On the November 2020 election ballot, there are three ballot issues (one for those living within Loveland city limits, and two for those living outside of city limits) that will impact the services provided by the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority. Please take the time to read through them, below, and click on the “Factual Summary” for each to learn more about what a vote for or a vote against each issue would mean.
Inside City Limits
Ballot Issue:
SHALL CITY OF LOVELAND TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $21,130,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR OF COLLECTIONS (2021) AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY AN ADDITIONAL SALES AND USE TAX OF ONE PERCENT (1%), THEREBY RAISING THE CITY SALES AND USE TAX FROM THREE PERCENT (3%) TO FOUR PERCENT (4%), PROVIDED THAT THE SALE OF FOOD FOR HOME CONSUMPTION SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM ANY SUCH ADDITIONAL SALES AND USE TAX INCREASE AND REMAIN TAXED AT THE CURRENT RATE OF THREE PERCENT (3%), COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2021, PROVIDED THAT THE INCREASED REVENUES SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES:
• FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AT TWENTY PERCENT (20%),
• TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, AND MAINTAIN THE CITY’S INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AT FIFTY PERCENT (50%), AND
• FOR MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE AT THIRTY PERCENT (30%);
WITH ALL SPENDING REPORTED IN THE CITY’S ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT PUBLISHED ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE; AND SHALL ALL THE TAX REVENUES AND INVESTMENT EARNINGS THEREON BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
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Outside City Limits
Ballot Issue 1:
WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES, STARTING IN 2022 AND THEREAFTER, SHALL LOVELAND RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT 2.90 MILLS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2012 FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES EXPIRING IN 2022, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING THE ONGOING AND FUTURE GENERAL OPERATING NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STRATEGICALLY PLANNED FIRE STATION TO BE LOCATED ON DONATED REAL PROPERTY AND MAINTAINING STAFFING LEVELS NECESSARY TO CONTINUE THE CURRENT HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE TO DISTRICT RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS?
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Ballot Issue 2:
WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES IN 2021, SHALL LOVELAND RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED BEGINNING IN 2021 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER TO SET THE MILL LEVY AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE THE TAX REVENUES LEVIED IN 2020, AS SUCH AMOUNT IS ADJUSTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER FOR INFLATION AND LOCAL GROWTH, TO STABILIZE REVENUE FOR OPERATING AND OTHER EXPENSES?
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NOTE: The Gallagher Amendment is a complex issue. Click here to watch an easy to understand summary about it on YouTube.