Johnstown council to hear 8-mill Town property tax reduction

Ordinance 2026-299: An Ordinance of the Town of Johnstown, Colorado, Permanently Reducing the Town’s Property Tax Mill Levy by a Total of 8.000 Mills, In Four Annual Steps of 2.000 Mills; Fixing and Levying by this Ordinance the Maximum Mill Levy for Each Year of the Phase-In and Each Year Thereafter; Directing Automatic Certification of the Scheduled Levy Without Further Council Action; Providing for One Automatic One-Year Pause, Only Upon Objective Conditions, That Delays but Does Not Reverse the Next Step; Providing that the Reductions Apply to the Town’s General Operating Mills and Not to Library Mills; Providing that any Increase Above the Reduced Levy Requires New Voter Approval and that Prior Voter Approvals Shall Not Be Used for that Purpose; Amending Section 4-3 of the Johnstown Municipal Code; Directing Staff to Address Any General Fund Impact Without Restoring Mills Except Upon Voter Approval; and Providing an Effective Date. Public Hearing.

Consideration of the First Amendment to the Johnstown Commercial Center Subdivision Development and Improvement Agreement Consent Agenda.

Purchase and Sale Agreement Between Gillam Development Corporation and The Town of Johnstown Consent Agenda.