County revises 2024 budget and staffing levels

During their July 2 administrative public hearing, County Commissioners approved resolutions amending Mesa County’s 2024 budget and staffing levels to authorize additional revenues, expenditures, and additional departmental needs with updated information that was not available at the time of the 2024 budget adoption on Dec. 12, 2023. 

Budget amendments include recognition of new revenues received since the budget was adopted and authorization of additional appropriations for new positions added to the County's authorized staffing level.

Budget changes include:

• Amended Revenues
  • Total: $14,402,462
    • General Fund
      • $84,034, District Attorney
      • $61,678, Sheriff
      • $266,750, all other functions
    • All Other Funds
      • $190,000, Public Health
      • $2,300,000, Capital Expenditures
      • $11,500,000, TELP/COP Fund
• Amended Appropriations
  • Total: $6,253,689
    • General Fund
      • $88,578, Clerk and Recorder
      • $121,556, District Attorney
      • $94,507, Sheriff
      • $576,115, all other functions
    • All Other Funds
      • $177,018, Public Health
      • $2,895,915, Capital Expenditures
      • $2,300,000, TELP/COP Fund

The staffing level amendment will increase County positions by a total of 13.15 Full-Time Employees (FTEs) across eight departments:

1. Clerk and Recorder, +4 FTEs
2. County Administration, +2 FTEs
3. Behavioral Health, -1 FTE
4. District Attorney, +3 FTEs
5. Fairgrounds, +1 FTE
6. Information Technology, +2 FTEs
7. Public Health, +3.15 FTEs
8. Sheriff, -1 FTE