Referred Question 2I - Tax Increase for Library Funding

SHALL CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER TAXES BE INCREASED BY NOT MORE THAN $36 MILLION (APPROXIMATELY $4.19 PER MONTH FOR THE TYPICAL HOME) IN 2023 AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RECEIVED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY INCREASING THE CITY'S MILL LEVY RATE 1.5 MILLS, WHICH WILL BE USED TO FUND THE DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN EXISTING SERVICES AND MEET THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES WHICH MAY INCLUDE: • INCREASING PAY FOR LIBRARIANS AND STAFF MAKING BELOW-MARKET WAGES • INCREASING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT PATRONS WHO LACK INTERNET ACCESS • ENHANCING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, OLDER ADULTS, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND VULNERABLE GROUPS LIKE IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES • EXPANDING RESOURCES FOR THOSE IN THE JOB MARKET AND HELPING CONNECT PEOPLE TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS IN THE COMMUNITY • RETURNING LIBRARY BRANCHES FROM REDUCED HOURS TO NORMAL SCHEDULES AND ALLOWING LIBRARIES TO BE OPEN ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS • EXPANDING THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS, MEDIA, AND OTHER POPULAR ITEMS TO REDUCE WAIT TIMES AND SHALL THE CITY BE AUTHORIZED TO INCREASE SUCH MILL LEVY BEGINNING IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2023 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER TO OFFSET PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS OR ABATEMENTS OR REDUCTIONS IN THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL VALUATION USED TO DETERMINE ASSESSED VALUATION; AND SHALL THE REVENUE AND EARNINGS ON THIS PROPERTY TAX BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?