City of Boulder 2M – Debt Limit City Charter Language Change

Instead of asking voters to change the debt limit in 2M, the city could have asked voters to eliminate the debt limit altogether. (TABOR requires that the Boulder electorate approve all tax and debt measures.)

This charter proposal changes the city’s debt limit from 3% of the assessed valuation of the city’s taxable property ($152.7M) to 3% of the actual value (1.55B). Source: page 9 of https://openboulder.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Boulder_Facilities_White_Paper_v13.pdf This is a tenfold increase.

Recommendation: Debt

Passage of Issue 2K would blow Boulder past its current debt limit so the city wants to increase the limit.

No registered issue committee for the Yes Side
No known dedicated website

Website for the No Side – No registered issue committee
https://kimmonson.com/colorado-voter-guide/2026/boulder-2m/


Approved Ballot Language
City of Boulder Ballot Question 2M
Debt Limit City Charter Language Change

Shall Section 97 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter be amended pursuant to Ordinance 8762 to modify the City's debt limitation to be not more than three percent of the actual value of the taxable property within the City?

For the Measure ___
Against the Measure ___

Ordinance 8762 to refer 2M to the voters
https://documents.bouldercolorado.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=203851&dbid=0&repo=LF8PROD2&ref=bouldercoloradovoterguide.com