Question 2A - Council Vacancy

Without increasing the tax rate and without adopting any new tax, shall Arapahoe County be authorized to collect, retain and spend revenue that exceeds Article X, Section 20 limitations, beginning January 1, 2025, and continuing each year thereafter, with the funds used to address essential county services and needs, such as: Repairing, maintaining, and improving county roads, bridges, and transportation systems, including snow plowing, for more than 1,265 lane miles of neighborhood streets and county roads; Crime prevention and response by the sheriff's office, including officers, staff and equipment, mental health co-responders, and 24/7 neighborhood patrol area coverage; Housing solutions, homelessness prevention and response, protective services for vulnerable children, youth and older adults, and mental health resources; provided that all spending of such revenues be reported in the county's annual independent audit published on the county website and monitored and reviewed by a resident advisory committee and that any increase of the maximum allowed tax rate of 15.821 mills requires additional voter approval; and shall all such revenues be collected, retained and spent notwithstanding Section 29-1-301, c.r.s., Section 29-1-1702, c.r.s. (in the event such limitation becomes law) and any other revenue or expenditure limitation provided by law?