To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Todd Weaver, Director, Finance Department
Prepared By:
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Lisa Stairs, Senior Budget Analyst, Finance Department
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Presenter: Jessica Savko, Budget Manager and Lisa Stairs, Senior Budget Analyst, Finance Department
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Subject:
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1:00 PM *2026 Second Quarter Budget Review and CIP Update
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this study session is to update the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on the status of the 2026 budget, to review the fiscal status of Arapahoe County, and identify issues that may arise in the near future. Various supplemental requests will be reviewed by the Executive Budget Committee (EBC) and recommended for approval by the Board. These supplemental requests will be presented, and the Board will be asked to review these proposals and decide which should go forward to a public hearing on September 8, 2026.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Economic Resilience and Stability - Support long-term economic resilience through responsible fiscal and investment strategies.
Background and Discussion: The 2026 budget was balanced and adopted on December 9, 2025. Since that date, supplemental appropriations, transfers, and reappropriations have been added to the original adopted 2026 budget, and this amended budget remains the basis for department and elected office projections and supplemental appropriation requests. During the second quarter of 2026, departments and offices identified additional areas requiring budget modifications and submitted these needs as supplemental requests. As with prior quarters, this round of second-quarter supplemental requests includes items that require BOCC discussion and decision, alongside a number that are budget neutral with corresponding revenues offsetting expenditures. The EBC will meet to discuss these requests prior to the August 10th study session. The Finance Department will present the Commit...
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