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Arapahoe County adopts 39‑item supplemental budget; funds courtroom buildout, DA staffing and transfers
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved a 39‑item supplemental appropriation for 2025 that moves $3 million to a capital fund for a third courtroom, adds staff tied to domestic‑violence case transfers, funds a 1.2% midyear merit increase, and adjusts multiple grant and infrastructure accounts.
At a public hearing on June 10, 2025, the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners adopted a supplemental appropriation resolution covering 39 items to the county’s 2025 budget. The motion to adopt the resolution was made by Commissioner Mike Campbell and approved unanimously.
Key items adopted included a $3,000,000 transfer from the general fund balance to the capital expenditure fund to build out a third courtroom on the third floor of Courthouse 2 in anticipation of an additional judge. The board approved appropriations totaling roughly $1,300,000 across several funds to cover a mid‑year 1.2% merit salary increase, which the presentation said included a 1.2% step increase for the Fraternal Order of Police bargaining unit.
The supplemental package also included a request to appropriate $614,830 and add 14 full‑time equivalents (FTE) in the general fund related to domestic‑violence cases transferring from municipal court: about $328,000 and 10 FTE for the district attorney’s office, almost $103,000 for community resources to add two pretrial positions,…
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