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A Public Hearing on the Budget for the Colorado Springs Briargate General Improvement District, Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the Calendar Year Beginning on the First Day of January 2023 and Ending on the Last Day of December 2023
Presenter:
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer
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Summary:
Council sits as the Board of Directors of the Colorado Springs Briargate General Improvement District (GID). In accordance with State statute, it is necessary for the Board of Directors of the Briargate General Improvement District (GID) to conduct a public hearing and, at its conclusion, to pass resolutions to fix and certify the 2022 mill levy, adopt the proposed 2023 budget, and appropriate the funds for the 2023 budget year. Each resolution will be presented separately for a motion by Council as the Board. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget was provided to the Board of Directors on October 11, 2022. A boundary map of this GID is attached for reference.
The attached budget proposes a total appropriation of $17,912 for required audit, public notice postage and printing fees, and closeout costs related to the 2023 dissolution of this GID. Sources of funds for the District are interest income of $1,000 and estimated beginning 2023 fund balance of $16,912. With the payoff of existing bond debt in December 2022, the 2023 mill levy of 0.00 mills is a decrease from the 2022 mill levy of 4.500 mills.
Background:
City Council sits as the Board of Directors for each of the General Improvement Districts and is required to conduct a public hearing, fix and certify the mill levy, adopt an annual budget, and appropriate the funding for the district. The date of the public hearing was established by the Board on October 11, 2022, and legal notice was published on October 29, 2022.
The bond issue for this GID is scheduled to be paid off in December 2022, and required audits will be performed in 2023, after which this District can be dissolved.
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