Reduces Lake City’s trustees from six to four beginning with the 2028 municipal election. The mayor remains, and current elected terms cannot be shortened.
Town of Lake City
On the November 3, 2026 ballot
Kim's Recommendation
YES
Vote Yes on Town of Lake City Ballot Question 2B
Six trustee seats are a heavy load to fill in a town the Census Bureau estimates at 416 residents, and I agree with the board that four seats may make those elected positions easier to fill. I see no loss of authority in the change, because the mayor and four trustees thereafter hold the town's legislative and corporate authority.
I want Lake City's board no larger than its residents can staff and oversee. The reduction takes effect beginning with the town's 2028 municipal election, and approval shortens no trustee's elected term.
I recommend a yes vote on Town of Lake City Ballot Question 2B.
Kim Monson
Host, The Kim Monson Show · President, Colorado Union of Taxpayers · Colorado Voter's Guide 2026
Certified ballot question
Shall the number of Trustees on the Town of Lake City Board of Trustees be reduced from six to four, to take effect beginning with the Town's 2028 Municipal Election, in order to promote more efficient Town governance and reduce the difficulty of filling elected positions?
A yes vote means
Reduces the number of trustees to four beginning with the 2028 municipal election. Keeps the mayor and preserves current elected terms.
A no vote means
Keeps the mayor and six trustees.
Six Trustee Seats Become Four01
Lake City, the Hinsdale County town the Census Bureau estimates at 416 residents in 2025, has a mayor and six trustees on its Board of Trustees. Question 2B cuts the trustee seats to four, beginning with the town's 2028 municipal election, and keeps the office of mayor. Under Resolution 2026-09, the town's legislative and corporate authority thereafter rests with the mayor and four trustees, and three trustees make a quorum. Question 2B carries no tax, fee or borrowing.
A no vote keeps the mayor and six trustees.
Reasons for a Smaller Board02
The ballot question names two aims: more efficient town governance and less difficulty filling elected positions. Resolution 2026-09 adds that four trustees instead of six may better reflect the town's practical needs and allow the board to continue town business with an appropriately sized governing body. On the June 17, 2026, roll call that approved the resolution, the minutes record every vote as yes except those of Trustees Linsey and Woods.
The resolution cites C.R.S. § 31-4-301.5, the state law under which a statutory town may reduce its trustees from six to four. Under it, the board may send the question to voters once a majority of the entire board determines the reduction is in the town's interest. The question passes with a majority of the registered electors voting on it.
Terms and Timing03
Resolution 2026-09 provides that approval shortens no term to which a trustee was previously elected and that the reduction follows state law. Question 2A on the same ballot asks whether to move the town's regular election from April to November of even-numbered years. If voters approve 2A and the board adopts the ordinance that Resolution 2026-08 anticipates, the November schedule begins in 2028; if not, the 2028 municipal election stays in April. That ordinance would also extend the terms of trustees elected in April 2024 to November 2028, and of those elected in April 2026 to November 2030. The reduction takes effect beginning with whichever of the two 2028 elections the town holds.
Sources04
Official documents
Lake City ballot question supplied by the Hinsdale County Clerk and Recorder, September 3, 2026
Lake City Resolution 2026-09 and Board of Trustees minutes, June 17, 2026
The June 17, 2026 Lake City Board of Trustees meeting minutes record discussion and approval of Resolution 2026-09 to submit a ballot question reducing the number of trustees from six to four at the November 2026 election.
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