2026 Budget and Projection Through 2030
MEDA's 2026 budget and its projection to 2030: four $5.5 million Tri-State deposits building the Permanent Account to $22 million by the end of 2029, with investment earnings flowing to the Funding Account.
- Type
- Budgets and annual reports
- Date
- Adopted by Moffat County October 14, 2025
- Status
- In force
The County Commission voted 3–0 to adopt the MEDA budget on October 14, 2025.
Also published in the Moffat County Board of County Commissioners meeting packet, October 14, 2025, pages 274–275.
Budget for 2026 and projection to 2030
Transcribed row for row from the PDF's two pages. The first page is the 2026 budget; the second repeats it beside the projection for 2027 to 2030.
| Line | 2026Budget | 2027Projected | 2028Projected | 2029Projected | 2030Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | |||||
| County contribution | 5,000 | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| City contribution | 5,000 | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| Tri-State deposit ($5.5 million × 4 years) | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | No amount |
| Xcel deposit | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| Investment income (4% interest) | 220,000 | 446,480 | 679,939 | 920,537 | 948,558 |
| Total income | 5,730,000 | 5,946,480 | 6,179,939 | 6,420,537 | 948,558 |
| Operating expenses | |||||
| Staff | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| Commissions (1% of principal) | 55,000 | 110,000 | 165,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 |
| Advertising (website) | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| Board insurance | 3,000 | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| Legal fees | 9,000 | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| Travel expenditures | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| Miscellaneous | 1,000 | No amount | No amount | No amount | No amount |
| Total expenses | 68,000 | 110,000 | 165,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 |
| Settlement funds balance, end of year | |||||
| Permanent Account (principal) | 5,500,000 | 11,000,000 | 16,500,000 | 22,000,000 | 22,000,000 |
| Funding Account | 162,000 | 498,480 | 1,013,419 | 1,713,956 | 2,442,514 |
| Total fund balances | 5,662,000 | 11,498,480 | 17,513,419 | 23,713,956 | 24,442,514 |
The Funding Account is revenues from principal minus expenses not covered by City and County contributions. See the balances build year by year.