Issue 1A - County Tax Increase

Shall Montezuma County Taxes be increased by an estimated $8,123,002 beginning in 2025 and by whatever additional amounts are raised thereafter by the imposition of a 1.0 percent sales tax to be used exclusively for capital expenditures or operational costs associated with the Montezuma County Sheriff's Department, the Montezuma County Jail, and Montezuma County's Drug Task Force; Shall Montezuma County be authorized to collect, retain, and spend all revenue generated by such tax in excess of the limitation provided in section 20 of Article X of the Colorado Constitution as a voter-approved revenue change; shall such tax commence on January 1, 2025 and be imposed as follows: a sales tax at a rate of 1.0 percent on the sale of tangible personal property of retail and services taxable in the county pursuant to the provisions of section 39-26-104, Colorado revised statutes, provided that this question does not authorize the county to increase any other fee or tax, including property taxes; shall farm equipment, not including animal identification equipment, be exempted from the imposed sales tax; and shall this tax increase constitute a voter approved revenue change and exception to the limits that otherwise would apply to the county under Article X section 20, of the Colorado Constitution, common known as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights or TABOR, all in accordance with the resolution adopted by the board of commissioners of Montezuma County and set forth in resolution NO. 5-2024