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Boulder County adopts $745.2 million 2026 budget and approves $13.2M reduction plan to address structural deficit
Summary
After lengthy debate, the Board of County Commissioners approved a $745,186,611 2026 budget, a $7.2 million off-cycle health/dental amendment and staff-directed general-fund reductions intended to address a $13.2 million structural gap over the next budget cycle.
Boulder County commissioners adopted the 2026 total-expenditure budget — $745,186,611 — and a staff package of general-fund reductions aimed at beginning to address a multi-year structural deficit.
Emily Beam, budget officer, presented a requested off-cycle amendment in Fund 176 (Health & Dental) for $7.2 million to cover claims for October through December, incurred-but-not-reported reserves and year‑end accruals; drivers included a 14% increase in employee and dependent plan participation and rising pharmacy costs associated with GLP weight-loss drugs. Beam said the Office of Financial Management expects to use roughly $4.3M of fund balance by year end, leaving approximately $10.1M…
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