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Official Ballot For 2011 Boulder County Coordinated Election
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November 01, 2011 Precinct 073-DS-17
"Ballot issues referred by the general CITY OF BOULDER
assembly or any political subdivision are BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2A
listed by letter, and ballot issues initiated by BONDING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
the people are listed numerically. A ballot PROGRAM
issue listed as an "amendment" proposes a
change to the Colorado constitution, and a SHALL CITY OF BOULDER DEBT BE
Hillary Hall ballot issue listed as a "proposition" INCREASED UP TO $49,000,000, WITH A
Boulder County Clerk & Recorder proposes a change to the Colorado Revised REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $82,000,000,
Statutes. A "yes" vote on any ballot issue is a WITH NO INCREASE IN ANY CITY TAX;
vote in favor of changing current law or
"WARNING: existing circumstances, and a "no" vote on SHALL THE BOND PROCEEDS BE USED
any ballot issue is a vote against changing FOR FUNDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
Any person who, by use of force or other current law or existing circumstances." PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE WITHOUT
means, unduly influences an eligible elector LIMITATION:
to vote in any particular manner or to refrain C.R.S. 1-40-115 (2)(a)
from voting, or who falsely makes, alters, 1) REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING STREETS
forges, or counterfeits any mail ballot before AND PATHWAYS;
or after it has been cast, or who destroys, Proposition 103 (STATUTORY) 2) REPAIRING AND REPLACING
defaces, mutilates, or tampers with a ballot is STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT BRIDGES AND
subject, upon conviction, to imprisonment, or SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED $536.1 STRUCTURES;
to a fine, or both." 3) COMPLETING MISSING LINKS IN THE
MILLION ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;
FISCAL YEAR AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS 4) REPAIRING AND RENOVATING AGING
C.R.S. 1-7.5-107 (3)(b) ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY CITY FACILITIES;
AMENDMENTS TO THE COLORADO 5) REPLACING AND MODERNIZING CORE
REVISED STATUTES CONCERNING A SERVICE COMPUTER SOFTWARE;
Instruction Text: TEMPORARY INCREASE IN CERTAIN STATE 6) MODERNIZING BASIC POLICE AND FIRE
TAXES FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT;
Please use a black or blue pen to mark your EDUCATION FUNDING, AND, IN 7) RENOVATING AND REPAIRING PARKS
ballot. To vote for your choice in each contest, CONNECTION THEREWITH, INCREASING AND RECREATION FACILITIES;
completely fill in the box provided to the left of THE RATE OF THE STATE INCOME TAX 8) RENOVATING PORTIONS OF THE MAIN
your choice. IF YOU VOTE FOR MORE THAN IMPOSED ON ALL TAXPAYERS FROM 4.63% LIBRARY; AND
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ALLOWED TO 5% FOR THE 2012 THROUGH 2016 9) IMPROVING CONNECTIONS AND
CHOICES IN A RACE, YOUR VOTES IN THAT INCOME TAX YEARS; INCREASING THE STREETSCAPES DOWNTOWN;
RACE WILL NOT BE COUNTED. If you tear, RATE OF THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX
deface, or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and FROM 2.9% TO 3% FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE SHALL THIS PURPOSE BE ACCOMPLISHED
request a replacement, not exceeding three in YEARS COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2012; BY THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF
all. REQUIRING THAT THE ADDITIONAL BONDS OF THE CITY, AT A NET EFFECTIVE
REVENUES RESULTING FROM THESE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 5.5% PER
INCREASED TAX RATES BE SPENT ONLY TO YEAR AND WITH A MATURITY DATE NOT TO
City of Boulder Council Candidates FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION FROM EXCEED 20 YEARS FROM THE RESPECTIVE
PRESCHOOL THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE DATES OF ISSUANCE;
Following are the candidates for City AND PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY
Council. You may vote for up to five (5) EDUCATION; SPECIFYING THAT THE SHALL SUCH BONDS BE ISSUED, DATED,
candidates. If you vote for five (5) or less, APPROPRIATION OF THE ADDITIONAL AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN
your votes in this race will be counted. If you TAX REVENUES BE IN ADDITION TO AND SUCH MANNER AND CONTAIN SUCH
vote for more than five (5), your votes in this NOT SUBSTITUTED FOR MONEYS TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH,
race will not be counted. OTHERWISE APPROPRIATED FOR PUBLIC AS THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE,
EDUCATION FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH SUCH BONDS TO BE PAYABLE FROM ANY
Ronald M. Chase TWELFTH GRADE AND PUBLIC LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE CITY'S
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL FUND; AND
Mark Gelband 2011-12 FISCAL YEAR; AND ALLOWING THE
ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUES TO BE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH SHALL ANY
Fenno Hoffman COLLECTED, KEPT, AND SPENT EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF THE
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LIMITATIONS PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS
Jonathan R. Hondorf PROVIDED BY LAW? (REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT)
Kevin Hotaling CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED
REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO
Tom Johnston THE REVENUE AND SPENDING LIMITS OF
Yes ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO
Suzanne Jones No CONSTITUTION?
George Karakehian
County Question 1 A:
Stephen F. Keenan [Modification of term limits for the FOR THE MEASURE
Dan King office of the Boulder County Sheriff] AGAINST THE MEASURE
Lisa Morzel Shall the term limits imposed by state law and in CITY OF BOULDER
article XVlll, section 11, of the Colorado
Tim Plass Constitution on the office of Sheriff of Boulder BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2B
County, be modified so as to permit an elected INCREASE AND EXTEND THE UTILITY
Ken Wilson officeholder in that office to seek and, if the OCCUPATION TAX
voters of Boulder County choose to re-elect that
Daniel Ziskin person to a fourth term in office, to serve a SHALL CITY OF BOULDER TAXES BE
fourth consecutive term? INCREASED $1,900,000 ANNUALLY (IN THE
FIRST YEAR) THROUGH AN INCREASE OF
St. Vrain Valley School District UP TO THAT AMOUNT IN THE CURRENT
School Board Candidates UTILITY OCCUPATION TAX WITH THE
Director District A (4 Years) [Z3 Yes ANNUAL INCREASE BEING FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE COSTS OF
FURTHER EXPLORATION OF AND
Vote for One (1) No PLANNING FOR BOTH THE CREATION OF A
Rick Hammans MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY AND
ACQUIRING AN EXISTING ELECTRIC
Arnold Hanuman DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND SHALL THE
CITY'S UTILITY OCCUPATION TAX BE
St. Vrain Valley School District EXTENDED FROM ITS CURRENT
School Board Candidates EXPIRATION DATE OF DECEMBER 31, 2015
Director District C (4 Years) AND EXPIRE ON THE EARLIER OF: (1)
DECEMBER 31, 2017, (2) WHEN THE CITY
DECIDES NOT TO CREATE A MUNICIPAL
Vote for One (1) UTILITY, OR (3) WHEN IT COMMENCES
EZI Robert J. Smith DELIVERY OF MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY
SERVICES; WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE
St. Vrain Valley School District EXISTING TAX BEING USED TO CONTINUE
School Board Candidates TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SERVICES, AND SHALL THE REVENUE
Director District E (4 Years) FROM SUCH TAX INCREASE AND
EXTENSION AND ALL EARNINGS THEREON
Vote for One (1) (REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT) CONSTITUTE A
John Creighton VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE,
AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE REVENUE AND
St. Vrain Valley School District SPENDING LIMITS OF ARTICLE X, SECTION
20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
School Board Candidates
Director District G (4 Years)
Vote for One (1) Q FOR THE MEASURE
Michael Schiers AGAINST THE MEASURE
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Official Ballot For 2011 Boulder County Coordinated Election
Boulder County, Colorado
November 01, 2011 Precinct 073-DS-17
City of Boulder Ballot Question No. 2C City of Boulder Ballot Question No. 2G
Light and Power Utility Amendment of Initiative Procedures
Shall the City of Boulder have the authority to Shall Sections 38, 38A, 38B, 39, 40, 41 and 42
establish, acquire, erect, maintain, and operate, of the Charter, relating to the procedures for
by any lawful means, a municipal tight and submitting an initiative petition to the City, be
power utility with programs and improvements amended pursuant to Ordinance No. 7802 to
that include without limitation generation plants, require initiative petitions to:
renewable energy, energy conservation, and
distribution systems, with all necessary powers 1) Be simple and clear;
appurtenant thereto if the city council 2) Be submitted for review and comment prior
determines that it can acquire the electrical to circulation;
distribution system in Boulder and charge rates 3) Have signatures no older than 180 days
that do not exceed those rates charged by Xcel prior to filing;
Energy at the time of acquisition and that such 4) Expand time for council to hold hearings and
rates will produce revenues sufficient to pay for take final actions on petitions;
operating expenses and debt payments, plus an 5) Change election timing for initiative petitions;
amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of and
the debt payments; and with the reliability 6) Related details as specifically set forth in
comparable to Xcel Energy and a plan for Ordinance No. 7802.
reduced greenhouse gas emissions and other
pollutants and increased renewable energy,
Shall the City amend its Charter by the addition For the measure
of a new Article XIII, "Light and Power Utility," as
described in Ordinance No. 7804 that provides Against the measure
for utility service standards, the creation of an
electric utilities department and electric utilities City of Boulder Ballot Question No. 2H
board, and the general powers and limitations of Amendment to Abolish Corporate
the utility; and Personhood
Shall the City, acting through the utility, issue
enterprise revenue bonds payable solely from Shall the People of the City of Boulder,
the net revenues of the utility, to finance the Colorado, call for reclaiming democracy from
costs of acquiring from Xcel Energy and any the corrupting effects of corporate influence by
affiliate thereof, and constructing, relocating, amending the United States Constitution to
installing, improving, completing or expanding establish that:
the equipment, facilities and other assets
comprising an existing electric distribution 1) Only human beings, not corporations, are
system within or outside the City's boundaries, entitled to constitutional rights; and
and paying all necessary or incidental costs 2) Money is not speech, and therefore
related thereto, and shall the City have the regulating political contributions and spending is
authority to adopt all means necessary or not equivalent to limiting political speech.
appropriate to carry out the requirements,
purpose and intent of this measure?
Q For the measure
Q For the measure Q Against the measure
Q Against the measure
City of Boulder Ballot Question No. 2D
Amendment of Organizational Structure
Shall Sections 12, 64, 65, 68, 72, 89, 101, 104,
105, and 108 of the Charter be amended
pursuant to Ordinance No. 7799 to reflect
organizational changes in names of positions
and departments, specifically including without
limitation, to change the title of the director of
finance and record to chief financial officer, to
move the duties of the city clerk to the city
manager's office; and to eliminate obsolete
references to the employee that was to take the
role of city marshall in the last century and
related details as specifically set forth in
Ordinance No. 7799?
Q For the measure
0 Against the measure
City of Boulder Ballot Question No. 2E
Change in Penalty for Violations of the City
Charter
Shall Sections 120 and 151 of the Charter of the
City of Boulder be amended as set forth in
Ordinance No. 7800 to change the penalty for
violating the Charter from $100 to $1000?
Q For the measure
Q Against the measure
City of Boulder Ballot Question No. 2F
Clean-Up Charter Provisions Regarding
Elections
Shall Sections 5, 21, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 55, 56,
57, 61, 97, 97A, 98, 108, 124, and 164 of the
Charter of the City of Boulder be amended to
update the Charter with current election
terminology and practices as set forth in
Ordinance No. 7801?
For the measure
Q Against the measure
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