Ordinance #262: First Reading

Pursuant to the Weld County Home Rule Charter, Ordinance Number 262 published below, was introduced and, on motion duly made and seconded, approved upon first reading on November 3, 2025. A public hearing and second reading is scheduled to be held in the Chambers of the Board, located within the Weld County Administration Building, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631, on November 17, 2025. All persons in any manner interested in the reading of said Ordinance are requested to attend and may be heard.

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Ordinance No. 262

Ordinance Title: In the Matter of Summarizing Expenditures and Revenues for Each Fund and Adopting a Budget for the County of Weld, Colorado, for the Calendar Year Beginning on the First Day of January, 2026, and Ending on the Last Day of December, 2026

Date of Next Reading: November 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

Board of County Commissioners

Weld County, Colorado

Dated: November 5, 2025

Published: November 7, 2025, in the Greeley Tribune

Ordinance Language:

Weld County Ordinance 262

In the Matter of Summarizing Expenditures and Revenues for Each Fund and Adopting a Budget for the County of Weld, Colorado, for the Calendar Year Beginning on the First Day of January, 2026, and Ending on the Last Day of December, 2026

Be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado:

Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and

Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld has appointed the Chief Financial Officer and Finance Department to prepare and submit a proposed budget to said governing body at the proper time, and

Whereas, the Chief Financial Officer and Finance Department has submitted a proposed budget to this governing body for its consideration, and

Whereas, upon due and proper notice, published or posted in accordance with the law, said proposed budget was open for inspection by the public at a designated place, First Reading was held on November 3, 2025, Second Reading was held on November 17, 2025, and interested taxpayers were given the opportunity to file or register any objections to said proposed budget prior to Final Reading on December 10, 2025, and

Whereas, the Board, in its deliberations on the 2026 Budget, has amended the proposed budget as reflected on the attached exhibits.

Now, therefore, be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the 2026 Budget as submitted, amended, and summarized by fund in Exhibit "A", be, and hereby, is approved and adopted as the budget of the County of Weld for the year stated above.

Be it further ordained by the Board of County Commissioners that the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance is hereby directed to prepare and publish the 2026 Budget as submitted, amended by the Board of County Commissioners, and summarized by fund in Exhibit “A”, during the budget hearing process.