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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO 1680
Series of 1998
TITLE:
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 1676, SERIES OF 1998,
REFERRING A BALLOT QUESTION TO THE ELECTORS AT THE
NOVEMBER 3, 1998 ELECTION
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to refer a ballot question to the
electorate at the November 3, 1998, general election to increase the lodging tax
provided for by Wheat Ridge Code of Laws Section 22-1 from 5 % of the purchase
price paid or charged to 10% of the purchase price paid or charged; and
WHEREAS, Article X, Section 20, of the Colorado Constitution requires an
election on this question.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Wheat Ridge City Council, that
Section 1 of Resolution 1676, Series of 1998, be amended to confirm the ballot
question as follows:
Section 1. Ballot Question Established. The following ballot question should
be placed upon the ballot of the general election within the City of Wheat Ridge on
November 3, 1998:
SHALL CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE TAXES BE INCREASED $500,000.00
ANNUALLY BY AN INCREASE IN THE LODGER'S ("HOTEL AND
MOTEL") TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 22-1 OF THE WHEAT RIDGE
CODE OF LAWS FROM FIVE (5) PERCENT TO TEN (10) PERCENT
(WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MORTUARY ACCOMMODATiONS, FOR
WHICH THE TAX RATE SHALL REMAIN FIVE (5) PERCENT), THE
ADDITIONAL REVENUES FROM SUCH RATE INCREASE TO BE
ALLOCATED IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE-FIFTHS OF SUCH
REVENUES FOR POLICE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES,
AND TWO-FIFTHS OF SUCH REVENUES FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE CITY, SUCH REVENUES TO BE
PLACED IN A SPECIAL FUND FOR SUCH PURPOSES, AND SHALL
THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RECEIVE, RETAIN AND
EXPEND SUCH LODGER'S TAX, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
ALL INTEREST INCOME DERIVED THEREFROM, IN CALENDAR YEAR
1998 AND IN EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR, SUCH AUTHORIZATION
TO CONSTITUTE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGES WITHIN
THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO
CONSTITUTION, AND SUCH APPROVAL TO BE IN ADDITION TO
AND SEPARATE FROM ALL OTHER CHANGES TO SPENDING,
REVENUE-RAISING OR OTHER LIMITATIONS CONTAINED WITHIN
ARTICLE X, SECTION 20, OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION
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PREVIOUSLY AUTHORiZED BY THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY,
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 19997
DONE AND RESOLVED this 14th day of September, 1998.
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Grachen Cerveny, Mayor
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