Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection Dist Ballot Issue 6B Mill Levy
More information is available from the Board of Directors here.SHALL THE STRATMOOR HILLS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $769,578.01 ANNUALLY, FOR THE COLLECTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025 AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY AN AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE OF TEN (10) MILLS WITH SUCH RATE SUBJECT TO UPWARD ADJUSTMENT PROPORTIONAL TO ANY DECREASE IN ASSESSED VALUE OF PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT AND FOR INFLATION PLUS ANNUAL GROWTH TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, TO BE USED BY THE FIRE DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSES 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: • HIRING, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TIME AND MAINTAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT WIDE; • MAINTAINING COMPETIVE SALARIES, WAGES AND BENEFITS TO RETAIN DISTRICT FIREFIGHTERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; • RECRUITING AND RETAINING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS TO INCLUDE APPROPRIATE STIPEND; • PURCHASING ADDITIONAL TACTICAL FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS AND REPLACE AGING EQUIPMENT; SUCH MILL LEVY SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO THE OPERATING MILL LEVY CURRENTLY IMPOSED BY THE DISTRICT, AND SHALL THE REVENUE FROM THE MILL LEVY AUTHORIZED ABOVE CONSTITUTE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUES?
