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FY2026 Budget Hearings
Recommended Action
During the hearings, as Council completes the review of each department, a tentative approval is recommended to indicate that Council has completed its initial review of the proposed department budget. Additional changes can still be made by Council at any time during the budget hearings. Those motions are recommended to follow this format:
Tentative Approval
I move that Council tentatively approve the proposed budget for the __________________ Department in the amount of $_____________, and (if applicable) tentative approval of the addition of ____ FTE(s) for the position(s) of _________________, and (if applicable) tentative approval of budget option number(s) #_____, _____, _____.
After all Council review is complete, Council will consider adopting the budget. Council could adopt the budget on April 21, 22, 23, 28 or 29, 2025.
Budget Adoption
I move that Council adopt the FY2026 budget in the amount of $____________ as described in Attachment B, Summary of Changes from Proposed to Adopted Budget as amended at the budget hearings.
I further move that Council approve the following items related to the adoption of the FY2026 budget:
1. Long Range Financial Projection as amended during budget hearing in Attachment C;
2. Equipment Replacement Schedule in Attachment F;
3. Recurring Grants Schedule in Attachment H;
4. Summary of Pension Fund Administrative Costs in Attachment G;
5. Schedule of Appropriations for Salary Adjustments in Attachment I;
6. FY2026 Department of Public Utilities’ Schedule of Funds in Attachment J; and
7. Continuing appropriations in the FY2026 budget from the FY2025 budget for the items listed on Attachment L.
8. County Manager to return no later than October 2025, following the appropriate process by the State of New Mexico, to move forward in enacting no less than ¼ cent GRT to make effective July 1, 2026, for Fiscal Year 2027 to support the Long Range Financial...
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