Broomfield adopts 2026 budget, clears bond packages and enterprise rate changes

BROOMFIELD — The City and County of Broomfield adopted its fiscal 2026 budget and authorized bond financing Monday, voting to advance a multiyear plan for utilities and public safety while maintaining a 20% fund reserve.

Finance Director Graham Clark told the council the budget process was “monumental,” reflecting constrained local revenues and rising costs: “This effort was monumental, and the departments came back and answered the challenge.” He said property and sales tax growth will be flat in the near term and that council and staff prioritized public safety, public works and water utilities in the face of limited flexibility.

Why this matters: the budget vote and related bond approvals lock in financing for two large utility projects and the long‑anticipated police and courts facility, while also implementing the second year of a five‑year enterprise rate plan designed to make the water and sewer funds stand on their own.

What council approved

- Resolution 2025‑142 adopting the 2026 budget and appropriating sums for the city and county…