What’s Behind the Largest Increase in Property Taxes in History for Broomfield Citizens?

So what’s really behind the increased property taxes that we pay out of our family budgets? It’s two fold: First. Amendment B passed in 2020, repealing the Gallagher Amendment and taking the caps off residential property tax assessment rates in Colorado. Second, in Colorado we experienced the largest increase in property valuations in 2023. Combined, these two events led to the largest increase in your property tax bill in the history of Colorado and Broomfield.

Following these events, Colorado voters were asked to vote on Proposition HH in November 2023 and to make a deal with the State. They would give taxpayers a temporarily reduction in property taxes; in return we were asked give the State of Colorado a permanent increase in tax revenue.

Colorado voters, including Broomfield voters, overwhelmingly rejected Proposition HH. Broomfield voted against Proposition HH by 56%. Broomfield voters sent a clear message to Colorado and City and County of Broomfield Leadership - Don’t steal our TABOR refunds, you need to go back and give us real, across the board tax relief.

Did the Broomfield Council Listen and Provide Citizens Property Tax Relief? THE SHORT ANSWER - NO!

In fact, the Broomfield Council and Broomfield City and County Leadership deliberately dismissed Broomfield residents’ clear call for property tax help. In November and December of 2023, Broomfield citizens PLEADED with the Broomfield Council through emails, public comment, and more at several Council meetings to reduce Broomfield’s property mill levy rate. These pleas fell on deaf ears with the Broomfield Council. Click here to see a video summary of the events.

On December 12, 2023 (see Council Meeting Agenda item 11.c), the Broomfield Council shut down the discussion on a possible reduction in the City’s mill levy rate, chose to keep Broomfield’s property mill levy unchanged, and take the higher property tax revenues.