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Boulder council sends CCRS tax extension and debt authorization to November ballot; consent agenda approved including police pay proposal
Summary
Boulder City Council on Aug. 7 adopted two ordinances to place a permanent extension of the city’s 0.3% Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety sales-and-use tax and an increase in debt authorization on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot; the council also approved the consent agenda, including a 4% economic option related to the Boulder Police Officers Association impasse (all measures passed by unanimous roll call).
Boulder City Council on Aug. 7 adopted two ordinances to refer measures to the Nov. 4, 2025 coordinated municipal election: a permanent extension of the city’s existing 0.3% Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety (CCRS) sales-and-use tax and an authorization to increase the city’s debt capacity for capital improvements.
The council also approved the remainder of the meeting’s consent agenda, which included the selection of the 4% option to resolve the Boulder Police Officers Association (BPOA) declared impasse on economic issues for the 2026 contract year and the negotiated sale of the Dairy building to its tenant. All votes on the ordinances and the consent agenda were unanimous.
Why it matters: The CCRS extension, if approved by voters, would preserve an estimated $13 million to $15 million in annual revenue for capital projects and allow the city to set aside up to 10% of receipts for a…
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