HomeMy WebLinkAbout 16-26 Supporting Measure 2ERESOLUTION NO.. r
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF REFERRED MEASURE 2E
APPEARING ON THE NOVEMBER 8, 2016 BALLOT, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF A NEW FIRESTONE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY AND PROVISION OF PUBLIC
SAFETY SERVICES
WHEREAS vibrant and econarnically sound communities depend on quality emergency services; and
WHEREAS quality emergency services depend upon strong community support; and
WHEREAS the Firestone Police Department operates out of limited space inside the Firestone Town Hall
and in a modular office building located behind Town Hall; and
WHEREAS the Town Hall facility and modular office building are not outfitted with the necessary technical
equipment considered standard by public safety officials; and
WHEREAS experts in law enforcement structures estimate that the Town Hall and modular building are only
30 percent of what police officers need today to perform their duties; and
WHEREAS Firestone is routinely recognized among the safest communities, including #2 in Colorado and
16 nationwide; and
WHEREAS the Firestone community is experiencing significant growth that requires additional programs
and services offered by the Firestone Police Departments and
WHEREAS the needs of the Firestone Police Department have far exceeded the spatial capacity of current
facilities; and
WHEREAS the Firestone community will have the opportunity to express its preference for construction and
operation and maintenance of a new Firestone Public Safety Facility when considering Referred Measure 2E,
which proposes a debt issuance and a new sales and use tax earmarked for the construction, operation and
maintenance of the Firestone Public Safety Facility and for the provision of public safety services;
WHEREAS, the proposal for funding of the new Firestone Public Safety Facility is designed so that a portion
of the sales and use tax for construction of the facility will be imposed for no more than 20 years, and also so that
there will continue to be no Town sales tax on food for domestic home consumption; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees is of the opinion that passage of Ballot Issue 2E will facilitate the
construction and provision of public safety facilities and services to help keep Firestone among Colorado's safest
communities; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to express its support for Ballot Issue 2E;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF
FIRESTONE, COLORADO:
Section 1. The Board of Trustees of the Town of Firestone hereby expresses it support of the 2016 tax/debt
ballot measure for the construction and operation and maintenance of a new Firestone Public Safety Facility and the
provision of public safety services and urges the Firestone community to vote "yes" on Ballot Issue 2E at the
November 8, 2016 election.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY A VOTE OF k_ TO )5' THIS 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2016.
TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO
Medina, Town Clerk
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