PUBLIC SAFETY SALES AND USE TAX FUND

Colorado Springs City Code ch. 1, art. 6, pt. 10

in effect

Colorado Springs City Code § 1.6.1001 FUND CREATED

1.6.1001: FUND CREATED: There is hereby created a fund to be known as the public safety sales and use tax fund. (Ord. 11-18)

Colorado Springs City Code § 1.6.1002 PURPOSE OF FUND

1.6.1002: PURPOSE OF FUND: At the November 6, 2001, coordinated election, the voters of the City approved a ballot question authorizing an increased levy of 0.4 percent in City sales and use tax for police and fire (public safety) capital and operating needs and constituting a voter approved revenue change. Pursuant to the language of the ballot text, voter approval also authorized this increased City sales and use tax levy to fund public safety personnel, equipment and operations, including necessary internal support, to fund the construction of fire stations and police substations, and other public safety facilities, as recommended by the Citizen's Coordination Committee of the Springs Community Improvements Program ("SCIP01") and as approved by City Council. (Ord. 11-18)

Colorado Springs City Code § 1.6.1003 SOURCE OF REVENUE

1.6.1003: SOURCE OF REVENUE: The source of revenue for the fund shall be the revenue generated by the increased levy of 0.4 percent City sales and use tax from a 2.1 percent City sales and use tax rate to a 2.5 percent City sales and use tax rate. (Ord. 11-18)

Colorado Springs City Code § 1.6.1004 FUND SEPARATE

1.6.1004: FUND SEPARATE: For the purpose of article X, section 20 of the Colorado Constitution and section 7-90 of the City Charter, the receipt and expenditure of City sales and use tax revenue allocated to this fund shall be accounted for separately from other revenues and expenditures of the City and, as a voter approved revenue change, shall not be subject to fiscal year spending and revenue limitations calculated under TABOR, article X, section 20 of the Colorado Constitution and section 7-90 of the City Charter. The allocation of City sales and use tax revenue to this fund shall not limit the collection or spending of any other funds by the City under article X, section 20 of the Colorado Constitution nor under section 7-90 of the City Charter. (Ord. 11-18)

Colorado Springs City Code § 1.6.1005 EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND

1.6.1005: EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND: Monies from the fund shall be expended for police and fire (public safety) capital and operating needs and to fund public safety personnel, equipment and operations, including necessary internal support, to fund the construction of fire stations and police substations, and other public safety facilities. This fund will not replace local funds already budgeted for public safety operations. (Ord. 11-18)

Colorado Springs City Code § 1.6.1006 BOARD CREATED; APPOINTMENTS

1.6.1006: BOARD CREATED; APPOINTMENTS: (Rep. by Ord. 22-72, 10-25-2022)

Colorado Springs City Code § 1.6.1007 POWERS AND DUTIES

1.6.1007: POWERS AND DUTIES: (Rep. by Ord. 22-72, 10-25-2022)

Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-1447Fetched: 11/1/2026