2025 Budget Process
The 2025 budget is being developed with a focus on the commissioners’ three strategic priorities:
- Economic Security and Social Stability
- Climate Action and Environmental Stewardship
- Good Governance
Share Feedback and Suggestions
Members of the public are invited to share comments and feedback throughout the budget process.
- Share written comments any time before the budget is adopted on December 3.
- Share comments at the Commissioners’ September 24 Town Hall (see details below).
- Share comments in-person, online, or by phone at the October 22 Public Hearing (see details below).
Town Hall Event
Residents and businesses are invited to attend the upcoming Commissioners’ Monthly Town Hall event to find out more about the budget process, ask questions, and share suggestions and feedback with the commissioners.
Tuesday, September 24, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Vista Ridge Community Center (2750 Vista Pkwy, Erie)
Registration is not required. Spanish interpretation will be available. Questions can be submitted in advance by emailing commissioners@bouldercounty.gov.
Attend In-person, Online, or By Phone
The commissioners’ public meetings and public hearings can be attended in person (Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 3rd floor, 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder), online via Zoom, or by phone. The commissioners retain the right to switch all hearings and meetings to in-person only, instead of hybrid, if technical difficulties arise.
Public Meetings
The meeting schedule is subject to change. Sign up for the Commissioners’ Advance Agenda to receive the most up to date two-week agenda. Meetings do not include an opportunity for public comment.
- 9:30 a.m., August 20 – District Attorney’s Budget Presentation
- 1 p.m. August 29 – Benefits Advisory Board Benefits Workshop for 2025
- September 3 – Elected Office/Department Budget Presentations
- September 5 – Elected Office/Department Budget Presentations
- October 8 – 2025 Recommended Budget Presentation
- November 14 – Budget Work Session Presentation
- December 3 – Commissioners approve resolutions to adopt 2025 Budget
Documents related to each public meeting and hearing will be available through the Boulder County Meeting Portal.
Public Hearing
- October 22 – Boulder County’s Recommended Budget
Public hearings include an opportunity for in-person and virtual public comment. For registration links and meeting details, sign up for the Commissioners’ Advance Agenda to receive the most up to date two-week agenda.
Recordings
Recordings of public meetings and public hearings are available through the Boulder County Meeting Portal.
2024 Budget
Current Year’s Budget
2024 Boulder County Budget Book – OpenGov
Budget Summary
2024 Boulder County Budget Summary – Printable PDF | Resumen del presupuesto 2024
2024 Boulder County Budget Summary – OpenGov (online)
The final 2024 Boulder County Budget was adopted by the Boulder County Commissioners on December 5, 2023.
Budget Process
At a public meeting on October 10, 2023, the Office of Financial Management presented the 2024 Recommended Budget to the Boulder County Commissioners, where Recommended Budget items were discussed. A second public hearing was held on October 24, 2023. Members of the public had the opportunity to share comments before and during this public hearing. The Office of Financial Management made a presentation to the commissioners during the hearing.
2025 Budget process information will be published as it becomes available later in 2024.
Mill Levy and Property Tax
In 2023, the commissioners worked to develop a budget that limited the increase in the county’s revenue from property taxes, culminating in a decision to limit revenue growth to 5.5%.
Boulder County held a business meeting on January 9, 2024 to certify the Boulder County Government’s mill levy.
Sign up to receive the commissioners’ Advance Agenda for meeting details. Business meetings can be attended online, by phone, or in-person, but there is no opportunity for public comment. Written comments can be sent to commissioners@bouldercounty.gov.
The Boulder County Treasurer’s Office calculated property tax using the mill levies from all 135 taxing entities and sent out property tax notices in late January. Find out more about how tax is calculated.
Previous Years’ Information
Budget Books
| 2023 Book – OpenGov | 2022 Book | 2021 Book | 2020 Book |
Budget Summaries
| 2023 Summary | 2022 Summary | 2021 Summary | 2020 Summary |