Northglenn staff propose joining Adams County regional graffiti program under draft IGA

Northglenn officials on Monday discussed a proposed intergovernmental agreement with Adams County that would add the city to the county’s regional graffiti removal patrols, with an initial surge of patrol hours followed by a maintenance schedule.

The proposal would have Adams County perform proactive patrols in Northglenn and remove graffiti on public and permitted private properties. City staff said the IGA calls for an initial 40 hours a month for the first two months and then 20 hours per month thereafter, with a published hourly charge of $36.75 and a 5% annual increase. Staff estimated a 2025 April–October cost of about $6,600 and said the maximum theoretical 12‑month cost if all hours were used would be roughly $10,360.

The agreement is intended to shift the city’s largely reactive, Public Works‑led graffiti response to a regional, proactive patrol model that Adams County already runs for several partner jurisdictions. "They are actually already driving through Northglenn in order to reach other parts of unincorporated Adams County and other partner municipalities," Director Sarah Borgers…