Conifer Fire Protection District 7D

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Conifer Fire Protection District Ballot Issue 7D

SHALL CONIFER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $400,000 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR), OR BY SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY BE RAISED, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY TAX RATE BY 4.0 MILLS (AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2.00 PER MONTH PER $100,000 IN PROPERTY VALUE FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES) FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION, RESCUE, SAFETY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND BUSINESSES SERVED BY THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: - MAINTAINING FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC STAFFING LEVELS TO SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES; - BEING PROACTIVE IN MAINTAINING EXISTING STATIONS AND FACILITIES; EXPANDING, REMODELING, AND/OR REBUILDING OUTDATED OR INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE; AND REPLACING AND MAINTAINING EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ENGINES, AND AMBULANCES; AND - ATTRACTING AND RETAINING HIGHLY QUALIFIED FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT'S TOTAL MILL LEVY RATE OF 16 MILLS BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY TO OFFSET REVENUE LOSSES FROM REFUNDS, ABATEMENTS, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TOTAL MILL LEVY RATE AND ALL OTHER REVENUE FROM ANY YEAR AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE, OFFSET, AND EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER TABOR (ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION) OR ANY OTHER LAW AND AS A PERMANENT WAIVER OF THE 5.5% LIMITATION UNDER SECTION 29-1-301, C.R.S.?

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