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Arapahoe County reviews third‑quarter fiscal outlook, updates 2026 recommended budget
Summary
County finance staff told commissioners Nov. 18 that third‑quarter projections show higher-than-expected 2025 revenue and a healthier ending general-fund balance; commissioners gave informal approval to send supplemental appropriations and the updated 2026 recommended budget to a Dec. 9 public hearing.
Arapahoe County finance staff on Nov. 18 presented a third‑quarter budget review showing stronger-than-anticipated 2025 revenue and proposed updates to the county's recommended 2026 budget, and commissioners gave informal approval to advance supplemental appropriations and the updated recommended budget to a Dec. 9 public hearing.
Director Weaver opened the study session by framing two objectives: review the fiscal status of the county's major funds and identify which supplemental appropriation requests to include at the Dec. 9 public hearing, and provide an update on the status of the 2026 recommended budget. Finance staff then walked commissioners through economic assumptions that underlie the projections.
Finance projected amended‑budget general fund revenues of $320 million and expenditures of $287 million, but said revenues are now expected to total about $341.6 million — roughly $21.6 million over budget. Staff…
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