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Category: County Budget Series

General fund reserves increased $800K according to county audit

Posted onOctober 8, 2020October 8, 2020

JOANN KALENAK, DCCR, Oct. 7, 2020 — Two months later than last year’s report, contract auditor Pete Blair presented Delta County Commissioners and the public his 2019 audit of county finances. Blair summed up his 93-page examination in just a Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus

Delta County Sales Tax Revenue Jumps in 2019

Posted onFebruary 7, 2020February 8, 2020

JoAnn Kalenak, DCCR Blogger — Taxation is a big deal in Delta County. In the results of the most recent election where all tax increase initiatives failed — including a sales tax increase that would have helped fund local law Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus

2020 PROPOSED DELTA COUNTY BUDGET

Posted onNovember 24, 2019November 24, 2019

KEY BUDGET ELEMENTS: 1) Total allocations = $35,623,713 up $100,000 from 2019   2) Total revenue = $31,697,552 up $800,000 from 2019 2) Total expected ending reserve in 2020 = $13,176,084 up $900,000 from 2019 (37% of total allocations) 3) Read on…

CategoriesCommunity interest, County Budget Series, Delta County focus

OPINION: County fund reserves aren’t being reinvested enough

Posted onSeptember 13, 2019October 3, 2019

JoAnn Kalenak, Senior Blogger, DCCR — For the past several years, I’ve studied Delta County’s budget and audits trying to understand how our citizens are taxed and how our commissioners choose to spend — or not spend — our money. Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus

2018 county audit shows growing reserves

Posted onSeptember 5, 2019September 10, 2019

JOANN KALENAK, DCCR — On Aug. 6, 2019, contract auditor Pete Blair presented Delta County Commissioners and the public the results of his 2018 examination of county finances. Blair summed up his opinion in just a few words, “the financial Read on…

CategoriesCommissioner meeting highlights, County Budget Series, Delta County focus

HIGHLIGHTS, Dec. 10, 2018, County Commissioner meeting

Posted onDecember 21, 2018December 21, 2018

• Commissioners adopted a 2019 budget.   KEY BUDGET ELEMENTS:   1) Total budget including reserve funds expected on Dec. 31, 2019 = $49,566,688   2) Total allocated funds (expenses) = $36,617003   3) Total expected income = $36,617,003 (balanced Read on…

CategoriesCommissioner meeting highlights, County Budget Series, Delta County focus

County managers want wage increase for staff

Posted onOctober 27, 2018May 29, 2019

JoAnn Kalenak, DCCR Senior Blogger — After several days of public hearings and work sessions, Delta County is close to completing the 2019 county budget. Top on the list of budget requests from most department heads were staff raises above Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus

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