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Weld County adopts 2026 budget, keeps mill levy at 15.956 mills after debate over victim-services funding
Summary
Weld County commissioners adopted the county’s 2026 budget and kept the mill levy at 15.956 mills. An amendment from Commissioner Scott James to add $80,734 to backfill victim-advocacy funding failed 3–2 after debate about whether the county should backfill grant-funded positions.
Weld County’s Board of Commissioners on Dec. 10 adopted the 2026 budget and left the county’s mill levy unchanged at 15.956 mills.
Jennifer Ofteli, Weld County budget manager, told commissioners the assessor certified a final assessed value of $19,722,748,799 and that keeping the mill levy steady produces an anticipated property-tax revenue total of $314,696,180 for 2026. She described the budget as “a difficult budget year,” noting a 24.8% increase in expenses largely driven by a planned five‑year capital push in Public…
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