BALLOT QUESTION NO. 2A - IMPOSITION OF ONE-QUARTER PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX FOR DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES
SHALL THE CITY OF PUEBLO'S TAXES BE INCREASED BY $5,878,267.00 ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR INCREASE) AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, BY ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 11243 IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL ONE-QUARTER PERCENT (0.25%) SALES AND USE TAX AND ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY SALES AND USE TAX FUND" FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH REVENUES TO BE SPENT SOLELY FOR DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES WITHIN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, AND SHALL ALL REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH TAX BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATIONS PROVIDED BY LAW, AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
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