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Larimer County staff recommend rolling forward select 2025 carryovers, propose investments to save operating costs
Summary
Larimer County budget staff recommended that commissioners approve a subset of roughly $4 million in 2025 carryover requests — totaling about $1.1 million in commission‑direction items and additional manager‑approved rollovers — proposing targeted investments (employee scheduling software, bike parking, a Midpoint fleet fuel site) intended to reduce future operating costs and address service needs.
Larimer County budget staff on March 25 outlined roughly $4 million in requested carryovers from fiscal 2025 and recommended the board approve targeted rollovers and investments while deferring or absorbing other requests into department budgets. The work session centered on one-time reappropriations ("carryovers") that move unspent 2025 funds into the 2026 budget.
"This is one-time or leftover funds from the prior fiscal year 2025 to bring them forward into the current year budget 2026," said Matthew Bahunan, budget team lead, as he opened the carryover section. Staff emphasized that the county manager has authority to approve non‑general fund carryovers and restricted accounts under state statute, while new one‑time general fund projects need commissioner direction.
Staff recommended advancing several commission‑direction items:…
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