Important Dates for 2024 Budget Year

Assessors’ changes in assessed valuation will be made only once by a single notification (re-certification) to the county commissioners or other body authorized by law to levy property tax, and to the DLG. (C.R.S. 39-1-111(5))

DLG70 Form

Deadline for certification of mill levy to county commissioners (C.R.S 39-5-128(1)). Local governments levying property tax must adopt their budgets before certifying the levy to the county. If the budget is not adopted by the certification deadline, then 90 percent of the amounts appropriated in the current year for operations and maintenance expenses shall be deemed re-appropriated for the purposes specified in such last appropriation. (C.R.S. 29-1-108(2) and (3))

If the budget is not adopted and appropriations have not been made by Dec. 31, then 90 percent of the amounts appropriated in the current year for operations and maintenance expenses shall be deemed re-appropriated for the budget year. (C.R.S 29-1-108(4)) Senate Bill 23B-001 has postponed this date to Jan. 10. 

Electronic submission for budget filings due January 31st must be in .pdf format (no .doc, .xls or other file types), which is the preferred method of filing budget and other documents.

• Log in (opens in new window) using your e-filing user ID (i.e. EF00000ABC)
• Continue past the contact update form, click on "Budget" tab
• Select Add Document
• Choose Annual Budget document type from the dropdown menu
• Choose your budget document from a location on your system
• Type in the date the document was adopted, fill-in the year the budget covers and add any comments desired
• Click Continue
• Confirm the information on the review page then click Submit Document