Boulder County Commissioners to consider Calendar Year 2017 budget requests
Public invited to attend scheduled meetings presented by department heads, elected officials, and budget staff
Boulder County, Colo. - The Boulder County Commissioners will hold public meetings in September – and a public hearing in October – to consider 2017 budget requests from county departments and elected offices. A schedule of all meetings is available on the budget calendar*.
Departmental Budget Request Presentations
Members of the public are invited to attend each department head’s or elected official’s budget presentation where they will present their 2017 budget expenditure requests:
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Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. (Capital Improvements and I.T.) – Building Services, Information Technology, Fleet Services
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Thursday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. (Transportation, Conservation, Administration) – Flood Recovery, Parks & Open Space, Boulder County Fair, Transportation, Emerald Ash Borer, Administrative Services
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Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. (Public Safety/Judicial) – Coroner, District Attorney, Sheriff, Non-Profit Emergency Groups, Integrated Treatment Court, Community Justice Services
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Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. (General Government and Land/Property) – Assessor, Board of County Commissioners, Niwot LID, Eldorado Springs LID, Clerk & Recorder, Land Use, Treasurer, Surveyor
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Thursday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. (Health & Human Services) – Community Services, Public Health, Housing & Human Services, Worthy Cause
Budget Meetings & Public Hearing
The Budget Office will present a proposed Recommended 2017 Budget to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) at a public meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13. The BOCC will then hold a public hearing 12 days after the presentation in order to give residents time to review and comment on the proposed expenditures. The Recommended 2017 Budget will be posted on the Budget webpage.
Residents are invited to attend a Public Hearing – scheduled for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 – to provide comments on the recommended budget. (Additionally, written comments about the Recommended 2017 Budget may be submitted at any time to: commissioners@bouldercounty.org.)
The County Commissioners will conduct a 2017 Budget Work Session to consider all proposed budget items and provide funding directives to the Budget Office from 3:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10. The public is invited to attend the work session, but no public testimony will be taken.
The final 2017 Budget will be adopted on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.
*Please note: While the Budget Office seeks to maintain an established schedule for all public meetings, these dates and times are subject to change. Please check the budget calendar for any updated meeting times/dates.
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All meetings will take place in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room on the 3rd floor of the Boulder County Courthouse at 1325 Pearl St. in Boulder. The meetings will be webstreamed “live” and archived for future viewing at www.bouldercounty.org/gov/meetings/pages/hearings.aspx.
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