SHALL PALISADE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED

SHALL PALISADE RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $185,000 ANNUALLY BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027 OR BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT'S MILL LEVY FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES FROM 5.242 MILLS TO 11.5 MILLS, FOR A TOTAL PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 12.5 MILLS (11.5 MILLS FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES PLUS 0.5 MILLS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND 0.5 MILLS FOR PENSION FUND PAYMENTS) RESULTING IN AN EXPECTED 2027 ANNUAL TAX INCREASE OF $42.55 FOR EACH $100,000 OF RESIDENTIAL VALUE FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES INCLUDING FIRE RESPONSE, FIRE PREVENTION, SAFETY INSPECTIONS, EMERGENCY AND MEDICAL RESPONSE, THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND THE ACQUISITION BY PURCHASE, LEASE OR OTHERWISE, OF SUCH EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTIES AS REQUIRED IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESSES SERVED BY THE DISTRICT AND SHALL ALL DISTRICT REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE 12.5 MILL LEVY AND ANY OTHER SOURCE BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AS AN EXEMPTION TO THE PROVISIONS AND RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION ("TABOR") AND SECTIONS 29-1-301 AND 29-1-1702, C.R.S. AND ANY OTHER LAW THAT LIMITS THE DISTRICT'S REVENUES OR EXPENDITURES AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS OR AS IT MAY BE AMENDED IN THE FUTURE, ALL WITHOUT LIMITING IN ANY YEAR THE AMOUNT OF OTHER REVENUES THAT MAY BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE DISTRICT?

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