What it asksTax increase
- Mill levy
- 1.5 mills
- “at a rate of up to 1.5 mills in 2027”
- Mill levy
- 1.5 mills
- “an additional 1.5 mills in 2031”
- Mill levy
- 1 mills
- “and an additional 1 mills in 2034”
- Mill levy
- 4 mills
- “the total of which is 4 mills”
What it's for
“to be used for the following district operational and capital expenses: hiring necessary fire and emergency response personnel to meet growing needs and national minimum staffing standards; purchasing necessary fire and emergency response apparatus and equipment; maintaining and improving current levels of fire protection and emergency services; building an additional fire station and remodeling existing facilities;”
The ballot question7F
Shall Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District taxes be increased by up to $44,336,787 by tax year 2034, after all phased-in increases, and in each year thereafter by whatever additional amounts are raised from a phased-in operating mill levy imposed at a rate of up to 1.5 mills in 2027, an additional 1.5 mills in 2031 and an additional 1 mills in 2034 (the total of which is 4 mills and is in addition to the mill levy currently imposed by the district), and continuing thereafter as provided by law, with such tax proceeds to be used for the following district operational and capital expenses: hiring necessary fire and emergency response personnel to meet growing needs and national minimum staffing standards; purchasing necessary fire and emergency response apparatus and equipment; maintaining and improving current levels of fire protection and emergency services; building an additional fire station and remodeling existing facilities; and shall all revenue and any earnings on this tax constitute a permanent voter-approved revenue change within the meaning of Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution and a waiver of the limitations set forth in Title 29 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, and any other law?
As the Larimer County ballot prints it
SHALL WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $44,336,787 BY TAX YEAR 2034, AFTER ALL PHASED-IN INCREASES, AND IN EACH YEAR THEREAFTER BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED FROM A PHASED-IN OPERATING MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE OF UP TO 1.5 MILLS IN 2027, AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 MILLS IN 2031 AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILLS IN 2034 (THE TOTAL OF WHICH IS 4 MILLS AND IS IN ADDITION TO THE MILL LEVY CURRENTLY IMPOSED BY THE DISTRICT), AND CONTINUING THEREAFTER AS PROVIDED BY LAW, WITH SUCH TAX PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING DISTRICT OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EXPENSES: HIRING NECESSARY FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL TO MEET GROWING NEEDS AND NATIONAL MINIMUM STAFFING STANDARDS; PURCHASING NECESSARY FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT; MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING CURRENT LEVELS OF FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES; BUILDING AN ADDITIONAL FIRE STATION AND REMODELING EXISTING FACILITIES; AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND A WAIVER OF THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN TITLE 29 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?
The Weld County ballot prints it differently
SHALL WINDSOR-SEVERANCE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $44,336,787 BY TAX YEAR 2034, AFTER ALL PHASED-IN INCREASES, AND IN EACH YEAR THEREAFTER BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED FROM A PHASED-IN OPERATING MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE OF UP TO 1.5 MILLS IN 2027, AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 MILLS IN 2031 AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILL IN 2034 (THE TOTAL OF WHICH IS 4 MILLS AND IS IN ADDITION TO THE MILL LEVY CURRENTLY IMPOSED BY THE DISTRICT), AND CONTINUING THEREAFTER AS PROVIDED BY LAW, WITH SUCH TAX PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING DISTRICT OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EXPENSES: HIRING NECESSARY FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL TO MEET GROWING NEEDS AND NATIONAL MINIMUM STAFFING STANDARDS; PURCHASING NECESSARY FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT; MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING CURRENT LEVELS OF FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES; BUILDING AN ADDITIONAL FIRE STATION AND REMODELING EXISTING FACILITIES; AND SHALL ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTE A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND A WAIVER OF THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN TITLE 29 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?
Issue committees’ money
What each committee for or against this measure has raised and spent, from its filings since Jan. 1, 2025. A committee working on several measures reports its money once, and it is shown beside each. A donor is named here when any one gift was $200 or more.
| Committee | Raised | Raised, drawn to scale | Spent |
|---|---|---|---|
| ForA SAFER WINDSOR SEVERANCEThis committee is not on the Secretary of State's list for this measure. | $15,000 | $9,094 |
A SAFER WINDSOR SEVERANCE
- WINDSOR SEERANCE FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 4845, WINDSOR$15,000
As printed in the document it was read from. Money from TRACER, the Secretary of State's campaign finance system (read 4:01 a.m.).