Case Study: Pueblo County achieves 75% reduction in monthly reporting time and clearer budget insights with OpenGov

How Pueblo County gained valuable insights for budget planning with OpenGov

Pueblo County, Colorado — a county of about 162,000 with a $164M annual budget — was hamstrung by a 30‑year‑old, homegrown financial system that made data hard to access and reports unreliable. Monthly reporting was cumbersome, department statements were difficult to interpret, and staff spent excessive time extracting and reformatting information instead of analyzing it.

By adding OpenGov’s online open‑data and budgeting platform alongside their ERP, the county gained easy access to accurate, timely financial data and clearer reporting for both staff and the public. The change cut staff time on monthly reporting by 75%, improved trend analysis and future‑year projections, increased departmental engagement with budgets, and boosted citizen understanding and transparency — notably making marijuana‑related revenues and spending simple to share and review.

Pueblo County

Aimee Tihonivich

Budget and Finance Director