To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Todd Weaver, Director, Finance Department
Prepared By:
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Jessica Savko, Budget Manager, Finance Department
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Presenter: Jessica Savko, Budget Manager, Finance Department
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Subject:
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Public Hearing on the 2027 Recommended Budget
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this public hearing is to provide all interested persons and residents an opportunity to be heard concerning the 2027 Recommended Budget for Arapahoe County, the Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority, the Arapahoe County Recreation District, and the Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Public Improvement District. The adoption of the 2027 budget will occur on December 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 2027 Recommended Budget was submitted to the Board of County Commissioners on October 13, 2026, and contained the budget recommendations of the Executive Budget Committee. The Executive Budget Committee (EBC) presented these budget recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners during a study session on October 20, 2026. The recommended budget contains projected revenues and expenditures for fiscal year 2027, is in conformance with Colorado law including the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), and the General Fund operating budget is structurally balanced.
For Arapahoe County the total recommended 2027 expenditure budget is $679.9 million, an increase of 1.9 percent from the adopted 2026 budget of $667.5 million. The County’s General Fund increased 6.4 percent from $313.2 million in the 2026 adopted budget to $333.1 million in the 2027 recommended budget. The total recommended 2027 expenditure budget for the Arapahoe Law Enforcement Authority is $16.4 million. The Arapahoe County Recreation District budget for the 2027 re...
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