332 W.BIJOU SUITE 101 -- ON SPRUCE, THROUGH THE COURTYARD GATE

Shall the ordinances of the City of Colorado Springs be amended to:
- Authorize the regulation of retail/recreational marijuana establishments in the same manner as medical marijuana;
- Repeal the prohibition against retail/recreational establishments; and
- Authorize medical marijuana establishments to also be licensed as retail/recreational marijuana establishments without raising the cap on the number of locations set forth in City Code §2.2.104?

Shall the town of Ramah taxes be increased by $20,000 annually (estimated first full fiscal year dollar increase) and by whatever additional amounts are received thereafter, by the levy of a two percent (2%) sales and use tax upon every transaction or other incident with respect to which a sales and use tax is levied by the state of Colorado within the town limits of Ramah commencing on January 1, 2022 for the purpose of funding general municipal operations, and shall the proceeds of such taxes and investment income thereon constitute voter-approved revenue changes and be collected, retained and spent by the town without regard to any expenditure, revenue-raising, or other limitation contained in article A, § 20 of the Colorado constitution or any other law?

SHALL CITY TAXES BE INCREASED $5,600,000 ANNUALLY BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2023, AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE RAISED IN YEARS THEREAFTER, BY INCREASING THE RATE OF SALES TAX ON THE SALES OF RETAIL/RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA WITHIN THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS BY A RATE OF 5%, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS; AND SHALL THE CITY BE PERMITTED TO COLLECT, RETAIN AND SPEND ALL REVENUES DERIVED THEREFROM AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO ANY CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY AND CITY CHARTER REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITATIONS WHICH MAY OTHERWISE APPLY?

Shall the proposed charter, as drafted by the Town of Monument Home Rule Commission, be adopted as the home Rule Charter for the Town of Monument?

SHALL CITY OF FOUNTAIN TAXES BE INCREASED BY AN ESTIMATED $1.7 MILLION ANNUALLY BY INCREASING THE CITY'S EXISTING PROPERTY TAX BY 6.1 MILLS TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY BY HIRING SIX (6) ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTER/EMT PERSONNEL AND SIX (6) ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS TO:
- STAFF AN ADDITIONAL FIRE STATION AND OPERATE AN ADDITIONAL AMBULANCE;
- IMPROVE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TIMES, SUSTAIN CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS, AND INCREASE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT;
- EXPAND SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS AND INVESTIGATIONS INTO SEX TRAFFICKING AND PREVENT CHILD SEX CRIMES;
AND TO BE USED TO ENHANCE ALL EXISTING FIRST RESPONDER SAFETY, TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND TRAINING, AND TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS;
AND SHALL THE REVENUE RAISED BY SUCH MILL LEVY INCREASE TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT BY THE CITY CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?

SHALL THE TOWN OF PALMER LAKE TAXES BE INCREASED BY NOT MORE THAN $1,343,000 IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2023 AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY INCREASING THE GENERAL OPERATION MILL LEVY FOR GENRAL MUNICIPAL PURPOSES BY 15 MILLS FROM THE CURRENT 11.238 MILLS NOT TO EXCEED 26.238 MILLS IF BALLOT QUESTION RELATING TO OPERATION OF RETAIL MARIJUANA PASSES , OR BY 30 MILLS NOT TO EXCEED 41.238 MILLS IF SUCH BALLOT QUESTION DOES NOT PASS?

Shall the town of Monument, Colorado, without creating any new tax or increasing any current taxes, be authorized to collect, retain, and expend the full amount of town revenues generated from all sources, during fiscal years 2021 through 2028 with fiscal year 2028 dollar amounts used as the base upon which fiscal year 2029 limitations shall be calculated, without regard to the limitations of article X, section 20 of the Colorado constitution or C.R.S. Section 29-1-301, any excess amounts over the above limitations to be used exclusively for road construction and maintenance, such changes to constitute a voter approved revenue change?

Shall the town of Monument, Colorado, sales taxes be increased $1,650,000 in 2022 by the imposition of an additional sales tax of .50% (increasing the town's sales tax from 3% to 3.50%), commencing January 1, 2022; and thereafter shall the town of Monument be entitled to exclusively collect, retain, and spend the full revenues from such tax increase without contractual, statutory or constitutional limitation or condition, including local intergovernmental agreements, article X section 20 of the Colorado constitution, Colorado Revised Statutes §29-1-301, or any other law as it currently exists or as it may be amended in the future, such amounts to constitute voter approved revenue changes, and with such amounts to be used exclusively to provide dedicated funding for the town of Monument police department to pay for
1. The hiring, training, and employment of 8 more police officers to reduce call response times,
2. Overdue maintenance and replacement of patrol cars in the department fleet,
3. The hiring of a detective to handle sensitive issues like sexual assault and criminal case follow up on larger investigations,
4. A unit of special enforcement officers to focus on combating vehicle break-ins, drug dealing, residential burglaries and human trafficking,
5. The replacement of essential public safety equipment and the provision of enhanced police services?

Shall the Town of Palmer Lake enact an ordinance permitting operation of not more than two (2) regulated retail marijuana stores in existing marijuana business location within the Town?

Shall the town of Monument form a home rule charter commission?

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