In 1985, the Board of Supervisors passed a County Ordinance allowing a parcel tax for the property in County Services Area P-2, Zone A – Blackhawk. The Ordinance specified that “[T]he Revenues raised by this tax are to be used solely for the purposes of obtaining, furnishing, operating and maintaining police protection personnel, and for such other police protection service expenses as are deemed necessary.” With the formation of County Services Area P-2A in 1985, the Office of the Sheriff began supplementing basic law enforcement services in the area, which includes Blackhawk and some adjacent communities, with a dedicated Lieutenant and three Deputy Sheriff positions. This supplemental coverage was funded by a parcel tax and a portion of the ad valorem property tax collected from the new district. Since the beginning of the recession in 2008, to reduce costs the level of this supplemental coverage has been reduced by one deputy. The Blackhawk Police Advisory Committee now wishes to return to 3 deputies, effective January 1, 2018. To support the reinstatement of the third deputy, the Blackhawk Homeowners Association will make an annual monetary contribution (donation) of $100,000 to the CSA P-2A (Blackhawk) District, beginning in 2018. The acceptance of this annual donation, along with existing parcel and ad valorem property tax revenue, will enable the District to maintain staffing of a lieutenant and three deputies through 2020.
The County will not receive $100,000 in donated revenue from the Blackhawk Homeowners Association.