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This November Commissioners will ask voters to use excess capital funds for TABOR refunds

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On Aug.16, The Board of Mesa County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to authorize Ballot Question 1A for this November’s election.

The Board supports the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) and will ask voters for flexibility in how they fund TABOR refunds. This will not affect the amount of the TABOR refund to citizens.

While only 55% of the revenues subject to the TABOR limit in 2021 came from General Fund revenues, 100% of the refund must come from the General Fund, which means without the ability to spend funds from the Mesa County Capital Fund, Mesa County will be required to use monies in the General Fund, which impacts the county’s ability to maintain existing service levels to the general public while also reducing reserves.

Ballot title and text:

BALLOT ISSUE 1A
USE OF EXCESS CAPITAL FUNDS FOR TABOR REFUNDS

WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN TAXES, SHALL MESA COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO 
OVERRIDE RESOLUTION 81-199 TO EXPEND
MONIES FROM MESA COUNTY’S CAPITAL FUND FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REFUNDING REVENUES THAT EXCEED THE TABOR
LIMIT TO THE CITIZENS OF MESA COUNTY?

Click here (video timestamp 11:00) to view the approval of the resolution and ballot language during the Board’s Aug. 16 administrative public hearing.

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