Posted on 06/05/2008 8:23:03 AM PDT by george76
A year after Boulder voters narrowly rejected raising the pay of their elected leaders, the City Council might ask them to reconsider.
The council took the first step late Tuesday toward asking voters to decide nine ballot issues in the fall, including measures that would allow closed-door council sessions and let non-U.S. citizens serve on city boards and commissions.
Staff members will draft language for the issues before the council decides whether to include them on the Nov. 4 ballot.
The tax questions being studied by the city include removing Taxpayer's Bill of Rights restrictions on property taxes; renewing an expiring 0.38 percent sales tax; and increasing the city's Development Excise Tax.
The council decided against asking residents to approve renewing an expiring 0.15 percent sales tax, citing an already packed ballot.
But Bickers said the council shouldn't be too worried about so-called "ballot fatigue,"
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycamera.com ...
As for secret meetings...forget it. You work on my dime I want to know what goes on behind those doors.
Last, but not least, forget about allowing "non-U.S. citizens to serve on city boards and commissions." If they want to serve then they should go through the process of becoming a US citizen and to have the right to serve on such boards and commissions
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Three votes at the site
I’m just surprised Boulder hasn’t annexed itself from the rest of Colorado and just turned into the socialist little hippy state it wants to be!
Colorado-—It’s getting as bad as in NY. I know that the beltway is corrupt but local govts can be just as or more corrupt!
Voted:
Do Boulder city council members deserve a pay raise?
Yes 19 votes
No 100 votes
“Boulder City Council seeking pay raise — again”
It’s an age-old strategy:
“Dad, will you take us to Krusy-land?”... No.
“Dad, will you take us to Krusy-land?”... No.
“Dad, will you take us to Krusy-land?”... No.
“Dad, will you take us to Krusy-land?”... NO!
“Dad, will you take us to Krusy-land?”...
Look kids, if agree to take you to Krusty-land will you STOP ASKING?
Yes.
Okay.
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