Pitkin County human services directors report first-quarter spending on track; commissioners approve Q1 expenditures and payrolls

Pitkin County human services leaders told the Board of County Commissioners on May 27 that first-quarter 2025 revenues and spending are tracking more closely to the calendar quarter than in prior years, and commissioners approved both the department's first-quarter expenditures and the payroll summary.

Human services Director Lindsay Maich briefed the board that, because Colorado is a state-supervised, county-administered human services system, county commissioners serve as the statutory board of social services and must review program allocations and spending. Maich said Pitkin County’s first-quarter (January–March) revenues for administrative and economic assistance programs were higher than the same period in 2024 while expenditures were lower; overall allocations for the county were drawn down more steadily this year, she said.

“First-quarter 2025 expenditures as a percentage of budget are closer to the 25% of the year that has passed,” Maich said. “We’re getting much closer in terms of how we’re drawing down dollars and matching those to the actual programs and services.”

Nut graf: The presentation covered fund-by-fund performance across Colorado Works (TANF/Colorado Works), the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), child welfare, adult protection, child support and SNAP benefits, and it included staffing and contract changes designed to maintain services if federal or state funding changes.

Key points and program updates

- Colorado Works (TANF): Maich said first-quarter revenue for TANF was close to last year’s, but expenditures were lower. She and staff expect a expenditures increase…