CARES funding used to plug deficit in Boulder city budget

The Boulder City Council has closed the gap on its initial $164,283 deficit, with a portion covering the shortfall coming from one-time CARES Act funding.

Going into the Sept. 1 public hearing, the Council is considering a draft budget of $573,366, after having made line item cuts of $73,366 from the initial budget of $653,922, and another $108,960 coming from the federal relief funds, according to City Clerk Ellen Harne. 

The CARES Act funding is for this year only and is for emergency services expenses due to payroll, overtime, holiday work time and the employers share of FICA, according to Harne.