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RESOLUTION NO. 38
SERIES OF 2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE VAIL TOWN COUNCIL CALLING A SPECIAL
ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2020 AND SUBMITTING A BALLOT
ISSUE TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE TOWN AT THE
SPECIAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Vail Home Rule Charter, a special
municipal election may be called by resolution of the Council at least 30 days in advance
of such election, and the resolution shall set forth the purpose or purposes of such
election;
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to call a special election to be held on
November 3, 2020 as part of the state general election to submit one or more ballot issues
and questions to the registered electors of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement to
coordinate the special election with Eagle County on August 18.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF VAIL:
Section 1. A special election of the Town of Vail shall be held on November 3,
2020, which election shall be coordinated with Eagle County and governed by the Uniform
Election Code. The purpose of the special election is to submit one or more ballot issues
and questions to the registered electors of the Town. The Town Clerk is hereby
designated as the Town's election official and is authorized to coordinate the election with
Eagle County, including meeting applicable deadlines.
Section 2. The following ballot issue shall be submitted to the registered
electors of the Town of Vail at the November 3, 2020 special election:
WITHOUT RAISING THE MILL LEVY FOR THE 2021 TAX COLLECTION
YEAR, SHALL THE VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
ADJUST THE TOWN OF VAIL’S MILL LEVY RATE THEREAFTER AS NEEDED
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING REVENUES THAT MAY
OTHERWISE BE LOST AS A RESULT OF STATE IMPOSED REDUCTIONS IN
THE RATIO OF ASSESSED PROPERTY TAX VALUATIONS SO THAT THE
ACTUAL TAX REVENUES GENERATED BY THE TOWN’S MILL LEVIES ARE
THE SAME AS THE REVENUES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GENERATED
HAD THE STATE NOT IMPOSED SUCH REDUCTIONS, IN ORDER TO
ALLOW THE TOWN TO SUSTAIN SERVICES TO THE VAIL COMMUNITY?
Yes ___ No ___
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INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 1 st day of September
2020.
______________________________
Dave Chapin, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tammy Nagel, Town Clerk
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Memorandum
TO: Town Council
FROM: Finance Department
DATE: September 1, 2020
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 38, Series 2020
I. SUMMARY
The attached resolution will “call for a special election” on November 3 rd and approve ballot
language for that special election.
Following discussions on August 4 and August 18, Town Council directed staff to work with
public opinion consultants from Magellan Strategies and Summit Information Services to
conduct an online survey to probe opinions from Vail’s registered voters on a possible ballot
question for the Nov. 3 General Election. Results from the online survey, which took place
Aug. 24-27, will be presented during Tuesday’s meeting.
II. DISCUSSION
Pending the results of the survey on voter sentiment, does Council wish to move
forward with a ballot question this fall?
Ballot Wording
The below ballot wording has been revised in coordination with Eagle County and Town of
Avon for similar language. The following revised ballot language is included in Resolution 38,
Series 2020 for approval this evening:
WITHOUT RAISING THE MILL LEVY FOR THE 2021 TAX COLLECTION YEAR,
SHALL THE VAIL TOWN COUNCIL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ADJUST THE
TOWN OF VAIL’S MILL LEVY RATE THEREAFTER AS NEEDED FOR THE SOLE
PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING REVENUES THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE LOST AS A
RESULT OF STATE IMPOSED REDUCTIONS IN THE RATIO OF ASSESSED
PROPERTY TAX VALUATIONS SO THAT THE ACTUAL TAX REVENUES
GENERATED BY THE TOWN’S MILL LEVIES ARE THE SAME AS THE REVENUES
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GENERATED HAD THE STATE NOT IMPOSED SUCH
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REDUCTIONS, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE TOWN TO SUSTAIN SERVICES TO THE
VAIL COMMUNITY?
Yes ___ No ___
III. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL
Approve Resolution 38, Series 2020 to call for a special election and submit ballot wording.