EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION MILL LEVY INCREASE AND VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE

SHALL BOULDER COUNTY TAXES BE INCREASED $30,000,000 ANNUALLY (IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2027), AND BY SUCH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, BY A MILL LEVY IMPOSED AT A RATE OF 2.579 MILLS (EQUATING TO APPROXIMATELY $115 PER YEAR ON A $725,000 HOME BASED ON CURRENT RATES OF ASSESSMENT) FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDRESSING THE SHORTAGE AND HIGH COST OF CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR BOULDER COUNTY FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, INCLUDING:
· LOWERING THE HIGH COST OF CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL FOR BOULDER COUNTY FAMILIES;
· INCREASING THE COMPENSATION OF CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL TEACHERS AND STAFF TO RETAIN AND
ATTRACT HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATORS; AND
· ADDRESSING THE SHORTAGE OF CARE BY EXPANDING
CAPACITY FOR MORE CHILDREN AND REDUCING
WAITLISTS;
AND SHALL THE REVENUES AND EARNINGS ON THE INVESTMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX CONSTITUTE A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, ALL AS
MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH IN BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS' RESOLUTION NO. 2026-048?