BRIGHTON CROSSING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4
AND BRIGHTON CROSSINGS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 5-8
2020 ELECTION TIMELINE
The Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District No. 4 and Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District Nos. 5-8 (the “Districts”) announced election key dates and requirements to serve on the Boards of Directors. Through the regular special district election held May 5, 2020, voters will elect two members to serve through 2023 and one member to serve through 2022 for each of the five Boards. All five Districts will be holding an election, there are three available seats on the ballot for each individual District.
The Districts are the local government entities responsible for providing public services within the Brighton Crossings development and each of the 5 Districts. The Districts have financed and constructed public infrastructure. The Districts also are responsible for public services including, annual landscaping operations and maintenance throughout the Districts, including Parks, and snow removal.
As public entities, the Districts abide by the same transparency, operational regulations, and laws of any other local government and are, pursuant to State law, conducting public elections to fill three Board of Director seats (on each District) that will become available in May of 2020. The Boards of Directors of each District currently are made up of five elected representatives.
BECOMING A BOARD MEMBER
To be eligible for a Board of Director position with the Brighton Crossing Metro District, interested candidates must:
- Be registered to vote in the State of Colorado; and
- Either
- Be a resident of the District for which you are seeking election; or
- Own, or have a spouse or civil union partner who owns, taxable real or personal property within the District for which you are seeking election;
- You, or your spouse is obligated to pay taxes under a contract to purchase taxable property situated within the boundaries of the District for which you are seeking election.
Interested candidates must fill out and submit a self-nomination and acceptance form by February 28, 2020 at 3 p.m. Forms are available by contacting the Districts’ Designated Election Official (DEO), Kammy Tinney, kammyt@pinnacleconsultinggroupinc.com, 970-669-3611 or Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 550 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland, CO 80537. Completed forms must be submitted directly to the DEO at the address above.
Map to determine what District your property is apart of can be found here.
BOARD TERMS
Due to recent legislation by the General Assembly changing the timing of regular special district elections, terms of office for directors elected in both May 2020 and May 2022 will be three years, respectively. Terms of office for directors elected in May 2023 and all elections after that will be four years.
BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES
Board members have a fiduciary responsibility to manage public dollars in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations, in a manner that is in the best interests of the district they serve. The Districts Boards of Directors must specifically serve in a manner that maintains compliance with the Districts’ Service Plan.
Board members are required to attend quarterly meetings, which currently take place the first Tuesday of the third month of each quarter at 4:30 p.m. for Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District Nos. 5-8 and at 5:30 p.m. for Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District No. 4 at 5225 Longs Peak Dr, in Brighton. New Board members will also be required to attend additional training to bring her or him up to speed on District projects, services, and finances. Candidates should expect to dedicate additional time outside of meetings to address financial, budgetary and bonding issues along with the overall annual capital/infrastructure construction projects as well as the annual operations and maintenance plan.
Overall, members of the Boards of Directors oversee the infrastructure projects and investments, and budgets of the Districts. Members act on behalf of the Districts to effectively manage the risk, liability, and responsibility of using public dollars to improve the community.
Interested candidates are encouraged to attend a District Board meeting to better understand the roles and responsibilities of serving on the Board.
VOTING IN THE MAY 5 ELECTION
To be eligible to vote in this year’s upcoming election, voters must:
- Be registered to vote in the State of Colorado
- Either
- Be a resident of the District where you wish to vote; or
- Own, or have a spouse or civil union partner who owns, taxable real or personal property within the District where you wish to vote.
- You, or your spouse is obligated to pay taxes under a contract to purchase taxable property situated within the boundaries of the District for which you are seeking election.
Voters can confirm their voter registration through the state of Colorado by visiting https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/vote/VoterHomeMobile.htm.
Ballots will be mailed April 13-20. Voters must complete their ballots and return them to the DEO by 7 p.m. on May 5, 2020. Ballots need to be returned to Kammy Tinney, DEO, Pinnacle Consulting Group Inc., 550 W. Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland, CO 80537.
Elections for the Districts Boards of Directors occur every two years. If there are fewer candidates than offices to be filled by March 3, 2020, the designated election official must, by law, cancel the election and declare the candidates elected by acclimation.
CURRENT DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District No. 4
| DIRECTOR | OFFICE HELD | TERM EXPIRES |
| Ashley Tarufelli | President | May 2020 |
| John Strider | Treasurer | May 2022 |
| Jeffrey Schum | Secretary | May 2022 |
| Chris Petro | Assistant Secretary | May 2020 |
| David Dibbern | Assistant Secretary | May 2020* |
Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District Nos. 5-8
| DIRECTOR | OFFICE HELD | TERM EXPIRES |
| Shannon Robbins | President | May 2022 |
| Ashley Tarufelli | Secretary/Treasurer | May 2022 |
| Neil Simpson | Assistant Secretary | May 2020 |
| Chris Petro Lisa Albers | Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary | May 2020 May 2022 |
KEY DATES
February 28, 2020 at 3 p.m. – Self-nomination forms due
March 3, 2020 – Determination of whether or not to continue with election process based on number of verified nomination forms received
April 13-20, 2020 – Ballots mailed
May 5, 2020, 7 p.m. – Deadline for ballots to be returned to DEO