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RESOLUTION • 0 .
SERIES OF 2003
A R.ESO LUTION SUBMITT ING TO A VOTE OF 1 HE RE GIS TERED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF EN GLEWOOD . COLORADO. AT THE :-lEXT SCHEDULED MUNICIPAL
ELECTI ON . THE LEVY OF A PR.OPER.TY TAX OF ONE MILL.
WHEREAS. because of the stre ssed budget co ndition of the City of Englewood. the City
is looking to raise more funds for operating e<pcnscs of the City; and
WHEREAS. a property ta., will be shared by reside nts and the busine sses in Englewood.
NO W, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD . COLORADO , THAT
Section I. There is hereb y submitted to 1he re giste red electors of the City of Engle woo d
at the ne<t scheduled municipal electio n on :-lovc mber 4, 2003, a proposed le vy of a property lax
within the City of Englewood, Co lorado. to read as fo llo ws :
Question No .
Mill Le vy
Shall 1he City of Englewood 's 1:c,es be inc reased by 5450.000 .00 annuall y, co mmencing
January I. 2004 , and by whatever amounts arc raised annually by le vyi ng a property tax of one
mill in the City of Englewood, (whi ch inc rease shall be in addition to the mill lev y currentl y
imposed by the Ci ty) said tax to be colle cted , retained. and spent as a vmer•approved re venue
change and as an exce pti on 10 the limit s which would ot herw ise appl y under .-.\rt icle X. Sectio n
20, of the Co lorado Constitution fo r the ~urpose ot' prov idin g public safety . parks and re crea uon.
lib r.i ry service s. and other la wfu l purposes '~
Secti on.!. Each d ccto r voting at said (!jectio n and desirous of vo tin g shall indicate hi s/her choi ce
by depressing the appropriate co unter of the voun g machine or by th,~ appropriat e marking upon
paper ba ll ots whe re used .
Sec tio n J. The proper orlici als of the City of Engl c:woorJ ,ha ll gi ve no1ice of ,;aid next
sc he duled municipal dccuon. such no11ce shall be pub li shed in the manne r :ind fo r the length of
time required by law, and th< ballots cast at such ele c1i on shall le ca nvasse d and the result
asccnaincd . d!termined . and cc nified as required by law .
Sect io n I Onl y if th < questio n is appro ved by the rcgis«,e~ dectors of the City or
Englewood shall the 10.., be le vi ed .
llilli!ll For pwposes of Section 1-11-203.5 , C.R.S ., this Resolution shall serve to set
the title and content of the ballot issue se t fonh herein and the ballot title for suc h question shall
be the text of the question itself. Any petition to contest the fonn or content of the ballot title
may be filed with the District Court and a copy served on the City Clerk within five days after th e
title of the bflllot question is set by the City Counc il on final reading of this Resolution .
~ If any section, paragraph , clause , or othe r portion of this Resolution is for any
reason held to be invalid or unenforceable , the invalidity or unenforccability shall not affect any
of the remaining portions of this Resolution .
ADOPTED AND APPROVE D this 18th day of August, 2003 .
by certify that
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