Shall the City of Montrose taxes be increased by $3,897,687 and annually (which amount represents estimated revenues in 2020, the first full Fiscal Year of Collection) and by such amounts as are raised annually thereafter from a public safety sales and use tax imposed at the rate of 0.58%(fifty-eight one-hundredths of one percent, which represents 58 cents on each 100 dollar purchase), beginning January 1, 2020, with a reduction in such tax rate to 0.44(forty-four one-hundredths of one percent, which represents 44 cents on each 100 dollar purchase) beginning January 1, 2050, to support in the level of service for public safety in the City of Montrose, including but not limited to.
* Hiring, Employing, Training and Equipping Public Safety Personnel, including police school resource officers, peace officers and support staff;
* Adding personnel and equipment to ensure the optimal number of police officers are on duty at all times to support current policing needs and to improve emergency response times based upon national best practices;
* Preparing, conducting and improving criminal investigations, prosecutions and proactive policing to enhance public safety;
* Paying operational costs, supplies, equipment and capital expenditures related to public safety, and
* Funding costs associated with a public safety facility, including but not limited to lease-purchase payments, to provide facilities for the police department;
Shall City Ordinance No 2486 providing for the public safety sales and use tax be approved, shall the City continue to fund public safety from the City General Fund in an annual amount not less than 43% of all general operational expenses; Shall a public safety sales and use tax fund be established to provide greater transparency in the tax increase revenues and the use thereof, and shall all revenues derived from such citywide public safety sales and use tax, including investment earnings thereon., be collected and spent as a voter approved revenue change and notwithstanding any revenue expenditure limit contained within Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution or any other law?