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Pueblo County commissioners discuss shifting budget methods; staff outlines zero‑base, priority and target options
Summary
County staff described the current hybrid historical/incremental budget process and presented alternatives — priority‑based, zero‑based and target‑based budgeting — while commissioners debated tradeoffs, implementation workload and timing ahead of the September–December budget cycle.
County budget staff briefed the Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners on May 20 about alternative budget methodologies and the practical considerations of changing how the county prepares its annual budget.
Staff described the county’s current process as a hybrid that starts with prior‑year line items, adjusts those lines based on trends and departmental requests and then moves through multiple review cycles. The presentation summarized three alternatives: priority‑based budgeting (aligning dollars to board priorities and measurable outcomes), zero‑based budgeting (requiring justification for expenses…
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