Election Information
The Louisville Fire Protection District is guided by an elected board of directors consisting of five members. The basic term of office is four years. The Board is the general governing body of the District, which oversees all aspects of the District and carries out the business of the District in public meetings.
Directors are required to attend monthly board meetings and occasional work sessions as needed. Directors are also encouraged to attend community events hosted by the District. Directors are compensated by the District for the meetings they attend as permitted by state statute.
Qualifications
To qualify as a Director of a special district, a person must be an “eligible elector” which is defined as a registered voter of Colorado and either:
- A resident of the District, or
- The owner (or the spouse or civil union partner of the owner) of taxable real or personal property situated in the District.
For the purposes of #2 above, a mobile or manufactured home qualifies as “real property,” and a person who is under contract to purchase taxable property and is obligated to pay the taxes prior to closing shall be considered an “owner.” §32-1-103(5), Colorado Revised Statutes (“C.R.S.”).
Director qualifications must be met at the time of the execution of the self-nomination form or letter or at the time of appointment by the Board of Directors, if filling a vacancy, and must be maintained in order to remain qualified as a Director.
Property that is owned by a legal entity such as a corporation, LLC, partnership or trust does not qualify a person as an eligible elector on the basis of property ownership.
The Next Election
The next Regular Special District Election will be held on May 3, 2022. there will be three openings on the board to serve a term from May 2022-2025.
- May 2022 3 years 2022-2025
- May 2023 4 years 2023-2027
- May 2025 4 years 2025-2029
Current Member Terms
Term Limits In May 2000 the voters removed the limits the Colorado Constitution imposed on the number of consecutive terms of office a Director may serve. As a result, a District Director may continue to such re-election at the end of each term of office.
| Chris Schmidt (President) | This office WILL be on the May 2022 ballot. Three-year term: 2022 – 2025 |
| Larry Boven (President Pro-tem) | This office WILL be on the May 2022 ballot. Three-year term: 2022 – 2025 |
| John Milanski (Director) | This office will NOT be on the May 2022 ballot. Three-year term: 2020 – 2023 |
| Shawn Clemenson (Director) | This office WILL be on the May 2022 ballot. Three-year term: 2022 – 2025 |
| Wayne A. Varra (Treasurer) | This office will NOT be on the May 2022 ballot. Three-year term: 2020 – 2023 |
How To Run
- Self-nomination forms to be a candidate for district board members may be obtained and returned to the Designated Election Official.
- Self-nomination forms or letters for the next regular election must be filed not less than 67 days before the regular election date.
- Applications for absentee voting or permanent absentee voter status are available and must be returned to the Designated Election Official.
- District election results will be posted on the Secretary of State website www.sos.state.co.us and this website.