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Council approves Resolution 2-2025, third budget amendment to close out 2024
Summary
After a public hearing with no public comment, Alamosa City Council approved Resolution 2-2025, a third amendment to the 2024 budget, citing lower-than-expected sales tax revenue offset by higher investment interest and adjustments to capital project carryovers and personnel costs.
Alamosa City Council held a public hearing Wednesday and voted unanimously to approve Resolution 2-2025, the third amendment to the city’s 2024 annual budget.
Lede: The council heard a staff report, opened a public hearing (no speakers), and approved the resolution to reconcile revenue shortfalls and capital project carryovers.
Nut graf: Finance staff told the council the amendment was needed primarily because sales‑tax receipts fell short of a 3 percent budget assumption, but investment interest exceeded expectations and offset much of the gap. The amendment also moved ARPA funds into the correct divisions and recognized carryover spending for capital projects.
Key details
- Revenue adjustments: Staff said sales tax underperformed relative to budget assumptions; interest income on investments outperformed estimates, largely offsetting the revenue gap.
- Capital and personnel changes: The amendment adjusts carryovers for capital projects that did not finish in 2024 and corrects payroll/overtime estimates related to recent overtime-rule changes and employee separations that required paid‑time‑off payouts.
- Public hearing: No members of the public spoke in the public‑hearing segment of the meeting.
Vote and outcome
Councilor Cribbs moved to approve Resolution 2‑2025; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
Ending note
Staff said the amendment reflects routine year‑end cleanup and clarified that specific line‑item changes were available for council review on request.
