Boulder County Budget Summary
1998 BUDGET $146,238,712
The 1998 priorities for Boulder County are:
A Commitment to Serving the Public
Provision of Human Services
Preservation of Open Space
Improvement of Municipal/County Regional Interaction
Productivity Improvement
Health & Human Services
Administer social service programs; provide health and mental health
services; assist non-profit agencies including Developmental Disabilities;
provide community services to the public including children, veterans, and people with special needs.
Budget: $35,716,658
Public Safety & Judicial
Maintain the peace and coordinate the response to emergency
situations; operate
juvenile detention facility and community corrections programs;
determine cause of all unattended deaths; prosecute all felonies,
misdemeanors, and juvenile offenses; operate a county jail.
Budget: $19,082,772
County Infrastructure & Roads
Maintain and construct public buildings, roads and bridges; provide snow and ice removal.
Budget: $15,612,076
Land Use/Parks and Open Space/Recycling
Cause and enforce zoning regulations and building codes; produce parcel maps; provide environmental education; acquire and manage open space; manage fairgrounds; construct and maintain trails; provide resource recovery and recycling programs, and operate household hazardous waste facility.
Budget: $39,897,440
General Government
Establish policy; establish County budget; list and value property; issue licenses such as marriage licenses; register motor vehicles; collect and distribute property taxes; support all County functions.
Budget: $35,929,766
Copies of the entire 1998 budget are available to the public at the County
Finance Office and the County Commissioners.
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