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Category: County Budget Series

2018 county audit shows growing reserves

Posted on2019-09-052019-09-10

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 on2018-12-212018-12-21

• 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 on2018-10-272019-05-29

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

OPINION: County disingenuous on budget management

Posted on2018-09-162018-09-20

JoAnn Kalenak, President DCCR Board of Directors — Last week, Administrator Robbie LeValley kicked off the county’s 2019 budget process with a fact-sheet and slide presentation to commissioners and department heads. To some of the points made during the presentation: Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus

OPINION: Poor county, flush county government

Posted on2018-08-122018-09-16

 By JoAnn Kalenak, President, DCCR Board — The county is about to begin its annual budget process. In a recent interview with KVNF, Commissioner Suppes sidestepped a question about county reserve funds telling listeners that the county wants 25 percent Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus, Opinion

BLOG #6 — 2018 COUNTY BUDGET SERIES: Revised Budget Maintains $4 Million in Excess Reserves

Posted on2017-12-022018-09-16

County Administrator Robbie LeValley posted a revised 2018 budget today to the county website proposing total spending of $34,427,531 and estimated $17 million in reserve and holdover funds at the start of the new year.   An earlier proposed budget, Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus

BLOG #5 — 2018 COUNTY BUDGET SERIES: Why is the County Holding 48% in Reserves?

Posted on2017-11-162018-12-03

By JoAnn Kalenak, Senior Blogger — For more than a year, I’ve listened as representatives from many worthwhile organizations deliver their pitch for financial help to Delta County’s Commissioners. Most have walked away with the same response, “Sorry, we don’t Read on…

CategoriesCounty Budget Series, Delta County focus

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