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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

OF THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON

STATE OF COLORADO

RESOLUTION NO. LEA 97-3

RE:Adoption and appropriation of the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority Budget for Calendar Year 1998 and Establishing a Mill Levy and Levying General Property Taxes for the 1998 Budget Year.

WHEREAS, the Board of County Directors of the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, designated and appointed Ron Holliday, County Administrator, to prepare and submit to the Board a proposed budget for the year 1998; and

WHEREAS, Ron Holliday, County Administrator, did submit such a proposed budget for 1998 to the Board of Directors of the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority for its consideration; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to State statute, the Board of Directors caused to be published legal notice showing that the proposed 1998 budget for the Law Enforcement Authority was open for inspection by the public at the Office of Budget & Management Analysis, Jefferson County Administration and Judicial Facility, Golden, Colorado; that the Board of Directors would consider the adoption and appropriation of such proposed budget at a meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on the 11th day of December, 1997, at 9 a.m. in Hearing Room No. 1, Jefferson County Administration and Judicial Facility, Golden, Colorado; and that any interested electors could at any time prior to the final adoption of said budget file or register objections to the same; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has in public hearing reviewed and considered the proposed 1998 budget for the Law Enforcement Authority and desires to formally adopt the same.

WHEREAS, the official mill levy for the Law Enforcement Authority is 3.223, and the Board of County Commissioners desires to cause a temporary mill levy reduction in the mill levy for fiscal year 1998 to meet the requirements of Section 39-1-111.5, C.R.S. The gross mill levy is 3.223, the temporary mill levy reduction equivalent is 0.002 for a total net mill levy for 1998 of 3.221 to meet this requirement. In addition, the Board of County Commissioners desires to cause an additional temporary reduction in the mill levy for fiscal year 1998 of 0.132 to meet the requirements of Section 29-1-301, C.R.S. resulting in a total net levy of 3.089.

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WHEREAS, based upon the proposed budget, the Board of Directors has determined the necessary rate of levy to be made upon each dollar of the total valuation for assessment of all taxable property within the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority, in order to raise the amount required by the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority during the 1998 fiscal year for paying all expenses, costs, and other obligations of the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to fix the rate of levy for the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority and to certify to the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County said rate of levy; and

WHEREAS, the public hearing held on the 8th day of December, 1997, at 6:30 p.m. was open to the general public and an opportunity was provided for all persons to present oral testimony within reasonable time limits as set by the Board of Directors; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Law Enforcement Authority, Jefferson County, Colorado, hereby and herewith approves, adopts and appropriates a budget in the total amount of $18,647,726 for the calendar year 1998.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority hereby and herewith sets a mill levy of 3.089 for the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority for property tax year 1997 (calendar year 1998), and hereby and herewith levies a tax of 3.089 mills upon each dollar of valuation for assessment of taxable property within Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority for purposes of paying all expenses, costs and other obligations of the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority for budget year 1998.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors hereby and herewith authorizes and directs Ron Holliday, County Administrator, to certify to the Board of County Commissioners, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, the mill levy for the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Authority as hereinabove determined and set.

Commissioner Michelle Lawrence AYE

Commissioner Patricia B. Holloway AYE

Commissioner John P. Stone, Chairman AYE

The Resolution was adopted by majority vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Dated: December 11, 1997

I, Teri Schmaedecke, Deputy Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners at a regular hearing held in Jefferson County, Colorado on December 11, 1997.

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Teri Schmaedecke

Deputy Clerk to the Board

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