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File #: Ordinance 18-2025    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 9/22/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/21/2025 Final action:
Title: Ordinance 18-2025: An ordinance on second reading appropriating funds for the 2026 annual budget for all municipal purposes of the City of Littleton, Counties of Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson, State of Colorado, adopting budgets for the enterprise funds of the City of Littleton for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026, and amending the 2025 budget
Attachments: 1. 1. Ordinance No. 18-2025, 2. 2. Presentation_Ord. No. 18-2025
Agenda Date: 10/21/2025

Subject:
Title
Ordinance 18-2025: An ordinance on second reading appropriating funds for the 2026 annual budget for all municipal purposes of the City of Littleton, Counties of Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson, State of Colorado, adopting budgets for the enterprise funds of the City of Littleton for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026, and amending the 2025 budget
Body

From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Laurie Matta, Finance Director

Kevin Orton, Budget Manager
Presentations:
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PURPOSE:
Council consideration of the 2026 annual budget for all municipal purposes of the City of Littleton, Counties of Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson, State of Colorado, adopting budgets for the enterprise funds of the City of Littleton for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026, and amending the 2025 budget.

LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
High-Quality Governance

DISCUSSION:
The 2026 Proposed Budget was presented to City Council during the City Council Budget Workshop on September 13, 2025. City Council received an additional briefing during a City Council Study Session on September 23, 2025. City Council did not make any amendments to the proposed budget.

BACKGROUND:
The Charter of the City of Littleton Article X, Part I, Sec. 70-72 requires the City Manager to present a Proposed Operating and Capital Budget not later than September 15th for the subsequent fiscal year. The Budget is required to be adopted 30 days prior to the start of the fiscal year (December 1st). The State of Colorado requires the budget adopted, and mill level by certified, by December 15th.

The 2026 Proposed Budget was presented to City Council on September 13, 2025 at the City Council Budget Workshop. The 2026 fiscal year is from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 and the total city budget, inclusive of interfund transfers, is $166 million and of that amount the total General Fund 2...

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