NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT ELECTION
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the Kiowa County Hospital District of Kiowa County, State of Colorado.
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a regular election of the Kiowa County Hospital District shall be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The election is being conducted as a mail ballot election. Mail ballots are required to be mailed to eligible electors between 22 and 15 days prior to the election date.
At said election, the electors of the District shall vote for Directors to serve the following terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District.
The names of persons nominated as Director for a Four-Year Term:
Karl Eikenberg
Jerome F Weber
Nichole Keplar
Ballot Issues certified by the Kiowa County Hospital District:
Kiowa County Hospital District Ballot Issue 1A
KIOWA COUNTY HOSITAL DISTRICT CONTINGENT REQUEST FOR INCREASE MILL LEVY
SHALL KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT'S TAXES BE INCREASED BY THE IMPOSITION OF AN INCREASED OPERATING LEVY NOT TO EXCEED 23.36 MILLS BEGINNING IN TAX COLLECTION YEAR 2026 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 BUTNOT LIMITED TO, FUNDING A LONG-TERM CARE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, CONTINGENT ON BOTH THE PASSING OF REFERENDUMS 1A AND 1B AND THE COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION OF PRAIRIE PINES ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY BY KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; 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?
Kiowa County Hospital District Ballot Issue 1B
KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT CONTINGENT REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO ACQUIRE DEBT
SHALL THE KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT BE PERMITTED TO ACQUIRE DEBT OF $647,421.53 WITH A MAXIMUM REPAYMENT OBLIGATION COST OF $647,421.53, CONTINGENT ON BOTH THE PASSING OF REFERENDUMS 1A AND1B AND THE COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION OF THE PRAIRIE PINES LIVING FACILITY BY KIOWA COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT?
The address of the location for application and the return of mail ballots and the hours during which the office will be open: Kiowa County Hospital District, 1208 Luther Street, Eads, CO 81036
The office is open Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., beginning at least 22 days prior to Election Day (April 14th) and from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, May 6, 2025.
Kiowa County Hospital District
/s/ Beth Spady, DEO
719-438-5401
Published March 21, 2025
In the Kiowa County Press
