Sales
Tax Resolution to authorize the use of fifty per cent of the existing one-
half of one percent open space sales tax for the purpose of paying the
acquisition costs of a Jail and Sheriff's Facility, including without
limitation the pledge of any revenues derived therefrom to the payment of
bonds, leases and other obligations incurred in connection therewith, such
authorization to terminate on December 31, 1996, or such earlier date as
such costs are satisfied, as more particularly provided by Resolution No.
CC 80-840, be approved?
Question No.2. Shall the proposal of the Board of County Commissioners
of Jefferson County, Colorado, to amend the Jefferson County Open Space
Sales Tax Resolution to provide that after deduction of Jefferson County
Administrative expenses, fifty-five percent of the sales tax proceeds which
are available for open space acquisitions and other open space purposes,
be deemed attributable to those municipalities which are located wholly
or partly in Jefferson County, as more particularly provided by Resolution No.
CC 80-711, be approved?
Question No.3. Shall the proposal of the Board of County Commissioners
of Jefferson County, Colorado, to amend the Jefferson County Open Space
Sales Tax Resolution to provide that the proceeds of the tax which are
available for open space acquisitions and other open space purposes may
also be spent for the construction, acquisition, and maintenance of park
and recreational capital improvements, as more particularly provided
by Resolution No. CC 80-711, be approved?
WHEREAS, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado has
ordered Jefferson County to pursue the financing of the Jail and Sheriff facility
by submitting to the voters a question diverting one-half of the open space sales
tax for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, the proposed diversion of one-half of the open space sales tax
will not result in an increased tax to the residents of this city; and
WHEREAS, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado has
further ordered that if the election for diversion of one-half of the open space
sales tax fails, that the county will be obligated to impose a substantial tax
increase upon the property owners in the county including those residing in this city; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does not favor the imposition of any additional
property taxes upon the citizens of this city; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, therefore, favors the diversion of the open space
sales tax as proposed so as to maintain taxes at the same level; and
WHEREAS, the City Council favors an increase in the percentage of the sales
tax proceeds available for open space purposes which may be expended at the Cities'
request be increased from 35% to 55%; and
WHEREAS, the City Council favors the expenditure of the Jefferson County
Open Space Funds for the construction, acquisition, and maintenance of park and
recreational improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Wheat
Ridge, Colorado, that it endorses all of the proposals hereinabove set forth which
are to be separately submitted to the registered electors of Jefferson County at
the next general election, and urges approval thereof.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 13th day of October, A.D. 1980 by a vote of ~ to L.
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