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ATTACHMENT C - ORD 8724 - 2026 Appropriation Final second reading
Special Meeting, October 23, 2025 · item 4A: Consideration of the following items relating to the 2026 Budget: 1. Second reading and consideration of a motion to adopt Ordinance 8722 ad… · 3 pages
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ORDINANCE 8724
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AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEY TO DEFRAY EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO, FOR THE 2026 FISCAL YEAR OF THE CITY OF BOULDER; AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO: Section 1. In accordance with Section 95 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter, the
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following appropriations are made for the City of Boulder’s 2026 fiscal year for payment of
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2026 city operating expenses, capital improvements, and general obligation and interest
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payments:
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General Fund
$194,483,450
Governmental Capital
$1,646,912
.25 Cent Sales Tax Fund
$12,744,041
Affordable Housing Fund
$21,659,649
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Airport Fund
$1,351,463
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Arts, Culture, Heritage Fund
$3,201,907
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Boulder Junction Improvement Fund
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Capital Development Fund
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$0 $23,490
Climate Tax Fund
$8,567,623
Community, Culture, Resilience & Safety Tax Fund
$10,953,830
Community Development Block Grant Fund
$1,820,866
Community Housing Assistance Program Fund
$7,353,735
Compensated Absences Fund
$1,345,224
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Enterprise Technology Fund
$11,026,560
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Equipment Replacement Fund
$1,589,267
Eviction Prevention & Rental Assistance Fund
$1,768,929
Facility Renovation and Replacement Fund
$3,274,270
Fleet Operations and Replacement Fund
$13,056,944
HOME Investment Partnership Grant Fund
$3,306,016
Lottery Fund
$1,500,000
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Open Space Fund
$42,609,423
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Permanent Park and Recreation Fund
$4,221,134
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Planning and Development Services Fund
$17,735,173
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Property and Casualty Insurance Fund
$6,261,105
Recreation Activity Fund
$15,464,369
Stormwater/Flood Management Utility Fund
$34,941,823
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Fund
$4,356,770
Transportation Fund
$50,083,466
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Transportation Development Fund
$836,660
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Wastewater Utility Fund
$40,026,031
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Water Utility Fund
$55,942,411
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Workers Compensation Insurance Fund
$5,035,263
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TOTAL
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$578,187,804
Section 2. Appropriations for individual capital projects or encumbrances or any grantfunded projects in the above-mentioned funds for fiscal year 2026 shall not lapse at year end but continue until the project is completed or cancelled. Section 3. This Annual Appropriations Ordinance is necessary for the protection of the public peace, property, and welfare of the residents of the city and cover matters of local concern.
Section 4. Pursuant to Section 18 of the Boulder Home Rule Charter, this Ordinance
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shall take effect immediately upon publication after final passage.
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Section 5. The City Council deems it appropriate that this Ordinance be published by
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title only and orders that copies of this Ordinance be made available in the office of the city clerk
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for public inspection and acquisition.
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INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this 9th day of October 2025.
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______________________________ Aaron Brockett, Mayor
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Attest:
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Elesha Johnson, City Clerk
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2025.
READ ON SECOND READING, PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 23rd day of October
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______________________________ Aaron Brockett, Mayor
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Attest:
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_________________________________ Elesha Johnson, City Clerk