§ C.R.S. § 1-7-908Additional notice - election to create financial obligation

(1) (a) A district
submitting a ballot issue concerning the creation of any debt or other financial obligation at an
election in the district shall post notice of the following information on the district's website or,
if the district does not maintain a website, at the district's chief administrative office no later than
twenty days before the election:
(I) The district's ending general fund balance for the last four fiscal years and the
projected ending general fund balance for the current fiscal year;
(II) A statement of the total revenues in and expenditures from the district's general fund
for the last four fiscal years and the projected total revenues in and expenditures from the general
fund for the current fiscal year;
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(III) The amount of any debt or other financial obligation incurred by the district for
each of the last four fiscal years for cash flow purposes that has a term of not more than one year
and the amount of any such financial obligation projected for the current fiscal year;
(IV) A statement as to whether the district's emergency reserve required by section 20
(5) of article X of the state constitution has been fully funded by cash or investments for the
current fiscal year and each of the last four fiscal years and an identification of the funds or
accounts in which the reserve is currently held. If the reserve has not been fully funded, the
notice shall include a statement of the reasons the reserve has not been fully funded.
(V) The location or locations at which any person may review the district's audited
financial statements for the last four fiscal years, any management letters that have been made
public and have been provided to the district by its auditors in connection with the preparation of
its audits for the last four fiscal years, and the district's budget for the current fiscal year.
(b) If the debt or other financial obligation for which the district is seeking voter
approval is to be paid from a revenue source that is accounted for in a fund other than the
district's general fund, the information required by subparagraphs (I) and (II) of paragraph (a) of
this subsection (1) shall also be made available for such other fund.
(c) The information required by subparagraphs (I), (II), (III), and (IV) of paragraph (a)
of this subsection (1) shall be based upon audited figures. If no audited figures are available, the
information shall be based upon estimated figures.
(2) The notice required by this section shall be in addition to and shall not substitute,
replace, or be combined with any other notice required by law.
(3) For purposes of this section, "district" shall have the same meaning as set forth in
section 20 (2)(b) of article X of the state constitution.