HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024 Ordinance No. 044
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ORDINANCE NO. 44 COUNCIL BILL NO. 47
SERIES OF 2024 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER RUSSELL
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE TAX LEVY IN MILLS UPON EACH
DOLLAR OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO.
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado,
under the Englewood Home Rule Charter and Colorado Revised Statutes, to make the
annual property levy for City purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered the estimated valuation of all the
taxable property within the City and the needs of the City and of each of said levies and has
determined that the levies as hereinafter set forth, are proper and wise; and
WHEREAS, the following levies are permitted under Article X, Section 20 of the
Colorado Constitution without a vote by the citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. That there be and hereby is levied for the year of 2024, due and payable as
required by statute in the year 2025, a tax of 5.880 mills on the dollar for the General Fund
of the City of Englewood, Colorado and 2.122 mills on the dollar for the Englewood Police
Headquarters General Obligation Bond Debt Service Fund of the City of Englewood,
Colorado.
That the levy hereinabove set forth shall be levied upon each dollar of the assessed
valuation of all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Englewood,
Colorado, and the said levy shall be certified by law.
Section 2. General Provisions Applicable to this Ordinance
The following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and
application of this Ordinance:
A. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a
court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate
the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
B. Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this
Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that it
is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance is
necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public
convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a
rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety Clause
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is not intended to affect a Citizen right to challenge this Ordinance through referendum
pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47.
C. Publication. Publication of this Ordinance may be in the City’s official newspaper,
the City’s official website, or both. Publication shall be effective upon the first publication
by either authorized method.
D. Actions Authorized to Effectuate this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized
and directed to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the approval authorized by
this Ordinance, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such
execution by the Mayor where necessary. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem
is hereby authorized to execute the above-referenced documents. The execution of any
documents by said officials shall be conclusive evidence of the approval by the City of
such documents in accordance with the terms thereof and this Ordinance. City staff is
further authorized to take additional actions as may be necessary to implement the
provisions of this Ordinance.
Introduced and passed on first reading on the 7th day of October, 2024; and on second
reading, in identical form to the first reading, on the 21st day of October, 2024.
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an Ordinance, introduced and passed in
identical form on first and second reading on the dates indicated above; and published
two days after each passage on the City’s official website for at least thirty (30) days
thereafter. The Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after first publication
on the City’s official website.
Stephanie Carlile
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