Commissioners approve amendments to Mesa County’s 2025 budget

During the Board of Mesa County Commissioners' July 8 public hearing, they approved two resolutions — one to amend the Mesa County Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and another to amend the authorized staffing level for Mesa County. Amendments to the budget include recognizing new revenues and authorizing appropriations based on new information not anticipated in the adopted 2025 budget.

Mesa County Budget Manager Diane Dziewatkoski presented an update at the hearing on the amendments made to Mesa County's 2025 budget. 

The amendments made to the authorized staffing level are as follows:

Reorganization of the Behavioral Health Department

Five full-time Employees shift to the Sheriff's Office Co-Responders

One full-time employee shifts to the District Attorney's Office

Three full-time positions are being dissolved 

Two full-time positions remaining are moved under Administration

New full-time positions

One full-time employee for a safety coordinator at the Regional Transportation Planning Office

One full-time position for an accounting administrator for the Public Trustee

Please watch the full video to hear a breakdown of the 2025 budget amendments.