2009 Ballot Titles (as they appear on the
Nov. 3, 2009 Election Ballot)
County Ballot Issue 1A:
Open Space Countywide 0.25% Sales and Use Tax Extension and $50M
Bond Authorization Issue
SHALL BOULDER COUNTY DEBT BE INCREASED BY UP TO $50,000,000, WITH A MAXIMUM
REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $140,000,000, WITH NO INCREASE IN ANY COUNTY TAX OR TAX
RATE, BY THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION
AND IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH BONDS SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO
REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME
OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND
CONTAINING SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MAY DETERMINE; SHALL THE COUNTY'S EXISTING 0.25% OPEN SPACE SALES
AND USE TAX CURRENTLY SET TO EXPIRE IN 2019 BE EXTENDED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS, TO
AND INCLUDING DECEMBER 31, 2034, AT THE RATE OF 0.25% FOR THE PURPOSES OF OPEN
SPACE ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH OPEN
SPACE AND IMPROVEMENTS; SHALL SUCH BONDS BE REPAID FROM THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH
EXTENDED TAX AND, TO THE EXTENT PROCEEDS FROM SUCH EXTENDED TAX ARE NOT
SUFFICIENT FOR THE REPAYMENT OF SUCH BONDS, FROM OTHER COUNTY OPEN SPACE SALES
AND USE TAX REVENUES, THE CONSERVATION TRUST FUND, THE COUNTY'S GENERAL FUND AND
OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS; SHALL THE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED, IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH BONDS, TO ENTER INTO A MULTIPLE-FISCAL YEAR
OBLIGATION TO TRANSFER THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH EXTENDED TAX, OTHER COUNTY OPEN
SPACE SALES AND USE TAX REVENUES, AND MONEYS FROM THE CONSERVATION TRUST FUND,
THE GENERAL FUND AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS TO THE OPEN SPACE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON SUCH
BONDS AND TO OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE COVENANTS OF THE RESOLUTION OR OTHER
INSTRUMENTS GOVERNING SUCH BONDS; AND SHALL THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT OF
THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX AND SUCH BONDS, REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT, CONSTITUTE A
VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE; ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS' RESOLUTION NO. 2009-100?
YES
NO
County Ballot Issue 1B:
ClimateSmart (CEOLID) $85M Bond Authorization.
SHALL BOULDER COUNTY DEBT (FOR CLEAN ENERGY OPTIONS LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
AND SIMILARLY SITUATED LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN OTHER COLORADO COUNTIES)
BE INCREASED BY UP TO $85,000,000, WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO
$180,000,000, WITH NO INCREASE IN ANY COUNTY TAX OR TAX RATE, PROVIDED THAT AT
LEAST $45,000,000 OF SUCH DEBT AND AT LEAST $95,000,000 OF SUCH MAXIMUM
REPAYMENT COST SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTIES IN SUCH
OTHER COUNTIES AND OTHER AMOUNTS PAYABLE BY SUCH OTHER COUNTIES, RESULTING IN A
NET OF $40,000,000 OF DEBT AND $85,000,000 OF MAXIMUM REPAYMENT COST PAYABLE
FROM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN BOULDER COUNTY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE
COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING AND INSTALLING SOLAR AND OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY
SYSTEMS OR ENERGY-EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS THAT CONSENT TO BE
INCLUDED IN SUCH DISTRICTS BY ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT FOR
INCLUSION THEREIN, AND ANY COSTS NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL THERETO, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION THE COST OF ESTABLISHING RESERVES TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF
SUCH DEBT, BY THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BONDS PAYABLE FROM SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS IMPOSED AGAINST BENEFITED PROPERTIES FOR WHICH THE OWNERS THEREOF
HAVE CONSENTED TO BE INCLUDED WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS BY ENTERING INTO SUCH A
CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT FOR INCLUSION, AND FROM OTHER FUNDS OF BOULDER COUNTY AND
SUCH OTHER COUNTIES THAT MAY BE LAWFULLY PLEDGED TO THE PAYMENT OF SUCH BONDS,
WHICH BONDS SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO
EXCEED 10%, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM, SHALL BE
ISSUED, DATED, AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR
BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER, IN ONE OR MORE SERIES, AND SHALL CONTAIN SUCH
TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOULDER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MAY DETERMINE; SHALL BOULDER COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO A
MULTIPLE-FISCAL YEAR OBLIGATION TO ADVANCE AMOUNTS FOR PAYMENT OF A PORTION OF
SUCH BONDS AND TO REIMBURSE ITSELF FOR SUCH ADVANCES BY COLLECTING UNPAID
ASSESSMENTS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 30-20-619(2), COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AS
AMENDED; AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND ANY EARNINGS
THEREON AND FROM THE INVESTMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS CONSTITUTE A
VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE; ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOULDER COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' RESOLUTION NO. 2009-101?
YES
NO
County Ballot Issue 1C:
$6.1M Bond Authorization for Energy Conservation Projects
SHALL BOULDER COUNTY DEBT BE INCREASED BY UP TO $6,100,000, WITH A MAXIMUM
REPAYMENT COST OF UP TO $8,000,000, WITH NO INCREASE IN ANY COUNTY TAX OR TAX
RATE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING ENERGY CONSERVATION IN COUNTY BUILDINGS AND
OTHER COUNTY PROPERTY, BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS PAYABLE FROM MONEYS TRANSFERRED
FROM THE COUNTY'S GENERAL FUND AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS TO THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND TO BE ESTABLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH BONDS, WHICH
BONDS SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT
PREMIUM, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES
(AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH OTHER TERMS, NOT
INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY DETERMINE; SHALL
THE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH BONDS, TO
ENTER INTO A MULTIPLE-FISCAL YEAR OBLIGATION TO TRANSFER MONEYS FROM THE GENERAL
FUND AND OTHER LEGALLY AVAILABLE FUNDS TO SUCH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND IN
AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON SUCH BONDS AND TO OTHERWISE
COMPLY WITH THE COVENANTS OF THE RESOLUTIONS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS GOVERNING SUCH
BONDS; AND SHALL THE EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH BONDS,
REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT, CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE; ALL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' RESOLUTION NO. 2009-102?
YES
NO
County Ballot Question 1D:
DA Term Limits Extension to Three Terms
Shall the term limits imposed by State Law and in Article XVIII, Section 11(2),
of the Colorado Constitution on the Office of District Attorney of Boulder
County, Twentieth Judicial District, be modified so as to permit an elected
officeholder in that office to seek and, if the voters of Boulder County choose
to re-elect that person to a third term in office, to serve a third consecutive
term?
YES
NO
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