These are the measures on Denver's ballot
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Denver voters will consider 11 local measures on the November ballot, ranging from collective bargaining and raising taxes to borrowing nearly $1 billion to improve local schools.
The big picture: The historically long ballot was finalized last month.
Here are the measures city voters can expect on their ballot.
- Note: Denver Elections has not finalized each measure's official ballot title yet.
๐๏ธ Affordable housing funding: Raises the local sales tax by 0.5% to generate $100 million a year to build, maintain and acquire affordable housing units.
๐ฎ๐ปโโ๏ธ Citizenship requirement for police and firefighters: Removes the requirement for local police and firefighters to be U.S. citizens.
๐ท๐ฝโโ๏ธ Collective bargaining: Expands collective bargaining eligibility to nearly all Denver city staff.
๐ Denver Public Schools bond: Would issue $975 million in bonds to repair and maintain 154 DPS buildings, primarily schools.
๐ฅ Denver Health funding: Raises the local sales tax by .34% to raise $70 million annually to help cover operational costs for the city's safety net hospital.
โ๐ฟ Human rights office: Would elevate the Agency for Human Rights & Community Partnerships to a charter agency, and add its executive director as a member of the mayor's Cabinet.
๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ Firefighters collective bargaining: Would require binding arbitration for firefighters when issues arise during collective bargaining negotiations.
๐ฐ Elected officials' salaries: Changes how elected officials, including the mayor and city council members, get raises.
โ Fur ban: Would outlaw the sale and production of new animal furs in the city.
๐ฅฉ Slaughterhouse ban: Would outlaw slaughterhouses in the city, which currently has one such facility for lambs.
๐ Regional Transportation District: A proposal to allow RTD to be permanently exempt from TABOR limitations, allowing the agency to keep more revenue.
The intrigue: A select number of Denver voters will see an additional question on expanding the Denver Downtown Development Authority's footprint to allow it to collect taxes from additional properties.
- It amounts to roughly 2,500 people and business owners around downtown, per Westword.
