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Dona Ana County adopts $403.93 million FY26 final budget, uses reserves for one-time projects
Summary
The board adopted the FY25-26 final budget (Resolution 2025-89). The $403.93 million budget increases revenues and expenditures from the preliminary plan, funds new personnel and capital items, includes municipal EMS grants from the hospital lease fund, and shows a recurring surplus after one-time uses.
Dona Ana County commissioners adopted the county's FY25-26 final budget, approving Resolution 2025-89 and a total budget of approximately $403.93 million.
The motion to adopt the final budget was made by the chair and seconded by Commissioner Gamedos; the resolution passed by recorded vote with Commissioner Ramirez, Commissioner Sanchez and Chair Sheldrow Hernandez voting yes.
Nut graf: The final budget increases revenues from the preliminary proposal and budgets one-time uses of cash reserves for capital projects and grants while preserving a small recurring surplus. The package funds personnel adjustments, negotiated pay plan changes, grant programs and several capital expenditures the board previously approved.
Lucio Luttrell of the county budget office summarized changes between the preliminary and final budgets. Revenues rose by about $29.7 million, from $312.1 million to $341.8 million, driven by higher payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT) receipts, increased landfill punch-card fee revenue (a $4-to-$5-per-punch…
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