Statewide Ballot 2010: Legal and Economic Implications Matthew Gray (303) 299-8216 - Presentation to RMGPA September 17, 2010.

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Statewide Ballot 2010: Legal and Economic Implications Matthew Gray (303) Presentation to RMGPA September 17, 2010

Brief Summary of Initiatives * The views expressed in this presentation are subject to future judicial interpretation.

Proposition 101 Would Reduce Vehicle, Income Tax and Telecommunication Revenues

General Provisions of Proposition 101 Effective January 1, Reduces various motor vehicle fees and taxes. Reduces the State income tax. Reduces fees on telecommunication services. Emergency 911 fees permitted to continue at 2009 rates. Strictly enforced to reduce government revenue. Subject to annual State compliance audit.

Amendment 60 Would Limit Property Taxes

General Provisions of Amendment 60 Would add new section to TABOR. Generally effective January 1, Enterprises and authorities must pay property taxes; governments must lower rates to offset that revenue. Enterprises and unelected boards may not levy mandatory fees or taxes on property. Future property tax increases must expire within 10 years. Extending expiring property taxes is treated a tax increase. Prior revenue change (i.e., de-Brucing) elections allowing property tax revenues to be retained are expired.

General Provisions of Amendment 60 Future de-Brucings are treated as tax increases and must expire in four years. Electors may vote on property taxes where they own real property, even if they do not live there. All districts must allow petitions from citizens to propose property tax reductions.

All property tax elections must be held in November. Property tax increases must be voted separately from related debt questions. Property tax bills may list only property taxes and late charges. School districts must gradually phase out one-half of 2011 tax rates with obligation of State to backfill lost revenues. General Provisions of Amendment 60

Amendment 61 Would Limit State and Local Government Debt

General Provisions of Amendment 61 Would add new section to TABOR. Effective January 1, Prohibits all public financing by the State and state- level agencies and authorities. Broadens the obligations that will be considered “debts” of local government requiring voter approval.

Creates new debt limits for local governments. No borrowing may continue past its original term. Requires reduction of tax rates upon repayment of non-enterprise borrowing. General Provisions of Amendment 61

Top Impacts

1.Reduction of Fees and Taxes Tied to Vehicles and Telecommunication (Prop. 101) Specific ownership taxes must decrease in four equal yearly steps to reach $2 for new vehicles and $1 for old vehicles. All registration, license and title charges combined shall total $10 yearly per vehicle. There will be no State or local taxes on vehicle rentals or leases. There will be no State or local taxes on the first $10,000 of value of vehicle sales prices (this would be phased in over four yearly equal steps).

1.Reduction of Fees and Taxes Tied to Vehicles and Telecommunication (Prop. 101) All other State and local charges on vehicles must cease. No charge by, or aiding programs of, the State or local government shall apply to telephone, pager, cable, television, radio, internet, computer, satellite, or other telecommunication customer accounts. Rollback of vehicle charges under Prop. 101 predicted to create 26% reduction in CDOT's budget and near 37% reduction in HUTF proceeds. Economic Impact: Transportation

2.Enterprises and Authorities Required to Pay Property Tax (Am. 60) Requires government-owned businesses such as water and sewer utilities, public recreation facilities and public hospitals, and authorities such as housing authorities, urban renewal authorities and water authorities to pay property taxes. Local governments would need to lower property tax rates to offset additional the additional revenues received. Enterprises would need to raise their rates and fees to pay taxes, meaning that users would pay higher fees for services like water and sewer utilities. Economic Impact: Competitiveness

3.Reduction of Taxes Upon Repayment of Financings (Am. 61) Except for enterprise borrowings, when a borrowing is repaid, tax rates must decline in an amount equal to its planned average repayment, even if the borrowing was not repaid from taxes. The proponents intend this to apply when a current lease purchase or other non-debt transaction is repaid. The proponents state that if no specific tax is pledged to the debt, the government may choose which tax to decrease. Economic Impact: Potential Major Disruptions in Services

4.Expiration of De-Brucing Elections (Am. 60) Any de-Brucing of property taxes which occurred in the last 17 years is "expired." Future de-Brucings are treated as tax increases and expire in four years. With the expiration of prior property tax de-Brucings, governments may have to recalculate permitted revenue increases pursuant to TABOR's formula from the date TABOR became effective. Economic Impact: Potentially Dramatic Service Cuts in Some Areas

5.Voter Approval Required for More Local Obligations (Am. 61) Voter approval required for “any loan, whether or not it lasts more than one year; may default; is subject to annual appropriation or discretion; is called a certificate of participation, lease-purchase, lease-back, emergency, contingency, property lien, special fund, dedicated revenue bond, or any other name; or offers any other excuse, exception or form.” Traditional lease-purchase and lease-leaseback financings would now be considered debt.

5.Voter Approval Increasingly Required for Local Obligations (Am. 61) It is unclear how far the new definition of "debt" will reach. –Refinancings at a lower rate? –Economic development agreements? –Conduit bonds? Economic Impact: Fewer tax-favored opportunities to incentivize economic development

6.Lower Debt Limits (Am. 61) For local governments other than enterprises, there will be a debt limit of 10% of the assessed taxable value of the real property in the jurisdiction. This limit appears to apply to all non-enterprise financings combined, including general obligation, revenue, lease-purchase, and other obligations. This could be a significant decline from existing law, even for entities that primarily use general obligation debt. Economic Impact: Less Infrastructure Development, Fewer Construction Jobs

7.Mandated Short-Term Obligations Prepayable Without Penalty (Am. 61 and Am. 60) Borrowings must mature within 10 years. Current borrowings often last 20 or 30 years. This will increase the annual repayment costs of borrowing, which may force local governments to downsize projects. Must be subject to prepayment without penalty. Future property tax increases shall expire within 10 years (limits borrowings supported by property taxes). Economic Impact: Less Infrastructure Development, Fewer Construction Jobs, Eventually, Poorer Schools

8.Reduced State Revenues (Prop. 101, Am. 60, Am. 61) The State income tax rate would be 4.5% (down from the current rate of 4.63%). Later rates would decrease 0.1% yearly, in each of the first ten years that yearly income tax revenue net growth exceeds 6%, until the rate reaches 3.5%. By 2020, school districts must phase out one-half of their 2011 tax rates (excluding debt service levies). The State must backfill the lost revenues, if possible. The State would reportedly be the only state in the nation that could not issue debt.

8.Reduced State Revenues (Prop. 101, Am. 60, Am. 61) The State and its enterprises, authorities and other political entities are prohibited from borrowing, directly or indirectly, moneys or other items of value for any reason or for any period of time. Net effect: Virtually no money available for Higher Education, Courts and Corrections, Health Care and Human Services Economic Impact: Less Educated, Less Healthy Work Force; Poor Infrastructure; Competitiveness with Other Communities.

8.Reduced State Revenues (Prop. 101, Am. 60, Am. 61)

Discussion of Campaign

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