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City outlines long‑term financial strategy, signals limited 2025 ballot asks focused on core services
Summary
City budget staff briefed the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board on a multiyear long‑term financial strategy intended to boost revenue flexibility and identify ballot options; staff said 2025 measures will focus on core, existing services while broader tax changes could be considered in 2026.
Charlotte Husky, Boulder’s budget officer, presented the city’s Long‑Term Financial Strategy (LTFS) to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and told members the work is intended to produce a multiyear financial framework to increase fiscal flexibility and address underfunded core services.
“We are looking to increase our flexibility of funding to meet emerging and changing community needs,” Husky said, describing the effort as a response to flat or volatile sales‑and‑use tax revenues that have reduced predictability for the city’s budget. The LTFS will inventory current revenues and fees, evaluate alternative funding…
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