Kiowa County Hospital District is now collecting comments from the public detailing the pros and cons of a TABOR ballot issue in the Kiowa County Hospital District coordinated election with Kiowa County.

Any elector registered in the Kiowa County Hospital District who wishes to submit a pro or con statement regarding the Kiowa County Hospital District TABOR ballot issue on this year’s ballot may submit their comments to the Designated Election Official (DEO) listed below.

• Kiowa County Hospital District, DEO, Beth Spady: beth.spady@kchd.org

Only registered voters residing in the Kiowa County Hospital District and eligible to vote on the issue may submit comments on the issue, and comments must include a signature where the signer is registered to vote. Comments must be submitted no later than Friday, September 20, 2024 by 5:00PM MT.

The Kiowa County Hospital District Ballot Issue reads as follows:

Kiowa County Hospital District Ballot Question 6A:

AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE MILL LEVY IN ORDER TO FUND KIOWA COUNTY SPECIAL DISTRICT’S IMPROVEMENTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SERVICES

BALLOT TEXT:

SHALL KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT’S TAXES BE INCREASED BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN INCREASED OPERATING LEVY NOT TO EXCEED 19.54 MILLS BEGINNING IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2025 AND CONTINUING THEREAFTER UPON THE THEN CURRENT ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT IN ORDER TO INCREASE OR IMPROVE LEVELS OF PUBLIC SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FUNDING IMPROVEMENTS TO KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT’S AGING FACILITIES AND INVESTING IN FUTURE OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT THE KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY; AND SHALL THE KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT BE ENTITLED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND THOSE REVENUES IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER TAXES, FEES, OR OTHER REVENUES OF KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND EXCEPTION TO ANY SPENDING OR REVENUE RESTRICTIONS OR OTHER LIMITS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION; AND SHALL ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN BE PERPETUAL IN DURATION UNTIL AMENDED?