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Attachment A - Ordinance 8777 - 2027 Budget Adoption Final

Regular Meeting, October 1, 2026 · item 5A: Consideration of the following items relating to the 2027 Budget: 1. Introduction, first reading, and consideration of a motion to order pub… · 3 pages

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ORDINANCE 8777

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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF BOUDLER, COLORADO, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO:

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Section 1. That estimated expenditures for fiscal year 2027 are as follows (excludes carryover and all General Improvement Districts, Property Authorities, and Metropolitan Districts):

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General Fund

$200,496,242

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Governmental Capital

$6,836,105

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.25 Cent Sales Tax Fund

$13,959,808

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Affordable Housing Fund

$34,476,121

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Airport Fund

$2,498,152

Arts, Culture, Heritage Fund

$3,449,668

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Boulder Junction Capital Improvement Fund

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$0

Capital Development Fund

$1,311,194

Climate Tax Fund

$8,287,804

Community, Culture, Resilience & Safety Tax Fund

$15,450,495

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Community Development Block Grant Fund

$1,820,866

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Community Housing Assistance Program Fund

$6,231,497

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Compensated Absences Fund

$1,959,884

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Enterprise Technology Fund

$13,329,251

Equipment Replacement Fund

$3,567,447

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Eviction Prevention & Rental Assistance Fund

$1,940,070

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Facility Renovation and Replacement Fund

$5,464,683

Fleet Operations and Replacement Fund

$17,519,535

HOME Investment Partnership Grant Fund

$2,756,016

Lottery Fund

$1,650,000

Open Space Fund

$42,838,360

Permanent Park and Recreation Fund

$4,301,469

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Planning and Development Services Fund

$19,044,502

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Property and Casualty Insurance Fund

$6,924,246

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Recreation Activity Fund

$16,060,914

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Stormwater/Flood Management Utility Fund

$36,030,692

Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Fund

$4,692,452

Transportation Fund

$57,019,823

Transportation Development Fund

$1,699,837

Wastewater Utility Fund

$41,153,065

Water Utility Fund

$65,309,857

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Workers Compensation Insurance Fund

$4,243,479

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TOTAL

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$642,323,534

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Section 2. The proposed budget submitted with the expenditures as summarized above is adopted as the budget of the City of Boulder, Colorado, for the 2027 fiscal year. Section 3. This Ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city, and covers matters of local concern.

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Section 4. The City Council deems it appropriate that this Ordinance be published by title

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only and orders that copies of this Ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk for

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public inspection and acquisition.

4 INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY

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TITLE ONLY this 1st day of October 2026.

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____________________________________ Aaron Brockett Mayor

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Attest:

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__________________________________ City Clerk

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READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of October 2026.

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____________________________________ Aaron Brockett Mayor

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Attest:

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__________________________________ City Clerk

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