Ballot Issue 1A: Larimer County

The ballot question

SHALL LARIMER COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $34 1/2 MILLION ANNUALLY (ESTIMATED FIRST YEAR INCREASE STARTING JANUARY 1, 2027), AND BY ANY ADDITIONAL AMOUNT GENERATED EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, TO FUND COUNTY PURPOSES INCLUDING: WILDFIRE, DRINKING WATER SOURCE AREAS, AND NATURAL HAZARD RESILIENCE, INCLUDING PREVENTION, MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, RECOVERY, WATERSHED PROTECTION, FOREST HEALTH, AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT REDUCE THE RISKS OR IMPACTS OF DISASTER; MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, AND CONSTRUCT COUNTY BRIDGES, ROADS, PARKS, TRAILS, OPEN SPACES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL LANDS TO IMPROVE SAFETY, ACCESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE; AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SERVICES, WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION, ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF PUBLIC BENEFITS, JUSTICE CENTER AND OTHER FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER COUNTY PRIORITIES AND EMERGING COMMUNITY NEEDS; BY ESTABLISHING A 0.3% (30 CENTS ON $100 PURCHASE) COUNTYWIDE SALES AND USE TAX, EXCLUDING SALES OF FOOD FOR HOME CONSUMPTION, GASOLINE, DIAPERS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND CERTAIN OTHER ITEMS EXEMPT BY LAW; WITH ALL REVENUE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT; AND SHALL THE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM THIS TAX WITHOUT LIMITATION BY ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION (TABOR), ALL AS PROVIDED IN THE RESOLUTION REFERRING THIS BALLOT ISSUE?