City of Colorado Springs  
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107 N. Nevada Avenue  
Colorado Springs, CO  
80903  
Special Meeting Agenda - Final  
Council Work Session  
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025  
1:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
City Council Markup Session for Mayor's Proposed 2026 City Budget  
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call  
2. Items for Introduction  
2.A.  
A resolution fixing and certifying the 2025 annual assessment  
mill levy for assessments payable in 2026 at zero (0.00) mills  
upon each dollar of assessed valuation within the Briargate  
Special Improvement Maintenance District  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
2.B.  
2.C.  
2.D.  
2.E.  
A resolution fixing and certifying the 2025 annual assessment  
mill levy for assessments payable in 2026 at 1.009 mills upon  
each dollar of assessed valuation within the Colorado Avenue  
Gateway Special Improvement Maintenance District  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
A resolution fixing and certifying the 2025 annual assessment  
mill levy for assessments payable in 2026 at 3.935 mills upon  
each dollar of assessed valuation within the Nor’wood Special  
Improvement Maintenance District  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
A resolution fixing and certifying the 2025 annual assessment  
mill levy for assessments payable in 2026 at 13.416 mills upon  
each dollar of assessed valuation within the Old Colorado City  
Security & Maintenance District  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
A resolution fixing and certifying the 2025 annual assessment  
mill levy for assessments payable in 2026 at $1.10 per front  
footage of real property within the Platte Avenue Special  
Improvement Maintenance District  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
2.F.  
2.G.  
2.H.  
A resolution fixing and certifying the 2025 annual assessment  
mill levy for assessments payable in 2026 at 3.858 mills upon  
each dollar of assessed valuation within the Stetson Hills  
Special Improvement Maintenance District  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
A resolution fixing and certifying the 2025 annual assessment  
mill levy for assessments payable in 2026 at 3.615 mills upon  
each dollar of assessed valuation within the Woodstone Special  
Improvement Maintenance District  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
An Ordinance Making and Certifying the 2025 Tax Levy for  
Taxes Payable in 2026 at 3.009 Mills (comprised of a general  
operating mill levy of 4.279 mills and a temporary tax credit of  
1.270 mills) Upon Each Dollar of Assessed Valuation of All  
Taxable Property and a Tax Credit of 3.009 Mills Upon Each  
Dollar of Assessed Valuation of All Taxable Business Personal  
Property Within the Corporate Limits of the City of Colorado  
Springs  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
2.I.  
An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 24-102 and Adopting  
the City of Colorado Springs - 2026 Salary Structure for Civilian  
and Sworn Municipal Employees  
Presenter:  
Myra Romero, Chief Human Resources and Risk Office  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
2.J.  
Annual Appropriation Ordinance Adopting the Annual Budget  
and Appropriating Funds for the Several Purposes Named in  
Said Budget for the Year Ending December 31, 2026  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
3. Adjourn