GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the 2016 budget on Monday, November 16, 2015. In total, $107,032,829 was appropriated for expenditure in 2016. Revenues for 2016 are projected to be approximately $105 million, similar levels to those of 2015. While property tax revenues are projected to increase by seven percent in 2016, this is offset by a decrease in intergovernmental grants related to capital expenditures. Operating revenues exceed operating expenditures by approximately $9.6 million. Excess operating revenues will be used to fund capital projects and provide discretionary funding in 2016. There will be

GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County adopted its 2014 budget Monday, December 9, and appropriated $126,770,360 in expenditures. Estimated operating revenues exceeded proposed operating expenditures by approximately $7 million, resulting in a balanced budget. Commissioners approved the 2014 budget at a regular commission meeting hosted in the Silt Municipal Building, one of four meetings held in communities across the county each year. “The 2014 budget is a comprehensive review of revenue versus expenditures,” said John Martin, chair of Board of County Commissioners, “our emphasis is not on overspending. We have created a balanced budget that we can all live with.”