San Miguel County Ballot Issue 1A -

Summary

Shall San Miguel County, Colorado, Taxes Be Increased $603,970.00 Annually Through A San Miguel County 2019 Ad Valorem Property Tax Mill Levy Of Three – Quarters (0.75) Of One Mill, And For Each Year Thereafter By The Amount Of The Additional Ad Valorem Property Tax Revenue That Is Generated In Those Subsequent Years, Which Is $5.40 Per One Hundred Thousand Dollars Of A Home’s 2019 Appraised Value; To Fund Community – Based Mental Health And Substance Abuse Services In San Miguel County, Including: - Mental Health Counselors And Programs In Schools; - Mental Health And Substance Abuse Crisis And Emergency Response Services; - Suicide Prevention Programs, - Alcohol, Opioid And Substance Abuse Prevention And Treatment Programs; Provide That The Funds Shall Be Budgeted To A Dedicated San Miguel County Mental Health Services Fund And Appropriated Based On Recommendations Of An Independent Mental Health Advisory Panel Selected By The Board Of County Commissioners. At A Minimum, This Panel Will Include One San Miguel County Commissioner Or His/Her Representative, One Representative Recommended By Each Of The Regional Medical Centers Located In San Miguel County, One Representative Recommended Jointly By The Telluride And Norwood School Districts, One Representative Recommended By The Regional Behavioral Health Service Provider For San Miguel County, And Two Community Members At Large To Be Selected By The Board Of County Commissioners And Shall San Miguel County Be Authorized To Increase Its Revenue And Expenditure Limits Beyond Those Authorized By Article X, Section 20 Of The Colorado Constitution, And Section 29-1-301, Colorado Revised Statutes, For The 2019 Fiscal Year And Each Subsequent Year Thereafter, To The Extent Of Such Additional Property Tax Revenues To Be Budgeted And Appropriated To The County’s Dedicated Fund For The Purposes Stated Herein Above?