What it asksTax increase, Tax extended
- First year
- $4,900,000
- “up to $4,900,000 annually”
What it's for
“to continue to address operational needs, including maintaining competitive salaries and wages for district teachers, teachers' aides, bus drivers, custodians, and other support staff; and expand programming, including career and technical education offerings, and hiring additional educators”
The ballot question5C
Shall Weld County School District No. RE-8 taxes be increased up to $4,900,000 annually and shall $2,675,000 of existing taxes which are scheduled to expire be extended to continue to address operational needs, including maintaining competitive salaries and wages for district teachers, teachers' aides, bus drivers, custodians, and other support staff; and expand programming, including career and technical education offerings, and hiring additional educators; by authorizing a variable mill levy override annually levied at rates sufficient to produce the fixed amounts specified above, to be in addition to the taxes that otherwise would be levied in accordance with Section 22-54-108 of the Colorado Revised Statutes and to constitute a voter-approved revenue change?
As the ballot prints it
SHALL WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-8 TAXES BE INCREASED UP TO $4,900,000 ANNUALLY AND SHALL $2,675,000 OF EXISTING TAXES WHICH ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE BE EXTENDED TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS OPERATIONAL NEEDS, INCLUDING MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND WAGES FOR DISTRICT TEACHERS, TEACHERS' AIDES, BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS, AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF; AND EXPAND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OFFERINGS, AND HIRING ADDITIONAL EDUCATORS; BY AUTHORIZING A VARIABLE MILL LEVY OVERRIDE ANNUALLY LEVIED AT RATES SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE FIXED AMOUNTS SPECIFIED ABOVE, TO BE IN ADDITION TO THE TAXES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE LEVIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES AND TO CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ForCITIZENS FOR WELD RE8This committee is not on the Secretary of State's list for this measure. | $7,136 | $8,727 |
CITIZENS FOR WELD RE8
- GH PHIPPS, GREENWOOD VILLAGE$3,500
- RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, DENVER$2,000
- ARTAIC GROUP, DENVER$1,000
- HORD CAPLAN MACHT INC, BALTIMORE$350
From donors not named here: 4 gifts, $286.
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.).