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Public invited to provide input on 2012 funding for county services and programs

Posted on: October 24th, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     October 24, 2011

Contact: Barb Halpin, Public Information Officer, 303-441-1622 

Boulder County Commissioners to hold public hearing on Oct. 27 to solicit input from residents

 Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 to solicit input from residents on suggestions and recommendations for the 2012 county budget.

 The hearing will take place in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room on the third floor of the Boulder Courthouse at 1325 Pearl St. in Boulder, and members of the public are invited to provide input on 2012 funding for county services and programs.

During the months of September and October, each county elected office and department, along with representatives from local nonprofit human services agencies, presented their 2012 budget requests to the commissioners at a series of public hearings.

Those funding requests, which can fluctuate up until the time the County Commissioners make their recommendations to budget staff for inclusion in the 2012 budget package, can be viewed in-person Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Commissioners’ Office, also on the third floor of the Courthouse.

The Board of County Commissioners will review all budget requests and public input at the 2012 Budget Work Session to be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room. The public is invited to attend the work session, but no public testimony will be taken.

 Members of the public may provide comments about 2012 county funding at Thursday’s hearing, by email tocommissioners@nullbouldercounty.org, by mail to Boulder County Commissioners’ Office, P.O. Box 471, Boulder, CO 80306, or by phone at 303-441-3500. A final public hearing on the budget will be scheduled in mid-November.

 Information about current and prior year’s budgets is available on the county’s website at:www.bouldercounty.org. Search for “budget” in the search field at the top of the page.

 By state law, the Board of County Commissioners must adopt a final 2012 budget by Dec. 15.

 -BoulderCounty.org-