Following through on our commitment to keep you informed on action regarding the budget crisis, we're pleased to share with you our panel's initial findings and recommendations to help solve Pueblo County's budget crisis without putting our local economy and public safety at risk.

On March 6, 2010, Pueblo County employees were joined by business, labor and community leaders, as well as a labor economist from Washington, D.C., at a town hall forum to discuss the county’s budget crisis.

Using the community town hall as a foundation, as well as interviews with over 100 county employees, AFSCME (the county’s recognized employee organization) produced a white paper on our initial findings and recommendations.

The panel investigated and made recommendations on the following areas:
Furloughs and Their Impacts
Financing Unanticipated Expenditures and Investments
Public Safety
Nepotism and Favoritism within Pueblo County
Cost/Benefit Analysis of Employee Benefits and Vendor Services

Check Out the Presentation from the Pueblo County Town Hall

A distinguished panel of community, business and labor leaders, along with county employees, met with approximately 100 Pueblo County residents to discuss solutions for the county's budget crisis.

The panel will present its formal findings to county employees and to Pueblo County on April 6, 2010.

If you didn't get a chance to attend, you can check out the actual Powerpoint presentation from the town hall by clicking here, or see the town hall photos by clicking here.