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Arapahoe County approves $115.3 million in carryforwards, $5.3 million general fund reappropriation
Summary
The board approved 2026 reappropriations and supplemental appropriations to carry forward unspent 2025 project balances and to recognize reimbursements, including roughly $5.3 million in general fund reappropriations and about $115.3 million in other‑fund adjustments (notably open space and infrastructure reimbursements).
Arapahoe County’s Board of County Commissioners approved a package of reappropriations and supplemental appropriations on March 31, carrying forward unspent 2025 budget balances into the 2026 budget and designating fund balance policy reserves.
Senior budget analyst Lisa Stairs presented the request, saying the general fund reappropriation total is just over $5.3 million. Other funds showed larger changes: staff identified approximately $115.3 million in adjustments across funds, with a large portion tied to open‑space and a $17 million 'share back' posting related to prior year accounting adjustments. Stairs also described IT, infrastructure and capital projects that required reauthorization and noted a $29,000 final invoice for an ARPA‑funded fiber project.
Staff requested policy reserve adjustments including raising the general fund policy reserve to $42.9 million (an increase reflecting a 15% target), and designating reserves for social services, Road and Bridge, and other funds as described in the staff packet. Stairs walked commissioners through three supplemental recognitions: a roughly $1.19 million grant true‑up in the grant fund for administrative services, a $233,413 transfer for a sheriff's office capital project related to a canine enclosure, and an $11.06 million recognition and $10.8 million appropriation in the infrastructure fund for expected federal project reimbursements.
Commissioner Warren Gully moved to adopt the supplemental appropriation resolution, Commissioner Fields seconded, and the board approved the package by voice vote.
Staff said reappropriations are standard year‑end accounting to reauthorize projects and committed funds not spent in the prior fiscal year; the board approved the requests as presented.
