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Weld County holds first reading of 2026 budget; commissioners approve first reading
Summary
County staff presented the 2026 budget first reading, citing roughly $586.8 million in revenues, about $702 million in true expenditures and a mill levy held at 15.956; commissioners approved the first reading and discussed capital spending priorities.
Weld County presented the first reading of the 2026 budget (Ordinance 262) on Nov. 3, with budget staff summarizing revenues, expenditures, and the board’s mill-levy position.
Budget manager Jennifer Offtoli said, "We have total revenues expected next year of $586,763,768," and outlined that property tax comprises a significant share of that total. Staff presented total expenditures and explained that transfers between funds (for example, transfers to the health department) affect how totals are shown; staff said "true expenditures" net of transfers were approximately $702 million and noted roughly $255 million allocated to personnel and substantial one-time capital and roads investments.
Staff emphasized that the county is holding the mill levy at 15.956, which the presentation described as delivering a multi-million-dollar property tax credit compared to the statutory mill limit. Commissioners commended the budget team and debated funding choices: some members supported the budget while others said they would push for additional funding to specific requests during further budget deliberations (for example, supplemental funding requests from the district attorney and certain community organizations were noted but not adopted in this first reading).
Commissioner Ross moved to approve first reading of Ordinance 262 and Commissioner James seconded; the motion passed by voice vote with four commissioners present.
