Park County cited finance‑office turnover and reworked numbers as drivers of budget changes

Commissioners told the workshop that accuracy issues in preliminary budget numbers stemmed from the departure of the county finance officer at the end of May and from rework of departmental submissions in June and July. "Our finance officer left at the end of May," a commissioner said, and staff reported they spent months correcting allocations and recalculating mill valuations.

County staff emphasized that some departments were asked to hold flat and that reclassification of one‑time versus ongoing expenses removed previously available discretionary dollars. Commissioners and staff said this process, combined with changed mill values, reduced the pool available for discretionary allocations; they asked for patience while a new or interim finance director finalizes accurate worksheets and public notices.