What were the costs associated with getting RTID to the ballot?
Since 2002 the RTID planning committee spent a total of $3.5 million (Total from 2002-03 and 2003-05 biennium). RTID was budgeted for $3.9 million for use during the 2007-2009 biennium. Of that budget authority – $2.4 million was held for post election use to set up the agency if the ballot measure passed. The remaining $1.5 million was budgeted for RTID to use from July 1, 2007 until November 30, 2007 including paying for the election and RTID consultants. As of late August 2007, the RTID Planning Committee has not received an estimate from the election offices/auditors of the three counties of what that cost might be they have heard that is might cost as much $1.5 million.
