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      "summary": "Staff walked through the remaining funds and got consensus with no objections. Levy questioned large fund balances in voter approved funds, including the $17.9 million IDD fund and $6.4 million in the health and human services fund. Staff will return on the dedicated resource fund reconciliation, the certificates of participation proceeds, and a construction update. Homelessness positions could not be moved to the housing tax fund per the County Attorney. Adoption is set for December 8 at 9:30 a.m.",
      "quote": "Our schedule budget adoption is December 8th at 9. 30 a. m.",
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      "summary": "Commissioner Loachamin asked to keep the total but move cuts toward the sheriff and district attorney budgets. Levy and Stolzmann declined, citing jail staffing, state mandates, and rising caseloads, and Stolzmann said the county administrator's office grew fastest. Loachamin then listed specific items. The board cut the economic vitality grant reduction from $75,000 to $40,000 and restored the $60,500 Youth Corps funding. It kept the commissioner grant cut ($50,000), the Circle of Honor cut ($30,000), racial equity training, and the hazardous materials and shuttle cuts. The Area Agency on Aging volunteer visitor cut of about $150,000 stays pending a talk with the director before the December 8 adoption.",
      "quote": "we can keep the number, but we're going to have to take a portion out of, um, DA's office and sheriff's office",
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      "summary": "Staff said general fund reductions total about $13.1 million, about $59,000 under the $13.2 million target, with $8.2 million from personnel and $4.8 million from operations. Three October 1 changes were agreed: cut $289,000 of public health transfer for communications, add $28,000 of assessor savings, and drop the $84,000 hazardous materials facility cut. Staff projected 2027 general fund revenue of $273.3 million and spending of $269.4 million, with fund balance rising to $105.4 million. Staff also noted union agreements costing $8.3 million and about $1.04 million for the police union.",
      "quote": "we haven't achieved the 7030 distribution",
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      "summary": "Staff said a senior developer posting closed without a hire because finalists were overqualified for the salary range. HR advised reposting it as a development director role. Staff said the cost fits the existing budget.",
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      "summary": "One commissioner asked whether the Human Services Fund had new revenue or unallocated money. Staff said the award amount is flat from 2026 and that the fund is not tied to the HSSN tax. Another commissioner said the board needs an overall grant strategy with stricter, common evaluation criteria, and voted no.",
      "quote": "I feel like the board needs to take some time to come up with an overall grant strategy to really target the most acute needs in the community",
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      "summary": "A Public Health employee said Public Health lost nearly 23 percent of its positions from 2024 to 2026 while the sheriff gained about 46. They described the communications efficiencies project as distressing and said it may cost more when the county rehires.",
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      "summary": "A CWA research speaker said projections have been too pessimistic for six years. The 2025 general fund draw was budgeted at $38 million and came in at $16.5 million. The speaker said reserves are $110 million against a $48.6 million policy minimum, and that last year's 63 job cuts were avoidable.",
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      "summary": "A union bargaining committee member said the union opposes layoffs and listed demands: two weeks of severance per year of service, 60 days notice, two years of recall rights, and seniority-based layoffs. They also asked for paid holidays for hourly and seasonal staff and proposed furloughs and a voluntary severance program.",
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      "summary": "A resident said the county spent about $5 million on short-term rental regulation while collecting about $145,000 in fees. They accused staff of improper septic-related fees and asked the commissioners to resign and repeal the program.",
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      "summary": "Budget staff said the Road and Bridge work is funded by $14 million of fund balance, about $6 million in FEMA reimbursements and the interest income allocation. The $20 million of ongoing funds cannot sustain this level long term. Commissioner Stolzmann noted the plan does not change the Road and Bridge mill levy.",
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      "summary": "Public Works staff presented eight Road and Bridge Fund decision points. The commissioners gave each a thumbs up. These included about $3 million for road maintenance equipment, $13 million one time for resurfacing, $1 million a year for chip seal, and $51,000 in operating increases. Staff said $13 million a year is needed to reach the 70 percent pavement condition target.",
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      "summary": "Stolzmann explained her no vote. She said the board gave no strategic leadership, that some services were expected to be covered by Medicaid, and that some do not match what the school district said it needs for youth. Levy said the advisory council and a group after the November 3 election could shape longer-term planning for 2027 and 2028.",
      "quote": "I will be voting against the awards today because I don't think we've provided that leadership.",
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      "summary": "Stolzmann suggested one-year awards so the advisory council could change course. Levy opposed this, citing the earlier decision to fund three years with annual review so grantees have stability. Loachamin proposed holding year-three money to build a larger pool and said prevention at about $3 million against $6 million for treatment felt problematic. Levy said changing course would hurt providers and a tax extension campaign.",
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      "summary": "Levy questioned the Autism Society of Boulder County emergency response award, saying autism is not a mental illness and the project fits the IDD mill levy better. She said the Imagine substance use request, which staff routed to the IDD mill levy, fit the tax better. Staff said comorbidity is high and the project trains about 500 emergency personnel and gives out sensory kits. Loachamin asked whether Fund 151 could pay for it. Levy said Fund 151 covers search and rescue and equipment, and the board left the award as proposed.",
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      "summary": "Levy said the chart showed only competitive grants and that a view with the direct awards would have been more useful. She asked about the $3 million left unspent. Staff said the board did not allocate close to $1 million for step-down care after hospitalization, and that this and youth funding are the two areas the board has raised.",
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      "summary": "Stolzmann asked whether the low number of treatment applicants showed gaps in the county that the board should address before awarding. Staff said short three-year funding discourages new treatment programs. Staff said Clinica is still planning its intensive outpatient and inpatient work and will give the county a program framework.",
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      "summary": "Robin Bohannon of Community Services presented the first competitive awards from the behavioral health tax. The awards total about $4.2 million a year, from 47 applications requesting about $5.7 million. Staff recommended $1.41 million for treatment, $1.49 million for prevention and $1.8 million for peer recovery. About $3.1 million stays unspent until the advisory council reports in early 2027.",
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    {
      "date": "2026-10-13",
      "body": "county",
      "meeting": {
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Interim County Administrator Ben Proman opened the 2027 budget work session. The public hearing is Oct. 22, preliminary adoption is early November, and final adoption is in December. Commissioners said they could not decide on one item without hearing all requests.",
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      "speakers": [
        "claire-levy",
        "marta-loachamin",
        "ashley-stolzmann"
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    {
      "date": "2026-09-29",
      "body": "county",
      "meeting": {
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Housing Authority staff presented 2027 budget figures: a roughly $206,000 operating deficit before capital projects and a capital subsidy portion of about $1.29 million, totaling about $1.5 million from the county. They noted the Aspen Ridge and Josephine Commons properties offset BCHA's structural deficits. Commissioners asked for property age and renovation history and staff confirmed this would come back during the budget session.",
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    {
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      "meeting": {
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Staff proposed eliminating the county's onsite flu shot clinics, saving about 20,000 dollars from the health and dental fund, noting declining attendance and new free clinics coming through the marathon health provider in 2027. The board approved the cut, asking HR to communicate community vaccine options to staff.",
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      "speakers": [
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        "marta-loachamin",
        "ashley-stolzmann"
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    {
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      "meeting": {
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Fleet services proposed decommissioning two fuel sites, at the Justice Center and Alaska Avenue, both over 30 years old and underused, saving about 25,000 dollars a year. The board approved the proposal.",
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      "speakers": [
        "claire-levy",
        "marta-loachamin",
        "ashley-stolzmann"
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      "meeting": {
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      },
      "item": null,
      "summary": "Streiff also proposed a 200,000 dollar sustainability tax cut to the climate equity fund, on top of a 250,000 dollar general fund cut already made in August. Levy pushed for further general fund cuts to the well-funded program given cuts elsewhere, while Loachamin opposed any further climate equity cuts as inconsistent with the county's equity and climate commitments; the board approved only the 200,000 dollar sustainability tax cut.",
      "quote": "It feels like also in conflict with, um, who's this organization says that we are in the work that we do.",
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        "claire-levy",
        "marta-loachamin",
        "ashley-stolzmann"
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    {
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      "meeting": {
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "summary": "Sustainability director Susie Streiff presented six proposals totaling 930,000 dollars in reductions against a 1.6 million dollar sustainability tax fund deficit, including cutting housing authority energy grants by 400,000 dollars, an Eco-Cycle education contract by 45,000 dollars, climate communications by 35,000 dollars, resource conservation programs by 100,000 dollars, and Mobility for All by 150,000 dollars. The board approved all of these.",
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      "speakers": [
        "claire-levy",
        "marta-loachamin",
        "ashley-stolzmann"
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Staff proposed eliminating the juvenile assessment center position for about 118,000 dollars in health and human services fund savings, but the board asked for the promised partner impact analysis before finalizing the cut. Staff said the review of who would cover overnight youth services will take two to three months.",
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      "speakers": [
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        "marta-loachamin",
        "ashley-stolzmann"
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      "summary": "Staff proposed eliminating a vacant Community Action Program manager position, vacant two to three years, saving about 154,000 dollars from the dedicated resources fund and about 93,000 dollars in general fund subsidy. The board approved the cut and confirmed it will not affect the county's CSBG grant allocation.",
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      "summary": "Sheriff Curtis Johnson proposed moving about 500,000 dollars in jail medical costs from the general fund to the voter-approved offender management fund, which he said has a healthy 9.6 million dollar balance. He said the office no longer expects to need year-end budget amendments for food and medical costs because of a new kosher meal program and better cost management. The board approved the shift and asked staff to review whether the offender management fund's balance should be smaller.",
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        "marta-loachamin",
        "ashley-stolzmann"
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "District Attorney Michael Dougherty proposed a six month freeze on a vacant district court deputy DA position, a one-time savings of about 63,000 dollars, saying his office had already returned 500,000 dollars last year. All three commissioners rejected the proposal, saying a one-time freeze does not fix the structural deficit and that felony caseloads, including domestic violence and homicide cases, cannot absorb the loss.",
      "quote": "So one time savings of 63,000 dollars as actually moving us ahead. So I wouldn't support this proposal.",
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      "summary": "Clerk and Recorder Molly Fitzpatrick proposed dropping an outside leadership coaching contract, saving about 24,300 dollars, because her office has built the same training in-house. The board approved this cut but rejected two further clerk proposals: cutting election judge hourly pay and cutting election outreach funding, citing concerns about disinformation and the difficulty of recruiting judges.",
      "quote": "I don't believe that we are in a spot right now where we can take reduction from the election's office.",
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      "summary": "The assessor's office proposed reclassifying two vacant appraiser II positions to appraiser I, saving about 30,000 dollars, and cutting a vacant data collector position while raising hourly staff budget, saving about 57,000 dollars. The board supported both proposals, totaling about 95,000 dollars in general fund savings.",
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      "summary": "Chief Financial Officer Armando opened the work session by reminding the board of the 30 to 40 million dollar general fund structural deficit found in March 2025 and the 13.2 million dollar ongoing reduction target set for 2027, split about 9.2 million in personnel and 3.9 million in operating cuts. He said the priority-based budgeting process ranked programs but left final decisions to the board, and that 7.8 million in personnel and 2.8 million in operating cuts were already set from the August 4 meeting.",
      "quote": "Our objective is not simply to balance one year, but really looking for long-term sustainability.",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Staff reported the Benefits Advisory Board voted 12 to 10 for both the plan design changes and the one percent employee cost shift in Option 1. Levy said the closeness of the BAB vote mattered to him, while Loachamin said her request for a no-increase option came from wanting to give staff stability given rising costs elsewhere. Stolzmann moved Option 1, which passed 2-1.",
      "quote": "The more they get towards unanimous or at least lopsided votes, then the more I am inclined to follow their lead.",
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      "summary": "MJ Companies presented three 2027 health plan options: the Benefits Advisory Board's recommended plan with minor design changes and a one percent employee cost shift (3.6 million dollar county cost increase), a middle option with no design change but the same cost share (4.5 million), and a no-change option requested by Commissioner Loachamin (5.2 million). Staff said the health plan fund balance was about 11.5 million dollars at the end of 2025, or three to four months of claims.",
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        "marta-loachamin",
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        "title": "Public Meeting on Benefits Advisory Board Benefits Workshop for 2027",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Commissioner Loachamin said employees now pay $500 or more a month for GLP-1 drugs after the county dropped coverage on January 1, 2026, and asked about restoring some coverage. MJ said BAB had not discussed restoring coverage this year, but agreed to add it to the 2027 BAB agenda and noted Marathon Health may add GLP-1 dispensing at its clinics.",
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        "title": "Public Meeting on Benefits Advisory Board Benefits Workshop for 2027",
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      "summary": "The BAB recommended shifting the employee share of total plan cost from 13.3% to 14.3% of the budget. Commissioner Stolzmann said this shifts more risk to employees who use more care, since the smaller total cost comes from a higher out-of-pocket maximum. This decision was deferred along with the plan design change.",
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        "title": "Public Meeting on Benefits Advisory Board Benefits Workshop for 2027",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Consultant Andrea Crone reported that the MindCo virtual reality stress and tobacco program had very low use, about 8 people per year per program, and no reported quit results since 2025. Both BAB and MJ recommended ending MindCo, which saves the county about $110,000 per year. The commissioners approved ending the program.",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "MJ recommended ending the cross-accumulation of out-of-network spending toward in-network deductibles on the Consumer Choice plan, which would affect 357 members. The BAB did not support this change. Commissioner Loachamin said the change would affect too many people at once, and the commissioners kept the current rule.",
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        "title": "Public Meeting on Benefits Advisory Board Benefits Workshop for 2027",
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      "summary": "MJ presented two options for raising deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums on both medical plans: the BAB-backed option and a larger MJ-backed option. Commissioner Stolzmann said the increases were significant and asked for a version with no premium increase at all. The commissioners asked OFM and MJ to model a fourth scenario that holds 2026 cost-sharing levels and shifts more cost to the county, and deferred the final decision to a later meeting.",
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        "title": "Public Meeting on Benefits Advisory Board Benefits Workshop for 2027",
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      "summary": "MJ consultant Jamie Westbury described Marathon Health as a near-site primary care clinic network with 14 locations and $0 copay visits, labs, and generic drugs. The BAB voted 16-3 to add it for 2027. Commissioner Loachamin asked about the $2.3 million savings figure and about Spanish-language and cultural competency access; staff confirmed Spanish-speaking providers exist in person and by video.",
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        "ashley-stolzmann"
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "item": null,
      "summary": "Finance Director Sean already reported the Housing Authority is now close to self-sustaining on core operations, and expects to cut its county subsidy request by about 25 percent, from $2.1 million to $1.5 million. The agency will also ask for a one-time $5.3 million payment for the Willoughby Corner water purchase, due when the first phase 2/3 building permit is pulled.",
      "quote": "we would be looking to reduce our subsidy to the tune of probably 25 percent or so from roughly 2. 1 million down to 1. 5 million",
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        "title": "Business Meeting",
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      "summary": "Housing division manager Kelly Schulz explained that HUD held back about $1.4 million from the agency over several months, leaving an estimated shortfall of about $280,000 after a $457,000 reserve release. The agency has paused new voucher issuance except for VASH and foster-youth vouchers, and about 25 to 29 emergency housing voucher households may face termination at year end if the shortfall is not resolved.",
      "quote": "we're estimating the shortfall for 727, 000 dollars",
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