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Delta County opens FY25 budget public hearing; commissioners outline more open budget review process
Summary
At a Sept. 3 public hearing, Delta County commissioners heard public questions and outlined plans to adopt a more transparent FY25 process, including finance‑committee review and proposed budget work sessions with department heads.
The Delta County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2024–2025 budget on Sept. 3 and heard public questions about transparency and whether cuts or eliminations would be disclosed.
Public commenter Chris Williams (Fort River Township) asked whether the county would disclose eliminated services or positions used to free up funds for new priorities; commissioners and Administrator Ashley Young described a finance‑committee review that sought to “scrape every penny” in departmental spending and cited examples (consolidating supplies and maintenance contracts) to reduce costs. “More eyes on it led to more fat being trimmed,” the administrator said during the hearing when explaining the role of the finance committee in producing the proposed budget.
Commissioners discussed a possible procedural change for next year: instead of a single budget review, the county would pilot public budget work sessions grouped by departmental clusters so department heads could present needs directly to the board and the public. The board closed the public hearing and set a subsequent meeting for formal presentation and adoption of the FY25 budget.
What happens next: the board will receive a budget presentation and vote on adoption at an upcoming meeting after the public hearing was closed; administrators said they would continue to provide documentation to the public and encouraged citizens to contact commissioners with comments before adoption.
