Budget
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED BUDGET AND PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District for the upcoming calendar year of 2024.
Copies of the proposed budget are available for public inspection at the District Office (Fire Station #2), located at 1360 Sugarloaf Road, Boulder Colorado. The proposed budget is located in an unlocked glass container mounted on the public message board outside the fire station where the document is available for public inspection and comment.
The proposed budget will be considered for approval and adoption at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors to be held on the 10th day of December, 2024, at 7:00p.m. A link to join the meeting electronically will be available on the district website. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any written objections thereto at any time prior to the final review of the budget on the aforementioned date. Any such objections shall be submitted via email to boardpresident@slfpd.org.
Gary Dolsen
President, Board of Directors
SUGAR LOAF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
2024 Operating Budget
Financing
The Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District relies primarily on property taxes to fund our operation, although we typically also receive money from fund raising projects, donations and grants. As a special district, the SLFPD receives property taxes from the property owners within its boundaries. If you live within the boundaries of the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District, part of your property tax, collected by the county assessor, goes to support the activites of the District. Your total tax bill is a total of all the mill levies you pay, such as school tax, Regional Transportation District tax, fire protection district tax, etc.
The annual property tax for an individual property in the District is calculated as such:
Actual Property Value x Assessment Rate x Mill Levy (Actual Property Value x Assessment Rate = Assessed Value).
Transparency Notice
2024 SPECIAL DISTRICT TRANSPARENCY NOTICE
Pursuant to C.R.S. §32-1-809
Legal Name of Special District: Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District
Address and telephone number of the District’s principal office:
1360 Sugarloaf Road
Boulder CO 80302
(303) 442-1050
Name, business telephone number, and email address of the manager or other primary contact person for the District:
Gary Dolsen (President, Board of Directors)
boardpresident@slfpd.org
(303) 442-1050
District’s website address:
www.slfpd.org
Time and place designated for regular Board meetings:
The District employs a dual hybrid format for public meetings which may be in-person and/or virtual. Meetings are typically held in-person at Fire Station 2 at 1360 Sugarloaf Road and virtual via online Google Meet web video conference technology. For more information including instructions on how to attend please visit the page.
https://www.slfpd.org/board-meetings
In 2024, regular meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m., except during the month of December, when the meeting will be held on the second Tuesday of the month.
Posting location designated for notices of regular and special Board meetings:
Names and contact information for Board members as of November, 2023:
President/Chair
Gary Dolsen
garydolsen@slfpd.org
This office will be on the ballot in 2027 as a four year term.
Vice President
Adam O’Connor
adamoconnor@slfpd.org
This office will be on the ballot in 2027 as a four year term.
Treasurer
Dan Conser
treasurer@slfpd.org
This office will be on the ballot in 2027 as a four year term.
Director
Danielle Rees
daniellerees@slfpd.org
This office will be on the ballot in 2025 as a four year term.
Director
Braxton Baldridge
braxtonbaldridge@slfpd.org
This office will be on the ballot in 2025 as a four year term.
Secretary to the Board (non-voting)
Marcia Bassity
marciabassity@slfpd.org
Consistent with Colorado Statutes governing Special Districts, this office was filled by Board appointment and is not an elected position.
Date of the next regular general Special District election: May 6, 2025
Self-nomination forms:
Self-nomination forms to be a candidate for a District Board position may be obtained from and must be returned to the District’s Designated Election Official (DEO) Marilyn Hartig, 1360 Sugarloaf Road, Boulder CO 80302, preferably by email request (mhartig303@gmail.com).
Self-nomination forms must be returned no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 28, 2025.
Applications for absentee voting or for permanent absentee voter status are available from and must be returned to the DEO, using the above contact information, by February 28, 2025.
Total District mill levies certified for the year 2023:
10.972 mills
Total ad valorem tax revenue received by the District in 2023:
$366,301 (unaudited)
The current version of the SLFPD bylaws can be found at: Bylaws