Ballot Issue 7F: Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District
On the Nov. 3 ballot in Weld County.
The ballot question
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?