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MUNICIPAL ELECTION - 2022 GENERAL ELECTION – NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Ballots for the 2022 Election will be mailed October 17, 2022. For information on registering to vote, click on the tabs below. To track your ballot, and see election results click on Weld County Elections Department.
If you have a Colorado State driver’s license or ID card issued by the Department of Revenue you may register online at www.govotecolorado.com. In addition to registering to vote online you may:
- Change your address on your current voter registration record
- Change your party affiliation on your current voter registration record
- Register by mail, a voter registration drive or voter registration agency up to 22 days before Election Day.
- Register online at www.govotecolorado.com up to 8 days before Election Day.
- Register in person the Weld County Election Office at 1250 H St, Greeley CO 80631 or any designated voter service and polling location up to and including Election Day.
- Your eligibility to vote will be based on the date of online registration, postmark date, or the date you deliver the form in the county Clerk and Recorder’s office
The City will be holding a Coordinated Election on November 8, 2022. A coordinated election is one that the county clerk and recorder conducts on behalf of two or more political subdivisions that are hosting an election on the same day in November. Specifically, for a coordinated election to take place, the election must:
- Have more than one political subdivision holding an election (state, county, municipality, school district, or special district);
- Take place on the same day in November; and
- The eligible voters either are the same for each election or live in overlapping subdivision boundaries.
The City Council has determined to ask two questions to registered voters:
RETAIL MARIJUANA EXCISE TAX (tax on commercial marijuana growers)
SHALL THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON TAXES BE INCREASED BY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000) IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2023), AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY IMPOSING, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023, A NEW EXCISE TAX OF 1.5% WHEN UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA IS FIRST SOLD OR TRANSFERRED BY A RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY WITH THE TAX REVENUES BEING USED TO FUND GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WITH THE RATE OF THE TAX BEING ALLOWED TO BE INCREASED OR DECREASED WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL SO LONG AS THE RATE OF TAXATION DOES NOT EXCEED 4%, AND WITH THE RESULTING TAX REVENUE BEING ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, § 20 (TABOR), OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
IMPUESTO ESPECIAL SOBRE LA VENTA DE MARIHUANA (impuesto a los cultivadores de marihuana comercial)
¿LOS IMPUESTOS DE LA CIUDAD DE FORT LUPTON AUMENTARÁN A CIEN MIL DÓLARES ($100,000) ANUALMENTE EN EL PRIMER AÑO FISCAL (2023), Y EN LAS CANTIDADES QUE SE AUMENTEN ANUALMENTE DESPUÉS, ESTABLECIENDO A PARTIR DEL 1 DE ENERO DE 2023, UN NUEVO IMPUESTO ESPECIAL DEL 1.5% CUANDO SE VENDA O TRASLADE LA MARIHUANA SIN PROCESAR POR PRIMERA VEZ POR UNA INSTALACIÓN DE CULTIVO DE MARIHUANA Y QUE LOS INGRESOS FISCALES SE UTILICEN PARA FINANCIAR LOS GASTOS GENERALES DEL GOBIERNO SEGÚN LO DETERMINE EL CONCEJO DE LA CIUDAD Y QUE LA TASA DEL IMPUESTO PUEDA AUMENTARSE O DISMINUIRSE SIN MÁS APROBACIÓN DE LOS VOTANTES, SIEMPRE Y CUANDO LA TASA DE IMPUESTOS NO SUPERE EL 4%, Y QUE LOS INGRESOS FISCALES RESULTANTES PUEDAN RECAUDARSE Y GASTARSE COMO UN CAMBIO DE INGRESOS APROBADO POR LOS VOTANTES SIN CONSIDERAR NINGÚN GASTO, RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS U OTRA LIMITACIÓN INCLUIDA EN EL ARTÍCULO X, § 20 (TABOR), DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN DE COLORADO O CUALQUIER OTRA LEY?
DEBT QUESTION (extension of expiring tax)
WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX, SHALL CITY OF FORT LUPTON DEBT BE INCREASED $10,000,000 WITH A MAXIMUM TOTAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $18,240,000 AND A MAXIMUM ANNUAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $608,000 FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING PHASE TWO OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THE RECREATION CENTER TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN EXPANSION OF THE GYMNASIUM, FITNESS CENTER AND AQUATICS AREA; AND SHALL THE TAXES AUTHORIZED AT THE CITY’S ELECTION IN 2002 TO CONSTRUCT THE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER BE EXTENDED AND AUTHORIZED TO BE USED TO PAY THE DEBT AUTHORIZED AT THIS ELECTION IN ADDITION TO THE DEBT AUTHORIZED AT SUCH PRIOR ELECTION; AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE ESTABLISHED IN ANY YEAR AT A RATE NECESSARY TO GENERATE AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT); AND MAY SUCH DEBT BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR OBLIGATIONS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THEREOF, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE CITY MAY DETERMINE, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 5.00%; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES, DEBT PROCEEDS, AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH DEBT PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
CUESTIÓN DE LA DEUDA (extensión de impuesto a vencer)
SIN ESTABLECER NINGÚN IMPUESTO NUEVO, ¿SE AUMENTARÁ LA DEUDA DE LA CIUDAD DE FORT LUPTON A $10,000,000 CON UN COSTO MÁXIMO DE REEMBOLSO TOTAL NO MAYOR A $18,240,000 Y UN COSTO MÁXIMO DE REEMBOLSO ANUAL NO MAYOR A $608,000 PARA FINES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y EQUIPAMIENTO DE LA FASE DOS DEL DISEÑO ORIGINAL DEL CENTRO DE RECREACIÓN PARA INCLUIR, ENTRE OTROS, UNA EXPANSIÓN DEL GIMNASIO, CENTRO DE FITNESS Y ÁREA ACUÁTICA?; Y ¿LOS IMPUESTOS AUTORIZADOS EN LAS ELECCIONES DE LA CIUDAD EN 2002 PARA CONSTRUIR EL CENTRO DE RECREACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD SE AMPLIARÁN Y AUTORIZARÁN PARA SU USO EN EL PAGO DE LA DEUDA AUTORIZADA EN ESTAS ELECCIONES, ADEMÁS DE LA DEUDA AUTORIZADA EN LAS ELECCIONES ANTERIORES?; Y ¿SE ESTABLECERÁ EL IMPUESTO SOBRE BIENES INMUEBLES EN CUALQUIER AÑO A UNA TASA NECESARIA PARA GENERAR UNA CANTIDAD SUFICIENTE PARA PAGAR LA PARTE PRINCIPAL, LA PRIMA, SI LA HAY, Y LOS INTERESES DE ESA DEUDA O CUALQUIER DEUDA DE REEMBOLSO (O PARA CREAR UNA RESERVA PARA DICHO PAGO)?; Y ¿ESA DEUDA PODRÁ DEMOSTRARSE CON LA EMISIÓN DE BONOS DE OBLIGACIÓN GENERAL U OTRAS OBLIGACIONES DE VARIOS AÑOS FISCALES PARA VENDERSE EN UNA SERIE O MÁS, A UN PRECIO MAYOR O MENOR A LA CANTIDAD PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDIENTE, EN TÉRMINOS Y CONDICIONES, Y CON LOS VENCIMIENTOS QUE SE PERMITAN POR LEY Y SEGÚN LO QUE LA CIUDAD PUEDA DETERMINAR, CON UN INTERÉS EN UNA TASA EFECTIVA NETA MÁXIMA QUE NO EXCEDA EL 5.00%?; Y ¿SE RECAUDARÁN, RETENDRÁN Y GASTARÁN DICHOS INGRESOS FISCALES, INGRESOS DE DEUDA Y GANANCIAS DE LA INVERSIÓN DE DICHOS INGRESOS DE DEUDA E INGRESOS FISCALES COMO UN CAMBIO DE INGRESOS APROBADO POR LOS VOTANTES BAJO EL ARTÍCULO X, SECCIÓN 20 DE LA CONSTITUCIÓN DE COLORADO O CUALQUIER OTRA LEY?
TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS
Notice of Election to Increase Taxes and Debt
on a Referred Measure
CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO
Weld County, Colorado
Election Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number:
Designated Election Official: Maricela Peña, City of Fort Lupton, 130 S. McKinley Ave, Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621; telephone number (720) 466-6101
Coordinated Election Official: Carly Koppes, Weld County Clerk and Recorder, 1250 H Street, P.O. Box 459, Greeley, Colorado 80632; telephone number (970) 304-6525
Ballot Title and Text:
BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2C:
RETAIL MARIJUANA EXCISE TAX (tax on commercial marijuana growers)
SHALL THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON TAXES BE INCREASED BY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000) IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR (2023), AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS AS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY IMPOSING, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023, A NEW EXCISE TAX OF 1.5% WHEN UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA IS FIRST SOLD OR TRANSFERRED BY A RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY WITH THE TAX REVENUES BEING USED TO FUND GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENSES AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, WITH THE RATE OF THE TAX BEING ALLOWED TO BE INCREASED OR DECREASED WITHOUT FURTHER VOTER APPROVAL SO LONG AS THE RATE OF TAXATION DOES NOT EXCEED 4%, AND WITH THE RESULTING TAX REVENUE BEING ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY EXPENDITURE, REVENUE RAISING, OR OTHER LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, § 20 (TABOR), OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2D:
DEBT QUESTION (extension of expiring tax)
WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY NEW TAX, SHALL CITY OF FORT LUPTON DEBT BE INCREASED $10,000,000 WITH A MAXIMUM TOTAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $18,240,000 AND A MAXIMUM ANNUAL REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $608,000 FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING AND EQUIPPING PHASE TWO OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THE RECREATION CENTER TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN EXPANSION OF THE GYMNASIUM, FITNESS CENTER AND AQUATICS AREA; AND SHALL THE TAXES AUTHORIZED AT THE CITY’S ELECTION IN 2002 TO CONSTRUCT THE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER BE EXTENDED AND AUTHORIZED TO BE USED TO PAY THE DEBT AUTHORIZED AT THIS ELECTION IN ADDITION TO THE DEBT AUTHORIZED AT SUCH PRIOR ELECTION; AND SHALL THE MILL LEVY BE ESTABLISHED IN ANY YEAR AT A RATE NECESSARY TO GENERATE AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH DEBT OR ANY REFUNDING DEBT (OR TO CREATE A RESERVE FOR SUCH PAYMENT); AND MAY SUCH DEBT BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR OTHER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEAR OBLIGATIONS TO BE SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE, FOR A PRICE ABOVE OR BELOW THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THEREOF, ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND WITH SUCH MATURITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW AND AS THE CITY MAY DETERMINE, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A MAXIMUM NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE NOT TO EXCEED 5.00%; AND SHALL SUCH TAX REVENUES, DEBT PROCEEDS, AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH DEBT PROCEEDS AND TAX REVENUES BE COLLECTED, RETAINED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
Total City Fiscal Year Spending
Fiscal Year
2022 (estimated) $ 13,956,937
2021 (actual) $ 13,599,417
2020 (actual) $ 9,553,223
2019 (actual) $ 9,806,003
2018 (actual) $ 6,590,003
Overall percentage change from 2018 to 2022 112 %
Overall dollar change from 2018 to 2022 $7,366,934
Proposed Tax Increase
City Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount
of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2023
(the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increases):
BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2C: $100,000
City Estimate of 2023 Fiscal Year Spending
Without Proposed Tax Increases:
$ 15,426,557
Information on City’s Proposed Debt
BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2D:
Principal Amount of Proposed Bonds: Not to exceed $10,000,000
Maximum Annual City Repayment Cost: Not to exceed $ 608,000
Total City Repayment Cost: Not to exceed $18,240,000
Information on City’s Current Debt[*]
Principal Amount Outstanding Debt: $552,825
Maximum Annual Repayment Cost: $552,825
Remaining Total Repayment Cost: $552,825
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue No. 2C:
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 2C:
No comments were filed by the constitutional deadline.
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue No. 2D:
Ballot Issue 2D will, without raising taxes, expand the Fort Lupton Recreation Center to 14,000 square feet, finishing the second phase of the original 2002 design. It will double the size of the fitness area, reducing the current overcrowding. A second multipurpose gymnasium will provide various opportunities for teams, members and drop in visitors. A warm water program/therapy pool will benefit seniors and children alike. It will also allow the existing leisure pool to be more readily available for open swim and other activities. No additional full time staffing will be needed. This project is an investment in the community.
Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 2D:
The cost of the expansion is $10,000,000.
[*] Excluded from debt are enterprise and annual appropriation obligations.
NOTICE
of
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
for
CITY OF FORT LUPTON
Weld County, Colorado
At the election to be held on November 8, 2022, the City of Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado (the “City”) is submitting one ballot issue concerning the creation of debt or financial obligation.
Pursuant to §1-7-908(1) C.R.S., the following financial information is provided:
I. City’s Ending General Fund Balance by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ending Balance
2022 (projected) $ 13,956,937.00
2021 (audited) $ 13,599,417.17
2020 (audited) $ 9,553,223.00
2019 (audited) $ 9,806,003.00
2018 (audited) $ 6,590,003.00
II. Total Revenues In and Expenditures From the City’s General Fund by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Revenues In Expenditures From
2022 (projected) $ 15,491,858.00 $ 14,679,197.00
2021 (audited) $ 14,642,252.00 $ 13,599,421.00
2020 (audited) $ 16,730,609.00 $ 9,660,318.00
2019 (audited) $ 13,700,141.00 $ 9,837,872.00
2018 (audited) $ 9,904,145.00 $ 7,437,909.00
III. Amount Incurred by the City for Cash Flow Purposes – by Fiscal Year (Debt or other Financial Obligation with not more than one year term)
Fiscal Year Cash Flow Borrowings
2022 (projected) $ -
2021 (audited) $ -
2020 (audited) $ -
2019 (audited) $ -
2018 (audited) $ -
IV. The City’s Emergency Reserve Required by § 20(5) of Article X of the Colorado Constitution has been Fully Funded by Cash or Investments for the following Fiscal Years
Emergency Reserve Held In
Fiscal Year the General Fund
2022 (current) 464,756*
2021 (audited) 439,268*
2020 (audited) 501,918*
2019 (audited) 411,004*
2018 (audited) 297,124*
*Fully Funded
V. City’s Ending Bond Redemption Fund Balance by Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ending Balance
2022 (projected) $ -
2021 (audited) $ 500,000.00
2020 (audited) $ 950,000.00