Clear Creek School District RE-1 property tax increases for maintenance, technology and staff pay

Who is asking

Clear Creek School District RE-1

On the ballot in

• Clear Creek County ballot: 4A

The ballot question

IN ORDER TO MAKE MORE GENERAL FUND REVENUES AVAILABLE FOR ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALITY TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND PROVIDING CAREER, TECHNOLOGY, AND SKILLED TRADES CLASSES THAT PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH REAL WORLD JOB SKILLS, SHALL CLEAR CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1 TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $4,000,000 ANNUALLY COMMENCING IN 2026 FOR COLLECTION IN 2027, AND INCREASING ANNUALLY BY THE RATE OF INFLATION BASED ON THE DENVER/AURORA/LAKEWOOD CPI, TO BE UTILIZED FOR ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COSTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: • ALLOWING THE DISTRICT TO INCREASE ITS CAPITAL RESERVES FOR FUTURE MAINTENANCE NEEDS; AND • MAINTAINING CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY, STUDENT AND STAFF DEVICES, INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND UPGRADING SOFTWARE; WITH SUCH REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE IMPOSITION OF A MILL LEVY AT A RATE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE SUCH AMOUNT SPECIFIED ABOVE, TO PROVIDE REVENUE TO BE UTILIZED FOR ONGOING CASH FUNDING FOR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION, NEW INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EXISTING TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT AUTHORIZED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22-54-108.7, C.R.S., (THE DEBT FREE SCHOOLS ACT); PROVIDED THAT THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH REVENUE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL AUDIT AND REVIEW BY A BOARD SELECTED CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED BY NOT MORE THAN $80,000 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR) AND SUCH AMOUNT ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THAT WILL BE SUFFICIENT, WHEN COMBINED WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MILL LEVY OVERRIDES, WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE THE FULL AMOUNT OF REVENUE AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 22-54-108(3)(B)(VI), C.R.S. (I.E., 31% OF TOTAL PROGRAM FUNDING); AND SHALL THE REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND ANY EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES BE COLLECTED AND SPENT AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER LAW?

Where the question's words come from

• Clear Creek County elections page

What a vote does

A yes vote means

Authorizes both property tax levies, their separate adjustment formulas, and collection of the resulting revenue and investment earnings as a voter-approved revenue change.

A no vote means

The district would not receive authority for either levy.

Figures from the TABOR notice

• BALLOT ISSUE 4A: $4,080,000
• District Estimate of 2026-2027 Fiscal Year Spending Without the Proposed Tax Increases: $17,877,508

County ballots

• Clear Creek County

Other local measures on the same ballot

• 1A, Clear Creek County: Clear Creek County Issue 1A would triple the county lodging tax and change how its money is divided
• 2A, City of Idaho Springs: Idaho Springs occupation tax on businesses that sell outdoor recreation, starting at $3 per customer per experience
• 7B, Evergreen Fire Protection District: Evergreen Fire Sales Tax for Staffing, Wildfire Work and Stations

Key dates

• October 2 to October 9: county clerks mail ballots to active voters.
• October 12: drop boxes open.
• October 26: last suggested day to return a ballot by mail.
• From October 27: return your ballot to a drop box or vote center instead of mailing it.
• November 3, 2026, Election Day: ballots are due by 7:00 p.m.

• Find a drop box or vote center at GoVoteColorado.gov
• Colorado Secretary of State, September 23, 2026