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El Paso County adopts 2025 budget, certifies 7.315 mill levy and authorizes transfers
Summary
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 10 adopted the county's 2025 budget, approved a mill levy certification that includes a TABOR refund, and authorized administrative transfers to implement the budget. Commissioners prioritized public safety and roads in the spending plan.
El Paso County commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 10 to adopt and appropriate the county's 2025 budget, certify the county's mill levy for property taxes payable in 2025 and authorize the county treasurer to make transfers necessary to implement the adopted budget.
The budget presentation and votes came after a staff briefing by Nikki Simmons, the county's chief financial officer, who described the plan as the product of months of work by county staff, elected officials and department directors. Simmons said the budget lists roughly $500,000,000 in total revenue sources and shows about $533,000,000 in total expenditures on charts in the packet. She told commissioners that the budget includes a refund under the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) estimated at about $8.3 million that will appear on 2024 property tax bills payable in 2025; Simmons said the…
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