[Board] draft election question

Tue Jul 22 21:44:16 EDT 2014

I am in agreement with this- I would leave out the total amount

Geoff Landry, CPM, RPA
Regional Manager
Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Inc.
3555 Lutheran Parkway, Suite 170
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
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> On Jul 22, 2014, at 3:55 PM, Marcus McAskin <mmcaskin at wmcattorneys.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Harold.  Rick Kron left a voicemail earlier following an initial review of the draft question. He is of the opinion that we don’t need the reference to the $62,100 figure at all – instead just focus on asking the voters to approve the $19,800 increase (the estimated revenue to be generated by the 2.000 mill increase). 
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> I think this may be preferable to your “increased to” proposed revision. 
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> That is, most property owners should be able to do simple math.  $19,800 tax increase/144 homes = average tax increase of $137.50 per household annually ($11.46 per month).
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> RIck also suggested a couple of other minor changes to shorten the question even further, including removing reference to mill levy altogether
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> Question as revised is below:
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> Option A (includes highlighted text)
> SHALL CHERRY HILLS NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $19,800 ANNUALLY OVER THE AMOUNT COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT IN 2014, OR BY SUCH LESSER ANNUAL AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PAY THE DISTRICT'S OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER EXPENSES; SUCH TAXES TO CONSIST OF AN AD VALOREM MILL LEVY OF 6.281 MILLS (REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 2.000 MILLS OVER THE DISTRICT’S EXISTING MILL LEVY OF 4.281 MILLS) OR SUCH MILL LEVY SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE ANNUAL INCREASE SET FORTH ABOVE; AND  SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE IN 2015 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, OR OTHER LAW?
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> Option B (deletes highlighted text above):
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> SHALL CHERRY HILLS NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $19,800 ANNUALLY OVER THE AMOUNT COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT IN 2014; SUCH TAXES TO CONSIST OF AN AD VALOREM MILL LEVY INCREASE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE ANNUAL INCREASE SET FORTH ABOVE; AND  SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF ALL OF THE DISTRICT’S TAXES AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE IN 2015 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, SECTION 29-1-301 COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, OR OTHER LAW?
> Let’s discuss and decide on a version @ the next Board meeting. Thanks all,
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> Marcus
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> From: Board [mailto:board-bounces at chnorthmetro.us] On Behalf Of Harold Roberts
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 3:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Board] draft election question
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> From: Board [mailto:board-bounces at chnorthmetro.us] On Behalf Of Marcus McAskin
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 12:17 PM
> To: District Board of Directors+District Manager
> Subject: [Board] draft election question
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> All:
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> Thanks to Harold and Dan for pitching in and helping out with distributing the meeting notice fliers.
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> As of this morning, I’ve completed the rest of the neighborhood.
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> Here’s a DRAFT election question (quite a bit shorter than last year).  Draft is currently under review by Rick Kron, an attorney at Spencer Fane (same firm as Jim Hunsaker).  I will forward comments, if any, that Rick has on the draft question. 
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> SHALL CHERRY HILLS NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED TO $62,100 ANNUALLY (REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF $19,800 OVER THE AMOUNT COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT IN 2014), OR BY SUCH LESSER ANNUAL AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PAY THE DISTRICT'S OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER EXPENSES; SUCH TAXES TO CONSIST OF AN AD VALOREM MILL LEVY OF 6.281 MILLS (REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 2.000 MILLS OVER THE DISTRICT’S EXISTING MILL LEVY OF 4.281 MILLS) OR SUCH MILL LEVY SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE ANNUAL INCREASE SET FORTH ABOVE OR SUCH LESSER AMOUNT AS MAY BE NECESSARY, TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE DISTRICT’S OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND OTHR EXPENSES; AND  SHALL THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAXES AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREON CONSTITUTE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE IN 2015 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY SPENDING, REVENUE-RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION, OR SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES?
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