This is the second of three 0.1% sales taxes (1 penny on $10) on the county ballot. After 5 years, this new tax would halve to 0.05% and remain in perpetuity at the lower level. This tax would fund emergency and rescue services.
If 1B does not pass, the county will still have to pay for ongoing emergency and rescue services. Part of the higher tax for the first five years would fund a new Search and Rescue Building.
Recommendation: TAX
Boulder County voters value outdoor recreational activities and living in the wildland-urban interface, and sometimes they need emergency services. Case in point: Former county commissioner Will Toor had to be rescued from Rocky Mountain National Park earlier this year.
Website for the Yes side - Rescue, Fire, EMS – Yes!
https://www.emergencyservicesboco.org/
Website for the No side
No known website – Info on an opponents’ website appreciated.
Approved Ballot Language
Boulder County Ballot Issue 1B
EMERGENCY SERVICES SALES AND USE TAX AND REVENUE CHANGE
SHALL BOULDER COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED $11 MILLION ANNUALLY (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE IN 2023) BY IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL 0.10% COUNTY-WIDE SALES AND USE TAX, DECLINING TO 0.05% AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2027, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING EMERGENCY SERVICES IN BOULDER COUNTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: CAPITAL, INCLUDING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATIONAL COSTS OF SEARCH AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS; SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE NEEDS OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN MOUNTAINOUS AND RURAL AREAS; AMBULANCE SERVICES IN AREAS NOT COVERED BY MUNICIPAL OR FIRE DISTRICT AMBULANCE SERVICES; WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING STAFFING; AND TRAIL AND TRAILHEAD SAFETY SERVICES; AND SHALL THE REVENUES AND THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT, CONSTITUTE A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE; ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ RESOLUTION NO. 2022-052?
YES/FOR ____
NO/AGAINST ____
Resolution No. 2022-052 to refer Issue 1B to the voters
https://assets.bouldercounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Res-2022-52-Emergency-Services-Tax-Proposal.pdf
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