What it asksTax increase
- First year
- $995,000
- “$995,000 annually in the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2027”
- Sales tax
- one-half percent (0.50%)
- “an additional one-half percent (0.50%) sales and use tax”
What it's for
“to fund law enforcement and related public safety services; and to the extent revenues exceed amounts budgeted for such purposes, other lawful municipal operating purposes”
The ballot question2A
Shall Town of Wellington taxes be increased by $995,000 annually in the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2027, and by such additional amounts as may be generated annually thereafter, by an additional one-half percent (0.50%) sales and use tax (which would cost 50 cents on a $100 purchase), to fund law enforcement and related public safety services; and to the extent revenues exceed amounts budgeted for such purposes, other lawful municipal operating purposes; and shall the town be authorized to collect, retain, and spend the proceeds of the revenue from such tax and any earnings thereon as a voter-approved revenue change and an exception to the limits on revenue and spending under Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution or any other law?
As the ballot prints it
SHALL TOWN OF WELLINGTON TAXES BE INCREASED BY $995,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AS MAY BE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF PERCENT (0.50%) SALES AND USE TAX (WHICH WOULD COST 50 CENTS ON A $100 PURCHASE), TO FUND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RELATED PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES; AND TO THE EXTENT REVENUES EXCEED AMOUNTS BUDGETED FOR SUCH PURPOSES, OTHER LAWFUL MUNICIPAL OPERATING PURPOSES; AND SHALL THE TOWN BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF THE REVENUE FROM SUCH TAX AND ANY EARNINGS THEREON AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS ON REVENUE AND SPENDING UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
As printed in the document it was read from.