Broomfield Taxpayer Matters

November 6, 2023

Welcome, and thank you for following Broomfield Taxpayer Matters.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

The Founders and the Vote

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed."

The right of suffrage is a fundamental Article in Republican Constitutions. The regulation of it is, at the same time, a task of peculiar delicacy. Allow the right [to vote] exclusively to property [owners], and the rights of persons may be oppressed... . Extend it equally to all, and the rights of property [owners] ...may be overruled by a majority without property....

Vote so that your voice rings into the future....

Just Vote No ON Prop HH, Prop II, and Issue 7A.

As we communicated previously, there are three key issues on this year's ballot. Proposition HH, Proposition II, and Issue 7A.

Our recommendation on these three tax increases (yes, they are tax increases) is pretty straight-forward. Just Vote No.

If you have not voted yet, and are looking for more information on these issues, please visit our 2023 Ballot Measures page.

The page also include information on where you should return your ballot. The City and County of Broomfield also has a website with ballot drop off locations. Please remember to return your ballots by 7PM on Tuesday November 7th!

Important Upcoming City Council Agenda Items

November 14, 2023:
11b - Colorado's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) Update - Information Only
November 28, 2023:
1d - Swearing-in Ceremony
2a - City Council Election of Mayor Pro-Tem

The Charter Committee will meet again on Monday, November 6, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber Conference Room at 1 Descombes Dr. The meeting may go longer as this is their last meeting before presentation to the City Council on November 14, 2023. Updates from meetings can be read under our Charter Review Committee page.

Reviewing the 2024 Proposed Budget

Broomfield Taxpayer Matters is beginning to review the proposed 2024 Annual Budget. We have started formulating questions to ask which will be forwarded to the City Manager. We will also be looking at some metrics and providing our usual analysis for a high-level understanding of where your money is being spent.

Since our Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) are a large part of the budget, we have started reviewing the 2024 CIP Plan. We also have some questions regarding some discrepancies we have found in this plan. Stay tuned, we will be back after the election.

We may be posting items of interest on our website as well, so continue to look for information there.

City Council Information

City and County Happenings

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November 14, 2023

Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m.

Proposed Agenda

PC - Petitions and Communications (4)

4a - Small Business Saturday - November 25, 2023
4b - Council Invitation and Information for Annual Holiday Tree Lighting

CA - Consent Agenda (7)

7a - Approval Of Minutes From The Regular Meeting Of October 24, 2023
7b - Proposed Resolution No. 2023-141 - Wastewater Reuse Strainers Purchase
7c - Proposed Resolution No. 2023-145 - Broomfield Urban Transit Village, Filing No. 12 Replat A Lot 1 (Civic Duty, Restaurant/Pub) revocable permit
7d - Proposed Resolution No. 2023-146 - Authorizing an IGA with the Mile High Flood District and Adams County for a Big Dry Creek Tributaries Master Drainage Plan

BA - Council Business (11)

11a - Proposed Resolution No. 2023-147 - Second Amendment to the Consulting Agreement with Burns & McDonnell and an Amendment to the Preconstruction Agreement with Garney Construction for the North Area Tanks Project
11b - Colorado's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) Update - Information Only

SR - Special Reports (17)